Deposition of Thomas Makgill

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Thomas Makgill Clerk Viccar of killaney in the Countie of Lowthe sworne & examined sayethe
That abowt the lattar end daye of apryll last past he was violently dispossessed of & expelled from his mansione hows and gleab land by on Mr Mr Garland of the watters in the said Countie against whom he heaving compleaned to the kings Beanche and obtained order for his repossessing the said Mr Mr Macgi{ll} was againe redespossesed of his said hous & gleab by the tennents of the said Mr. Garland vpon the 23 of October last & he was prohibited robbed by the Rebells vp{on} the said 23 day of October & lost in goods & bonds for moneyes to the vallewe of 140 li. ster besyds he was expelled from his Church Revenew extending to the sume of 55 li. per annum all which he testefies vpone his oathe him selfe being keept the space of 15 weekes in prissone by the said s Rebells whos names ar Coll McBrian McMaghan Mag ho n of the Barronie of ffarnie meane & Patrick McLathlane Mak Mahone Patrick fitsEdmond McMahon of the same Barronie & Countie Owen O Murphie Conlo McIvagh Iver s McMahone with divers others who h avinge kept him & 40 or 50 of his neighbours in prison & heaving keept v s the space of 15 weeks vpon the first Sonday of the yeare vizt 2 J an: 1641 the Rebells did put to death the number of 18 persons to death heaveing first stabed stabbed them and then hanging them and some of them who wer not fully dead the Rebells did stabb them after they had ben half hanged and then buried them in the ditches saying to my selfe him this deponent that they had sent his paritioners to hell & shortlie they wold send [ ] t hat he this deponent by burning him with fyer and that [ ] they wer [ ] threatening me with death for preaching in prissone to my flock there And further sayeth that the Rebells such menac e ing menasing words and were that they would not be subiect to aney parlaments in Ingland and that they wold heave non to governen over them in Irland but aborne Irishe man and one Con Conagh Mcawards sonne called Phillipp Mcaward there words were said that they had beene keept poore but nowe they intended to free themselfes of that povertie And further saith that everie other night also duringe the tyme they wer in prisson they Rebells cam onto our prissone [ ] & searched them [ us ] for moneyes & threatening vs with deathe so that the space of 15 wikes that the deponent was keept in prissone my lyfe was mor Irkesome then deathe it selfe which I And this deponent did bege of them maney tymes that they wold give him but halfe ane hours warning befoir his executione to prepare my selfe for God ffor that by nor I his parishoners and he ded desyer like of them becaus the Rebells wold not suffer my paritioners whom they put to death so muth as to recommend them selfe by prayer to God

T Makoill
Febr: 21. 1641
{Ran}dall Adams
Hen: Brereton

<on of my flocke caled Mr. Ithea Joanes was comed owt of Nealls the spac of twentie dayes befoir the Rebellione a gentleman against whose innocensie no man cowld speak was hanged not heaving soe muth spake of that as to saye his prayers & on of my flocke called Phillip Pharlie when they came to stab him did fall vpon his knees & opening his breast did owtter thes words com lett me goe to my saviowr dispathe me that I may be with my redeemer and soe with patient & constantie receaved the strock of deathe Makoill>

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Mr. Tho: Makgill Clark
Jur 21 ffebr 1641
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