Examination of John Furlong

fol. 109r

The Examinacion of John ffurlong of Rangan gent aged fortie yeares or thereabouts taken vpon oath on the behalfe of the Comonwealth Concerning Marcus Synnot of Rosgarland in the County of wexford gent
<To the 1st inter> The Examinant Deposeth & saith that he well knoweth the said Marcus who dwelt at Rosgarland in the County of wexford the whole time of the rebellion then of the Irish quarters <u> from whence the said Marcus did not remooue into the english quarters as the Lady Colclough of Tinterne Nicholas Row of Bridgetowne & other protestants in the said County did His cause of knowledge is for that the deponent was conuersant with the said Marcus seauerall times
<To the 2d Inter> The deponent saith that vpon the Lord generall Cromwells aduance with his Armie into the County of wexford about Michelmas 1649: the said Marcus departed from his said habitacion at Rosgarland & fled to the Citty of waterford then a guarrisson of the Irish for what <w> reason the deponent knoweth not except it were to shun the english Armie for that present where the said Marcus Continued till he obtained protecion the deponents cause of knowledge is for that the deponent went to & was at waterford about that time & did then & there see the said Marcus & his wife & did afterwardes see the protecion granted to the said Marcus by the Lord generall Cromwell whereupon the said Marcus Returned to his former habita{cion}
<To the 3d & 4th inter> The examinant saith that about or soone after Christmas in the yeare 1641: this deponent did see the said Marcus at with and among the Irish in Armes then gathered togeather <x> beseiging the forte of Duncannon when & where the deponent did see the said Marcus weare a sword but what other Armes or what Imployment millitary the said Marcus then had the deponent knoweth not
<To the rest of the> Interrogatoryes he cannot depose & further saith not &c
John ffurlonge
Sworne before vs the 7th of ffebr 1653
{T}ho Hart
Am Andrewes
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<Marcus Synnot of {Rosgarland}>