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Robert Colden late viccar of Abiscruell and Curate of Archra[ ] & Rathreagh in the County of longford sworne and examined sayth That since the begining of the present Rebellion and by meanes thereof Hee this deponent was expelled deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his goo the possession and proffitts of his Church Liveings tythes & other his goodes & Chattells of here after mencioned vizt of tythes worth xij li. Howsholdstuff worth xvj li. x s. bookes worth viij li. Apparell of his owne his wiffs & 4 Childrens worth iiij li. 2 horses worth iiij li. & th one yeres value of his Church liveings worth xxxvj li. per annum Soe as his whole presente losses come to Lxxxiiij li. xj s. & this deponent is like to be deprived of & loose the future proffitts of his Church meanes, worth xxxvj li. per annum vntill a peace be setled. And further sayth that the parties that robbed him of his clothes & howsholdstuff were was Teige dillecreese of the parish of <A> Granard Taylor Donnell ô ffarrell of Kilsroule in the County of Longford a Captain of Rebells & the rest of his Company And further saith That James ffarrell of Kilrowre Captain of the Rebells that layd seige to the Castlefforbus: & his Company mett with one James Cambell as he was sent on a Message from the Castle aforesaid towards Keilagh in the County of Cavan and hanged vpp him vpp. & then takeing him down carried him to and before the gate of Castleforbus, and there layd him with a paper vpon his breast, wherein was written words to the effect following: Here is your Messinger that yow sent on your busines: yow may nowe see howe he is served: & if yow send any more Messingers they shalbe serued accordingly: And further saith that one Jonahan Cobbe: lying long sick in his bed after the Rebells <B.> hadd robbed him one Loughlin Bane ffarrell of Carrick in the sayd County Broagmaker & his 2 sonns came vnto the poore sick man at 12 a Clock in the night cutt of his head & threw him into a ditch where he still lyes vnburjed for any thing he knows) And that one John Orr that came towards Castleforbus to informe them of the
