Examination of John Septhton

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The Examinacion of John Septhton of Jamestowne in the County of Dublin taken before us Sir Richard Bolton knight Lord Chancellor of Ireland & Sir Gerrard Lowther knight Lord Chief Justice of his Maiesties Court of Common Pleas this 15th day of 9ber 1641.
<D> This Examinant saith that he knoweth Robert Davy of Jamestowne aforesaid & that he & this Examinant are Sisters children & that hee likewise knoweth william Rowen of Finglas & Bartholomew Walsh and John Coopland & Richard Delahide of Chappellmidway in the said County of Dublin & he further saith that William Rowen is a Butcher & a papist and that Coopland is an Englishman & a Protestant & Delahide is a gentleman & a papist but of what Religion Walsh is he knoweth not but saith that his father hath cast him off by reason of his disobedience & leude courses which he followeth And this Examinant saith of himself that he is a dayrie man & a Protestant & Tenant to Sir James & so hath been all his life & that he is Tenant of to Sir James <P> Wares knight & that he this examinant hath diuerse times since the discovery of this present Rebellion of hath layen abroad out of his owne howse at the howses of one John England & Patrick Browne in Finglas and he saith that diuerse times when he this examinant lay out of his owne howse the said Rowen was in his company untill bedtim{e} & sometimes Patrick Dillon & Henry Merrick were with him likewise untill that time & that Richard Delahide & John Coopland Bartholomew Walsh & John England finglas were also sometimes with him until la bedtime This Examinant further saith that he lay out of hi{s} owne howse fiue nights two nights at John Englands two nights at Patricke Brownes & one night at Patrick mcGally in Oxmonton Hee further saith that about the 25th of Octobr last hauing layen in the howse of John Finglas England all night he hee came <Q> to Jamestowne to the howse of Robert Davy early in the morning and tould him that if any one would goe with him hee would goe as neere as he durst to the Army of the Rebells to see in what state they were whereto Robert Dauy answered that they were able fellowes & that if they went they should be taken by the Rebells this Examinant replyed that they would not goe so neere them. Hee
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<R> denyeth that either the said Rowen or any body es else promised to giue to this did at any time promise to giue him this Examinant any horse if he would goe downe with him to help the enimy or that he at any time tould the said Davy so but this examinant confesseth that he said to the said Davy that if he the said Dauy would goe with this examinant he this to see in what state the Rebells were he this examinant would lend him an horse horse but not to come th so neere them as to be taken This examinant confesseth
This examinant confesseth that Robert Davy tould him that the Troupe of horse that lay about Santry were taken up for his Maiesties use whereto this examinant replye but this examinant deyeth that he replyed unto the said Sexthton <S> Davy that if they had not beene taken up when they were they had bene taken up some other way or any words to that effect but confesseth that he sajd that he he this Examinant was glad that they were taken up for the King for of it for he heard that they were my Lord Leiutents sonnes but he feared that they were the Rebells
This Examinant denyeth that the said Davy did euer aduise him this examinant to discouer any plott of Treason or that he this Examinant knew of any plott to discouer and saith that the said Davy did no disire him to goe with him into England & that they would returne souldiers under Captaine Molleneux or some other Captaine <T> under my Lord Strange whereunto this Examinant answered that he would not goe as yet for he thought hee could escape at any time & said that if the Rebells should take him goeing they would cutt him in pieces because that he this Examinant knew all the harbours in this side of the Countrey & most of the Townes but he said he would stay untill he saw further Hee further saith that he tould the said Septhton Davy that Richard Delahide & he drinking together with others the said Delahide wished that some speedy course

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<V> were taken for if the Rebells should come the gent{s} heereabouts were in danger to lose their lands & that Dublin would be sterued within a moneth whereun{to} the said Davy replyed that it were fitting that such men were made knowne this Examinant answered that he thought that Delahide spake nothing but for the Countryes good & therefore he would medle noe further in it And he saith that he further saith <W> tould the said Davy that if the said Delahide were made a Captaine and had liberty to take up a hundred men that were farmours sonnes about him he would doe more good then three hundred of the souldiers that were already gone out And saith that this is all the discourse that he had with the said Davy concerning Richard Delahide <X>
Hee denyeth that he tould Davy that he this Examinant should haue Jamestowne for his share if he would goe to the enimy but confesseth that he said that he would stay where he was for that if the worst came to the worst he could stay were he was for he was promised a longer time in it it longer.
<Y> This Examinant further saith that he tould Robert Davy that Sir James Wares howse & Sir Samuel Mayards how{se} & all the howses in Finglas might be taken by twent{y} men for that they had noe Armes to defend them & that most of the gentlemen were gone to the Cittie of Dublin.
John Sephton
Ri: Bolton Canc
Gerrard Lowther

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15to 9bris 1641
The Examinacion of John Sephton

This examinacion doth
contayne a discourse
betwene thexaminat
and Robert Davy
concerning the rebelion
but no expresste
cryme
also thexaminat is
an Englishman and
a protestant