Deposition of John Mandefeild

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John Mandefeild of Miltowne in the parrish of Donlauan Barrony of vppercrosse & County of Dublin Barber Chirurgion sworne and examined deposeth and saith That about the third day of December Last he f was forceibly robbed and dispoyled att Miltowne in the County , parrish, and Barrony aforesaid of all his goods and to the values following vizt of corne worth xx s. Cattle xij li. howsholdgoods and apparell ix li. weavers geare loomes and barbers tooles and instruments worth vj li. In toto xxviij li. iij s. By the Rebells hereafter named vizt James Wolfreston of Rathbrann in <A> the County of Wickloe Esquire, styled Capt, Cletus Lyne of nere Baltinglasse in the County of Wickloe gent five of the sonns of Shane mc William of the Archbolds of the Tuckmille: in the same county whose names he knows not Shane Birne of Ballycrow and his sonn Walter Welsh of the same gentleman James Comberford ofin the same countie gentleman Gerard Grace of Rabran in the same County gentleman and Redmond Grace of ffryanstowne in the same County gentleman both tenants to the said James Wolverston James Archbold of Ballilee in the same County gentleman Edmond Ewstace of Ballymore Ewstace in the same County gentleman with many others whose names he Knows not all vnder the Comand, or complicies of the before named Rebells: One Some of which Rebells with his Skeane stabbed this deponents wife into her brest when her yong chyld was sucking vpon her: which wound this deponent being a Chirurgion with much difficultie healed after his wiffs great paine endured, And the said Rebells after asked this deponent of what religion he was: but quickly said he was a mocking fellow becawse some of them knew he was a Protestant and struck him on the head with a skeane, Then they asked for one Mr Biggar the minister there: whoe hydeing himself on the top of the howse and hanging hung there by the armes for feare of falling till his Skinn and flesh was galled But The rebells as it seemed desireding to see him & promissing him gentle vsage, wherevpo{n} this deponent beleeveing their [ ] faire promisses brought him to them where they all the night offered him largely to turne & goe to Masse but he refused and with much difficultie they lett him and this deponent at liberty: whom with their wyves and children other Rebells of the same County afterwards robbed & stript of their clothes and all they had
John Mandefilld
Jur 3o ffebr: 1641
Hen: Jones
{Will:} Hitchcock
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Dublin Com 0
John Mandefeild Jur
iijo Febr1641
Cert + Intw
hand 3 dec

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