Deposition of Richard Sarieant

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Rich: Sarieant late of Castletowne in the parish of Kyneth & barony of Carbry & within the County of Corke maltster (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on or aboute Christmas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 225 li.
Of Cowes heiffers oxen steeres one horses one mares sheepe & swine at Castle=towne aforesaid to the value of eighteene pounds. Of houshouldstuffe to the value of pounds. Of hay & Corne in the haggard & house to the value of Of Implements of husbandry to the value of pounds He was expelled & driuen away from his said farme & house where he left in Corne in Ground to { the } value of pounds. The deponent further saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of his said farme wherin he hath a lease of 16 yeares yeett to come woorth to this deponent yeerly aboue the landlords rent the sume of eighteene pounds per annum. In which lease he is damnified the sume of one hundred pounds. Of another lease for 16 yeeres yeet to come of two griftmills & ten accres of land woorth to this deponent eight pounds per annum wherin he is damnified fiftie pounds. Also of another lease of 16 yeeres

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yeett to come of sixteene accres of land wherevpon he buylt a faire dwelling house & bestowed much chardges in other Improuements wherin he is damnified fiftie pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred & eighteene pounds. H e was robbed by the rebells but their names he knoweth not He saith that John Sutton is indebted to this deponent in the sume of seaven pounds but in regard the said sutton is vtterly dissenabled by this rebellion therefore the deponent canot gett satisfaction from him. The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred & fiue & twenty pounds. He was robbed but by whome he knoweth not.
Richard [mark] Seriants marke
Jurat coram nobis
14o 7bris 1642
Tho: Graye Dec:
Phil: Bisse.

The examination of
Richard Sarieant

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The examination
of Richard Sarieant
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