Deposition of Jane Pressick

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The deposicion of Jane Pressick late wife to Thomas Pressick late of Trim in the County of Meath Sadler
The examinate being deposed sayth that about the 27th of November Last anno 1641 shee was robbed & dispoyled at Trym aforesaid dispossessed by Captaine by Miles ô Rely in the county of Cavan of the Rebe lls there one Captaine Betagh <sonn to Edward Betagh of Manalty> Captaines & Chr Pluncket 2 other captaines of the Rebells & their companyes vizt
of Cattell worth fortie foure pounds sterling
of houshould stuffe worth one hundred twenty five pounds sterling
of wares belonging to the trade of a Sadler worth thirty pounds sterling of materialls stuffe for building worth fourty one pounds
A haggarth of Corne and haye worth thirtie fiue pounds sterling And besides she is expelled by the same Rebells o f [ ] [ ] foure Acres of Barley Beere & twoe of wheat sowne vpon her grounds within Try m aforesaid worth xxxv li. of debts to her knowledge thirteene pounds fifteene shillings of provision of Meate for the house worth sixe pounds seven shillings And of the proffitts of Garden worth twoe pounds sterling In all CCC li. corne in ground worth 35 li. sterling
Moreover shee further sayth that the Castle wherein shee then Lived belonging to the Right Reverend father in God the Lo: Bishop of Meath was a fter in a most violent manner fired by the aforesaid Captaines & their Companyes and soe continued burneing for the space of Thirteene houres. After which time the heate ceasing they the said Captaines came to the place where her husband with the rest were and tooke him and after a most cruell barbarous & deporable waye inhumane manner carried vp & downe the towne naked and then hanged and bemangled him to death with his sonne in lawe James Hankinn and sixe men more, some in his owne backside & some other where standing for their king & Country Wherevpon shee with her eldest daughter (bigg with Child) whose husband was then lost slaine as aforesaid with sixe children more were forced for saiffty of their Lives to flie to the City of Dublin and there now to live in the great want and penurie having nothing wherewith to be maintained.
Signum predicte Jane [mark]
Jur 19o Jan: 1641
John Sterne
William Aldrich

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