Deposition of Thomas Shurley

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Thomas Shurley Late of Killeny in the Queens Countie gent sworne and examined sayth That since the begining of the presente Rebellion and by meanes thereof hee was deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his meanes goods and chattells herein hereafter mencioned vizt of Cattle sheepe and howshold stuffe worth 120 li. of the possession and proffits of the farme of Killeny worth 100 li. per annum, one whole yeres value whereof is already Lost & he is like to loose the future proffits vntill a peace be established of debts owing him by fflorence ffitzpattricke of Castletowne in the County of Queens County Esquire a knowne Rebell <A> CCLxiij li. and by Daniell ô ffeland of Killeny afores a id another knowne Rebell Liij li. Soe that his present losses (besides the future amount vnto the some fiue hundreth thirtie six pownds ster And further sayth That the other parties that are in actuall Rebellion & partake & carry armes with for and amongst the Rebells and Committ divers outrages and Cruelties against the protestants are theis that followe vizt Daniell ffitzPatrick of Tentore gent James ffitzpatrick of the grang towne gent Morgan <B> Cashen of Crane nere Aghaboe ge Esquire & a Justice of the peace [ ] John his eldest sonn & Morgan his 2d sonne John ffitzpatrick of Balligighen gent Barnaby ffitzpatrick lord Baron of Vpper Ossery & divers oth William Dowgan of Capneclogh gent William Butler of Scotchragh gent leman Teige ô Dowgan of Deddikerrin yeoman Walter Dowgan of Boyley gent all of the Queens Countie aforesaid And saith alsoe that fflorence fitzpatrick aforesaid tooke this deponent & confyned him as a prisoner to a Castle at Grantstowne, where hee was narrowly lookt vnto: & very often threatened to be hanged & often escaped murthering And at length whenas this deponent hadd remained there soe restrained for 9 months or thereabouts after the Rebellion began: The god almightie offered him a way by which hee fledd away & escaped, with his Liffe: Being whyle he was soe amongst the Rebells kept soe closse that hee could not observe any remarkable passages murthers or cruelties only knoweth the parties before named in that behalf to be notorious Rebells
<Mr Watson Mr Brereton Mr Aldrich>
Tho: Shurley
Jur 4o Januarij 1642
Will: Aldrich
Randall: Adams

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Com Regine
Tho: Shurley Jur 4to Jan: 1642
Cert fact
Intw