Deposition of William Wood

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William Wood late of Cawin Inshikeene, in the p arish KilmcCaloge in the barronry of Beare & Banrty, & county of Corke <ioyner> yeoman: duly sworne & examined before vs by vertue etc: deposeth & sayth that about Candlemas last, & since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland, he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods & chattells to the seuerall values following vizt
Of tools for his trade to the value of twenty shillings: Of debts to the <wearing apparrell the value of 5 li. Lost in toto 16 li.> summe of ten pownds, which ere the begining of this rebellion were esteemd good debts, but now become desperate by reason the debtours are rebells, as Danyell mc Owen O Suilliuan of Cawin Inshikeene in the parish of Kilmckalmoge gen, Daniell mc Teig mc Ryry <A> O Suilliuan of Bonnane gen, and therefore this deponent cannot gett any satisfacion from any of them he also sayth that the said Daniel mc Owen O Suilliuan robd the deponent of his said tools He also sayth that about the middle of ffebr: last the deponent was takn by Teig O Norses company, nere the Toher, and from thence carryed as a prisoner to Eniskerne, and brought before McCarty Reah whom kept the deponent prisoner for the space of three dayes; which Mc Carty together with Teig O Downy & Reinalld Oge & Teig O Norse of the Tohir and Reinald Oge’s son & heire, and Teig O Downeyes son Dermond with diuers others then tempting this deponent to turne Papist, telling him that all those that did not turne to their holy Masse, were damn’d; & that our religion was a new found religion inuented by Martin Luther and Caluin who told him also that Luther did confesse at his hourr of death that the Deuill did cause him to chaunge his religion and that he did then repent, that euer he had don so: and the reason why he did it was, that he hauing great means, the Pope tooke away from him some part of it for which cause Luther was displeasd and told the Pope that he had kindled a fire, which would neuer be quenched; and that before the said Luther there was not a Protestant that durst shew his face for the space of a thousand years, and that they they would neuer trust an Englishman vpon any occasion whatsoeuer, no more then they would a Turke, which did deny Christ, and besids that whatsoeuer they now did, was by authority from the King; saying of themselue that they were the Queens souldyers, and the Kings subiects, and Poore Gentlemen in distresse, and they also told him that there was not a protestant in England of the Kings side except the Roman Catholicks, he also sayth that one Mr Burrills wife nere Glanerogh was murdered about twelfe tide last by some of Musk Capt: Sugans company He also sayth that one Mr Dight of Glanorogh a merchant, William Seymour of the same Butcher, together with all the protestants in Glanorogh to the number of four hundred were all stript starke naked about twelfe tyde where of some by the bitternes of the season dyed vpon the mountayne before they could recouer Corke; he also sayth that there was a certayne woman imediatly at the same time, as soone as she was stript, was taken vp by a rope vnder her arme pitts, and was there whipt on the buttocks with their hands; and withall told her that if she would not confesse where her mony was, that they would hand her out right; and that about the same time diuers English men women & children of Kilmaclaloge to the number of two hundred persons were all stript starke naked & some wounded and about midsomer last the deponent was stript neere Bandon; and wounded

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<B> with 27 wounds & left for dead, but recouered home to Bandon agen He lastly sayth that Rowland ffeild neer in the parish of Kilmackamoge gen and one Margaret Martyn of the same spinster and John Mumford, & his two sons, calld Henry & James Mumford of the same timbermen; with his wife & all his daugh{ters} all these were heretofore reputed protestants and now since this rebellion turn{d} Papists; and now coun kept the councell of the Rebbells & further he cannot depose
William Wood
Jurat coram nobis 20o Octob:
1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: Southwell
at Kinsale

William Woods Exam:
Corke 529
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