Examination of James Pennituke
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The Examination of James Pennituke of DonnoPatrick, neare vnto the Navan in the Countie of Meath yeoman, taken the ffift daie of Julie 1642. Before mee Chancellor of his Maiestis Court of Exchequer; By direction of the right honnorable the Lordes Justice & Councell.
Who being sworne & Examined, saith, that hee this Examinant beeing an Inhabitant of the said Towne of Donnopatrick, was there robbed, & could not gett thence, vntill the comeing of part of the kings Army, of late from Trim, vnto the said Towne; And further saith that on Satturday last was seavenight, there was a Gennerall meeteing of the Lordes & gentlemen, vpon a hill neare vnto Kells where (as this Examinant vnderstood by some then present) there mett, the Lord of Gormanstowne, the Earle of ffingall, the Lord of Slaine, Sir Richard Barnwall, Cusack of Garrattstowne, Beatagh of Moynaltagh, & his two sonnes Patrick, & Edward Beatagh a Captaine, Captaine Mabb, Captaine Cruce, Captaine Barnwall sonne of Barnwall of Robertston, Captaine Edward, Sonne of Edward of Karmellstowne, One Captaine Barnwall, a neare Kinsman of
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Barnwall of Turvins, who takes vpp his the said Barnwalls Rents, Captaine Jans sonne vnto Alderman Jans, Captaine James Cusack Captaine, sonne vnto Cusack of Rathhalran, & two sonnes of Thomas ffleming of the Cabrough both Captaines. And this Examinant likewise saith that att the said meeteing, itt was first propounded, that euery gentleman should send forth a horseman; But afterwardes by the agreement concluded on, euery Lord & gentleman were to come vnto the same place of meeteing formerly mentioned, the next Tuesday following, as well attended & waited on with horse, as possible they might or could make. And alsoe saith that Robert Nangle now in restraint in this Cyttie hath three Sonnes Troopers amongst the Rebells, who ioyne commonlie with one Nicholas Ash & his Companie, & they together committ many villainies, And this Examinant further saith that Sir Richard Barnwall Barronett hath of his owne raiseing & vnder his command, about one hundred horse, & that the purpose of the said Lords & gentlemen is to sett vpon takeing of the Towne of Trim. And to this purpose they Expect aide from the ffarralls, & out of West Meath, & had receiued succours from the Relies for the said Service, had not the report of the comeing of the Scotts into the Counties of Tirone & Monoghan, diverted the said Relies. And this Examinant alsoe saith that sundrie of the Merchants
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of the Navan doe weekely resort vnto a Towne called Dowth, neare vnto Drogheda, belonging vnto Sir John Netterfeild, where they receiue from some of Drogheda, Salte, Hopps, Tobacco, and other Commodities necessaries. And whence they the Merchants of the Navan aforesaid doe soe plentifuly furnish themselues, as they store all the Countrie, & send great store into the Countie of Cavan. And Lastlie this Examinant saith that of late the Lord of Gormanston & the rest, haue forbidden the sale of any more Tobacco, in regard the same takes out of the Countrie, theire mony
James Penytouck
Rob Meredith
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The Examination of James Pennituke