Deposition of Henry Howell

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Henry Howell late of the Towne and parish of Dungarvan in the barony of the dessies & within the Countie of Waterford husbandman (a britti s h protestant) duely sworne and examined by vertue &c deposeth and saith: That on or aboute all Saints day last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost & was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt value of 93 li.
Of heiffers steeres mares and swine at Dungarvan aforesaid to the value of eight pounds Of houshould stuffe & prouision in the house to the value of eight pounds Of weareing apparell to the value of fiue pounds Of Implements of husbandry to the value of fortie shillings Of hay and Corne in the haggarde & house to the value of fortie pounds Hee likewise was expelled and driuen away from the said Towne where he left in Corne in ground (which he conceaues to be lost) to t h e value of thirtie pounds The totall of his losses amounts to foure score & thirteene pounds he was robbed by Edward Hore of Dungarvan aforesaid mass priest Austace White of the same widdowe The deponent further And saith that he was present when the Castle of Dungarvan aforesaid was surprised and taken by the rebells vizt John Butler liueing neere the same, John Hore of Shandon in the said County Esquire [ ] John Clancy of the same gentleman John Hore ffitz Michell of the same gentleman Mathewe Hore of the same gentleman Thomas Mormin of the same merchant & diuers others whose names he knoweth not The said Castle was taken after this maner, John Hore of Shandon aforesaid pretending (a matter of a fortnight before the said Castle was taken) that the rooffe of his house wanted reparation & slating borowed a lather out of the said Castle & the same morneing it was taken the said Hore sent woord to the said Castle to fetch home the said ladder for saith he the enemy is neere at hand & it is feared they will scale with it the walls excepte it were brought in by times & withall sent six men with the lader to the said Castle gate & presently noe sooner were the gates opened to

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receaue in the said lader but the parties that caried the same stood in the middest of the gate with thone half of the said lader within doores & thother half without whereby the rebells instantly rushed in a greate number & tooke the said Castle, where they stripped a matter of fortie persosn yonge and ould English protestants & further he canot depose
Henry [mark] Howell his marke
Jurat coram nobis
2o die July 1642
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell

The examination of
Henry Howell
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Waterford
Re
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Henry Howell late of dungarvan