Deposition of William Hamilton

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Livtennant William Hamilton Late of the Citty of Dublin adged 25 yeares or thereabouts beinge a protestant and duely sworne and examined deposeth That the Lord Magwire Donogh McGwire Esquire his Lordships brother Richard Nugent of Tullynege i ne father in Law to the Lord Magwire Couconaght McGwire of Killcough in the County of ffermanagh Charles Mc <A> Dermott of Mery in the County of Roscomon Timultagh McDermott of Liscahil in the said County gentleman Robert Eustace of Litter in the County of ffermanagh and John Eustace his brother Redmond Magwire of Eniskillin in the said County gentleman and other rebells within the said County hereafter mencioned are indebted vnto him in the iust som of vjCxvij li. xj s. x d. by bond note and due accompte as the deponent canne make appere by testimony, And that by meanes of the persons aforsaid and of Captaine <B> Rory Magwire diuers of the british protestant inhabitants of the County aforsaid and of the adjacent counties, haue bin robbed and somm of them cruelly burned in theire houses as the deponent is informed who are Likwise iustly owinge vnto the deponent the somm of 234 li. x s. And that they haue deuided the deponent of 4er sadle horses in the said County of ffermanagh and one black geldinge which the depteth not but the he might haue had 30 li. And tha{t} in the County of Wickloe harde by Castledermott so{me} of the Birns tooke from the deponent a yonge gray geldinge which cost the deponent xvj li. And Lastly deposeth that he doth not perfectly know what further losse hee hath sustained by the aforsaid rebells in the said County of ffermanagh as yet.
<In all 898 li.-01 s.-10 d.>
William Hamilton
Jurat {} 1642
William Aldrich
William Hitchcocke

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Com Dublin
Leiutennant William Hamilton
Jurat 15o April is May 1642
Cert a 15o May fact

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