Deposition of Margret Rawson

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This 2 of March 1641
Margret the w ife of Tho: Rawson late of Inch Coventry in the County of Kildare sworne saith <That> About a fortnight before Crismas Last past, and at aleauen of the Clok in the night there Came here vpon threescore rebbells to Thomas Rawson her said husbands his house and nought nobye beinge at home but shee his said wif and ffammalye, and hee beinge n o t at home but in dubline, which said rebbells Came soe violentlye that they brooke downe the doores, and noe sooner than entred the house, but the head rebbell, Laid hands vpon her the said Rawson his wife and puttinge a Skauine to her throate, for to make her Conffes where her monyes was, and the said rebbells tooke the ffeather beads & rept them vp, threw out the ffeathers and fild the [tekes?] with linnen and other goods, and takinge the horsses out of the stable and put into Carrs to drawe away the goods, the Second night they Came with a greater Company and tooke awaye the rest of the horsses and all the Cowes, and the third night they Came they tooke awaye the sheep and Swine, and soe the said Thomas Rawson his wife, went to Athye and there remained one weeke vntill shee had gott a horse and to Come to dubline, and but shee had not beinge Come noe ffurther <A> then the mote of Ardscole where one Garrad Wolfe liued, but was presently shee was vnhorst and striptt, and Constrained to Come naked to this towne to one ffabian s his hou se one the [ C ] And further sayth that but these rebbells tould her the sai d Rawson his wife that they belonged to one (Hew macc ffelimie) which And the said Rawson lost by these rebbells in houshould goods to the vallew of 53 pounds 16 shillings & in Cattle to the vallewe of 182 pounds 7 shillings and in <C> Corne to the vallew of 118 pounds 2 shillings which is in <354 li. 6 s.> all [ ] 354 pounds 6 shillings: and hee had of his lease which hee held of a 1000 accars of Land for 11 yeares to to Come, and and halfe of the said land he the said Rawson had lett for one hundred pounds per annum whereof he is deprived which [ ] the said they Tho Raws on will testifie
signum Margarete Rawson
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Jur 2o Marcij 1641
Joh Sterne
Hen: Brereton
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