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William ffreeman late of Ballevenoge in the parish Ballemakillicut in the County of keyrey gent duely sworne & examined by vertew of & c. deposeth and saith that on or about 20th day of december last past and since the beging and by meanes of this present rebellion in Ierland hee lost was robbed and foarceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattells to the seuerall valewes ffollowing vizt worth 214 li. 9 s.
In Cowes horses mares and yong Cattell to the valew of one hundred and Threescore pounds In household goods worth Twenty nine pounds and nine shillings In houshold provision worth ffiue pownds In hay and Corne worth Twenty poun d s The totall of his losses were Twoe hundred and ffowerteene pounds and nine shillings T his deponent saith that his afforesaide goods were taken away by John mc Kellicut of Ballemakellicot afforesaide aforesa ide and other his complices whose names he knoweth not This deponent further saith that hee fled into the Castell of Newcastell in the Barrony of Conella in the County of Lymrick where he was beseiged and lost other parte of his goods which were taken away by Patrick Purcell of <A> Croe in the County of Lymrick Esquire whoe writeth himselfe Cheife tennant generall of the Irish Catholick Army and the Lord of <hand> Muskery and the lord Roach and Edmund mc Shee of Balleallenoe in the Barony of Conella and County of Lymrick gent whoe came In An hostile manner with Banners displayed and ordnance Before the said Castle and forced the said ward to yeald vp their Armes and Castell vnto them and their confederats present at the same time vidzt Oliuer Stephenson of donmoylin Esquire Edmund fitz Gerald of Glenlar of the county of Limrike esquire Brian mc Shee of Glanigowne in the county aforesaid gent Owen mc Shee of Ballifrawly in the said County gent. Donogh o Brien of Ballibornagh in the said county gent Dauid Herbert of Roush in the said County gent. Thomas fitz Gerald of Rallinsheire in the said county Esquire and others whose names this deponent canot relate. And further he deposeth that by the aforesaid

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persons & their complices ther wer about the 14th of August last murthered one John Losely, & Tomasin Jinkins with 3 others whose names he knoweth not all brittish protestants. And he farther deposeth that at the surrender of the said castle, one <B> called sergeant maior Henesy said that they had the kings broad seale to warrant them in what they did & further he deposeth not

William Freeman
Jurat coram nobis
27to die Septembris
1642
Jam: Wallis
Hen: Rugge
Thomas Ellwell

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lieut in the county of kerry
27o 7bris 1642
C 239
kerry
Lo: Muskerry
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