Deposition of Elizabeth Northope

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Elizabeth Northope late of the parish of Clownish and County of Monaghan Spinster in the behalfe of her ffather in law Richard Squyre of the same parish lately & about Alhollantide last past most inhumanely slayne by the Rebe{lls} being duely sworne sayth That at or about the Six & Twentith day of October last her said ffather in law was robbed and dispoyled of his lands goods and Cattell of the valew following (vizt) ffifty head of Cattell worth Seaventy pounds: ffowreteene horses ffifty pound. Three hundred sheepe worth Seaventy ffiue pounds hay worth ffiue pound. Howseholdstuffe & provision for his howse worth Thirty pounds A lease of his land where he dwellt being Called Tatontemple worth Thirty pounds In all amounting to Twoe hundred <A> and ffifty pounds ster. And all this was donne by Rory <a> Mac Mahon and Redmond Mc Mahon & their followers whoe were the cheife Rebells of that side the Countrey and doe dwell in the Dortry.
Moreouer she sayth That her said ffather in law an{d} <B> his eldest sonne were slayne by the foresaid Rebells A sonne & a daughter of his are amongst them s{ti}ll and two children died here in Dublin since they c{am}e through the ill vsage they had amongst them. Shee sayth her said ffather in law did owe her this examinant ffifty pounds ster. which was her porcion and all that she hath to Liue on. And shee disir eth and cho seth ffrancis Parke her uncle to be her Agent to recouer what may be gott in recompence of {all} and the rather because her said ffather was & is indebted to {her}

The marke [mark] of Elizabeth Northope
Jurat cor nobis
3o. ffeb: 1641
Joh Watson
Will: Hitchcock

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