Deposition of James Dowdall

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James Dowdall of Edenderry in the Kinges Countie gentleman sworne and examined de{poseth and saith that} A Collection of the Losses sustained by {Sir William} Colley of Edenderry aforesaid knight s ince & taken away by the vndernamed { } the beginninge of theire Cruell this insurrection was forceibly deprived robbed and dispoyled of his goods chattells {& meanes following} vizt and at the tymes hereafter mencioned vizt
<A> <About the 6th day of December 1641> Gerrald fitz Gerald of Clonnad Esquire a Lawyer, Nicolas Sankey of Ballylakin gent freehoulder Gerrald & Muragh Mckedagh Conner brothers & Calhugh & brian mcffelim Connor brothers tennants & seruants of the sayd Gerrald fitz Gerrald & of Thomas fitz Gerrald of Clon bolge freehoulder gent his eldest brother Came with force & violence & tooke from the lands of the said Sir William Colley 400 Choise ewes 20 rammes 300 younge sheepe yeeres ould & [ ] 225 Lambes of the foregoein that yeere, & 20 heades of right English Cattell of 3 yeeres ould & 18 heads of Like Cattell of 2 yeeres ould a peece
worth in all ____________________________________489 li.
<B> <About the 10th day of december afforesayd 1641> Charles Connor of killnantoge freehoulder gentleman & the sayd Gerrald fitz Gerralds seruants tooke from him 15 head of Choise english breedinge Cowes which cost ___________ 85 li._0{_0}
<C> <About the 16th of December afforesaid 1641> Captaine Hugh Hussey eldest sonn of the barron of Galtrim & Mr Boise of Boisestowne gentleman freehoulder & theire men tooke from him 20 Cowes & oxen which were sould or contracted to a butcher of Dublin for______100 li.
<E> <The same day> William fitz Gerrald of Ratroan gentleman freehoulder & his tennants tooke from the said Sir William a 100 right English wethers beinge beinge sould or contracted before to a butcher for _____________________________ 60 li._0{_0}
<ff> <Vpon the first of January at night eodem anno 1641> Antony Preston of Ballybrittan Nicolas Sankey afforesayd, Charles Connor afforesayd with & all the aboue named Conners with 700 men assaulted the said Sir William Colleys house but were beatten of with Losse of many of theire men yet they then tooke 200 wethers right English 107 wethers of a mixed breed 12 Choise English Cowes 4 Choise bulles 3 sadle geldings 14 oxen & 20 Labour inge work horses & mares & all the plow geares of Iron amountinge in a {chea}pe value {305 li. 10 s.}
{Besides 20 barrells of corne wheate and beere malt worth 25 li.}
<All which that was donn before the English [ ] there [ ] gave them any cause of prov{ocation} or made any defence>

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<G> <{About the} 8th of {January} afforesayd Harbert capt> The seruants of Sir Jasper Herbertt Commaundinge his house or Monasteroies & tooke from the said Sir William Colley 13 head of right English yearelings cattle worth _________________ 26 li._0_0
<H> <{About} the 15th of {March} anno pre{dicto}> Callugh mcffellim Connor Henry Wogan & others of the ô Connors burnt a good haggard of wheate Rie beare & oates at Ballykillin & all the barnes & houses belonging to the said Sir William
worth at Least ___________________________________200 li._0_0
Amounting in all ___1290 li._10 s._{0}
<And> Besides all this his the said Sir William Colleys whole estate & tenants houses were wasted burned & or spoiled by the fore named persons
Most of these outrages were Comitted suddenly at such a tyme as they as both the e nglish & irish Liued Like Louinge neighbours & wee thenglish mistrusted them not, before they saw some of their our goods taken away
Ja: Dowdall
Martij 9o 1643 before vs
Hen: Jones
{Hen:} Brereton

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K. County
James Dowdall Jur o
9 Marcij 1643
Intw Meath Kildare
symbol pro ceter. dep: de doctore Jones
Exr 6 dec

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