Examination of George Devenish

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The Examination of George Devenish, taken the xxiiiith day of March 1641, Before mee Chancellor of his Maiesties Court of Exchequer. By direction of the right honnorable the Lordes Justices & Councell.
Who beeing sworne & Examined and sworne vnto soe much of this his Examination as concerneth others, saith that hee this Examinant, haveing in the begining of this present Rebellion, had his habitation att Ballgriffin in the Countie of Dublin, there seuerall tymes without his consent repaired vnto his this Examinants house there, sundrie of the Rebells, vnder the command of Luke Netterfeild and Collonell ffleming. And this Examinant likewise acknowledgeth that dureing the said Rebells abode in & aboute Santrie, there was once sent from his this Examinants house by his wife, vnto the said Rebells, a Carr loade of Provisions of seuerall sortes of Victualls & Beere, vnto the Towne of Santrie aforesaid. But what Corne or other Provisions, his servants sent afterwardes to the releife of the said Rebells there, hee this Examinant knoweth not. And this Examinant beeing affrighted by the burning of some of the Neighbour Townes, remoued his dwelling from Ballgriffin, and went vnto Stidalt, a house belonging vnto Darcie of Plattin his sonne, in the Countie of Meath. And beeing demanded who resorted vnto him this Examinant there, saith that there came vnto his dwelling house att Stadalke, att seuerall tymes, Darcie of Plattin, & his sonne, James Bath of Athcarne,

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Ambrose Pluncket, a sonne of Sir Christopher Pluncketts, William Pluncket of Bewle sonne vnto this Examinants wife, Ignatius Pluncket a Brother of the said Lord of Lowthes with two or three gentlemen in his Companie, vnknowne vnto him this Examinant. And this Examinant beeing further demanded, what meeteing of the Lordes and Gentrie aforesaid hee was present att, saith, hee was neuer present att anie And beeing alsoe demanded touching his owne sonnes beeing a Captaine amongst the said Rebells, saith, That hee neyther knowes or hath heard that any Sonne of his is a Captaine, or any Officer amongst the Rebells. Neyther doth hee know where his sonnes are, or how imployed. And this Examinant further saith, that hee vnderstanding that the said Lord of Gormanston was hurt by Powder which casuallie was blowne vpp, went vnto Gormanston to visit his Lordship, where hee saw Ambrose Pluncket, & a brother of his a ffryer or Jesuit, and a Preist called ffinglasse, which was all the Companie hee this Examinant remembers to bee then there. And this Examinant further saith, that there repaired vnto him att Stadalke, one of the Inhabitants of Ballgriffin who was entrusted with the ouersight of his this Examinants house & Goodes there, who told him that Luke Netterfeild called on him this Examinant, for the sending forth of a horseman, wherevpon hee this Examinant made answeare that hee paid a great rent for what hee held, and could not send out any horse vpon which answeare the said Partie replied that in case hee this Examinant refused soe to doe, hee would bee in danger of haveing his haggard burnt. Wherevpon this Examinant directed the said partie to doe what hee

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pleased. And afterwardes (as this Examinant vnderstood) the said partie tooke one of his this Examinants horses, and went to serve vnder the said Luke Netterfeild. And this Examinant alsoe saith, that dureing his abode att Stadalke, hee afterwardes vnderstood there was without his privitie, sent out of his house by his eldest sonne vnto the Lord of Gormanston, a certaine proportion of Powder, namely about three poundes as this Examinant vnderstood. And further saith that in his remoue from Ballgriffin vnto Stadalke, hee passed by the house of Drynam, & there beeing staid by the Ward who stood att the Gate of the said house, hee this Examinant and his wife went into the said house, where they supped and lodged that night, & staid breakfast, the next morning. And beeing further demanded what companie was that night in the said house, saith, that there was then there two Captaines of the Countie of Lowth, whose names hee this Examinant remembers not & likewise Mr Russell and his Sonne, who had then command of horse vnder Luke Netterfeild, lying then in Garrison att Swordes. And lastlie beeing demanded by whom the English, in and about his this Examinants dwelling were robbed saith that hee vnderstood that all all the English neare and about him, were soe robbed by theire Neighbours and Inhabitants liueing with them.
Rob Meredith

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