Deposition of William Stewart

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William Stewart of Corry in the parish of Clangish within the County of Longford, gent A Brittish protestant duly sworne sayth that since the present Rebellion began vizt of or about the fift day of January in the yeere of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred forty one he hath been was spoyled and robbed, and by force of armes depriued of Corne to the value of fiftye pounds ster: of Cowes small and great sixe and thirtye to the value of fourscore pounds ster: Of horses young and old eleven, to the value of foure and twentye pounds ster of Sheepe fortye English, to the value of twelfe pounds ster of Garden, provision, and housholdstuffe to the value of fifteen pounds ster: Of Houses that were burnte to the value of Twentye pounds ster: Of his Lease being for fourteen yeeres to come, held from St John Seton worth clerely v li. per annum & he is like to loose the future proffits thereof vntill a peace be setled to the value of Threescore pounds ster: of a gold ringe to the value of fortye shillings ster: In all ammountying in present losses to the iust and full summe of Two hundred and tenn pownds threescore and three pounds ster: Bye the hands and <A.> meanes of Lisagh mc Garald of Drumbad within the said Countye, Lisagh mc Connell of Clonebally in the sayd Countye, Donagh ô Bwye Buy of Letrim, Donell Maledye a Surgion with many more which the deponent cannot nominate, who being all Rebells which Rebells came and threatend the deponent that they would hange <B.> the deponent him, And the sayd Donell Maledye tould the deponent that he would lay his body the one side of the way and his body head on the other side and that the deponent should <hand> not know who did it, and offered twice to murther him, forcing him to goe to Masse twice or thrice against his will And he the said donell & the rest comonly & [ ] prayed [ ] for Owen roe ô Neale as king of Ireland [ ] the deponent sayth, and further deposeth not.
<c> And further sayth that one John Hussie a Rebell sometyme trooper to the lord Dillon & one that with his armes run from his lord to the Rebells) and divers other Rebells within the County of Longford have for a long time together since the Rebellion begun publiquely & comonly affirmed braggd

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bragged and given out in wordes that they would carry over twen{ty} thowsand souldjers of their owne out of Ireland to assist the King there against the Parliament: familiarly & often calling those of the Parliament & this deponent & others of the English, Parliament Rogues: And saying that they would roote out all the scott English and Scotts (whom they called Hereticks) out of Ireland, and not Leave one of them there: And that they would have none but their owne governors vizt those of the jrishe: within the Kingdome of Ireland: And further saith That the Rebells of the County of Roscomon: have Robbed and murthered vpon the mountaine of Slibane viijt men women & children of the Scottish protestants: 2 of which were children one about 4 another about 2 yere old, & their mother called Elizabeth Clar{ } was another of them soe killed & murthered, when she was great quick with chyld: And further saith that the Rebells in the County of Longford often threatened to hang the deponent: saying becawse his name was stewart hee should be hanged a foote above the rest
Signum predicti [mark] Willelmi Stewart
Jur 16o Januarij 1642
Will: Aldrich
Hen: Brereton

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William Stewart Jur 16o
Januarij 1642
Int Cert fact
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