Deposition of Jasper Horsey

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Jasper Horsey late of Ballyshordane in the parish of Temple molag y barony of Clangibbon and within the County of Corke gentleman (a brittish protestant) duly examined and sworne before us by vertue of his Maiesties Commission vnder the broad seale of this kingdom (bearing date &c.) concer ning the Losses robberies & spoy les since this rebellion comitted vppon the brittish & protestants within the Province of Munster &c. deposeth & saith That vppon the first of Januarie Anno domini 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt value of 346 li. 16 s.
Of Cowes, horses, Oxen, heiffers, yeerlin g s & swine, to the value of one hundred fourscore & six pounds sixteen shillings. Of houshould stuffe & linnen to the value of tenn pounds. Of hay and Corne in Stacke to the value of fourty pounds. He also saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said farme and house where he Lost in corne in ground woorth threescore pounds. The deponent saith that by meanes of this present rebellion he was dispossessed of the lands of Ballyshordane afforsaid wherin he hath one Lease in being for one & Twen ty yeares & another lease in reuer sion for one & Twentyyeares more in which lease he conceaues himself damnified by lo o sing the benifitt of the sume fiftie pounds. Of debts amounting to six pounds due from Th omas <A> O Mollorny of Martlstowne in the said County gentleman nowe in open and actuall rebellion therfor this deponent is not likely to gett any satisfacion from him. The totall of his losses amounts to three hundred forty six pounds sixteene shillings. The deponent being further examined deposeth, That about the 9th day of Aprill Last, this deponent accompanied with Walter Harte & Robert Mitchell, English protestants & both warders of ould Castletowne in the said County went to downeraile in the said County to provide some pouder for the defence of the said Castle, hauing stayed there that night, but next day the 10th of Aprill afforsaid this deponent & the other two coming back to Ould=Castletowne afforsaid were assaulted and sett vppon in the high way by John Roach of Ballinemony, in the said County gentleman hauing then in companie with him fiue hors=men & twenty armed foot=men, who apprehended this deponent & the rest & caused them to be disarmed and stripped of theire cloathes calling this deponent an English Traytor & likewise the said John Roach then & there tooke from this deponent besides apparell a peece, a sword five shillings in money and one gould ring price thirteene shillings. The said John Roach Imediately caused the said Walter Harte to be Hanged but in the meane time prefered him his Life if hee did turne papist & to that purpose brought to him a masse preist to perswad him therunto, but the said Hart vtterly denying to turne was presently executed.
This examinat further deposeth That the same night being the tenth of Aprille as afforsaid he and the said Robert Mitchell were carried to Castleton (the Lord Roaches house) where hee this deponent continued prisoner for tenn weekes during which time this examinate obserued these particulars following vizt. ffirst he sawe about the 15th or 16th of Aprill att { }

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Two of the Lord of Inchiquins troops (one was a Scotchman & thother an Irish man both protestants) with theire horses & armes taken prisoners by some of the Lo: Roches forces & brought to Castletowne afforsaid where (though the Scotchman was deadly wounded & shott through the backe) both were without any mercy hanged. Secondly this deponent likewise obserued & sawe one donnogh mc Teige an Irish protestant & a man of threescore yeares of age & vpwards (who was somtime servant to William Jephson of Mallow Esquire) about the begining of May Last as hee went in the high way to Youghall to be assaulted and taken by some of the Lord Roches Companie who brought him to Castle towne afforsaid, where he remained prisoner a long time till he was half starued, being allowed but a smale morsell of Bread euery four & twenty houres, & day by day the Preists and friers in the said house to this deponents knowledg being then in number fifteen a Least did use to come to the said donnogh mc Teige perswading him to turne papist at last when they could not draw him, They gaue him his choise either to turne papist & saue his life or eilse, that there was noe remedy but he must bee hanged, hee tould them plainly he was perswaded in his Conscience he was of a good and sound profession & that he would neuer turne papist while he liued, being at last carried to the place of execution one father Roch & 4 other fryers & preists went along with him, at last he tould them openly they may goe to to the diuill if they will would for his parte he would be neuer perswaded by them & begged heartily they should trouble him noe more & soe hartily praying vppon the ladder he was att last executed. the deponents cause of knowledg is that being a prisoner there himself he sawe & obserued the said passages and hauing his libertie vp and downe he came to the certain knowledg of his premisses.
during this deponents restraint at Castletowne afforsaid he said. That he obserued about the latter end of aprill last one Elizabeth a maid servant to Steven Tonse of Mitchellstowne in the said County merchant in the way coming from Corke and apprehended by the said Lord Roches forces & brought her prisoner to Castletowne where she had adiudged to be hanged if she had not turned papist which she utterly refused to doe but others then present thinking it a fauor don to her commanded her to be tyed to a post & shott to death & hauing made seuen shott att her and hitt either time yett not mortally wounded (hurt but at last she was in a tormenting way hanged. This examinate lastly deposeth and saith That he being a long time prisoner and naked vppon the matter being stripped before lyeing vppon the grownd with a little strawe vnder him, at last the deponent desired to speake in private to the Lord Roch that some course maybe taken for his enlargment, and being admitted unto his presence his Lordshipp spoke theise ensuring words or others like them in effect I can shewe yow (quoth he) a Commission vnder the kings hand and seale (which) I received lately from Sir Phelomy Ô Neale) whereby wee (meaning the Irish) are authorished to stripp and banish all the English & protestants out of this kingdome If they doe not Joyne with us, and doe as wee doe and adding further in a smiling manner, I will promise you (quoth he) the English shall

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Jasper Horsey
Jurat coram nobis
16o Marty 1642
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