Deposition of James Dowdall

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(Note: Lacunae in the original text have been made good from the copy at fols 113v-114r)
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A Collection of the losses of <And this deponent> James {Dowdall} of Edenderry in the King { s County} <the kings County of gent sworne and> examined deposeth and saith That he this deponent was forceibly deprived ro{ } in the beginning of this Rebellion of theis chattles vizt at the tymes hereafter mencioned vizt
<N> <About the 8th of December 1641> Charles Connor of Killnantoge freeholder gentleman & Gerrald fitzGerrald of Clonnad Esquire a lawyere forcei bly tooke 105 choise English Cowes worth above from this deponent worth above ______________________ [ ] {500 li.}
<O> <About the 16th of the same moneth> Hugh Hussy eldest sonn of the barron of Galtrim freeholder & Mr Boile of boisetowne gentleman freeholder tooke <from him> from him 103 of Like English Cattell __________________________________________{500 li.}
<P> <About the 20th of the same month>The ttenants & seru ants of Thomas fitz gerrald gentleman freeholder tooke from him 20 Cowes & wheate 10 barrels
& beare 5 barrells worth _______________________________________ {60 li.}
<Q> <About the same ty me William> William ffitz Gerrald of Rathtrovone gentleman freeholder tooke from him 100 fatt wethers sould at
Dublin for xi s. a peace worth in all ______________________________ 5{5} li.
<R> < About the same tyme> The tennants of John Lee of Teckie van gentleman freeholder & Edward Connor tooke from him 150 wethers of like prise worth ________ 8{2 li. 10 s.}
& two nagges & a mare which cost _______________________________ 13 li.
In all amounting to 1210 li. {10 s.}
<All this was donn before I the deponent had cause to suspect them &c.> Soe much of the deponents goods was taken by knowne persons besides a great value Lost in houses corne depts & that halfe yeeres rent & mony a great value vpon improuement.
Further saith that About the first of Aprill 1642 A poore English man Liuing {in Clo} nnuffe in the County of kildare haueing nursed a Child for Rog{er Moore} of Ballenad (one o ne of the greatest instruments to raysein{g this} Rebellion) & goeinge to masse with his whole family) {thought him}selfe safe enough, butt at the sayd tyme a Company {of rogues} vnder the Commaund of Lyshagh Moore Collonell seccond brother {of} Roger Came to the sayd towne & murthered him & his wife {& children} About the 15th of June 1642 John Dauys his wife & Ch{ildren} at Clonfast in the kinges County & hauinge since Christ{mas before} gone to masse was drawne out of his hou{se} his wife {& children} with him & all {murthered vpon a feild neere vnto his howse} & there stripped
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<About> the first of May 1641 1642 Mris Addis wife of Lieutenant {Add}is in liuinge in the territory of foxes Country in the kinges County {and} haueinge gone to masse one John Doyle whoe Receiued cuiu{il bre}edinge & serued Mr Robert Leycester & one higgin his wiffes brother Came to her house {in a} frendly way (beinge neighboures of not a miles distance, shee {se}t meate before them & they did eat, & when they had donn vpon {thei}r departure they tooke her & murthered her with many greiuous {wou}ndes.
{A}bout the last of Aprill 1643 a poore English woman beinge serua{n}t to the said Gerrald fitz Gerrald the Lawyer & goeinge to masse {w}ent forth & b to fetche some watter & one of the Rogues that Liued {in} the house named Gustion followed her & murthered her in a ditch {&} soe Left her & was neuer questioned for it by fitzgerrald which induces mee the deponent to belieue that hee was putt on that ac c ion by the sayd him, this was donn at Clonnad in the Kinges Countie
{One G}eorge Atbee a poore Englishman in the beginninge of this Rebellion went to Masse & became porter to Sir Jasper Herbert & about {th}e first of february 1641 he came to Phillipstowne markett where {one} William Owie a kearne of Capt Edward Connors knocked out {hi}s braines with a clubb & hee lay dead in the streete vntill Euening
{T}he next weeke after on the markett day the sayd William Owie knocked out the braines of a poore English man a bone Lace maker {t}hat Liued amongst them & went to Masse
Ja: Dowdall
{Jur?} martij 9o 1643 before vs
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton

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