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Henry Coply late of Glonnetoe in the parish of kilgarvan & barony of Glanororte & within the County of kyery clerke (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs de= deposeth & saith That on or aboute the 97th of January last & since the begining of this presente rebellion he lost & was dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizd worth 448 li. 16 s., Partly consisting of debts
O f Cowes oxen & horses to the value of three score & six and fiftie pounds Of househould pro u ision within doores & without & houshould stuffe to the value of one hundred & thirtie pounds Of Corne sowed vpon the ground whic h he conceaues to be lost to the value of seaven pounds ten shillings Of ready mon y the sume of foure score & ten pounds . O f debts amounting to the sume of fiue and fiftie pounds due from the vnder named persons vzt donogh mc ffynen of Ardtullihy in the County of kiery Esquire Cormacke mc Carty of Newrath in the said County Esquire John oge Sullyvane of Agatobbart in the said County gentleman dermod o Lyne of Litter in the said County gentleman donogh o Lyne of the same gentleman Cnogher mc Morris o Connell of Cahir in the said County gentleman Morogh mc Morris of the parish of Cahir in the said County gentleman & diuers others whose names he canot remember. And although he accounted the same good debts ffore the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland yett

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In regard the which said said parties are or supposed to be out in actuall rebellion as he verily beleiueth therefore this deponent canot g ett satisfaction from them. [ ] d ispossessed of a lease for 25 y eares to come of the said lands of Clonntoe woorth Coibus anis 9 li. per annum aboue the landlords rent which of this examinants building is woorth two li The totall of his losses amounts to two three foure hundred eight & thirty forty fforty pounds ten shillings besides the losse of his Church liueings Cahir killanan & kilgarvan in the said County woorth foure score & ten pounds per annum which he leaues to Consideration He saith that aboute the time above specified the said donogh mc ffynen sent his servants to this deponents house & dispossessed him of the same & [ ] detaineth parte of this deponents houshould stuffe from him; He likewise saith that the said donogh mc ffyenen comanded his servants to take away this deponents Cattle. This deponent & further saith that aboute the 10 th day of January last being sent among other English with a convoy <B> out of kyery that mony & other goods was taken from him by William o Reirdan at Irishegery & ne ere Templemartin in Muskry his Country he saith that his children were stripped by the rebells & likewise saith that the said mc ffynnen tould this deponent that he must be a papist for the king is was is one & soe is all many of or the Earles & greate men in England quoth he, (this deponent being then in restrainte with him) & then tould this deponent that whatsoeuer they did was by authority from his Maiestie & further he deposeth not

Henrye Copley
Jurat coram nobis 27o 7bris 1642
Tristram WhetCombe
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