Deposition of Thomas Taylor

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April 9 1642
<76 Exr> Thos: Taylor of Mountrath in the Q Co Marchant
<A> That about the 14 of 9ber last past he was robbed and dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the value of 30 li. by the means of Robert Berd of Colt in the Queens County gent now a capt of rebells and Dermott Ogge of Ballifin in the said County gent, Patrick ô Horan the son of John O Horan of the Downe in the Queens County with many others unknowne The common voyce of the papists was that they would burne all Protestants to ashes Their cruelties were great to the Protestants, besides those they killd outright their came many families to this Towne of Maryburrough of robbed and stripped Protestants so that through their cruelties there have perished since the 14 of 9ber last in this litle Towne above 350 persons (And this was confirmed by Robert Grimes of Low Rushkin li kewise examined upon oath) And it was comonly reported that those Rebells were like to hang an Irish papist a sexton for offering to bury the corpses of some persons hanged by them Rebells in open action are Peirce ffitzGerald of Ballicrean in the Queens County formerly clark to the Lord Cheife Justice of the Kings benchJacob of the same gent <B> Will O Duggan of Cappleaclogh gent, James O Duggan of Cappleloghlan gent & Donough o Duggan of the same gent And further deposeth not
Robert sig. [mark]
Jurat 9 April 1642
Roger Puttocke
John Sterne