Deposition of Hughe and Katherin Kent and Margrett Owin
- Reference: MS 816, fols 171r-172v
- County: Meath
- Date: 26/7/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Robbery, Lost by debts
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Hughe Kent of the Navan in the Countie of Cava Meathe gent and Katherin his wife and Margrett Owin their servant sworne and examjned deposeth and sayth e That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt in the month of November 1641 Hee this deponent Hugh Kent was by the Rebells in the Countie aforesaid forceibly we expelled deprived robbed or otherwise dispojled of his goodes & chattells of the values followinge vizt of beasts and Cattle worth xxj li. of horses mares & geldinges worth 30 li. of Corne worth in the hagard & ground of & Hay worth CCxxx li. howshold goodes provition & plate worth CCxxviij li. 14 s. due debts amounting to four e score one hundre th & eight pounds And the deponent Hugh Kent was alsoe deprived & dispoyled by the Rebells of the possession and proffitts of his farme in the parish of the Navan which he holdeth had by leas from the Lord Ranelaghe for 30 yeres yet in beinge worth 30 li. per annum clerely whereof he accompteth one yeres value to be already lost, and from the possession and proffitts of another farme comonly which in called Pallemin which he hadd by leas from Thomas Nangle Baron of the Navan for tenn yeres yet in being worth clerely per annum xxx li.: Whereof alsoe he accompteth one yeres proffitt to be already Lost: And that this deponent Hugh Kent is Like to be deprived of the future proffits of both the said farmes vntill a peace be established both being worth <60 li. per annum> when the Rebellion began threescore powndes per annum: And further theis deponents say that the Rebells within the said County since the Rebellion began Have burned and spoyled within the towne of
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Navan aforesaid & vpon the said farmes six of the said Hu: Kents howses the building whereof cost him the summe of three hundreth powndes & that by the Rebellion he is deprived of Debts duly owing Eighty five powndes Horses Mares Colts & implements of husbandry xxxiij li. swyne worth five pownds Soe his whole present losses come to one thowsand threescore fowrscore seven pownds And further sayth that the parties hereafter mencioned being are all actors in the presente Rebellion & have aided carried armes with and for the other Rebells and have Joined together in Robbing and oppressing of the protestants and tooke amongst them seuerally divers partes of this deponent s Hugh Kents goodes are vizt vizt Thomas Nangle Esquire called the Baron of the Navan Tho: Nettervile of Black Castle gentleman <A> Patrick Maning of the Navan gentleman James Maning of the same Merchant Edmund Maning gent of the same gent & Patrick Begg of the same Merchant Thomas Morgan of the Navan Inkeeper, James Rean Tanner John Howen Butcher Edmund Mullegan Merchant Thomas Colly Butcher Patrick Gallegan Taylor John Beatagh yeoman Edmund Warren merchant all of the Navan aforesaid Robert ffay a popish preist whoe forceibly tooke from the deponent Hugh Kent all his plate & divers other goodes James Tallan of the same Navan Merchant Thomas Dellahyde of the same Merchant Ric McShemonn of Simondstowne in the parrish of Dunaghmore in the County of Meath farmer Patrick fitz Walter of the same farmer Hugh Martin of the Navan Cottier Alsoone Rorke the wife of John <B> Cavan Richard Welsh of the Navan yeoman, John Morgan of the same Merchant Richard Read of the same glover Henry Erwood of the same Merchant Patrick Michell of the same weaver Patrick Tallan of the same Merchant James Murrey of the same Labourer & William Rely of the same Merchante & James Kelly of the same Merchant
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William Aldrich