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The Examinacion of Jonas Rushworth of Eniscorthy gent aged fiftie one yeares or thereabouts taken vpon oath, on the behalfe of the Comonwealth Concerning Gerrald ô Breine of Tomgorrow in the barrony of Scarewailsh & County of wexford gent vpon the Interrogatoryes annexed to the Comission of enquiry
<To the 1st Interr> The examinant saith that the said Gerrald dwelt at Tomgorrow the first yeare & the whole time of the rebellyon, the same being then in the Irish quarters from whence he did not remooue into the english quarters as seauerall english & protestants then dwelling at at Eniscorthy neere the said Gerrald did The <f> deponents cause of knowledge is for that the deponent did see him the said Gerrald at seauerall times at Eniscorthy (during the said rebellyon) where the deponents Residence was
<To the 2d inter> Hee Cannot depose
<To the 3d & 4th Inter> The deponent saith that the said Gerrald did contribute his person & seauerall of his seruants and others in Armes in the first beginning of the rebellyon in the promoting thereof: and that the said Gerrald did act and abett the <g> said rebellyon & the robberyes therein Comitted vpon the english and protestants The deponents cause of knowledge is for that the see deponent did see the said Gerrald with his brother <Barthol ô Bryen> & a Number of men in Armes, Consisting of about fifteen, come to the howse of Andrew Plummer A scotchman and a protestant, whose howse was directly opposite to this deponents then habitacion in Eniscorthy aforesaid, and did breake open & enter the same and did thence plunder and bring forth the goods therein bellonging to the said Plummer (who was then in the Castle of Eniscorthy <h> for preseruacion of his Life) And the english out of the said Castle hauing made seauerall shots against the said Gerrald & his Company that were plundering in manner aforesaid the said Gerrald & Company brought their pilladge (being brasse, pewther & other howshould goods) in shelter of this deponents howse to shrowd them from the shotts made from the Castle aforesaid And further saith that
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the said Gerrald & his Company hauing plundered the said Plummers howse did attempt to breake open and Robb the howse of this deponent which was then kept fast shut against them, where the said Gerrald finding opposicion seauerely threatned Edmond ô Breine this deponents <I> seruant, being kinsman to the said Gerrald In regard hee the said Edmond denyed them entrance which [ ] plunder & Robbery was done about the latter end of Nouember in the yeare 1641: by the said Gerrald ô Breine Barthol ô Breine his brother & the Rest in their Companyes & vnder their Comandes in Armes in manner aforesaid & further saith not &c
Jonas Rushworth
Sworne before vs the 28th of February 1653
Edward Withey
R: Hussey