Examination of Magdalen Guilly

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The examinacion of Mrs Magdalen Guillymy{} wife to Captain Tho: Guillymy of Ballinderry in Com: Antrim taken 8 May 1653
Who being duely sworne saith that she heard in that time that she was neere Benburb in the begining of the Rebellion by seuerall persons that Capten Brian o Donelly now Prisoner in Carrickfergus did kil one Christopher ffossett a Glouer in Benburb towne at the house of one William O Daylings
<A> And she further saith that when she & her husban{d} gott a pass from Sir Phill: for her husband & her self & seuerall other English to goe into Dundalk Captain Brian o Donnelly was appointed to comand their conuoy & by the way she heard him say that if these fellowes that came from Mich: Harrisons doe not goe back she would cutt of their heads to which she answered he has as good cutt of their heads as to send them back againe & by her husbands aduice she priuately gott one Owen o Cullen who was there to intercede for them, & giue the said Brian O Donnelly ten shilling as from himselfe & to promise them said Bryan ten shillings more when the came neere to Dundalk, soe they went on safe till they came neere Glasdruman Castle where her said husband & one Mr Tho: Gore were taken away by a party of other Irish who as her husband told her after would haue killed him but that he mett with a seruant of his ffathers who saued him

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& brought him safe nere to Dundalk about foure dayes after & she heard that the said Brian o Donnelly drew his sword on the way to Kill the said Mr Gore but that Capten Chambers preserued him & not preuayled for him vnder whose horse neck he run to escape the blow And further saith not

Magdallen Gwyllym

Taken before vs
Edw: Conway
Geo: Rawdon

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