Deposition of Robert Burden

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Robert Burden of Sarsfieldsgrange in the parish of the Ovens & Barony of Barretts within the County of Corke (a Brittish protestant) beinge sworne & examined vpon oath before vs, by vertue of a Comission from the right honorable the lords Justices to vs & others directed (beareing date at Dublin the 5th day of March in the 17th yeere of his Maiesties raigne that nowe is) touchinge the losses & suffrings of the protestants and Brittish nation within the province of Munster deposeth & saith. That on or aboute the 15th of ffebruary last, the deponent was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods debts & Chattles worth 808 li. part by meanes of the lord of Muskries servants & tennants and part consisting in debts due from the vndernamed parties to the seuerall values followeing vizt .
Of cowes mares horses sheepe & swine to the value of one hundred fortie fiue pounds. Of his interest in the said farme of Sarsfieldgrange woorth at the begining of t his rebellion two hundred & fiftie pounds sterling. & of h is interest in the farme of Garrylesty woorth 50 li. Of his Implements of husbandry ten pounds sterling. Of his Corne in the haggard & in the house & his hay to the value of one hundred & twenty pounds sterling <& that by meanes of my lo: of M u skries servants & tenants> Of his houshouldstuffe to the value of fiue pounds. And the deponent further saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said hous e , & farme where he left in Corne in ground (which he conceaues to be lost) to the value of one hundred pounds & ten p ounds & of hi s corne in ground in Garrylesty aforesaid 100 li. which he conceaues alsoe to be lost And alsoe that there are seuerall persons namely Dauid Kenlan of Coolyduffe in the barony & County <A> aforesaid gentleman, Cnoghor oge mc Mahowne Cnoghor of Ballyburden in the County aforesaid yeoman William Tirry of Classeganny subsheriffe of the said County gentleman Phillip mc Donell yeoman, & Partricke o Hogane gentleman both of Ballybronan within the said County, William mc Thomas of Moylan in the said County yeoman & William Williams of Grange aforesaid yeoman (formerly a professed protestante butt lately turned to masse,) all which parties are indebted to the deponent in the summe of 18 li. sterling, all the debte which he conceaues to be lost in regard he conceaues the parties are out in rebellion being amongst them of the rebells (as he verily beleeues in his Conscience) further he deposeth not. The totall amounts to eight hundred & eight pounds
Robart Burden
Jurat coram nobis 27 Aprilis 1642
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27 Aprilis 1642
The Examination of
Robert Burden
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