1641 Depositions

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Deposition of Richard Aldworth

Reference: MS 823, fols 011r-011v
County: Cork
Date: 13/5/1642
Type: Bisse
Nature of Deposition: Arson, Killing, Robbery, Lost by debts

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Richard Aldwoorth of Moyalloe in the parish of Moyallo within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 11th of ffebruary last he was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt to the worth of 457 li. 12 s. wherein is included the summe of 129 li. 7 s. debts part due from
Of his cowes & horses to the value of two hundred & three score pounds sterling Of houshould goods to the value of twenty pounds Of ready mony six pounds Of corne in the haggard or house to the value of fortie pounds He further saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of the farme of Balli n asse in the barony of duhalla & County aforesaid woorth coibus annis nyne pounds per a n num haueing a lease therin of twelue yeeres to come which he valueth to be woorth thirtie pounds sterling Of another farme at Corrygrasse woorth coibus annis aboue the landlords rent woorth forrtie shillings haueing a lease therin for twenty six yeeres to come which he valueth to be woorth six pounds He likewise saith that he lost in houses at Moyalloe and downerayle burnte & ruinated by meanes of this rebellion to the value of ten pounds sterling Of debts which he accounted goode debts before the begining of this rebellion amounts to the sume of a hundred & nyne & twenty pounds & seaven shillings sterling due vpon Teig <stet> Roe o Callaghane stet of Rossecrewe stet in the said County gentleman Tho: mc Chras of Carrgdewe in the said County yeoman donell oge <stet> of Ballythomas Teig Roe [ ] Anthony Mansfield Mansfield Tho: P [ ] rte Jo: Kiery [ ] William Kiery [Cully] William Corkett John [ Ily ] John e ô Shep a rd & William Ba r ne & in regard the said parties are disenabled by this rebellion by for [ ] reason that the parties are in rebellion Anthony Mansfield John Kiery & William Kery impouerished protestants he expects noe satisfaction from them

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The totall of his losses amounts to foure hundre{d} <hand> fiftie seaven pounds twelue shillings sterling by he was ab{ } <aboute the time > aboue menconed by the meanes of Cahir o Callaghane & Donogh mc <C> Cahir o Callaghane of Dromineene in the said County esquires he lastly deposeth that Michell Hudson of Moyalloe aforesaid yeoman was slaine in the house where this deponent kepte for refuge from the rebells, by one of Donogh mc Cahir ô Callaghans men which he brought to assist the rest of the rebells of the siege of Moyalloe afores{said} & further he canot depose
Richard Aldworth
Jurat coram
nobi 13o May
1642
Tho: Bettesworth
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

The examination of
Richard Aldwoorth
Corke
158
R
Nu: 33

Philip Bisse
Richard Williamson
Thomas Bettesworth