Deposition of Richard Bickham

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Richard Bickham late of Inishkyeth in the parish of Kyneth in the barony of Carbry & within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth & saith. That on or aboute Candlemas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoild of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt value of 239 li.
Of Cowes yeerling mares horses & swine at Inishkyeth afo resaid to the value of foure sco re & seavent eene pounds. Of houshouldstuffe to the value of ten pounds. O f Implements of husbandry to the value of fforty shillings. O f hay and Cor ne in the haggard to the value o f three score & ten pounds. Of Corne le f t sowed in ground vpon the said land by th is deponent wh i ch he co n ceaues to be lost to the value o f twenty pounds. The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion he was dispossessed of his ffarme of Inishkieth aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of six yeeres yeett to come woorth to be sett yeerly aboue the lords rent the sume of twenty pounds per annum wherin he is damnified ffortie pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred nyne & thirtie pounds. He saith that parte of his Cattle were forceably taken away by Mulmurry mc swiny of ffeall in the said County gentleman & another parte were taken away

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<b> by Donogh oge Carty of Knockanidy in the said County gentleman, He likewise saith that And that the said Mulmurry & Teige Downy Carty of Dunamon in the said Courty gentleman aboute shrouetide last they kepte a campe number of Rebell souldiers in this deponents house & thressed his Corne & caryed it away with them & further he deposeth not
Richard [mark] ffripp Bickhams marke
Jurat coram nobis
16o 7bris 1642
Tho: Graye Dec
Phil: Bisse.

Corke
The examination
of Richard Bickham
C 566

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