Deposition of Thomas Cutlar

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April the 12th 1642
<A> <The deponent was robbed of his goods about the 12 of December 1641>
I Thomas Cutlar of Mountrath {had} taken from me by florence fitz patricks rebellious crew and ill company the worth and valew of threescore & two pounds fourteene poundes
That is to saie thirtie head of Cattle and househould goodes worth 15 li. _0
And my haie was worth __________________________________ 4_0
And my garden stuff ____________________________________ 3_0
I doe heere certifie that it is reported of certaine that some of fflorence his company did dig vp the graues of dead bodies in the Church of Mountrath, And fflorence his companie did murther [ ] one Jentleman, and his wief, who had greate store of money, and faire and costly clothes all which by common report, were carried to fflorence his <B> wief, who did reioyce at the receiving of them. <I> Those people did hang 5 men at on time betwixt Mountrah and the ffort they did strip them naked, <I> and soe did execute them, in a shamefull manner. And also haue stript manie women and children and most of them haue died with the cold.
<rebels> William Hethirington Esquire Perse ffitzgerald gent: Hetheringtons son in law: Barnabie: Dempsie at the knock Esquire & iustice of peace Beside the aboue mentioned, I haue Loste the beniffitt of my Lease and George Hetherington brother to the said William Hethrington
Thomas [mark] Cutlar his mark

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William MacEdmond of the Coole farmer John o Horahan [gent] his of the Downe gent: his two sonns: and further the deponent saithe the rebels professed them selues the Queenes soldiers, & what they did was by authoritie from the Qeene John Glassecock of Ballephone & Richard Glascock of the said Downe gentlemen great receiuers of the rebels into their houses as allso Mr Nicolas Jacobs of Ballehone keeper of the castle the in hostile maner with multitudes of other inferiors
Jurat
John Sterne
Randall Adams

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Q. County
Tho: Cutler
Aprill 12 1642
51
Intr
12 dec