Deposition of Thomas Lewes

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I Thomas Lewes of Kilanshele in the parish of Cotterah within the Baronie of Cargallan and Countie of Letrime being duly sworne doth depose that I ha i d in personale estate, when That since this Rebellione first began he was deprived & robbed his goodes & Chattells following vizt
Leases woorth _______________________________________________ 80 li.-0 s.-0 d.
Cowes and steeres and heffers and horses and mares worth ___________112-0-0
Corne and haye _____________________________________________ 36-0-0
Indebts due to me ____________________________________________ 44-18-4
In houshold goods} worth _____________________________________ 50-0-0
In all amounting _____________________________________________ 322-18-4

Besids a bond of my Lord Parsons which was fiue hundred pounds left in my Costodie for moneys and security due to his Lordship
<A> All which goods chattells & bond ware taken from me by I Charles mcGawran Gillernew mcGowran, and Donile ogge mcGawran and Willyam Grimes and Br y ane m cCornan O Rurks wiffe all of the parish of Temple port and Baronie of Tullehane and Countie of Cauan and Brian o Rourk & his wiffe of the parrish of otraghie and County of Leitrim aboute the 25 of October 1641: which persons when thay pressed by violence into my howse, I demanded by what authoritie thay did soe they answared me that it was not a time for me to question authoritie nowe And aboute the 18 of 8ber 1641 one Turlah <B> McPhelim McJeffry O Rour of Liscollpheale of the parish of Outrah and County of Letrim said to this deponent, that the King had given vnto one O Rourk a prisoner beyond seas the whole County of Letrim, and if they could not gett the Barony County, they would try hard for the Barony. And farther deposeth that aboute the time that this deponent was robbed there were 296 persons more dwelling in the said parish and within a mile or therabouts therof that were robbed of all their goods likewise.
Thomas Lewis
jurat coram nobis
7mo Januar. 1641
Roger Puttocke
John Sterne
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5. Tho Lewis Com Letrim
Jur 7o Jan: 1641
Cert from the 25th to the Last of Aprill
Intw
Cert fact
25 Oct

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