Deposition of Daniell Spratt

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Danyell Spratt Late of the towne & parish of Tralee barrony of Trehanackne & within the said com of kerry Clothier (a brittish protestant duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of his Maiestyes Comission etc deposeth & sayth that aboute the Later end of January 1641 he Lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt worth 157 li.
Of howshold stuff Linyn wollen & weareing apparell to the value of ten pounds Of implements belongeing to his trade to the value of twelve pounds Of woll & cloath and yarne to the value of fiftene pounds Of debts amounting to the sume of sixcore pounds which ere this rebellion was esteemed a good debt but now become desparate by reason the debtor is an impouerisht protestant as Danyell Chute of Tillygarran barony of Trehonackne & within the said com Esquire & therefore this deponent canott any satisfaction from him. The totall of his Losses amounts to the value of one hundred fiftye seauen pounds. Also he sayth that And about aboute the tyme aboue mencioned his goods were taken away by Captain John fitz Garrald alias John o Clere of the Ileand barrony of Trehonackne & within the said com gent & diuers others that were at the seidge of the Castle of Tralee whose names he knoweth not. & further he deposeth not that while he was one of the warders of the Castle of Tralee that while he was saw Mr Edward Vouckley the elder yonger of Tralee <Jurat coram nob:> aforesaid gent saw him to come to the grate of the <15o June 1643> said Castle & seemed to be importunat with to the warders of the said Castle to giue the Castle vpp to the Enemy before they had beene a month beseidged when as there was noe such necessity they haueing then to Mr Vouckley owne knowledge prouision to hold out for a greate while against the enemy Mr Vouckley beinge one that liued then amonge the rebells from the begininge of this rebellion who beinge might profered to {come}

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To come with in the Castle where his wife was but did not but sent for his wife out of the Castle & left her at the Castle <B> of Ballycarty he also sayth that when the Castle of Tralee was yeilded vpp when all the rest had onely quarter for Life & one shute suite of Cloaths a peece that the said Mr Vouckley had noe Less then aboute eleauen horse loade of Goods that Mr Vouckley brought from the Castle of Tralee to the Castle of Ballycarty and further he deposeth not that about fortnight before michaelmas last 1642 he saw Captain John Crosby of Ballingary Iland gentleman to discourse freely with the Rebbells, that came within a bow shot of the Iland, and brought them forth drinck, & drunck freely with them vizt Morrice mc Ellegott of Ballymcellegott gentleman, Captain Walter Hussey of Castlegregory gentleman Dermod O Dingle of Dingle Bally ny Courty gentleman & further he cannott depose:

Daniell Spratt
Jurat coram nob:
15o Junij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Hen: Rugge

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