Deposition of Ann Butler

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[Lacunae in this MS have been made good from a fair copy at MS 814, fols 285r-286v]

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The La Dame Ann Butler wife vnto Sir Thomas Butler of Rath healin in the County of Catherlagh knight and Barr{onet} of C arlow duly sworne and examined deposeth that since about st patricks day last & since shee hath beene was robed and depriued of her lands rents goods and chattells to the vallues following, by means of this rebellion In sheepe Cowes oxen yong cattle and ould, In breeding mares sadle mares catch horses, Geldings, and other Cattle In to her present losse of 1542 li. at least, In corne in the haggard corne in the house corne in the ground: which by meanes of this rebellion shee vtterly despaires to ge t any to her losse of 1412 li. Corne of another proffitt by another ffarme: In wolle In houshould Goods provision and all ffurniture and necessaryes for a house 832 li.__5 s. 4 d. In plate 200 li. at least In rents due vp vpon those that are Rebells and [01] vndone by this on others that are vndone by this Rebellion: 750 li.: more monyes lent to Mr Joh Thomson who by means of this Rebellion is vtterly disenabled to pay 100 li. <& for the profitts of her landes> houses burnt wasted and depopulated 70 li. Soe as this deponent present losse sustayned by meanes of this rebellion amounte the to the summe of 4906 li.__5 s. 4d. <4906 li. 5 s. 4 d. >
And this deponent further deposeth that the partyes that soe Robed <A> and dispoyled her weare Sir Morgan Cauanogh of Clonmullen in the County of Carlow and Walter Bagnall of Donlecnye, (Walter Butler of Powelstowne liuing in the County of Kilkenye) Thomas Davills of Killeshan [ ] , (the sonn of Oliuer Eustace his sonn) a Captain of the Rebells, Ambrose Plunkett of vrnye, James Allen of Linkerstowne, & Turlogh Bryan of Killerike: all these being free houlders and liuing in the County of Carlow; Tybot and Walter Butler, sonns to James Butler of Tully, + <+ Antony Colkly> all of the County of Carlow, who beseedged this deponents house with about the number of 6 or 7 hundred men and in the ded of night burnt the outward Gate of this Deponents her house, and vndermyned the said house and at lenth with greate vyolence approched and did vnder myne the said house; soe as shee this deponent, her husband and ffamily weare constrayned to desire quarter and had only theare liues promised; And after they had in this violent manner entred this deponents her house they not any way able to resist, they sett strickt guard over her and this deponent her husband and ffamilye and S brought them from there setled dwelling vnto the Castell of Carlow Loghlinbridge wheare they kept her selfe her < [B] B> husband and children in restraynt for two weekes: And from thence weare convayed them with strickt guarde to the towne of Kilkenny; And being there weare brought before the Lo: of Mount Garott where Walter Bagnall and James Butler brother to the lo: of Mount Garrott, did vse all means possible to moue the said lo: to put her this deponent her husband and ffamily to death and torture alleadging that they weare ranke puritane protestants and [ ] d e speratly provoking up these words saying there but one way wee or they meaning ey ther papist or protestant must perish; to which malitious provocation the said lo: did not harken. And this deponent further <C> deposeth that Walter Bagnall with his rebellious Companye apprehended Richard Lake an English protestant & his servant with his wife and fou{r} childeren, and one Richard Tayler of LoghlinBridge his wife and chil{deren} Sam hatter of the same, his wife and childeren an English woman ca{lled} Jone and her daughter and was crediblie informed by Mr Morgan Cauanoghs wife Dorithy Reanalls who had severall times been an Eywitnesses of these lamantable specticles she <shee saith that Jane jones said she { } had seene to {the} number of 35 English goinge to exicution and that shee had seene{t}hem when they wea{re exe}cuted, {their bodyes} espos{ed to devour}ing {Ravens and} not soe mu{ch as a bur}iall> Another English woman who was nuly deliuered of two childeren in one birth they violently compelled her in her greate payne and siknesse to rise from her childbed and tooke the infant that was left aliue and dash{ed} his braines against the stones and after thrue him into the riuer of {the} Barrow: and the deponent one day hauing a peece of sammon to dyner on Mr Bryan Cauonoghs wife being with her: shee the s aid Mrs Reanall refused to eate any parte o{f} the samon and being demaunded the reason shee said she would not {eate} any ffish that came out of the Barrow because shee had seene s{everall} infants bodyes and other carkases taken {of the} {Eng}lish taken vp in {the weares}

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And this deponent saith that Sir Edward Butler of Tenyhinch had hanged did credibly informe her that <D> that James Butler of Tenyhinch had hanged and put to death all the English that weare at Gorane & wells and all theraboute: And further deposeth that she being in Kilkenye a prisoner in restraint and hauing intelligenc that som of her owne Cattle weare broght thither by Walter Bagnal{l} shee petitioned (being in greate extremity) the lo: of Mountgarott to procure her som of her own Cattle for her relefe: whervpon he recomended her sute vnto the maior and Corporation of Kilkenny: who concluded that because shee & her family weare protestants and would not turne to masse they should haue noe releefe Jane Jones servant vnto this [ ] deponent alsoe sworne & examined sayth that she did see the fore named English formerly specified goin{g to} there exicution, and as shee conseaued [th] they were about the number of 35 and was tould by Elizabeth Homes that there weare 40 gon to exicution
An: Butler
Jurat 7o
September 1642
Edw Pigott Joh Watson
The farther examination of
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County of {Catherlagh}
The La Ann Butlers deposition
touching her loss &c
Jur 7o Sept 1642
Cert fact
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