Deposition of Elizabeth Cleyes ex parte Richard Cleis

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Elizabeth Cleyes wife to Rich Richard Cleis late of the Towne in the Downenins & parish of Ballymartell & barony of Kynellea & within the County of Corke hewer (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on or aboute Candlemas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vzt
Of Cowes cla calues one mare & horses to the value of seaventeene pounds ten shillings. Of houshouldstuffe to the value of thirty shillinges she saith that her husband is dispossessed by meanes of this presente rebellion of his farme of the said land aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of eight & twenty yeeres to come woorth yeerly aboue the landlords rent fortie shillinges per annum wherin he is damnified his house being burnt by the rebells twenty thirty pounds. The totall of her husbands losses amounts to fortie nyne nyne & thirtie pounds. she saith that aboute Candlemas aforesaid Richard Harris of Ballemartell aforesaid an English protestant was stripped by the rebells in this deponents house but the parties names that stripped him she knoweth not, & further she deposeth not
Elizabeth [mark] Clyes marke
Jurat coram nobis 6o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse Tristram WhetCombe Ro: southwell

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Rich: Cleis examinationCork