Deposition of Thomas Tobin

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Thomas Tobin of CappaQuin in the in the in parish of lysmore barony of Cosemore and Cosbridy & within the County of Waterford yeoman by his examination vpon oath taken before before vs by vertue of of a Comission beareing date &c deposeth and saith That aboute the begining of August last this deponent was Imployed from CappaQuin in the said County to carry a lettre [ ] to Classmore neere Youghall where & in the way goeing thither was apprehended & taken prisoner [ ] <A> by Nicholas Welsh son to Sir Nicholas Welsh of Ballykeroge in the said County knight & after wards Carryed to Dungarvan where he was kepte Two or Three dayes dureing which time he heard say one Capteine Welsh & Nicholas Welsh aforesaid say that all the noble men & gentlemen in the kingdome of Ireland would neuer rise out in action excepte they had the kinges Comission & consent to doe what they did he heard them reporte that they receaued foure Thousand mens armes out of Spaine & three Tunns of powder he likewise saith that one Patricke Rushell of Dungarvan aforesaid merchant to this deponents knowledge fraighted a barque laden with hides & tallow for Spaine from thence to bring more powder & armes He further saith that aboute the same time John Power of Donayle in the said County gentleman Thomas mc Gragh neere Curragh=nesledy in the said County gen Robert ffran: Wise of Newton in the said County Esquire Nich Welsh aforesaid with the number of three or foure hun

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dred armed men were sent for as this deponent was informed to Cappagh in the said County by Mabell fitz Gerrald wife to Gerrald fitz Gerrald of Dromanny aforesaid Esquire & haveing being come stayed in & neere Dromany aforesaid from friday till Sunday following & in the meane while were releeued by the said Mabell with beeffes mutton bread & beere & they being informed that a barque loaden with powder and amunition came in to Dungarvane they gaue a volley of shott for Joy & then went away & further he deposeth not
Thomas [mark] Tobins marke
Jurat coram nobis
8o Decembr 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

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The examination of
Thomas Tobin
Waterford
Reu
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