Examination of Morris Neale

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The Examinacion of Morris Neale of Ross aged about 60 yeares taken in the behalfe of the Lord Protector and Comon Wealth of England duly sworne and examined deposeth as foll: against the seuerall persons whose names are inserted in the Margint proprieters of houses and smale parcells of Land in and about Ross
To the first Inter hee saith that the seuerall persons whose names are in the Margint inserted did liue in the Towne of Ross in the first yeare of the Rebellion and sithence and did not remove into the English Quarters as other English and <L> Protestants did
To the 2d hee saith not
To the 3d hee saith that the aforenamed persons did pay all publique levies imposed vppon them during the first yeare of the Rebellion & sithence as others of the Towne did it being imposed vppon all
To the 4th 5th 6th 7th & 8th hee cannot depose
To the 9th hee saith that Anthony Dowell was Baylife and Collector of the Towne of Ross since the first yeare of the Rebellion
To the 10th hee saith that James Delahyde had in the begining of the Rebellion one Mr Cooper an <m> English man liveing on his lands who then went into England his cause of knowledge is that Mr Bomberry Lieutenant Coll Stevens & one Mrs Cottle went with them at that time as this depon{ent} was credibly informed
To the 11: 12: & 13th hee cannot depose
<Jam: Delahide, Will Campion, Anth Dowell, Mich Hore, Tho Keneday, Jerome Stanton, Phill Hore, John Cullen, Peter Dormer, John Butler, Nich Linch>
{Morris [mark] Neale}
<Sworne before vs 28 ffebr 1653
Tho Dowse
William Woodwar{de}>
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