Deposition of Edward Cooper

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Edward Cooper of the parish of Kildanon in the halfe Barony of Talliknoghogh of the County of Cauan Gent beeing duly deposed before us the 25th day of May sayth that on the 27th of October last 1641 he sustayned by the Rebells in the North of the kingdome of Ireland these losses following vizt in corne 64 li., in hay 10 li., in 40 cowes young & old 70 li., in 13 horses young & old 30 li., in 12 hogs 4 li. 10 s., in 20 sheep 3 li., in raw leather & tand leather & barke 80 li., in howshold stuffe < { } li.> 20 li., in debts 61 li. 10 s., in leases 40 li. the whole summe amounting to three hundreth fourskore & two pownds
The deponent further sayth that his Cattle howshold stuff{e} <a> & leather was taken away by Hugh Brady of the barony of Lotragh & County of Cauan, & by Cormock o Brady of the Barony & County aforesaid, & by Turlogh o rely of the Parish of Kildanon & County aforesaid: [Also this deponent sayth, that when he demanded, why they vsed him so they sayd that all that he had was too little to gyue them satisfaction for the rent of the lands the time past].
The debts abouesaid were due vnto him on specialty but the bonds were all burnt by the Rebells: Richard Cliffe of Killishandra of the Barony of Talliknoghogh owed me 30 li., John Malton of the same Towne, Barony & County Cauan owed me 10 li., Ma tthew Hitchcock of Killanobba in the County of Cauan owed me 14 li. & Robert Brey o f Killishandra 50 s. & saith that Owen oge o Rorke of the Parish of Kirgallin in the County of Letram who is now out in rebellion owes me 7 li. And the rest of his said debtors are all robbed or soe disabled by {the} rebellion that he is perswaded he shall loose the debtes by them {due} <b> vnto him: And further sayth that one Brian mc Carnan, a{nd} Laghlin Booy ô ffarrell a preist and many others of the sept {s of} the Carnans ô Bradys & Relys about the same tyme chased this deponent Brother John [ ] from his owne howse into a bogg: whoe by {meanes} of that bogg escaped their fury and danger: But another {that} they followed th & pursued thitherwardes vizt one John Burinston they overtooke & him and him did with their skean{es} w stabbe & b barously wound soe that he dyed
Edward Cooper
Jur 24o [ ] May 1642
Joh Watson
Randall Adams
William Aldrich

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Edw: Cooper Jur 24o May
1642
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[Copy at MS832, fols 92v-93r]