Examination of John Harrison

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John Harrison his examinacion taken vpon {oath} befo{re} mee the xxth daie of Maie 1642.
<O> Saith that he was by his Master the Lord Lambert sent to Mor{ris fitz} Garrett of Allen about Candlemas last with his Gosseha{wk to} keepe hir there which direccions was sent to his Ancient t{ } Kilbeggen for this Examinants soe doing; ffurther saith that th{e said} Morris fitz Garrett hath not beene within his owne house t{ } weekes, his wife onely once at home for a night & noe mor{e and} that they keepe in a Bogg a myle beyond his owne hous{e and} haue removed some Trounkes & other houshold goodes or{ } said house, but whether this Examinant knoweth not: ffurther sa{ith } their are in his owne house about .20. men able to beare { } <P> Muskets, 3 Calivers, 5 other gunnes, and 30ty Pykes, but w{hether? } Powder match & Bullet is there hee knowes not, but sait{h } there was noe want that hee perceiued at all; And saith that { } retourne of Phillipp fitz Garrett brother to the said Mo{rris } Dublin hee brought him from the Lord Lambert about { } Powder to kill halkes meate; ffurther saith that the said { } was governor of Allen, and in his absence one Nicholas {Weaseley?} was cheife there, the said Phillipp fitz Garrett being abs{ } the English forces came thither on the xviijth of May last, { } did hee at that tyme see the said Weaseley, but one Ony {Dermott? } tooke then vpon him to bee cheife there, saith that the En{glish} were within a myle of Allen before such tyme as they h{ } <Q> them, and as soone as they heard of their coming neere the{ } comaunded to put on every one their Bandeleers & tooke their { } and other peeces & charged them all & lighted their match{ } said Ony dermott giving charge that if any of the English {sh} attempt vpon the house, they should make it good by all m{anes?} they could, and to shoote at any that did soe attempt their o{ } often hearing the Armed men saie that they would liue { } there, this Examinant being resolved to shoote but kill noe { } ffurther saith that Thomas Ash, Henry Ash & William A{ } fflo{ od } often threatned to kill this Examinant onely for that hee was an { } man, the said Ashes were formerly dwellers in the Naa{s } at Allen both of them within theis three weekes, & carryed so{m } <R> goodes thither, one Edward Dungan of Blackwood be{ } about the said tyme, besides Sir Richard Barnewell being also { } before the said Morris his going away from his house many { } And saith that Morris fitz Garrett hath onely one kinsman of h{ } Boggs with him, & none other of his houshold men there else { } further saith that James Sarsfeild brother to Sarsfeild of T{ } hath beene there, and one William Vgan of Dounings { } sonne is an Irish Captaine, & nowe with his faBrother in R{ } did shoote at our English forces as they passed that wa{ } xviijth of this Maye 1642, the said William Vgan bein{} often there & many other Irish gentlemen whose names this Examinant know{ s not } & all the rest admitted whensoever they c{ } Allen, And lastly saith, when Richard Harris serieant { } Captaine Stutfeild came to Allen house one William { } present{ed}

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<S> presented a Musket to him bidding him stand, all the wordes that were given to the said Serieant were from the said fflood (excepting such as himselfe had after with him) the said fflood vsing theis wordes when our English forces came to Allen That [ ] it was then a good tyme to surprize the garrison of the Naas And further saith [ ] that whensoeuer theis persons aboue named or any other of those whose names this Examinant knowes not, at any tyme came into the said Morris fitz Garretts house of Allen, they ever applyed their discourse in private, to those persons onely that were the cheife men there, And when ever this Examinant came neare them they lefte of speaking English and turned it into Irish;
John harrison
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20 May 1642
The Examination of
John Harrison.

Rec 21 Maij 1642