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George Gonne of Dromrane in the county of Letrim Clerke being duly sworne deposeth that the 25th & 26th d of 8ber last past hee was robbed and despoiled of the particulars ffollowing
Imprimis of an house and tenement in St Johns towne in the county of Longford which after the death of two adged partys should bee his and his heires for ever and which was at thi s present were hee to sell his interest therein,worth ________________________________ 100 li. at least
Item in cows, horses, sheepe, & hogs ___________________________________ 160 li.
Item in household stuffe & goods as bedding; linnen, pewter brasse &c. ________ 080 li.
Item in bookes and apparrell __________________________________________ 050 li.
Item in corne and hay in his haggards ___________________________________ 100 li.
Item in his interest of about 35 yeares in the 2 farmes of Cummagh
& Cormacreegh, for & vpon which hee expended __________________________ 060 li.
Item in rents due to bee paid vnto him at and about Michealmas for this yeares the [ ] _ 080 li.
Item due out of the farmes aforesaid for Michaelmas rent last past ________________ 005 li.
Item in debts either in the hands of the Rebbels or as such as
have beene robbed and despoiled by Rebels the summe of ____________________ 032 li.
Item in ready monys lost then by the said robbers about ______________________ 11 li.
Item in buildings and other improvements vpon his glebeland where hee resided __ 060 li.
Item in his church livings [ ] the too intire Rectorys of
ffenagh & Kiltubrid, worth vnto him per annum communibus annis______________120 li.
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<A> By the hands and meanes of the Rebells Jeffery Oge O Ruoirke, Phelim O Doelan Teige Oge O Ruoirke, Brian mcTeig O Ruoirke, Jeffery O Ruoirke, Donogh McGanan, fferrall ma cGarnan, Brian Magranell, fferrall mcCartan, Gillernew mcCartan, Hugh mcCartan, Patricke mcCartan and Manus McGwin Gunny together with many other all of the parish of Oughtragh, and Barony of Carigallen, and county of Letrim; As also by the hands and <B> meanes of Nola ny Ruoirke, Seely ny Ruoirke, John O Rody Daniel O Rody Brian Buy O Rody Thomas O Canan, Thomas O Ruddaghan, Hugh mcGaerly, Patricke Oge macCorba, Edmund Oge Macabee, John Macabee with many others, and all of the towne and parish of ffenagh in the county aforesaid, as also by the hands <C:> of Phelim O Mulcree of Aghacashell in the county aforesaid, together with diverse more whose names this deponent hath forgotten.
<E> And the aforenamed Jeffery Jeff Oge O Ruoirke with others being demaunded by this deponent, what directions or warrant they had to commit these outrages, replied that the king had given them charge so to doe, and being h demaunded how that might appeare said that they of the county of Cavan, that robbed the other part of the said parish, shewed them no warrant, neither had they <symbol> any in writing
They being farther moved by this deponent to know the reason why the King should bee moved so to doe they alleadged that it was vpon the discouery of a plot of treason dew intended by the English nation so cutt off his <symbol> Maiesty and his posterity, but how ar what that plot was for they said not Moreover some of the said Rebels after the Robbery aforesaid committed repaired vnto a neighbours house, whether the wife of this deponent, being <D> in travaile of childe birth had betaken herselfe, purposely to avoid them yet some of them vnder Hugh McTerriny and John McPhelim O Ruoirke having notice thereof, and hoping to get some booty thereby <I> went thither & though in her paynes, did most shamefully pull her
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off her pallet & most barbarously throw her to & from the said house; And albeit shee was admitted to continue in the said <A:> house vntill evening, yet then came Teige Oge O Ruoirke aforesaid, and there lodged, wherevpon this deponents wife was constrayned to betake herselfe vnto a sheepecoate, where God, contrary to all our expectations, did obtained liberty to returne vnto our former habitation where in much feare <B> wee continued vntill Cahir mcShane Oge O Ruoirke of the Barony of <Carigallen> sent word vnto this deponent that if hee would not joine with them in going to Masse hee the said Cahir would cut of his his heade, Wherevpon <this deponent> chose to leave his distressed family & to betake himselfe to Shylet, but the night being stormy and finding a creat in the woods, did put him selfe therevnto vntill the next morning, and then in frost & snow before day, travailed three miles farther through darke woods & deepe bogs, vnto one of the deponents Tennants where expecting to receive for rent 14 li. rent got but 1 s. in leiw thereof.
Thence this deponent repaired towards the county of Longford, and by the way met with his distressed wiffe & children, for whome her mother had sent, but this deponents wife being though weake was not allowed any of horse, but being stripped of her cloathes was constrayned to wade through deepe wayes & dangerouse rivers on foote into the county of Longford, And there hearing that her mother & brother had betaken themsellfes for their defence vnto the said Castle wee repaired thither, whence this deponent departed, and but left his h wife & 2 children there, and who there they abode a long and hard seige. Vntill at length the castle being vpon conditions surrendered and most of the warders contrary to promise were murthered, and this deponents wife and he r mother with her children expelled and exposed vnto the forlorne hope hop of a dangerouse pilgrimage, and so repaired as repareing towards this City not adventuring or daring to come any farther can t continued at Mullingare, where they either died or endure a most miserable life, as this deponent is informed and beleeveth
Geo: Gonne
Jurat Marty 19o 1641 coram nobis
Hen: Brereton
John Sterne

12. Com: Longford Leitirm (11)
Jurat: Marty 19o: 1641
Geo: Gonn Clarke
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