Deposition of Thomas Midlebrooke

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quarto die Januarij 1641
Thomas Midlebrooke of Leag mc Caffry in the parish of drummully in the halfe Barrony of Coole and County of ffermanagh yeoman (an English protestant) of the Age of thirty one yeares or thereabouts, being duely sworne deposeth that he was Robed and lost in leases of the halfe of L eage mc Caffry & Agharouske Bar in the Barony afforesaid worth ffortye pounds, in Cattle worth ffortye pounds, in Corne worth threescore pounds, in debts five pounds, in household goods, provition and husbandry geare ffifteene pounds, in ready monyes ffower pounds fifteene ffowerteene shilings, in all Amounting to the some of One hundreth threescore and fower pounds ffowerteene <a> shilings. By Owen mcdonell of knockmakeggan in the said County, hugh Bedy mc donell of leage mc Caffry aforesaid, Cahall boy mc Dermot of kilrout in the Barrony of Clankelly & County aforesaid And Patrick mc A Corry of Laeg mc Caffry aforesaid being Rebells that did Rise vpp in Armes with Captaine Rory Magwire and Patrick mc Collo mc donnell of Clankelly aforesaid in the said County gent: the fower and twentieth day of October last in the day tyme, And further this deponent deposeth that the six & twentieth day of the said Month he heard the said Cahall boy mc Dermot say that within one forthnight they shold have a newe kinge of Ireland Crowned one of the ô Neales, or words to that effect, which words was spoken by the said Cahall in the presence of Alice Tibbs this deponents sister & Avis Braishawe wife of John Braishawe, And further that he hath hard that the Rebells had Murthered about threescore English protestants (that lived in good Manner within the said parish), And further saith that there cannot be soe ffewe as one hundreth English protestants (that lived in good manner within the said parish) perished & dead since the said Rebells did banish & drive them from there habitacions
the marke of
Thomas [mark] Midlebrooke
this deposed before us
the 4th day of January 1641
Roger Puttock
Hen: Brereton
He is a souldier at St
Patricks. his wife and
2 children want meanes, she
would card or spin etc

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