Examination of Margaret Hitchines re Eneas Keinsly

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Margaret Hitchins of wexford widdow, aged fiftie yeares or thereabouts Deposeth, concerning the foresaid Eneas Keinsly: That this Deponent being in the beginning of the Rebellyon, about Hallantide 1641: a seruant to the said <m> Sir walsingham Cooke and in his howse of Tomduffe the deponent did see the said Eneas, come in Companie of one Thomas Masterson in Armes to the said howse of Tomduffe which the said Eneas & Masterson, & about fourscore men in their Companie in Armes did plunder & carryed away all the goods and Cattle therein to avery great vallue, & especially he the said Eneas carryed home to his owne howse, part of the said sir walsinghams goods in waggons that were with in the said sir walsinghams howse, & keeping at that time; And further saith that about March 1642: the said Eneas with diuers persons in his Companie in Armes, came to the said howse of Tomduffe, where the deponent then dwelt which howse the said Eneas & the rest with him, he being the cheife man of that Companie) did burne, the deponents cause of knowledge is for that the deponent did heare the said Eneas Comand the men that were with him to bring straw into the said howse & to break downe the wenscott of the said howse, & to set
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fire thereunto which they accordingly did, and further saith not &c
Margaret [mark] Hitchins
her marke
Sworne before vs the
14th of March 1653
John walker Richard Neale