Deposition of George Cashell

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<Ex 37> George Cashell of Tubbershoule nere Gormanston in the parrish of Balscaddane in the County of Dublin Chirurgion aged eighteene yeres and above sworne and examined deposeth and saith That since the present Rebellion in the kingdome of Ireland began. That is to saie about the begining of September 1642 He this deponent was present by and in the Company of Henry Mawdesley late of Newtowne in the said County gent (whoe was late Cleark of the peace of the same County) when he the said Henry Mawdesley (as he stood by the reapers of his Corne in Tubbertowne nere Newtowne aforesaid) was suddenly assaulted surprised and seazed on by the Rebells Patrick Condron of Wyanstonn in the same County gentleman (since executed in Dublin), Peter Coony of Wianstonn aforesaid servant to Thomas Condron gentleman of the same John Cockeran of the parrish of Balscaddan Labourer John McGammell of the parrish of Holliwood in the same County yeoman and Patrick Condron of Mallehow in the same County gentleman, All of those Rebells being horsmen and Armed with pistolls and swords And then and from thence those Rebells forced, tooke, and carried away prisoner him the said Henry Mawdesley and brought him to the Church of Clanmeddan (where there were many other Rebells, and whither this deponent adventured & followed him: And then and there the said Henry Mawdesley gott Leave (with much adoo) to write a letter to this deponents granfather Mr George Taaff of the Grange, and Mr Alexander Aylmer of Kittanstowne in the said County gent, to come forth with, and bring money vnto him, and procure his Releas, which letter, (the said Henry Mawdesley (seeing the deponent there) deliuered vnto him and begged from the Rebells that he might carry and deliuer it, Wherevnto they consented But whenas the deponent was comeing on the way with the letter, he mett with three other Rebells vizt Mis Corbally of Jordanstown in the same County Thomas Corbally his brother (since deceased, and George Hunter of Worganston in the same County: Whoe examining the deponent and inforceing him to confesse
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What he had and whither he was goeing They then and there tooke the letter from him, and would not suffer him to goe any further but carried him back to the other Rebells (amongst whom the said Henry Mawdesley was restrained as aforesaid And from thence those Rebells haveing removed and carryed the said Henry Mawdesley to Moortowne in in the same County: There they bade him prepare himself for hee should die But although the said Henry Mawdesley then and there begged earnestly for his liffe, and tould them that he had a wiffe and many smalle children, and had don them noe wrong nor hurt, yet those merciles Rebells then and there present, (by generall consent amongst them) sayd he should be hanged. And instantly then and there most barbarously and without mercy hanged him accordingly And this deponent further sayth That the Rebells that were present, and had consents that the said Henry Mawdesley should be hanged, were the said Patricke Condron Peeter Coony John Corkeran John McGammell Patrick Condron Ellis Corbally Thomas Corbally George Hunter before named, and twoe of the sonns of one HorishHorish of Ballibaghell in the County of Dublin (since slaine in rebellion) Whose Chrissen names he cannott expresse, and Walter ffinglasse and Andrew ffinglass gent sonns of John ffinglass of Tubbertowne in the said County gentlemen and divers others whom he cannott name And this deponent seeing their wicked cruelty gott away from them and escaped becawse those Rebells very well knew him, and what frendes he had.
Jur 29o febr 1643 coram
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton

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