Deposition of John Morgan

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John Morgan Late of Mountmelicke in the parish of Rossonallis in the Queens County duly sworne sayth that since this present rebellion that is to say about St Andrews dayes past he this deponent & his mother haue been robbed of an d despoyled & [ ] disposessed by the rebells vndernamed of the particular goods ensuing to the valew & summes to them annexed
In cowes & horses __________________________15 li.
Corne & hay ______________________________ 5 li. 4 s.
Houshold stuffe, & tooles ____________________6 li. 7 li. 16
Buildings vpon the Grage Land _______________20 li.
In a Lease of the Graige _____________________40 li. xl li.
Clothe linnen & woollen_____________________02 li.
Garden___________________________________ 2 li.
Debts as he verily beleveth___________________30 li. In all [ ] 121 li._14 s._00
By the means of Edward Jacob of Derghe gent. <A> Daniell Roe of Ballicallon Laborer Donagh McMurtagh of the Grage Laborer Murtagh Keren of Derreguile Laborer. Donagh Kernen his sonne Hugh Quyn of Aregan husbandman John McCahir of the Graige & his brother.
Also this deponent sayth that att the spoyling & seeseing of the towne of Mountmelicke, by
John McWilliam of Cappenskerry that Arch rebell he sawe in Company in the said towne. Brian McGillpatrick of Clonkeen gent armed with <B> picke a sword & a dagger or skeane or both his sonne John McBrian of the same and two or three more of his sonnes vnknowen by name to this deponent. Murtagh McShane of Melicke Edmond ore Corraghye, that dwelled vpon the vpper gleab. Hugh Mathewes Tanner Laghlyn Hannen Richard Hughes the yonger. the 3 of Mountmelicke Owen McWilliam of Melicke & sundry others whose names this deponent remembreth not though he well knoweth them by sight, and further deposeth that thes persons following are in open rebellion Walter Jacob of Derrydane gent <C> William Whitney of Shane gent Henry Bryn of Graige Morris Mullone Murtagh Mallone of Ira husbandmen and 500 persons at least of the parish of Rossenallis Donnell [Duffe] [ ] Daniell Good of Maryborow now entertayned {by Sir William Gilbert}{ }
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he deposeth that in to his hearing
the rebells did impute this there present rebellion to the parliaments fault in England saying that as the parliament in England did intend to deale with the papists, there & heere contrary to the Kinges pleasure so the King to be contrary to them & shew his dislike of the proceedings, had given Leaue & permission to the Catholickes of Ireland to deale with the protestants of Ireland in this manner that they might see how good it was by the protestants suffrings & further deposeth not
John Morgan
Jurat 30 Aprill 1642
John Sterne
Roger Puttocke
Intr

16 Com. Regine
Ap. 30th 1642
John Morgan
Exr
Cert Intr
vlt. no.

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