Deposition of Joan Hamilton

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Joan Hamilton wife to George Hamilton late of Clonkilty in the parish of Kilgarriffe barony of Carbry and within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth & saith. That on or aboute the 20th day last of January last past & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland the said George Hamilton lost was rob{bed} and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt value of 291 li. part consisting
Of Cowes horses sheepe & swine to the value of fiftie three pounds. Of houshould stuffe to the value of Twelue pounds. Of Corne left in ground which he conceaues to be lost to the value of ten pounds This deponent further saith, that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was dispossessed of parte of the land of Golanes in the said County wherin he hath a lease of Twenty foure yeeres to come & vn{ex}pired woorth yeerly to the said George ouer & aboue th{e} landlords rent Twenty pounds per annum wherin he {was} damnified one hundred & three score pounds. Of houses ruinated & demolished by meanes of this re bellion to his losse of forty pounds . Of debts amounting to the sume sixteene pounds sixteene shillinges due from Teige Hurley of Clonekilty in the said County Carpenter Dono{gh} mc Carty of Templebrien in the said County gentleman Cormacke o Croley of Inshkien in the said County gentleman Irish papists in Rebellion & Ge{orge} Smith Leonard Covell & Leonard Burt english protes{tants} But in regard the said protestants are vtterly dissenable{d} by meanes of this rebellion & the rest out in actuall rebellion. Therefore the said George cannot gett satisfa{c}tion from them. The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred { }

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That aboute Candlemas last the said George was robbed by Nicholas Keoghane of Kilegrosse yeoman Thom{as} <B> mc Teige of the same yeoman Dermod oge o Knogher of the parish of the same yeoman Ballinetemple in the said County yeoman. And further she deposeth not.
Jone IH Hamiltons marke
{J}urat coram nobis
11o Octobris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tristram WhetCombe
Ro: southwell

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The examination of
Jane Hamilton
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