Deposition of John Godsell

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John Godsell late the yonger of Ballydahill in the parish of Malloe in the barony of ffarmoy and within the County of Corke skinner ( heire & executor of the last will & Testament of John Godsell the elder father to this deponent deceased) being duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of a comission vnder the broade seale of his kingdome (bearing date the 5th day of March 1641) concerneing the robberies & spoiles since this rebellion comitted by the rebells vpon the Brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c. deposeth and saith. That vpon the first of January ffebruary 1641 & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland the deponent & his said father in his lifetime lost were was robbed and forceably dispoiled of their his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values of followeing vzt
Of horses & one cowe to the value of foure & Twenty pounds. Of houshouldstuffe to the value of three pounds Of eight hundred white leather skins woorth twelue pounds. Of Tobaccoe and hopps to the value of seaven pounds. The deponent saith saith that by meanes of this rebellion he is damnified the sume of ten pounds in the ruyne and decay of his houses. The totall of his losses amounts to six and fiftie pounds & further he deposeth not.
John godsell
Jurat coram nobis
15o ffeb: 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tho: Bettesworth

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