Deposition of Dame Jane Forbes

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Dame Jane Forbes the Relict of Sir Arthur Forbes late of Castle fforbes in the parrish of Clongish in the County of longford Knight deceased being sworne and examjned deposeth That about the xxvth daye of of october last past: 1641: She was robbed by the jrish rebells in the Countie aforesaid and alsoe in the Counties of Cavan and Lejtrim of her meanes, goodes & chattles of the values following vizt beasts and Cattle worth 630 li. 08 s. horses & Mares worth 182 li., sheepe & hoggs worth 331 li. 8 s., Howsholdstuff worth 156 li. 3 s. 4 d. Her sonns Clothes worth xxv li., A cloakbag of small clothes of her owne worth xl s. And this deponent hath alsoe lost by meanes of <symbol> the Rebellion the charge of building & making of the howse of Castleforbes with the bawne & other howses gardens & orchards thereunto belonging and buildings in that plantacion amounting to one thowsand Powndes besides the stock in the tann howse worth xl li., And the deponent is alsoe deprived of, & by the rebellion hath lost the possession and yerely proffitts of the Lands there (conteyneing 600 acres) one hundreth twentie Nyne Pownds And of 200 acres with the plantacion howse and mylne in the proportjon of drumeall with xlvij li. per annum, besides the Charge of building that howse and mylle there comeing to 40 li. And alsoe of the possession Rents and proffits of 200 acres of Land in the proporcion of Horne and Dirrilane worth xx li. xvj s. per annum, and of the lands of Garrachiell and Dru{m} varr [ ] worth xx li. per annum & of the landes called the twoe burges plotts in the Corporacion of Sct Johnstowne of the yerely Rent of xiiij li., besides the charge of the buildings thereon worth 120 li., And of the proporcion conteineing 500 acres of Land in the County of Lejtrim: of the yerely Rent of ffowrscore pounds per annum besides the charges of the buildinge of the Castle Bawne and mylne vpon the said land of Balligeere amounting to 160 li. And alsoe the possession Rents and proffits of this deponents lands conteyneing 1000 acres in the County of Cauan being her Jointure by her first husband; worth CClx li. per annum And of wintercorne in the grownd of Castleforbes and Ballygayr one and ffortie barrells valued at 107 li. And this deponent spent her Corne in the haygard worth 140 li. by reason of the presente Rebellion For that shee therewith fedd and releeved poore dispoyled brittish protestants to the number of CCxxty for about 9 months together in the said howse of Castleforbes: which otherwise for any thing she knoweth might haue perished And the deponent by reason of the rebellion hath beene deprived and dispojled of due debts some owing to her by Rebells, & the rest by those that the

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Rebells have robbed and soe disabled to giue satisfaccion to the sume <289 li.-8 s.> of CClxxxix li. [ ] li. viij s. Soe that this deponents present losses by meanes of the Rebelljon amount vnto the sume three thowsand seven hundreth <hand> seventie fowre pownds viij s. iiij d. Besides the future losses of her lands and meanes worth ffive hundreth sixty one pounds xvj s. per annum which she is loos e like to suffer and susteine vntill a peace bee established And further sayth that the number of 220 [ ] poore robbed and distressed brittish flying to her for succour and safftie of her their lyves she habored & releeved them in the said Castle, notwithstanding many assaults and attempts of the Rebells while she had anie provition for them vizt from the or about the first day of November 1641 vntill the second day of this instant August 1642 Att which tyme she & they stoopeing to a most miserable & wofull want of victualls: were inforced to desert and leave <50 li. more) the Castle: & hadd quarter to come to Trym & from thence came to Dublin & <hand> they att ther comeing away were forced to loose to the Rebells armes & amunition worth 50 li. And further sayth that she hath credibly heard by divers That the Rebells <In toto 3824 li.-8 s.-4 d.> before her departure from the Castle had given order for the burning of her said Castle and she verely beleeveth that both that and the rest of her said howses and building either are alreadie or will ere long be burned or distroyed And this deponent alsoe further sayth That the names of the Rebells within the seuerall Counties of Longford Leitrim and Cavan that deprived robbed and dispoyled her of her goodes & that are in open hostility carrying armes with for and against the Rebells against the Kinge and his lojall subiects are theis that follow vizt: Colonell ffrancis Farrell <A> of the Motte Murrogh mc Edmund ffarrell of the Reyne Conogh mc Rose Farrell of Clownlamchell Richard mc Connell Farrell & Lisagh mc Connell ffarrell of Clownbally James Mc Connell Farrell of Tenelekine Maghowne mc Shane ffarrell of Ballaghe Silvester Browne of Ballanamore, & divers others all dwelling within the County of Longford whose names she knowes not. Colonell owen ô Rorke <symbol> and Teige ô Rork his sonne Teige mc Granell James Mc Gruanell and Call mc Granell his sonns all of Clowncarrin

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gentlemen Garrald mc Granell of ClowneagheTeige mc Gary <B.> of Tumeoskall dwelling within the County of Leitrim & divers others of that County whom she cannott name: John Mc Carnan of CurnedrangePatrick mc Carnan of the same ffarrell Boy mc CarnanDonnell <symbol> oge dermott of Tyrence all of the County of Cavan & dyvers others of their Complicees and assistants vnknowne to this deponent
Jeane ffrbesse ff
Jur 3o September
1642
JohWatson
Will: Aldrich
Hen: Brereton

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Longford
The Lady Forbes
Jur iij Sept 1642
Cert fact

Intr
25 oct