Deposition of Symon Wesnam

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1642-07-22
Identifier: 833204r151

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Cavan
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Words
Commissioners: William Aldrich, William Hitchcock
Deposition Transcription:


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<Com Cavan ss> Symon wesnam of Carrickmore in the county of Cavan gentleman beinge Sworne and depossed before vs sayeth that vppon and about the xxvth daye of october last past being in the yeare of our lord god one thousand sixe hundred ffortye one he the saide Symon was lawefully possessed & Intrested of and in these goods chattells cattell howsehould stuff and Apparrell followeinge videlicet
Twenty Englishe Cowes tenne heiffers & steares Sixe Mares one Gelldinge one coult twenty Englishe Sheepe & Twenty Milch Goatts valued in all____ 97 li.
Corne vizt oatts & barrlly and allso Garden Rootts & hearbes valued____ 20 li.
howsehould stuff lynen wollens mones leasses and apparrell valued____550 li.
Somatotalis____167 li.
And beinge Soe possessed & Interested of and in the saide Goods chattells leasses howshouldstuff money and apparrell valued one hundred three score & seaven pounds sterl he the saide Symon wesman vppon and about the aforesaide xxvth daye of october 1641was most wrongefully & forcibly with force & armes etc Robbed spoyled & deprived of the same goods chattells cattell leasses money & apparell To his Remembrance by the so Notorious Rebels and <a> theeves followeinge vizt
<Com Cavan>
James mc Shane Moyle o Relly of dromvady & parish of Ana gentleman
ffarrall mc James o Relly of the same gentleman
Hugh mc knougher oRelly of killbanrick & parish of Anna gentleman
ffarrall more o Relly of the same gentleman
ffarrall mc Phillip mc phillipp o Relly of the same gentleman
Donnogh Modder Brady of Maherenure gentleman
Donnogh Mur Brady of the same gentleman
Patrick odowd of Coriknaugh yeoman & parishe of Ana
Donnoghe Shalway of the same yeoman
ffarrall mc Teigh mc Murragh Brady of the parishe of Castltara gentleman
Phelime mc Shane of Aghenehose & parish aforesaid yeoman
county of Cavan and diuers other persons vnknowne
which Rebbells saied they did Rise into Armes for Relligion and vppon a letter from the Quene
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<Com Cavan ss
And further saith> Symon wesnam of Carrickmore in the countye of Cavan gentleman beinge depossed before vs sayeth that these persons hearevnder written are principall Rebells of the county of Cavan & in Rebellion actuall against his maiestie by taking vp armes with the Rebells & robbing & dispoileing the protestants vizt
vizt
1 Phillip mc hugh mc shane oRelly of Ballanecargie Esquire Chife Collonell
2 Milles alias Mullmore oRelly Esquire a Captaine & brother of the aforesaide phillip
<a> 3 Hugh Roe oRelly Esquire Sonne of the aforesaid phillipp a Captaine of the sept of the Gones
<x> 4 Hugh Boye oRelly seriant Maior of the Regement
5 Hugh mc mullmore backa oRelly Esquire a captaine of dunmury in the parishe of drunge and larra
6 Edmond mc Mullmore oRelly of the same Esquire a captaine
7 Edmond mc Mullmore mchugh oRelly of the parishe of killmore Esquire a Captaine
8 and Mullmore mc Edmond o Relly Esquire sone of the last named Edmond two most cruell Rebbeles against the Englishe and both Captaine Rebbells
<b> 9 hugh Brady of ontragh Esquire a Captaine leiftent
10 Thomas o Gone of the parishe of killdromfirt a most cruill Rebells & against the Englishe
11 Thomas Brady father in lawe of the saide Thomas o Gone & a late minister but a notorious Rebbell & a theife this fellowe whoe Robbed a pilledged the englishe more that any one Rebbell whoe pillaged about 300 cowes from thenglish & entered vpon all their lands & possessed it
12 Hugh mc Gillpatrick Brady of the parishe of Castletarra gentleman a Rebbell who by Report killed many English
13 Cormack mc Gillpatrick Brady of killnecrosse gentleman
14 James Brady late seruant to the lady wirrall & nowe a Notorious Rebbell this fellowe seaseth not dally to Ivent lyes of the destruction of Englishe to Encourage the Ireishe Rebbells against the Englishe as he hath formerly begin
15 Gillduff mc Shane moyle oRelly gentleman of the parishe of Anna
16 Donnell mc Shane moyle oRelly of the same gentleman a murderous Rebbell who cruelly did kill one olde Rochison
17 Hugh boye oRelly of kilduff gentleman & parish of Castletarra
18 Mullmore oRelly of the same gentleman
19 Donnell mc Shane oRelly of the same gentleman
20 Gillernowe mc Genna of the same yeoman
21 Phellime backa mc Cale of the same yeoman
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<c> 22 Cahire mc Tirlaugh oRelly gentleman of dristernan in the parish of Anna
23 Thomas Brady of the same gentleman
24 Donnell mc hugh oRelly of killagh gentleman in the parish of Anna
25 Shane mc Donnell oRelly of the same gentleman
26 Phillipp mc Donnell oRelly of the same gentleman
27 Hugh mc Tirlaugh oRelly of the same gentleman
28 ffarrall Rabbagh o Relly of the same gentleman
<these five last named are wicked Reb b ells against the English>
<B> 29 ffarrall mc Brian oge oRelly of knocher Roe gentleman a wicked Rebbell this fellowe did Rune thorough with a picke and kill a Nacked & madde Englishe man called Robert Reader & the pere distracted man did laughing vppon him (by Report) when he killed him
30 Phillip Roe oRelly Esquire a captaine
31 Owen oRelly of Clankey Esquire a captaine
32 Donnogh mc Gawran Esquire a captaine of Tullahagh
33 Thomas Brady the prest preist of the parishe of Anna who saide that the Englishe did gouerne this kingedome with a most tiranicall gouernement worse the any Nation in Europpe and did applaud the spanishe gouernment [ ] Rebbell
<A> 34 d Edmond mc Gilduff oRelly of Mullacroghery in the parishe of Anna gentleman this man by Report made a covnterfeitt letter in the Name of Phillip mc hugh mc Shane oRelly & and vnder [? or] of that letter he the said Edmond and one
35 Knogher oge oRelly mc knougher cossen of the said Edmond ffarrall mc James oRelly his cosen
36 Brian oge o Mupatrick captaine of the Rebbells of Balturburt did dround at Belturburt 38 per Englishe men women & Children and alsoe did hange old James Carre & another Englishe man
<diuers of> These Rebbells saide that the did Rise (in Rebellion) for their Consience and that they had the Queenes letter to Rise and that they would have their owne lands againe and Engl Ireishe Gouernours, And further sayth it is credibly reported that Rose Ny Neile wif vnto Phillip mc Hugh Mc Shane รด Rely in respect of her goeing out with the souldjers & vyolent action in the Rebellion hath gotten the name of Colonell Neile: & that she after the slaughter
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at dundolk brought men to murther the surviveing English about Ballihays in the County of Cavan: but cold not prevaile with her husband to doe or consent to the doeing thereof
<And further saith that> The Englishe that goe to mass are theis that follow vizt
John lockington the Elder of Swethland in the parishe of vrny gentleman this man draweth other Englishe in to mas
Phebus Bignall of the same Tanner
Eusace Smith of Ballihaies in the parishe of Castletarra yeoman &
James Brookes of the same dier
<Mr Ardrich
Mr Hitchcock>
Symon Wesnam
Jur xxij Julij 1642
Will: Aldrich
Will: Hitchcocke

In that
that

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hand Com Cauan
Simon Wesnam Jur
22o Julij 1642
Exw Cert imediate
fact
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Deponent Fullname: Symon wesnam
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent Occupation: Gentleman
Deponent County of Residence: Cavan
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: James mc Shane Moyle o Relly, ffarrall mc James o Relly, Hugh mc knougher oRelly, ffarrall more o Relly, ffarrall mc Phillip mc phillipp o Relly, Donnogh Modder Brady, Donnogh Mur Brady, Patrick odowd, Donnoghe Shalway, ffarrall mc Teigh mc Murragh Brady, Phelime mc Shane, the Quene, Milles oRelly, Phillip mc hugh mc shane oRelly, Hugh Roe oRelly, Hugh Boye oRelly, Hugh mc mullmore oRelly, Edmond mc Mullmore oRelly, Edmond mc Mullmore mchugh oRelly, Mullmore mc Edmond o Relly, hugh Brady, Thomas o Gone, Thomas Brady, Hugh mc Gillpatrick Brady, Cormack mc Gillpatrick Brady, James Brady, Gillduff mc Shane moyle oRelly, Donnell mc Shane moyle oRelly, Hugh boye oRelly, Mullmore oRelly, Donnell mc Shane oRelly, Gillernowe mc Genna, Phellime backa mc Cale, Cahire mc Tirlaugh oRelly, Thomas Brady, Donnell mc hugh oRelly, Shane mc Donnell oRelly, Phillipp mc Donnell oRelly, Hugh mc Tirlaugh oRelly, ffarrall Rabbagh o Relly, ffarrall mc Brian oge oRelly, Phillip Roe oRelly, Owen oRelly, Donnogh mc Gawran, Thomas Brady, Edmond mc Gilduff oRelly, Phillip mc hugh mc Shane oRelly, Knogher oge oRelly mc knougher, Edmond ffarrall mc James oRelly, Brian oge o Mupatrick, Rose Ny Neile, Robert Reader, James Carre, John lockington, Phebus Bignall, Eusace Smith, James Brookes
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Mentioned, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Victim, Victim, Apostate, Apostate, Apostate, Apostate