1641 Depositions

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Deposition of Gilbert Corbin

Reference: MS 831, fols 028r-029v
County: Leitrim
Date: 20/1/1642
Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Stripping, Words

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Gilbert Corbyn Late of Stuckery in the parish of Killtogher in the Countie of Leitrim and barony of Leitrim gent duly sworne saith That on or about the three or fowre and twentith day of October 1641 Last past 1641 hee was att Stuckery aforesaid robbed & dispoyled of the goods of the value following vizt in corne foure poundes, in cattle and beasts twentie pounds, in hey twentie shillings, in houshould goods Twentie marks, in readie money thirty shillings, in other goods fortie shillings in all amounting to the sume of Thirty pounds three three poundes thirteene three shillings foure pence by or by the meanes of theis Rebells Con o Rourke of the parish of Clowne Henry Reynolds of <A> parish of Anaduffe fferdorrogh Reynolds of the parish of Kiltougher Teig o Ruddy Teig o Rourke of the parish of [ f enath? ] & Vlick o Greyne of the parish of Ballanamore with diverse others whose na to the number of two hundred or vpwards whose names as farr as the deponent remembreth are herevnder mencioned) whoe said that they had a Comission from the King of England soe to doe and to robb all the English but not Scotts nor Irish wherevppon this deponent being putt in great feare forthwith repaired towards Dublyn with his wife and children and comeing along about five or six miles from the place aforesaid theis this deponent his wife and children were all stripped and robbed againe of the cloathes from theire backe to the value of five poundes att the least by diverse of the Rebells whose names are vnknowne to this deponent.
Gilbeart Corbin
Jur: 20o Jan: 1641

But the [names] of more of the Rebells in Rebellion that which he knoweth to comitt outrages & carry armes with the other Rebells are theis that followe vizt
<B> Donnoh mcGranar of the parish of Kiltawne gentleman
Rory mcDermot gentlemen of the same
Con o ffawklan & his brother Bryan o ffawklan of the same
Cahir mcTernan of the same gentleman
Dermot o ffanna ffanna of the same smith & his brother Cahir o ffanna
Patrick mcTumley of the same gentleman
Cormock mcShanley of the same
James mcOwen of the same
Donnoh mcMurrey & ffelim mcMurrey his sonne of the same
Cahell McGranard gentleman of the same
James McCade of the same
Gilbeart Corbin
Jurat: ut Supra
Joh Watson:
Roger Puttocke
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Gilbert Corbyn Leitrim
20o Jan: 1641 Jur
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