Examination of William Stafford

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<7> The Examination of William Stafford Gentleman taken in behalfe of the Comonwealth <e> Concerninge Captain Thomas Roch whoe dyed in duncanon forte before the surender thereof.
<to the first interro> sath that the said Roch did in the first yeare of the warr liue at furlongstowne in the <f> Barrony of Shilmaleer part of his owne estate and h seauerall yeares after at the same place It beinge in the Irish Quarters and sath that the said Roch might haue remoued into the english Quarters any as many English did but not without danger to loose his estate
<to the 2o interro> he Can not depose
<to the 3o interro> sath that the said Roch did in the first yeare of the warr and before the 10th of Nouember 1642 actually Contrebute and subscribe to <g> Contrebute to raise mony men and prouissions for the Irish seruice and was in the Countye melitia for the Irish
<to the 4th interro> sath that the said Roch was before against duncannon in the first yeare of the warrs and was that it was the Charge of the said Roch <h> to be before duncanon and that for the most part and that the said Roch was accordingly against the said duncannon vntell it was taken from the Lord Esmond and that the said Roch did in July 1642 did nere the hooke fall vpon a partye of English at nere the hooke where that belonged to duncanon and killed and tooke about one hundred and sent the head of Captain Austen senior the Comander of { }
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<to the 5th interro> he Can not depose
<to the 6th interro> sath he Can not depose
<to the 7th interro> sath that the said Roch did in the first yeare of the warr take and subscribe the oath of <I> associacion otherwaise the said Roch would h not have been Imployd in the Irish mellitia
<to the 8th interro> he can not depose
<to the 9th interro> sath that the sad Roch was in the first yeare of the warr a Captain of a foote Company in the Countye of Waxford [ ] and after in <k> the list of the County Councell in the said first yeare, and was after Gouernor of Duncanon till he dyed
<to the 10th and 11th interro> he Can not depose
<to the 12th interro> sath that the said Roch tooke armes from the English at the aforesaid place Calld the <l> hooke but what number he knoeth it
William Stafford
Sworne and examined before vs the 28th of december 1653
Tho Hart
John Walker
Mathew Stothard
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deposicions against Captain
Tho: Roch late of
Dungeere deceased