Deposition of William Holyday

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William Holyday late of the Towne and parish of Bruheny in the barony of Orery & within the County of Corke clerke (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this kingdome (beareing date the 5th day of March) concerneing the robberies & [ ] spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith That vpon the second day of ffebruary 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt
Of cowes mares and horses to the value of one hundred pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of ten pounds Of corne in the haggard to the value of fiftie pounds The deponent further saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the lands of Bruheny in the said County wherein he hath a lease of thirteene yeeres to come or therabouts woorth aboue the landlords rent fiftie pounds per annum in which lease he {is} damnified one hundred & fiftie pounds he likewise deposeth that he lost in the benefitt of his tithes fiftie pounds the last harvest & forty pounds the last this presente yeeres The totall of his losses amounts to three foure hundred & fiftie pounds
William Holliday Clerke
Jurat coram nobis
17o ffeb: 1642
Phil: Bisse Tho: Bettesworth

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