Examination of Art Breine

fol. 41v

Art Breine alias Art mc Teig of Eniscorthy yeoman aged thirty eight yeares or thereabouts being duely sworne and examined Concerning the within said Anthony Colclough saith and deposeth, that this deponent about December 1641: accompanying one Mrs Allcocke and other protestants from Rosse towardes Eniscorthy was mett by the said Anthony Colclough and a Company of men in Armes Consisting of forty or thereabouts (whereof the said Anthony was cheife and as this deponent verily beleiues the Comander of them at that time) which said Anthony and Company did <t> violently plunder and take away two cups & six spoones of plate and wearing apparrell with money that bellonged to the said Mrs Alcocke a protestant which particulars were in the with this deponent & the foresaid William Penrust who were carrying the same for the said Mrs Alcockes vse: And further saith that after that the said Anthony had correspondency with and a Covntenance from his Dudly Colclough his the said Anthonyes brother and further saith not &c
Artt Breine
Sworne before vs the
28th of february 1653
Edward Withey
R: Hussey
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