Deposition of Richard Castledine

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<And the said > this deponent Richard Castledine of the parish of vrney and Barrony of Loughtee in the County of Cavan gent beinge duly sworne before vs the 19th day of July further saith Richard Hardinge late of Beltirbut marchant deceased lefte three Children liueinge: Richard Hardinge his eldest Anne Hardinge and Elezebeth: granchildren to this deponent: saith And that about the 10th day of November last 1641 hath those children sustained by meanes of the said [ ] rebellion theese losses follinge viz:
in a faire howse and backside in the towne of beltirbut beinge freehould, with seartaine howsould stoofe worth 180 li.
in on shope theirevnto a joyninge in marchants goods 300 li. for theire tow partes lefte by theire ffather
< 940 li. > in deates owinge vnto theire ffather and since his death tristed out of the shope 460 li. for theire tow partes
The deponente further saith in the behalf of his granchildren now all liueinge with hi m And that they haue sustanied part of theese loses <a> by Phillope mc Hugh mc Shane Rely of the Counte of Cavan Esquire and Edmond mc Mulmore Rely Esquire, and by Mulmore mc Edmon Rely then heigh shriffe of the County and by Hugh Rely Esquire who devided these which were marchants goods & gave amongste them selues and with some of the Cloth made theire souldeirs Cloothes with some parte theire of
theire deators that are out in Rebellion are Oliuer Newgent gent: Robrt Newgent of Weste Meathe Esquire Antony [A]ultay patricke oge o Cassaday: Brien Doffey Rely gent of the same county and Charles Braday gent: of the same John Braday gent of the same John Tallow gent: & John Higinse: Patrick Linsey John Rely of County Cavan
Ri: Castledine
Jurat 19 July 1642
John Sterne
Will: Hitchcocke
Hen: Brereton
and this deponent further saith that hee well knowath the Castle of Clowater, and that it is a very strong hould hardly to be woone, but that they haue no wood for firinge nearer the n but a muskit shotte from the Castle at leaste, but the stayers and floweres: and that the Chaine that maketh faste the tow grates goth through a peese of timber that lyath in the wale, which that may be burnte by buldinge a strong bote, and a frame cared over in the said boate roaffed over with Ribes of Irine to defend the men from stones which the may throw at downe from the tope of the Castle, and hee further saith that Mull more mc Edmond the shriffe and his ffather and others have carred in very grate store of all sourts of Corne since may and that the grate <b> welth of the whole County is carred in theire and in to Mr Aruther Callain{s} howse vpon shower and that the haue be gunie to bulde a very stronge fourte betweene the wood and the loughe to preserue defend the said howse, and that they gaiue warninge to many of the County to giue their helpe and asistance theire to C
Ri: Castledine
Jur vt supra
John Sterne:

fol. 114v

[Copy at MS 832, fols 123r-126r: note 3 original depositions for Richard Castledine in MS 833 at fols 113r-113v; 114r-114v; 115r-116v have been amalgamated in one Waring copy]