Deposition of John mc Edmond

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John mc Edmond of Carrigroghan in the County of the Cittie of Corke in the County of Cork an Irish protestant beinge duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission bear inge date the 5th of March in last touchinge the losses of his loyall subiects protestants within the province of Munster & other particulars to be enquired of concerneing his Maiesties present seruice he deposeth & saith
<hand> That on or aboute the time de[ ] that my lord of Muskry went out in rebellion last he was imployed & sent by his Master John Love of Carrigroghane aforesaid to goe to Crossyvahowny in the said Countie, where his Master the said John Love was giuen, to vnderstand that my lord of Muskry & oters were to meete & intended (as he was informed) the said lord of Muskry was to restore backe vnto the English such Cattle as was taken from them (amonge which the said Loues Cattle was likewise taken & the deponent sent purposely to bringe them backe againe) where the deponent meetinge with Thomas Leyne & Owen mc Aeley mass priests & William Tirry fitz Oliuer of the Clasneganny sub sheriffe of the said County, John Coppinger of Ballincolly in the said County gentleman & Dauid Kenlan of Cully duffe in the said County gentleman in company with the said Thomas and Owen & diuers others whose names he knoweth not where the said Thomas & Owen threatned to apprehend & tye him for that he was an [Irishman? ] iri shman & went to Church & did eat flesh in lent wherevpon the deponent said William Tirry answered & said that the Irish that ioyned held with the English were woorse & then the Irish English themselues, the deponent saith that he vttered the said woords in the Irish tongue further he cannot depose
John [mark] mc Edmonds marke
Jurat coram nobis
12o May 1642
Ni: Philpot
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench
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