Examination of Richard Greg

fol. 388r

3516
3
<symbol> The Examinations of Richard Greg & Gyles Curran taken before us Sir Edward Bagshawe Knight and Doctor Dudley Loftus Justices of peace for the prouince of Leinster,
Richard Greg of Chappell Isod husbandmand aged 23 yeares or therabouts being dewly sworne <A> and examined deposeth, that one sunday morning aboute Candlemas in the yeare fifty one thousan{d} six hundred & fifty, John Talbott with six others in his Company Came unto the Lands of Chappell Isold armed in a warrly manner and ther haueing seized upon seuerall garrans belonging unto the Inhabitants of the sayd Chappel Isold they began to driue them awaye, whereupon the deponent with other 3 men of the said Towne by name Gyles Curran, Richard Raymund & Owen Hely miller of the said towne, being armed with the best weapons they had, pursued the sayd John Talbott and his Company, with hopefull intentions to rescue the sayd Garrons, soe farre as Knockvary which is distant aboute a quarter of a mile from Chappell Isod, wher they being Come within reach of the said John Talbott and his Company, the deponent Gaue ffyar which discharged his fowleing peece toward them but without any effect of execution upon them wherupon John Talbott made towards the Deponen{t} and his partie and twice offered to discharge one of his pistolls at Gyles Curran which bothe tymes missed fyre, that afterward he the said Talbott drewe forth his other pistoll, and therewith shott the said Owen Hely in at his back soe that he dyed imediatly, and further he cannot depose
{R}ichard Gregg
<Edw: Bagshawe Dud: Loftu{s}>

fol. 388v

3517