Deposition of Charles Crafford

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Charles Crafford of the Novan in the county of Meath gent duly sworne deposeth; That aboute the 25th day of November last past, This deponent was robbed and spoyled of fifty pounds starl: in reddy money, of househould goods and provision Twenty pounds starl: <90 li.> Lost in debts due in the Novan Twenty pounds starl: This deponent deposeth that he was robbed and spoyled by, or by the means of, Tho: Nettervile of Blackcastle near Novan gent, Robert Nettervile of Knockcumber near Novan gent: Patrick Maning Will: Rely, Shane Hone, Patrick Begg, James Roe, Thomas Kane, Thomas Reed, Nicholas Reed, Patrick Tallon portrife, <A> all of the Novan aforesaid, with Thomas Delahide of Novan. And some twenty dayes after, in this deponents travelling towards Dublin, in the tone Towne of Killeene, about 8t a clock in the morning, he was robbed of Twenty pounds starl: (which <20 li.> with much adoe he brought from Novan) by at lest Threescore of the Inhabitants of Killeene. This deponent Left a pack of James Rees, and an other pack belonging to a young Scotish marchant, with Patrick Begg of Novan, who detayned the same from this deponent upon his demaund, saying it was to litle for himselfe. Richard Painter of Novan was robbed aboute the 19 of November last by Thomas Durra of Novan <B> a very rich Tanner, and all by all the Inhabitants of the Kannan Roe of Novan. Richard commonly called the Hopman aboute the same time left worth Twenty pounds of goods with Patrick Begg, with Pat: Tallon 3 li. and with Will: Reels of Novan 30 s., and lest the said Richard Should discover the villanyes and outrages of diverse of the Novan, Richard Begg of Dublin marchant being then at Novan with the advice of Pat: Begg of Novan, consented to murther the said Hopman as he was Leaveing the Towne of Novan to goe to Dublin, and accordingly murthered the said Richard <x> Hopman aboute the 27th of 9ber last. This deponent deposeth <C> further concerning John Maning of Novan now a prisoner in Dublin, that aboute the 20th of 9ber last, the [ ] said John with diverse others robbed and spoyled diverse protestants of the Novan, as Roger Puttock clark, minister of Novan, Hugh Kent, & Thomas Colyes of Novan; And that the said John was a common Intelligencer betwixt the Rebells at Droghedah and the Towne of Novan, and brought the directions from the rebells that Robert Nettervile of Knockcumber nere Novan should become a captaine, to whome Pat: Tallon the portrif became liftennant Pat: Maning Ensigne serjent and Patrick Begg, and Thomas Delahide two sarjants. And further deposeth that the said John is as a notorious a rebell as any other. This deponent further deposeth, that aboute the 25th of 9ber last past Roger Puttocke of Novan, clark was robbed and spoyled by all and singular the Inhabitants of Novan , who shared the said Rogers goods among them. In which robbery very manye of the gent: aboute Novan as Thomas Nettervile of Black <D> castle, Robert Nettervile of Knockcumber, and many others of very good fashion and great meanes, knowne by face, but not by name to this deponent onely more by name Laurance Dowdall of Athlumny Esquire had [ the ir] hands This Deponent further deposeth that the Portrife of the Novan Pat: Tallon, the Baron of Novan Thomas Nangle, and generally all the burgesses of Novan in great state, and with much ioy went out of Novan near half a mile to meet the rebells that came to Novan aboute the same time the 19 of 9ber last, and cessed the rebells by tens and twenties in an house, assured them they should

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have all things fitting, and accordingly made the best provision for them before they came, bakeing and brewing, and what thay wanted themselues, they went forth and pillaged the English near Novan of their cattle, and slaughtered them for them against they, to witt the rebells came to Novan. <E> He further deposeth that John Warren of Churchtowne near Novan, and his two brethren Mathew, and Richard ioynd with the said John Capt, of rebells. The like of Lawrence Dowdall of Athlumny esquire who turnd Capt. of Rebells. The like of George Nangle of Ardsalle near Novan gent with his brother Martin Nangle, who raysed threescore men, and Martin Nangle raysed twenty of them, and provided pikes for them, and the said George became Capt. of Rebells. This deponent further deposeth that he <ff> was fayne to promiss Robert Nettervile aforesaid to turne to Mass, else the said Robert had cutt <a> of his head. And that the reason generally given by of them for their doeing, was, That they had found a letter wherin the English had resolved to hang the irish [had ] at their doors if they would not goe to Church. And that therfore they would begin with the English <t> first. He further deposeth that the aboue said <G> Richard Begg of Dublin was a common Intelligencer betwixt the rebells and th the Towne of Novan, and betwixt the rebells and the Citty of Dublin, goeing and comeing from the one to the other. The cause of his knowledg of all this is, because this deponent was among the rebells for the space of Twentie dayes together, and afterwards by night stole away from them. And further he cannot depose.
Charles [mark] Crafford his mark
jurat 22 Januar 1641
Roger Puttocke
John Sterne
Joh Watson
William Aldrich
Hen: Brereton

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