Deposition of John Huxley

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The Examinacion of John Huxley of Rushe in the parishe of Luske & County of Dublin, a Brittishe Protestant
The said Examina te beinge duly sworne and Examined deposeth as followeth vizt That vppon the first day of December Last 1641 Robert Kelly, John Kerrigan, Bartholomewe Cassye Murogh McMorris, Walter Cockrell, Walter Patricke Martyn <A> Edward Walshe, Thomas Hamelton, Walter Bissett William Bissett, Richard Clifford, John White Nicholas Mannaghan Richard Canton, Murtoghethe houlder of This deponent s plough s , all at the parish of Lusk aforesaid yeomen and others Irishe Rebells to the number of xxi ij came to this deponents howse in Rushe, and tooke from him, sixtene head of Cattell beinge Cowes and Oxen worth xxxij li. ster. Also they tooke five horsses or plough garrens worth x li. ster Also they tooke five horsses or plough garrens worth x li. ster Also they tooke houshold stuffe and other Chattells about the house worth v li. Also hee is damnified for not sowinge his Sommer Corne beinge hindered therof by reason of this Rebellyon xv li. ster. Item hee is damnified for that he cannot enioy his ffarme which he had in Lease, and had lately paid fforty poundes Income for to James Russell gent, lx li. All which losses occasioned by the rebellion doth amount to the summe of One hundred Twenty and twoe powndes. And <B> this deponent further saith That one Malone (whoe as hee heard is a fryer,) and called himselfe the Chaplaine Major to the Irishe hoast about the vj th of december last 1641 said hee was the beginner of this Rebellyon, and that it cost him to bringe it to passe three and Twenty Thousand pounds, & the said Malone did saye that this deponent and his wife should be both hanged by him, that there might bee non of their breed left, but with much intreaty of a gentle woman Mr James Russells wife (fallinge vpon her knees vnto him to spare their liues) hee was contented, but gaue present order to take away all their Corne and Goodes and to send it to the Army ar called of the Irishe hoast This deponent further saith, that his wife tould him. That about Easter last, After the Battaile in Swordes, Thomas <C> Ryan and Patrick Ryan Tennants to Mr ffinglas of Portraren & liveing in Portrar e n came to Rushe, to a house where she lodged, and said the said Patrick Ryan said hee was the man that shott & kild Capten Cary at Swordes and the said Thomas Ryan drewe out his sword and would haue kild her this deponents wife, and forced her to but she rann to a Chamber to hide herselfe, or ells hee and his said brother had kild her as he verely bele e veth he the said [ ] Ryan also said, hee wisht the Divell had those that began that Rebellyon, becawse that they had did not kild every Englishe man and woman, and then they should haue had all thinges as they list themselues, or wordes to that effect
John Huxley
Jurat xxjo May 1642
John Sterne
John Watson
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Dublin (229)
The [ ] E xamynacion of John Huxley of Rushe
Jur 31 May 1642
Cert fact
hand w Intw
[ ] 78 1 dec

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