Examination of Elizabeth Reading

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1652-09-14
Identifier: 812307v248

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Carlow & Killkenny
Deposition Type: Commonwealth
Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Multiple Killing, Robbery
Commissioners: Thomas Evans, William Heydon
Deposition Transcription:


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The Examination of Elizabeth Reading age of Kilkenny aged 23 yeares or thereabouts taken vpon oath the 14th of September 1652
<A> Being demaunded whether she knewe of any of the English that were murthered in Idough in the begining of the Rebellion she saith that she was present when James Brenan now in prison and James mc Donnell now liuing at Ratcallie was murthered Lewes Dauis a welsman and that it is he that is in prison that gaue him the first blowe, and further they soe murthered him they threwe him into a ditch, and putt the earth ouer him, and further saith that she sawe Thomas Euers and his sonns at the plundereing of William Matthews his goods and alsoe was at the plundereing of this Examinantes father and tooke away from him about 100 sheepe and the Examinante desired one of the said him to giue her one of the said sheepe, which he refused, and further saith not
Elizabeth [mark] Reading
her marke
Taken before vs the
24th of September 1652
Tho: Euans
William Heydon

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Deponent Fullname: Elizabeth Reading
Deponent Gender: Female
Deponent County of Residence: Unknown
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: James Brenan, James mc Donnell, Thomas Euers, Lewes Dauis, William Matthews
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Victim, Victim