Deposition of Thomas Knowells

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Aprill the 11th 1642
Thomas Knowells of ould mills in the Queenes Coumptie beeinge duelie Examined before vs afirmeth that on & betwixt the Last off November & the 25 of December Last past was Robbed & spoyled by the Rebells sixteen Cowes prize fowrtie pownd &c. seuen younge beastes three horsses seuen powndes <All 97 li.> and corne fowrtie powndes & howshould goodes att ouldmilles & att Athy to the value off tenn powndes st thess aboue named Cattell wear taken by William Cozbie his Roagues Rebells to witt Daued Waule off Aghamaddok in the parish off Stradbally farmer Loughlin o Bow neare Stradbally yeoman Richard Rany at the great wood carpenter Robert Robinsonn of Ballymadocke yeoman Mortough O Helane of Racree yeoman Neil Con Rahie of the same yeoman & some off thesse aboue named afirmed that the wear the Queens souldiers & further saith nothinge
Likwisse this deponent was himselfe his wiffe & childdren expossed to trauell fiue seuen times in frost & could beinge therby indanger off Lossinge ther liues
Thomas Knowles his marke

ffurther Afirmeth that hee hath seen William Cozbie and francis Cosby diuers times to goe together & the sayd William to frequent Mr fransis Cozbies companie & his howsse free att his pleasure since the said William became a rebell. And saith that Will: Dullin of Stradbally smith rebelliosly tooke som of this deponents corne and is in rebellion. The same he saith of Knougher o Dullin brother to the said Will: and of James McDermott of Stradbally tayler, and of Rory sone in lawe to Neal O Dullin of Stradbally. And deposeth that Barnaby Dun of O Regan gent sent diverse men with force of armes, who beat this deponent and his threshers from his corne, and forceably entred, and presently tooke away 2 reeks of wheat, one reeke of pease and oats

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worth at lest 14 li. 10 s. And further deposeth not <A> save of Pat Dillon of the Inch, Pat: Killah of the same. John O Cashall of the same Will O Casy of Ballikilcavan Hugh McDavy of Garrans . And Brian sig. [mark] mc Davy of the same and Murttagh and Turloh Davy of the same and Rich. Burgan of the Bawne to be rebells
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Jurat 12 Aprill 1642
Roger Puttocke
John Sterne

11 Apr 1642
Tho: Knowles
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