Deposition of John Rowe

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John Rowe of Kingsale in the barony of Kynellea & within the County of Corke merchant (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on or aboute the 15th of January last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt
Of Cowes horses sheepe and lames to the value of foure & fiftie pounds. Of houshouldstuffe to the value of ten pounds. Of hides tanned & halfe tanned to the value of one hundred fortie foure pounds. Of prouision of barque to the value of fortie pounds. He saith that he is dispossessed of a house & tanyard in Castletowne in the said County wherin he hath a lease of six yeeres yeett to come woorth yeerly aboue the landlords rent ten pounds per annum wherin he is damnified thirtie yeere pounds. He saith that a house of this deponents is ruinated & destroyed by meanes of this rebellion to his losse & damadg of ten pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred foure score & eight pounds. He is credibly informed He was robbed by night by the rebells their names he knoweth not & further he knoweth no he deposeth not.
John Rowe
Jurat coram nobis 27o 7bris 1642
Tristram WhetCombe
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell

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The examination of
John Rowe
Corke