Information of Richard Greames

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The Examinacion of Richard Greames taken before me Sir William Ryves knight one of the Judges of his Maiesties Court of Cheife place this 5th day of July 1642
<h> Who being sayeth that his vsuall abode and dwelling for this nine yeares last past hath beene at Lady Castle in the County of Kildare w a ferme of william Sarsfeilds of Lucan, whose sister he married and that about ffriday or saturday last being the first and second of this instant July he and his wife and Childeren intended to take a Journey towards Allan being the land of Morris ffitzgerald where this examinats wife had a sister dwelling neere unto the towne and Castle of Allan and sayeth that in the morning of the same day in which he began his iourny he thought to haue reacht as farre as his wifes sisters house but comming neere unto Clongowes wood which was in his way he espied a troope of horse which came from the Naas as he conceiued where of being somewhat he afraid because of his wife & c hildren he turned out of his way and went into a house in the towne of Clongowes wood, where about midnight there was an alarum beaten up and notice giuen that the english army was comming about the towne or comming neere the towne, whereupon the examinate with his wife children betooke themselues to the safeguard of the Castle of Clongowes wood where Richard Eustace brother to James Eustace of Clongowes wood was cheife George Barnewall and <i> Roger Barnewall where cheife commaunders, and about some forty souldiers, he sayeth that upon saturday morning the English army summoned the castle who and offered to yeild them quarter but at length the fight began betweene them which lasted till sunday morning and then the Castle was yeilded upon promise of quarter and thereupon three and thirty able men came forth which came to this towne the rest that remained in the castle he knowes not what became of them but thinketh that they were all slaine and this examinates wife and three children were slaine there He sayeth that the said James Eustace was gone up to the county of Catherlogh a good while before this examinate came to Clongowes wood, and knoweth nothing that was done in the castle there before his owne comming thither. and further saieth not.
Wm: Ryves