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About the 7th of December anno 1641
I Richard Hyatt of Athy In the County of Kildare Marchant beinge duely sworne saith: That In the queenes County hee had A ffarme that hee Rented of mr Barnaby Denishow of Knockanagurr in the Queens County Esquire & a [ ] man who is gone out In Rebellion as this deponent was credibly informed for [vj] yeares to come the Nexte May Called Graggin A Smuttan: within 3 Miles of Ballycuckilly: ffor Which I he paid 50 li. per Annum And that this [ ] this farme beinge 400 Acres it Coste this deponent mee in ditchinge
& quickesettinge and bueildeinge & Repaireinge ---------------------£200-00-00
It And that he was robbed of an d lost the seuerall goods following vizt
50 Milch Cowes worth ----------------------------------------------------£125-00-00
It In Oxen & other younge beastes: 20 head att -----------------------£030-00-00
It A Geldinge worth -------------------------------------------------------£006-00-00
Loste In Rentes ------------------------------------------------------------£040-00-00
loste in Hay & Corne -----------------------------------------------------£040-00-00
£445-00-00
The proffite of this farme Was yearely to
me him comeinge: ffifty pownds
I And that he lefte Goods in Athy to the vallue of -------------------£100-00-00
<1802> It Coste mee him lately in bueildeinge ----------------------£100-00-00
tot: ---------- 641- 0- 0
<A> And I am that he is Informed since my his Comeinge thence that my his house is broken vp: but What I he hath loste he Cannot yet Certainely tell.
And that I he had Tenements In Athy which weare in my his houldinge That weare worth 20 li. per Annum 15 yeares to come
All which losses this deponent received by or by the meanes of Teige o Corkerne of Athye <A> a Rebell lately hanged whoe broke this deponents house and one Ellen Toe of Athye a mayd servant and a great many others whose names this deponent knoweth not but as hee is informed by his neighbours they were about 60 in number
And this deponent saith that about the 1 of dec: last one Charles Dempsy sonne of the said Barnaby [ ] no w e in rebellion came to this deponents said house & told the deponent that there were 7 score & 7 shipps landed at Kinsale of the Spaniards and that they came to assist the Irish
Rich: [mark] Hyats
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deposed Januarij 15th 1641
Will: Hitchcock
Hen: Brereton
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