Deposition of John Simson

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John Simson of Oughta & William Kingswell of Cnockinelingard both in the barony of Corkomroe and within the County of Clare yeomen brittish protestants duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of &c for & in the behalf of fiue Orphants the children of Joshua Steele of Loghbulligin in the parish barony & County aforesaid on the behalf of five orphants the children of Josua Steele late of Loghbulligin and lately murthered by the rebells in those partes they depose and say That on or aboute the first of January 1641 the said Josua Steele in his life time & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 210 li.
Of Cowes steeres mares horses & sheepe to the value of one hundred two & Twenty pounds Of hay and Corne to the value of fifteene pounds Of hous shuld stuffe to the value of ten pounds Theis deponents iointly and seuerally say that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland the said Joshua Steele was dispossessed of the lands of loghbulligin aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of ten yeeres to come wh woorth aboue the landlords rent fiue pounds per annum for which theise deponents would haue giuen forty pounds before this rebellion Part consist inge Of debts amounting to the sume of sixteene pounds due from Peeter Keyes Donnell Cusack & others whose names these deponents doth not remember But in regard the said Peeter Keyes is a protestant vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion & the said Cusack nowe in open & actuall rebellion The totall amounts to Two hundred & three pounds
John [mark] Simsons marke
William Kingwell
Jurat coram nobis 4o January 1642
Hen: Rugge Thomas
Ellwell

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The examination of
John Simson & William
Kingwell
Clare

noe Muskery; mcCarthy Reogh here