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Deposition of John Sampson

  • Reference:  MS 822, fols 020r-020v
  • County: Cork
  • Date: 22/9/1642
  • Type: Bisse
  • Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Stripping, Lost by Debts
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    John Sampson of Castleton in the parish of Kyneth & barony of Kyn almek y East Carbry & within in the County of Corke Tanner (a brittish protesant duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on or aboute the 25th day of January last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vzt value of 442 li. part cons is ting
    Of Cowes horses mares & Coults to the value of six & thirtie pounds. Of houshould stuffe to the value of ten pounds. Of barque & hides to the value of one hundred & fiftie pounds. The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the seuerall farmes following vzt. Of one lease for eight yeeres yeett to come of barque Timber & woodland wherin he is damnified ffortie pounds. Of another lease of one hundred accres of land for thirteene yeeres to come woorth aboue the landlords rent fiue pounds per annum abo wherin he is damnified fortie pounds. Of three other leases in Castleton aforesaid wherin he hath a lease twelue yeeres to come worth aboue the lands Rent fifteene pounds pe r annum wherin he is damnified foure

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    score pounds. Of debts amounting to the summe of foure score & seaven pounds six shillings. due from the vndernamed persons <B> all Rebells vzt Teige o Dugane of the Leap in the said County brogemaker John Buller of the same brogemaker William Nugent & Thomas Nugent of Castleton aforesaid brogemakers John mc Daniell Leigh of Kyneth in the said County brogemaker Thomas mc Donnell Donogh mc Cnoghor & Donogh o Cullynane of Kyneth in the said County brogemakers Patricke o Tomy of Mocrum in the said County butcher Phillipp Kin & Owen mc Manes of the same yeoman John mc Daniell Daniell mc Teige Hurley Tho: mc Da: Hurly John mc Dermody & John o Hurley all of Kyneth parish in the said County brogemakers & diuers others besides theis protestants [ ] Edmond Michell shomaker Richard White clerke & Gabriell White husbandman are indebted to paie in parte of thaboue sume but But in regard the said protestants are vtterly disenabled by meanes of this presente rebellion & the rest all out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to foure hundred fortie two pounds. he saith that his servant Richard Sampson, Jane Boodan of Castleton were stripped by the rebells And further he deposeth not
    John [mark] Sampsons marke
    Jurat coram nobis
    22o 7bris 1642
    Tho: Graye Dec:
    Phil: Bisse

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    Philip Bisse
    Thomas Graye



     

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