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John Browne of Annchrinahan in the parish of Clonne Barrony of Moughill and County of Letrim yeoman Aged fforty seaven yeares or thereabouts being duly [ som ] sworne, deposeth that since the Rebellion began & by meanes thereof he was robed and Lost in Corne worth fifteene pounds, in Cattle worth ffower score and tenne pounds, in hay worth fower pounds, in househould goods, provision for the house and other goods worth ffifty pounds, and money two pounds, In all amounting to the some <161 li.> of one hundred threescore and one pounds sterling By <A> Teige mcConn mcDonnell ô Rorke of the parish of Clonne aforesaid and said County gent, Brian mc Ternan Roe ô Rorke of the same gent, Brian mcCon mcDonnell ô Rorke of the same gent: Terla mcCabe of the same gent Owen ô Rorke brother to Conn mcDonnell ô Rorke of the same gent. Tirla mcTearnan of the same gent and Owen Duffe mcTearnan with many other persons vizt <B: Brian McKanne, Hugh McConvah, Will McKahan, James mcKabe, Dwalta McIlconney, Killaballa McKahan, of the same parish farmers Malalia duff Mcilconny, Rory McGrannel, Phelim McWill: Bane McGrannell, ffarrall McRichard, Connor Brady, Shane O Mullohery, Shane McConvey, Hugh o Shane, Phelem McIlconny of the same parish. Cottiers [ ] to the B:I: & others: in all> to the number of one hundred or therebouts of their Company, and with them assembled in Rebellious manner the five and twentith day of October last in the night time about seaven of the Clock, and alsoe they tooke away this deponents hat of his head and his Coate of his back threatning to kill this Deponent, And they alsoe ha th dispossed & expulsed this deponent of two Cartren of Lands for which he paid the yearely rent of eleaven pounds sterling vnto mr John Wilkison vicar and Parson of Clowne aforesaid, and alsoe of a Clarkeshipp <6 li yerely> of the same parish, for which I he was offered six pounds ster. y e yearely. And further this deponent <C:> deposeth that the said Teige mcCon mcDonnell ô Rorke did say that they had a warrant from the King to take all the English mens goods, but not to take away any man life, nor meddle with any Scotch men, And the reason that the king graunted the said warrant was because they had rebelled in England, and Crowned a new King and intended to take the King prisoner, or words to that effect, And that had the same from
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<A> from Phillip ô Rely of the County of Cavan: And the next morning one Nicholas mc Rahan of Escra in the said parish and County aforesaid gent told this deponent that he might be well contented for that the sunday before, the Lord Maguire had taken the Castle of Dublin, and that all other chiefe townes in the Kingdome were taken & he further suposeth that he might have inioyed his goods with addition of more, so he would goe to mass.
John Browne
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8. Januar: 1641
Roger Puttocke
William Aldrich

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John Browne Com Leitrim
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