Deposition of Christopher Ayrey

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Christopher Ayrey of Drumsillah in the parish of Castlevragh in the County of Cavan shoomaker sworne saith
That about the xxvjth of October last this deponent was robbd stripped & [delayed] depriued of his goodes & chattells hereafter mencioned vizt in Cattell to the value of 40 li. 56 li. In Corne 6 li. In houshold stuffe readie money and debtes 14 li. 10 s. In all amounting to the summe of 767 li. 10 s. or thereaboutes By or by the meanes of Phillip o Rely a Captyne Rebell of the Countie of Cavan and his soldiers
And this deponent sayth That about a little after the time aforesaid hee this deponent did see one of the Rebells whose name hee knoweth not at yoghall neere the Cavan in the high way Crewilly murder and mangle to death of one Wilson, And that this deponent was most creuelly and barbarouslie stripped starke naked divers tymes by the Rebells in seuerall places whose names hee knoweth not
Christopher Ayray
Jur 22o Jan 1641
Joh Watson
Will Hitchcock

fol. 184v

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Christopher Ayreys Com
Cavan
Jur 22o Jan 1641.
Intw
Hand
Murder

[Copy at MS 832, fols 51v-52r]