Deposition of Elizabeth Lodge

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Elizabeth Lodge late of the Towne & parish of Adare & barony of Coshmae & within the County of limericke widdowe (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c deposeth and saith deposeth That one or aboute the 11th day of december last & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland she lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of her goodes & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 662 li. 10 s.
Of Cowes heffers steeres yeerlinges mares horses colts sheepe and swine at Adare aforesaid to the value of three hund r ed pounds & one pound ten shillinges Of houshould stuffe to the value of three score pounds Of weareing apparell to the value of fiue pounds Of hay and corne in the haggard & house to the value of seaven and thirtie pounds she saith that she left o f Corne in ground vpon the land of Cloghrane in the said County to the value of foure score pounds which she conceaues to be lost The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion she is dispossessed of the seuerall farmes followeing vizt Of the said land at Cloghrane wherin she hath a lease of three and Twenty yeeres yeet to come woorth to this deponent yeerly aboue the rent twenty fifteene pounds per annum haueing expended much chardges in fenceing and Improueing the same which lease is woorth to be sould one hundred pounds Of another farme of the lands of Clonfadda in the County of Clare wherin she hath had a lease for life nowe expired wherin she is damnified twenty pounds Part consisting Of debts amounting to t he summe of three score fiftie eight pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt John Tho: Ragg & John Hill two I mpouerished protestants John mc Richard of Adare in the said County butcher John mc Edmond of Ballyflentane in the said County gentleman Katelin e Purcell widdowe William Gerrard of Icrane parish John White

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Phillipp mc Shane of Adare in the said County husbandman <B> of Limerick yeoman John fitz Gerrald of Adare in the said County gentleman John Bonfield of Corra in the said County husbandman now in rebellion & diuers others whose names she canot remember haueing lost her bills bonnds & other writeings in the Cittie of limericke and although she accounted the same goode debt before this rebellion yeett in regard the said protestants are vtterly dissenabled by this rebellion & the rest of the said parties out in rebellion Therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of the said losses amounts to six hundred three score & two pounds ten shillings The deponent saith that John mc Tibbot of Ballycasy in the said County gentleman tooke away twelue of this deponents said Cattle Donogh mc Donnell of Bullybally in the said County miller John fitz Gerrald of the Corra in the said County gentleman tooke away parte of this deponents said Cattle The deponent saith that John Wills of Reddins in the said County yeoman Ann White of limericke widdowe William Lanckfort of the same yeoman & diuers others protestants are since this rebellion as she is informed turned papists & further she deposeth not
Elizabeth [mark] Lodges marke
Jurat coram nobis
vltimo die Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell
[ ] To his Maiesties Commiss ]

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