Deposition of Margery King and Margrett Sinnott

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Margery King of Ballenykill in the kinges County the Relict of Murtoghe Kinge a protestant minister and Margret Sinnott her servant sworne & examined say That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt about the Last of January 1641 the Rebell Brassill ffox of kilmaledy in the kings County gent, and Edward ffox <A> his sonn came to the howse of her the said Margery at Ballen i kill aforesaid & takeing her without the doores struck her downe to the ground and bett & struck her very sore: And after went into her howse (with one Kedagh ffox) & other Rebells & broke open some Inner dores threatening to burne the howse & Comanded the said Margrett to Light a Candle, & Lett them see whoe would quench it: And therevpon they the said Rebells forceibly robbed and deprived her the said Margery of viijt of horses & another horse from Murtogh fflanigan her servant (whom they alsoe struck & abused) & alsoe bett the deponent againe becawse she offered to rescow him: And then afterwards those Rebells tooke the possession of this deponents Lands forceibly from her together with the howse (the land being 500 acres: & they then & there they robbed & dispoyled her of Corne and other goodes in all worth [ ] CC li, And the said same day in <B> the afternoone The Rebell Anthony Gowhagan of Bracklon in the same County gent & other Rebells alsoe tooke the rest other of her the said Margeries goods & bett the other deponent Margrett & broke twoe batts vpon her, And the Rebell John Brenan now of Tinnecrosse gent and his wiffe & Children tooke possession of the said Margerys Jointure Lands & forceibly turned her out of the possession thereof & euer since she hath bene deprived <200 li.> of the same to her losse and damage in all of CC li. ster: And this deponent is like to be deprived of & loose the future proffitts of her <20 li. per annum> Jointure Lands (worth 20 li. per annum) vntill a peace be established And further say that they have heard it very credibly reported by that one Daniell Doyle of Clayraghe in the same County Inkeeper & Dominick Higgin sonn of Daniell Higgin of Ballinemintane gent did att Killocullen in the said County murther & most cruelly kill one Mris Jane Adis (after they had drawen her to goe to Masse) shee the said Jane when she was soe murthered haveing a child sucking on his brest: & both theis deponents saw the Carcasse [ ] body of the said Mris Adis (after it was soe killd: & saw her child which was left alive And further say that the Rebell Donnell o Doolin of Dooghell alsoe grey merchant forceibly tooke away fowre of the deponent Margeryes Cowes: And s aith That one Sarah Brenan daughter of the said John Brenan (since her said father robbed this deponent) Margery hath seised on
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and worne a Chaplett gowne of this deponent Margerys which cost <D> 5 li. & above: And the one Edmund Brenan her brother tould the deponent Margrett, That hee would stabb both the deponents with his skeane: if ever they Looked for any of the said goodes againe.
Margiry Kinge
The mark [mark] of the said Margrett Synnott
Jur 4to Maij 1643
Randall: Adams:
Hen: Brereton
Joh Watson:

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