Deposition of James Dowdall

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(Note: Lacunae in this deposition have been made good from the copy at fols 114v (line 32)-115v (line 15))
The further examination of James Dowdall gent taken the 1 6 th day of March 1643
<And this deponent further> H e saith that about the eight day of November one thousand {forty} & one newes was brought to the deponent to Edendery in {the kinges county} that the papists had Robbed & spoiled all the protestants {at Moy}Lagh, killeokin, Longewood, Clonard & about trim in the {County of } Meath wherevpon hee rade forth with two horsemen {namely George} Hussy & Nicholas Nary also e sworne & examined herevnto to Clonard Bridge, To William {Harrisons} House, whoe confirmed the report to bee true, & sayd {that he had} sent away his Cattell away fearinge hee should Lo{oose them and was} drawinge his goods to Carbry house in the same Count{y of Kildare} Because as hee sayd many of the papists were in a tu{multuous manner} assembled at Longwood, where vpon this deponent {roade towards} Longewood, & when hee came to Ballynekill about {a myle distant} from Longwood hee saw about adossen men with pi{kes and swordes} driue with much violence a greate number of Cowes & {horses where}vpon hee Rade vp to them & asked what they meant, {they told him} <K> that they were imployed by Barnaby Scurlocke of Sc{urlockestowne} & Linsh of Donower freehoulders to take whoe we{re then at Lon}gewood afforesayd to take vp those Cowes & horses bec{ause they were} protestants goodes, for it was agreed vpon amonge{st all the Cathlo}likes in Ireland to roote out & pilladge all the pro{testants where}vpon this deponent Rescued the Cattell & Rode vp to an {English mans} house whose goodes hee supposed those to bee, but fo{und none} of the English, but meet with Irish beggers, whoe t{ould him that} all or most of the English bettweene that & Trim w{ere likewise} Robbed wherevpon this deponent made hast home to {look to his} owne [th ] thinges And [ then ] as hee was informed the ne{xt day those} Rogues droue the sayd Cattle to Longewood, The nex{t day after} hee sent forth the said Nicolas Nary & George Ha{rbert towards the} same place, to inquire more of it, & they Layd ho{ld of a man on} a horseback with a sword skene & halfe pike & {questioned} with him from whence hee came & hee confessed {that he came} vp with summ of Plunkets country people about {kells in the county} of Meath that Came into those parts to see what he {could get} for all protestants goodes were taken vp their abou{ts the prisoner} knew not all this while but that they rann vpon {the like course} of spoile, but when they aprehended terrour & dang { er } him hee seemed to {be amazed but said} nothinge vntill he came before this deponent, w{here he proffe}red to doe seruice soe as hee might haue his Life & {confessed what} hee formerly sayd & sayd further that it would {be soe all the kingdome} ouer presently as wee heard it was in those pla{ces from whence he came} whe{re}vpon this deponent sent him {to Sir John Gifford knight whoe committed} him to {the Naase gaole}
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{Abo}ut the 14th of November 1641 All the poore English of Geshell in the Kinges {Cou}ntye were for the most part Robbed & spoiled, except Gilbert Tarlton {&} Richard Hamnett whoe came downe towards Dublin with summ Cattell {But} they were with force & violence Robbed of them in the barony of Carbry {&} in Carbry towne by the inhabitants All this the deponent knoweth {by?} his owne knowledge to bee true wittnesse his hand
{Th}e afforesayd George Hussy sworne and examined aforesaid {de}poseth the same witnesse that the said Ja: Dowdall hath { } heard formerly deposed concerning those thinges wherein he was imploied
Ja: Dowdall
George [mark] Hussys marke
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