Deposition of Thomas Greames

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Thomas Greames of Walston in the Countie of Kildare yeoman sworne and examjned deposeth and sayth That about the xjth of December Last past this deponent at woolston aforesaid was forceibly expelled from deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his goodes and chattles & of the values hereafter mencioned vizt Sheepe worth 100 li. Cowes heffers and calves worth Cviij li. Horses worth Eight powndes Corne and howsholdstuff worth xxxv li. In all amounting to twoe hundreth fifty one powndes ster by the Rebells following vizt Art Kavenagh of the three Castles in the County of Wickloe gent Thomas Ling of Rathmore in the County of Kildare gentleman Thomas ô ffarrell of Mulphin in the said County of Wickloe yeoman: & divers others rebells their servants tenants Complicees or souldjers to the number of one hundreth or thereabouts And this deponent further saith that he very well { } theis persons hereafter na{med } October { }

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<B> Cahir his 2 Sonns Toole, & Donnell oge ofin the County of wickloe gent officers amongst the rebellsTalbott of in the County of Kildare Esquire Collonell of the Rebells & Tho: ffitzgarrald of the 3 castles aforesaid sonn in law to the said Art Kavanagh & a captain of the rebells And further saith that one Joane the wiffe of oneNolan of the backlane in dublin Taylor in Christmas Last came to Captaine Scurlock aforesaid to his howse or place of residence att that tyme, and dyned with him there as she her self told him this deponent and that shee then furnished Walter Ashpoole a Rebell one of the said Art Cavanaghs souldjers whoe was her owne brother with po gunpowder herrings salte and aquavitae And further saith That the said Joane Nolan in this deponents hearing told & informed one Mary the wiffe of the sa id Captain Thomas ffitzgarrald and daughter to the said Art Kavenaghe that Sir Charles Coote ridd vpp & downe the streetes in the night tyme frequently & told her alsoe what coloured horse he vsed to ryde on wherevnto { }

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{ } his { } And the said Peter { } then further told him this deponente that they meaneing his said Master & the rest of the Rebells needed not to want gunpowder <D> soe long as god Lent them John Cheevers of Bridgstreete And further saith That one Ashpole of ffishamblestreete dublin in January last was in busie action with the and assisting the other Rebells in at Mulphin aforesaid where he in the presence of him this deponent & of the said Joane Nolan wished that his the said Aspoles wife & children and <E> the husband of the said Joane Nolan were all in that place amongst them: ffor that ffeogh Mc Kew & others were gone downe to burne dublin where they were And further sayth that the Rebells at woolston aforesaid stript this deponent and his wife and 4 children of all their clothes & [ ] left them stark naked In which poore state & Condicion they privately in the night escaped away flying passing through the cold snow from thence to Dublin being 12 myles asunder: where they live in great want & distresse And further saith that one the said Mr John Cheevers of Ballimasse alias Masetowne, in the County of Meath Esquire before christmas last sent 12 souldjers to the rebells to Tredarth: & sent arms and munition & went alsoe himself [ ] vnto them to the campe & mainteined & haboured many gran rebells vizt Colonell Rely & others
Thomas [mark] Grimes
marke
Jurat 20 April 1642
William Aldrich
Hen: Brereton
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Kildare
Tho: Greames Jur
20 Apr 1642
Cert fact
Intw 11 dec

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