Deposition of John Rathborne

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John Raba n Rathborne of Sigginstowne in the parrish of the Naas in the Countye of Kildare yeaman, aged. 47. yeres or thereabouts duely sworne & examined saith, That aboute the 7th of december 1641: one <A> woogans sonne of the Downings in the said Countye of Kildare whose Christen name this deponent knowes not, and one Cardiffe of lanans towne in the said Countye brother to the priest of the Naas, which priest together with his said brother as this deponent is credibly informed was at the robbing of this deponent & that the said Cardiffe of lananstown{e} receiued a shott at the same tyme, and one Mooneyes sonne of Puncheyes towne wh in the said County of Kildare who receiued a shott out of the Castle at siggingstowne aforesaid, and whose father the said ould Mooney came the Nigh Euening before aboute sunsett & bid this deponent begone with all speede, or he should be kild that Night, wherevpon this deponent presently for feare departed telling them some of the Company what the said ould Mooney had said, bidding them farewell for that if he this deponent stayd he thought they should all fare the worse for his sake, Allsoe by re and soe went towards dublin as farr as kill betwixt kill & John Bishops Courte where this deponent was sett on by about Twenty Men who cryed shane argett Shane argett which caused this deponent to retyre to the Naas, & that very Night the said deponents goods were aw taken awaye by the said rebells & their adherents together with the Lord Rabyes cattle & goods (whose servant this deponent was) and one John Sames cattle & goods, & Mris Mary Padges cattle & goods, from Sigginstowne aforesaid, where the said Rebells in Moste violent & outragious Manner brake downe the gates of the said Castle of the Sigginstone & tooke away the said goods & cattle in Manner aforesaid Allsoe it is reported that some of the Birnes & the Tooles was at the said Robbery, The goods which this deponent lost at the aforesaid tyme is as ffolloweth
Imp rimis viz 6 head of beasts & a Mare valued at -----------19 li.=00 s.=00 d.
In houshold=stuffe ------------------------------------------------03=00=00
Summe is -----------------------------------------22=00=00
This Two: & Twenty pounds worth of goods this deponent Lost in Manner as aboue expressed, & further doth Not depose
Jo: Raborne
[mark] marke
{ }xxiijth Martij 1641
{Jo}hn Sterne
{W}illiam Hitchcocke

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