Deposition of Thomas Sermon

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Thomas Sermon late of the Borrough of Clannakelty in the barrony of West Carberry in the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) beeinge duly Sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith that on or aboute Candlemas laste hee was robbed of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall vallues followinge Vizt:
Of Cowes horses and English sheepe to the vallue of one hundred thirtye two pounds and five shillinges sterlinge; of Corne & hay in haggard and in howse to the vallue of twelue pounds sterlinge of howsehould goods with fiering for Winter and other necessary twoles to the vallue of sixteene pounds sterlinge; alsoe the said deponent saith that hee was expelled & driuen from his three seuerall howses & farmes in the said County haueinge Corne in ground woorth Combij anns aboue the landlords rent to the vallue of ten pounds per annum; beesids ten pounds worth of Corne this deponent Lost on one of the said farmes; further this deponnent deposeth & saith that by reason of this present rebellion hee was dispossessed of his said howses and farmes in the said County which hee vallues worth beeinge well improued with good buildings which hee vallues woorth haueinge [ ] a lease of one plougland & a halfe of six & twentie yeares then to come in the same which hee vallues woorth three two hundred & three foure score pounds ster; of depts which hee accompted good depts amountinge vnto three & twentie pounds fower shilling{s} beefore this present rebellion & nowe become disperate by reason they bee due from the vndernamed English protestants Vizt. Peeter Rosscrowe Edward broadstone Walter Bird George smith & Peeter Merser & mr Penvell & in regard whereof this deponent is vtterly disinabled by reason of the said Losses & Can haue no reliefe nor satisfaccion for his said Losses amountinge vnto the in the totall some five two hundred fiftye foure score three pounds & Nine shillings sterlinge. He was robbed by the rebells their names he knoweth not, he saith tha & further he deposeth not
Thomas [mark] sermons marke
Jurat coram nobis
4o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse.
Tristram WhetCombe
Ro: southwell.

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Thomas Sermon
his agrievances
Cork