Deposition of John Robins

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John Robins of the Reine in the parishe of Killo in the Barrony of Arda in the Countie of Longford Carpent{er} sworne & examined saith.
That about a weeke before Allhollontide Last past hee was at the Reine aforesaid by the Rebells robbed stripped and dispoyled of all his goodes & estate of the severall values hereunder expressed: vizt, in Cattell vj Cowes, five twoe yeare olds, three yearelings, three mares & one Colt worth together xxij li. xv s. in howsehold goodes worth x li. haye winter provision and twoe Swine worth vj li. v s. amounting all to the sume of thirtie nine poundes sterl: By daniell ffarroll of Corriglass <A> Gerrott mc Rorie of Eskree in the parish Killo Rorie mc Gerrott, Brian ffarroll of AghieArkill, Teig ffarroll of [ ] AghieRennie, Murrogh ffarroll of Kilnecarrie, and their followers, They saying to the examinate that they did what they did by the Kings authoritie vnder his broade seale, and that the Scotts were appointed to aide & assist them if any did resist them; by meanes of which outrages hee his wife and [ ] three children were exposed to gre{at} miserie, and in their Journye to dublin they being stripped of all their apparrell by the waie by other rebells, one of his said Children with want & by reason of the coldnes of the season died
John [mark] Robbins
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deposed may 21 1642
Will: Hitchcocke
Hen: Brereton