Deposition of Symon Bridges
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Capt: Symon Bridges of Downerayle in the bar: of ffermoy & within the Com of Corke a brittish protestant duly sworne & examined before vs by vertue etc: deposeth & sayth;
<And > That about the 1t of March 1641, when the Lord President went martched towards Dongaruan, he saw within the sayd Towne, as he was sent by the Lord President to sumon the towne & Castle, these persons in arms and in a posture of hostility against his Coming, Tho: Butler, eldest son to Sir Richard Butler of the Com of Kilkenny Knight, who told this deponent that he was left there by Richard Butler of Kilcash in Com of Tipperary Esquire as his deputy Gouernour of that towne which sayd Richard Butler was seene by the deponent, the same houre to passe away ouer the water that runs vnder the Castle there in the a boate, who was also seen by him the very day before, about 3 miles on the southwest side of Dungaruan in the head of four Companyes of foot oringe Colours the Ensigne marching apace from the Lord Presidents forces <he also sayth that among many others there was one Capt: Butler convayed out of the Castle of Dungaruan vpon quarter who was afterwards hangd at Corke being tak’n prisoner at Liscarroll:> among the said companyes of the said Richard Butler he saw Capt: Edmund ffennell with the said foot in a posture of arms, giuing fire vpon the deponent, also he sayth that th e at that time day towards the said fall of of the night he tooke one a messenger about a mile & halfe southward of Dungaruan whome he instantly executed, with a letter in his pocket writtn by James welsh Waylsh a reputed Capt: among the Rebbells Son to Sir Nicholas Waylsh Knight of the Com of waterford, directe{d} to his Colonell Richard Butler of Kilcash aforesaid: the contents there were that he had sent him twenty, english mens Cowes for the prouision of his Campe, and that he should send him some powder for that now he was before Ardmore Castle beseidging it, & that he would take it within a day or two,/ Also he sayth that vpon Wednesday in the Easter weeke last 1642, when the forces of the Rebbells to the number of about 3000 or 4,000 (there being seen{e} about 40ty colours, were encamped nere Sir Robert Trauers his Castle calld Rochfordstowne) then & there he saw among the army these <hand> persons as enemyes to the Kings forces; Vzt the Lord of Muskery & his Colonell Venelig Croning; Richard ffitz Gerrald, eldest son to Edmund ffz Gerrald of Ballymarter Esquire, Donell mc ffinin Carthy alias Capt Sugane, then slayne in the place Also he sayth that when the Castle of Drumineene was beseidged by the Kings fforces, the weeke after whitsontide last 1642, as the deponent with his troope ridd out to discouer any forces of the enemy; about two or three miles from the Castle he saw about 6, or 700 hundred of the enemy drawing towards him, to stopp his passage, among which he saw Donough O Callaghane of Clonmine Esquire in the head of a troope of about some fourty horse who chardgd the deponents troupe; who was afterwards chast by the deponent by but narrowly escapt {him} {also} Donell O Keefe of the bar: of Dowhalla Esquire & Lord of t{he} {barony of} Dowhalla, was seene by him, as one of the Donough O Callag{hanes} {troope} Also he sayth that vpon St Peters day last 1642 which on which {the battle} of Newtowne was: then & there he saw as enemyes to the {Kings fforces} commaunded by the Lord Inchyquin these persons following Viz
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<Cap:> Dauid Power of Kilbullane Esquire, graundchild to Sir William Power Knight Philip O Dwyre of Kilnemannagh in Com of Tipperary Esquire; Seriant Maior generall Henesy Capt James Browne of Kilarny parish in Com of Kerry Esquire, Sir Valentine Browns brother who was then tak’n prisoner, & afterwards redeemd. after that about the begininng of August last, as the deponent was going with his troope to releiue the Castle of Loughguirr he saw beseiging the said Castle the Lord of CastleConell, Patrick Peerce Wailsh a reputed Sriant Maior among the rebbells of the Com of Limrick, who calld made diuers shott at the deponent calling him parliament rogue & traytour and askt him what he made there, telling him that they would send him home agen with the Deuills name; after that on the same day he passt to releiue the Castle of Callin whither the said Comaunders with their forces to the number of 400 followed him; where he saw as enemyes among the rest, Capt William Burk Esquire 2d son to the Lord of Brittas then beseidgging of Callen; the same day coming homewards, there came against him to stopp his passage, Capt John Lacy of the Braugh Esquire, Tho: Cantwell of Galbally Esquire & Morrice Bogget of Boggetstowne Esquire all in the Com of Limrick./ He also sayth that about the latter end of June when Castletowne Roch was tak’n he saw there these persons, that came out of the said Castle vpon quarter, John Roch, second son to the Lord Roch Esquire; Richard Nagle of Monaminy Esquire: John Nagle his son & heire John Roch of Castle Keenen Esquire & all his sons to the number of six or 7. John Roch of Ballylough Esquire John Dannan of Ballyellis nere Castletowne Roch aforesaid schoolemaster & [ ] Redmund Dannan of Dannanstowne son and heire of John Dannan of Dannanstowne aforesaid gen: Moyle Murry Munshynogh of Harperstowne nere Castletowne aforesaid gen: Redmund Nugent nere Clenard gen: Garrett Gould of Castletowne Roch gen Tho: ffz Harris of Cleonorfa gen Edmund Buy Nagle of Monaminy gen: Tibbot Roch of Killathney gen: all gen & freeholders in the Com of Corke
Simon Bridges
Jurat coram nob: Martij vlt:
1643
Phil: Bisse
Ric Williamson
fol. 172r
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Capt: Symon Bridges
Exam about the
Rebells in Action
599
Tipperary
Lo: of Muskery et al
hand
Reu
fol. 172v
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<Juripe first> He sayth that about the 20th of Jan: 1641, he saw at Morrice mc Gibbons house of Ballinahinch Esquire 7 of the Lord of Mountgarrets Colours of his army in his Bawne and at the same time he likewise saw, nere Ballinahinch aforesaid Captn Morrice Hurly of Knocklon Esquire & his company marching towards the Lord of Mountgarretts army which was then at Kilmallock which towne was then yeilded vp to t{he} enemy about two dayes after he saw coming from Kilmallock Mi{lo} ffz Harris of Cleonolfo Esquire, vnckle to Sir Edw: ffz Harris Knight whome the deponent tooke prisoner the day after, in whose pock{et} he found a letter from some of those that Commaunded in cheife at Kilmall{ock} directed to him, with these contents, that if he would come to Kilmalloc{k} he should be gouernour of that towne the next day after he saw nere Kilfinnyenan the said Milo & Sir Edw: ffz Harris Knight & Oliuer ffz Harris of Cleonolfo in the Com of Limrick Esquire talk{ing} together and giuing directions to their tenants to conuaygh nere vpon twenty or thirty head of Cattle to he Lord Mountgarrets ar{my} then at Kilmallock
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Simon Bridges Examinacion
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