Deposition of Henry Exham

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Henry Exham late of the Towne and parish of killarny in the barony of Magunihy within the County of kiery gentleman merchant (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined by vertue &c. deposeth and saith That vpon the tenth of december last or therabouts & diuers times since the <A> begining of this rebellion he was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 505 li., part Consisting of debts owing by
Of his Cowes horses and sheepe in the parrish of killarny in the county of kerry to the vallew of fiftie two pownds of his house tanyard and sundry other h ouses adioyninge there vnto which the deponent saith he is enformed are ruinated to the vallew of one hundred and fortye pounds sterling he further saith that he by meanes of this rebellyon he was dispoyled of Seuerall leases in the Barrony of Magony he and the Barrony of glaneroughte in the county of kerry to the vallew of two hundred forty an d eyght pounds, of debts which he esteemed good before this rebellyon amountinge to sixtie fiue pounds sterling and now became desperate by reason they weare due from donnoho mc fennen Esquire feenen keale fennen mc danyell Edmond Harbert fenen mc danyell Tubberett dermond mc fennan & sundry others in the same County & elsewhere which are in rebellyon. The totall of his Losses amounts to fiue hundred and fiue pounds sterling. The deponent saith that he was robbed of parte of the said goods by the meanes of Cormock oge Carty of the parish of Aghadoe in the said County gentleman & by other rebells whose names he doth not remember & further he canot depose
Hen: Exham

The deponent further saith that vpon Christmas holy dayes last he being in company with one ffelim mc ffynen of Tullig in the County of kiery gentleman whoe then tould this examinat that there was noe Liueing for any protestant in this kingdome & that it was the kings pleasure that all the protestants that should not turne papists should be banished out of this kingdome, nay that after they were turned into England they should be serued there in the like nature for it was intended saith he that forces should goe out of this kingdome into England to assist the papists 50 li. or woords to that effecte

Hen: Exham
Jurat coram nobis
8o Junij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

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kerry

noteable words
not Er: Tho: mc Carty Keogh nor Lo: Muskery here
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