Deposition of Robert Symons

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Robert Symons of the parish of Killyshandra in the Barony of Tallaghknogher and County of Cavan yeoman being duly sworne deposeth and saith, That since the begining of the present rebellion and by meanes thereof he this deponent at seuerall times was expelled from deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his goods and chattells of the values hereafter expressed vizt of 116 Cowes and Oxen worth 230 li. 49 young heifers and bullocks worth 62 li. 90 sheepe worth 30 li. 26 horses and Mares worth 80 li. Corne and hay in the haggard worth 50 li. Corne in the ground worth 15 li. housholdstuffe worth 15 li. In all amounting to 482 li And further saith that he hath lost by this rebellion the benefitt of the lease of his farme wherein <he hath an estate for eleaven {yea}res to come his Interest wherein he valued before the rebellion at lx li.> All which were taken away by or by the meanes of Charles Magowran of the halfe barony of Tullaghan <a> in the County of Cavan gent ffarrall mc Call ô Rely of the parish of Killyshandra in the same Countie gent Owen mc Shane ô Rourk of the parish of Killgallerin in the County of Leytrym Esquire Dermott mc Alay in the same County gent and ffarrall oge ô Rely of in the County of Longford gent with divers others theire Complices and confederats whose names and places of aboad this deponent Knoweth not And further saith that there are owing vnto him seuerall debts and summes of money by seuerall men now in actuall rebellion (which he deemeth to be vtterly lost) The names of which persons and the summes by them due are as followeth vizt Owen mc Tirlagh ô Rely xxxviij li. Laughlin mc Tirlagh ô Rely xxx s. James Oge ô Sheridan xvj s. ffarrall mc Cohonnogh mc Kernan xxvj s. Knogher mc Aboe xx s. In the whole xlij li. xij s. And that there are other debts and summes of money due vnto him this deponent by men stript and robbd by the rebells and therby disinabled to make satisfaccion amounting to xxxij li. xv s. which sommes he also deemeth to be lost So as the totall sum m e s of all this deponents losses doth amount vnto the summe of six hundred and seaventeene pounds seaven shillings The names of which persons and the su m mes by them owing are also as follo weth vizt Patricke Atkinson iij [ ] [ ] killcragg xxvj s. Richa rd Hart viij li. Jeffrey Troigg iiij li. John mc Vity xiiij s. walter Johns t on ix s. Adam Johns t on iij li. John Anderson vj li. And this deponent further saith that he hath heard itt credibly reported that the rebells vpon the taking away of his goods said that they had more right to them then he and that this deponent and the rest of the English, had inhabited this Kingdome long enough and it was now high time for them (meaneing the Irish) to recover and repossesse theire owne And that the said Rebells first, said that they had the Kings warrant and afterwards the queenes warrant for what they did Otherwise said they men might well thinke they never would have risen in that manner and haue done as they did.
The mark of
Robert [mark] Symos
Jur 12o Oct 1642 coram
Randall: Adams:
Will: Aldrich

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Cavan
Deposic Roberti Symons
Jur 12o Oct 1642
Cert fact et deliberat
Intw

[Copy at MS 832, fols 133r-133v]