Deposition of George Graye

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George Graye late of oghall within the County of Cavan husbandman sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That in the begining of the present Rebellion vizt on or about the xxiiijth day of October 1641 This deponent at Oghall aforesaid was by force and armes depriued, robbed or otherwise dispojled of his goodes and Chattells Consisting of Cowes yong cattle horses sheepe Corne hay howsholdstuffe ready mony debts & proffitts of his farme all worth, Threescore Powndes ster at the Least By, and by the meanes of theis parties Rebells following vizt Hughe Brady <a> of Edenclary in the same County gentleman: & about five of his servants whoem this deponent cannott name: which said parties together with the Rebells Owen ô Rely of Edenclary aforesaid gent & owen ô Daly quickly after with swords drawne and other weapons expulced & forceibly driue away out of that Cuntry him this Deponent and his wiffe and three children: and the rest of his English neighbors thereabouts: Threatening to Kill them if they should stay: & the said Owen ô Daly then & some other Rebells whose names he Knoweth not then & there most barbarously murthered one ffrancis Sharpe an Englishman
signum [mark] predicti Georgij Gray
Jur 14o Junij 1643
Will: Aldrich
John Sterne

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George Gray 14 Junij
1643
Intw

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