Deposition of Thomas Manton

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1642-05-22
Identifier: 835211r245

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Fermanagh
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Robbery, Stripping
Commissioners: William Aldrich, William Hitchcock
Deposition Transcription:


fol. 211r



820
Thomas Manton of Drumbownagh in the parish of Drumully halfe barronye of Coolle & County ffarmanagh an English protestant being duely sworne deposeth that vppon the 25 th of 8ber last he was robbed and loste in a lease worth twenty pounds in Cattle worth thirtye fiue pounds in Corne & hay in Stacks and Corne in ground worth twenty pounds in household goods and other provision worth fifteene pounds in all amounteing to fourscore & ten pounds By reason of the tenants of Phillip mc Hugh mc Shane < a > O Realy of O BellanaCarrigagh in the County of Cauan & ther was one Edmund mactilloane of the vttreagh in the County afor{e}said with diuers others which this deponent knoweth not ther names because they li u ed not in the same County wheare the deponent liued, and this deponent with his foure children was afterwards stript by one magagharan and his Company in the County of Cauan whoe as he veryly beleueth were to the number of one hundred or more of rebells, in the place wheare Abraham James and Thomas Wilson and diuers others were kild And further saith that this deponent for feare of the Rebells (many s ome of which hee sawe before he fled away vizt Shane รด Donnoghe of Derrycord & Phillip his brother of the County of ffermanagh husbandmen Donnogh mc Manus of a Sherriffs Bailiff of the Barronye of Coole, & same County) he fledd forcebly came away & soe could not take notice of the rest of the rebells now or then in action
Thomas Manton
Jur 22o May 1642
William Aldrich
Will: Hitchcocke


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ffermanaghe
Tho: Manton: 22o
May 1642
Intw
Cert
Hand

80 84

[Bottom of page, upside down, partially ripped off]

[Joyrnies?], And yet did never give him any thing

Deponent Fullname: Thomas Manton
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent County of Residence: Fermanagh
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Phillip mc Hugh mc Shane O Realy, Edmund mactilloane, Shane , Phillip , Donnogh mc Manus, Abraham James, Thomas Wilson
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Victim, Victim