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Thomas Beard of the Towne and parish of youghall yougholl in the Barronry of Insh y quen e and County of Waterf Corke gent A brittish protestant duely Sworne and Examined before vs by vertue &c. deposeth and saieth that on or aboute the twenty fift day of January Last past and since the begining of this present Rebellion in Ierland he lost was Robbed and forcibly dispoyled of his goods and Chattells to the seuerall values following viz. worth 339 li. part consisting in debts due from theis Rebells following
Off o n Horse to the value of five pounds Of houshould goods and Houshould provision Linen wollen waring aparell plate and Reddy Monyes to send over into for England to which he was Nesessitated by Reason of this Rebellion which Miss[ ]ed by the was cast away e going [ ] to the value of Two hundred and Twenty pounds. and further the deponent saieth that hee was disposessed of a farme in the west of this kingdome in the parish of Morrahow Barronry of Colefaddagh and County aforesaid where in he had a lease of sixteene yeres vnexpired worth Communibus Annis. together with his a fine & his Improuements of Building e and fencing above the LandLords Rent three pounds per Annum which he valueth to be worth eighteene Twenty pounds. Debts to the Some of fouerteene pounds. which the said deponent Conceived to be good debts. and Now become desperat by Reason of this present Rebellion which were due from those which ar Now in Actuall Rebellion such as from Nicho. vizt William Roch in the parish of Kinery gent and Thomas Neugent of the same gent of Richard Roch of the same gent and Teige o Line of the same husbandman as & Henry Pemblett neere Rosse in Com Wexford and of Nicholas English who Are impoverished protestants which hath ben Impoverished by this Rebellion The totall of his Losses Amounts to the Some of Two three hundred fifty thirtie Nyne pownds. and further hee Cannot depose.
Tho: Beard
Jurat Coram Nobis
28o Junij 1642
Tho: Badnedge
Phil: Bisse

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The Examination of
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