Examination of Francis Dillan

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1653-05-02
Identifier: 830082r073

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Galway & Roscommon
Deposition Type: Commonwealth
Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing
Commissioners: Robert Ormsby, Walter Carwardine, William Heydon
Deposition Transcription:


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The Examination of Dame ffrancis Dillon the wife of the Lord Dillon Costelogh taken concerneing the murther of John Stibbs & George Dillon before vs whose names are herevnder subscribed The 2d day of May 1653.
<A> The said Lady being duely examined saith that shee doth not knowe any thinge concerneing the death of the said Stibbs & George Dillan onely shee saith that they were condempned by a Court Mashall al as shee heard. and that the same morneing before they were hanged Mris Dexter came to her the said Lady and when shee was in her bedd and acquainted her that George Dillans wife was at the Gate and desired to speake with her Ladyshipp to desire her to helpe to saue the said George, and that the said Lady replyed that shee had nothinge to doe with the said George and further that the said Stibbs and George Dillon were executed about fower of the Clocke in the afternoone as shee heard but shee saith shee did not see them executed
Fra: Dillon
Walter Carwardine
Rob: Ormsby
William Heydon


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The Examination of the
Lady ffrancis Dillon concerneing
the Death of Jo Stibbs & Geo Dillon

Deponent Fullname: ffrancis Dillon
Deponent Gender: Female
Deponent Occupation: Dame
Deponent County of Residence: Roscommon
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: John Stibbs, George Dillon, Mris Dexter
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Victim, Victim, Mentioned