Deposition of William Parkinson
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William Parkinson late of Castlecomer in the County of Kilkenny Esquire sworne & examined deposeth and saith That since the begining of the presente Rebellion and by meanes thereof Hee this deponent hath beene deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of the possession Rentes & proffittes of one howse in CastleComer in the County of Kilkenny of the clere yerely Rent of iij li. per annum, now destroyed by the Rebells And of another howse Malthowse kilne Barne stable oxhowse & other buildinges there, to his losse of Clxv li. ster, And of his farme of part of Ballimurphy and Ballywickanally in the County of Monoghan containing 800 acres (whereof hee had a lease for 41 yeres) to his losse & damage of 350 li. And of the towne land of Ardragh within the said Countie of Kilkenny (whereof when the Rebellion began he had a lease for thirtie one yeres in being) to his losse and damage of fowre hundreth & eighty powndes, And of divers debtes due and owing vnto him some by the kinges honest and loyall Subjectes disabled by the Rebellion to make satisfaccion & the rest by the Rebells hereafter in that behalf named amounting in all to CCCxlvij li. xix s. and of ready money, armes: plate Rings apparell howshold stuff provition horses Mares geldinges Coults Beastes Cattle Corne hay: vtensills and implementes of husbandry & other goodes & chattells amounting to the sume of one thowsand twoe hundreth eighty nyne Powndes more Soe as his whole losses susteined by meanes of the Rebellion amount vnto the sume of twoe thowsand Six hundreth thirtie twoe poundes nyne shillinges ster And further saith that theis parties hereafter mencioned are & stand duly indebted to this deponent in seuerall s and particular sumes of money (being part of the debtes above mencioned) and that theis same parties are or have beene lately in actuall Rebellion <A> (carrying armes, comitting outrages & Cruelties, & partakeing with the other Rebells against the Kinges Maiesty & his loyall subjectes of this kingdome) vizt Robert Shee of Aghahore Esquire Late high sherriffe of the Countie of Kilkenny
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[ ] ] ] ]farmer gent [ ] And this deponent further saith That <A C> vpon ffriday the xxvjth of November 1641 (to this deponentes remembrance one Thomas Butler of Conlemcleane Teige mc Edmond <A> ô Brenan of Loan Tirlogh ô Brenan Teige mc Knogher ô Brenan Murtoghe mc Sherry o Brenan: Edmund o Brenan of Clowmine Geffrey Roe o Brenan: Owen mc Dermott ô Brenan Dermott mc Owen ô Brenan of Kiltowne Patterick o Brenan Edmund oge ô Brenan Teige mc Kilpatarick ô Brenan & John his brother of Cruitt John mc William ô Brenan and Lewis his brother of Knockneshenaghe John mc Edmund ô Brenan of ffarran Rossse James Roe ô Brenan of Smithstowne together with all the sept of the Brenans of the [ ] Parrishe of CastleComer and desert came into the territory of Idoughe & mannor of CastleComer together with twoe or three hundreth of the Cavenaghes and other septes of the Counties of Catherlagh & Wickloe (as the examinant was Certenly informed And then and there in vyolent felonious and Rebellious manner with force & armes vizt guns pikes pitchforkes swordes dartes and skeanes tooke from the inhabitantes of the same Mannor being late tenantes to the Right honourable the
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Lord Deputy Christofer Wandesford all their goodes or soe much as they Could light vpon: as horses Cowes sheepe howshold stuff Corne money & the very clothes of their backs Soe as this examinant by direccion of Mr William Wandesford gave to many of those stripped people fustian to make them shirtes and smocks to Cover their nakednes. And after the Rebellious route aforesaid had shared & parted amongst them the prey which they had taken from the foresaid English They came in war lick manner to the towne of Castlecomer where vpon all the Inhabitantes were forced to fly into the Castle there to saue their liues which Castle was then kept by Lieutennant John ffarrer with 20 musketteeres & some pikes: with the assistance of the pillidged neighbours whereof this deponent was one: And he further saith that one dark night < [ ] > shortly after, the irish Rebells sett vpon the Church of Comer where about 60 english men women and children were putt for their saffeguard And there they defended themselues vntill all their amunition was spent, & the north dore burnt downe: And then and there the Rebells killd one English man: & tooke the rest prisoners stripping them of all they had & kept the men in prison ready to starue with Cold & hunger vntill they were Redeemed by exchang of others for them: And further saith That vpon new yeres day or rather in the night before day the foresaid Rebells & their adherentes sett the examinantes dwelling howse on fier where there were 40 or 50 of the English placed And att that tyme <[C]> the Castle not being able to hold and in defence the English they being there 300 or 400 in number or thereaboutes: and the wiffe of Thomas Brookes being by some of the Rebells shott dead throughe the head < [ ] >as shee fled from the fyre: yet by the provydence of god & the helpe of the Castle the rest escaped thither out of the deponentes howse And shortly after one Christopher Marley & other 2 English boyes being taken by the Rebells were (by the appointment of Richard Butler of Conleneleane <D> Tho: Butler his brother Edward ô Brenan their Captain John mc William o Brenan their Lieutennant and Lewis his brother) all hanged
And likewise saith that he sawe Lewis o Brenan with his sword drawne in his hand in the towne of CastleComer pursue after an English boy of 8 or 9 yeres of age or thereabouts (by name Richard Barnett) into a howse, And saw the said Lewis lead the said boy forth of the howse the blood running abou{t} the poore yong boys eares in a hearen rope, and ledd the boy to his fathers tenter & there hanged him together with John Bourkes another little Boy in the presence of
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John Brenan their lievtennant and others: And further saith that the wiffe <E> of one John ffarrey Harvye told him That she being at Kilkenny att the stripping of the English: & being formerly (to saue her liffe) turned to Masse was notwithstanding < [ ] > stripped againe together with her children: And one Pursell a butcher (after he had stripped her daughter (being about 15 yeres old) ripped vp her daughters body vntill her intrayles fell out, whereof she died that night And that theere vpon she the girls mother went to the Maior of Kilkenny and complained of <B> it. But he sayd away with her & dispatch her. Soe as not only the said butcher but many others did beat & wound her the mother soe as she hardly escaped with liffe she herself haveing then & there 17 or 18 woundes giuen her whereof she lay long sick And this deponent further sayth That by the credibly report both of English and some irish (which [ ] affirmed they were eye witnesss) a bloudie murther was comitted nere to Kilseackell in the Queens Countie vpon an English man & his wife & 4 or 5 children and a maid, All which were hanged by the Comand of Sir Morgan Cavenaghe knight & Robert Harpoole And after putt all in one hole: The yongest child being not fully dead putting vp the hand and crying mammy mammie: when without Mercie they buried him aliue Captaine Edward Brenan begging for their lives from Sir Morgan Cavenaghe but he was denied it, as the said Brenan told the deponent And this deponent further saith That dureing the seidge of the Castle of Comer Barnaby Dempsie of Knock within the Queens County Esquire, came againe to the said Castle (to helpe the said Butler and Brenan) the Rebells with three colours, And Walter Butler of Prolestowne in the County of Kilkenny Esquire came alsoe with 2 Coulers And John Brenan of Whitwall came alsoe with a Company thither And this deponent did then alsoe see there one Tho: Cantwell of Cantwell Court within the County of Kilkenny Esquire with his company: And this deponent saw there alsoe at the beseidging of that Castle Patrick Purcell of Ballicomee James <ff> Purcell of Cloan & patrick his sonn Richard Marshal of Clantubbertt & Walter Archer of Corbutstowne gent of the County of Kilkenny and Peirce Deane of maCully Michaell Cantwell Robert oge Shortall gent and one Edmund Brenan of Callen gent William Dormer George Dormer ffrancis Dormer John Gallohyde & Michaell Welsh (the 2 last being desperate bloudy fellowes that run away from lieutennant Farrer) all which Joined together in beseidging the said Castle: And this deponent hath credibly heard That Walter Butler of Poolestoune within the County of Kilkenny Esquire Walter Bagnall of Dunleckny in the County of Catherlaghe Esquire James Butler of Tenihinch within the County of Catherlaghe Esquire & Robert Shee of Kikenny Esquire were the Cheefe instrumentes That made the Lord Viscount Mountgarrett take vp armes against his maiesty & his loyall english subiectes And he the rathr beleeveth the <hand> same to be true ffor that he heard Walter Butler of Poolestowne aforesaid speake wordes to the same effect. And further saith that he heard the Rebell Edmund
<Jur xj ffebr 1642 Mr Adams Mr Aldrich>
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Edmund Pursell of Esker in the County of Kilkenny gent about shrouetyde 1641 sayd vnto this deponent that it was fitt for him this deponent to bee of theirs meanein{g} the papistes Religion ffor that they meaneing himself & the other popish Rebells of Ireland would before Midsomer then next, over come all the protestantes in Ireland And that then they would carry an Army < [Z ] > of ffortie thowsand men into England And furth[er] saith That he hath heard divers of the Rebells most vyely miscall & threaten one Mistress Ann Stanes widow for harbouring and releeveing of the Englis{h} & saying that they would pillidge her of all her goods for soe doeing & they accordingly tooke from her some of her good{es} And att that tyme that this deponent & his wiffe and & children, were harboured att her howse they threatened her very much and said shee kept a divell in euery room <D> of her howse: And further saith That hee this deponent redd a peticon of Complaint in writing of from one <G> Richard Archdeacon Captain of the irish towne of Kilkenny & the Aldermen of the Citty of Kilkenny directed to the Lord Mountgarret & his Counsell whereby those petitioners amongst other thinges desired That Phillip Pursell of Ballifojle Esquire might be punished for releevein{g} of the protestantes
William Perkinson
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Will Aldrich Randall Adams
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