Examination of Morris Neale re Thomas Motley et al.

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The Examinacion of Morris Neale of Ross aged about 60 yeares taken in the behalfe of the Lord Protector and Comon Wealth of England duly sworne and examined deposeth as foll against the seuerall persons whose names are incerted in the Margint Proprieters of houses and smale parcells of Lands in and about Ross <Tho: Motley, Tho. Knowles, James Dormer, Marc ffitzharis, Mart Archer, Paule Duff, John Curtis, Tho Keneday, Will: Barwich, Rich: Duff, John Routh>
1 Int To the first Inter hee saith that the seuerall persons whose names are in the Margint inserted did <y> live in the Towne of Ross in the first yeare of the Rebellion and sithence, and did not remove into the English Quarters as other English & Protestants did except only Thom Knowles who removed for feare of the plauge & there dyed in the County of Caterlagh
2 Inter To the second hee camot depose
3 Inter To the third hee saith that the aforenamed persons did pay all publique Levies imposed vppon <z> them during the first yeare of the Rebellion & sithence
To the fourth fift and sixt hee cannot depose
To the 7th and 8th hee cannot depose
To the 9th being examined saith that Tho Motley Thomas Knowles Paule Duff and Rich: Duff was se at seuerall yeares since the first yeare of the Rebellion Soueraignes of the Towne of Ross & was before the comeing over of the English Army vnder the Comand of the now Lord Protect{or}
To the 10th 11th 12th & 13 hee cannot depose
the Marke of [mark]
Morris Neale
Sworne before vs 18o
ffebr 1653
Tho Dowse Will woodwards
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