Deposition of Dennis Kelly

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Dennis Kelly Late of Castletowne Ki{patrick in the County} of Meth gent a true protestant sworne & examined depose{th and} saith That on or about the eighteenth day of November Last, hee this examinant was robbed & dispoyled of his goods Cattells & deb{ts} to his losse & the value of Three hundred Thirty [& seaven] pounds ffifty nyne pounds and ffiftie nyne shillings sterling All which goods Cattells Chattell{s} & debts were robbed & taken from this examinant at kilpatrick aforesaid <A> by James ffitz=Jones of Painstowne in the County aforesaid Esquire Lawrence Nettervill of Castletowne kilpatrick aforesaid gent Oliuer fflemming of {Sh}agagh in the same County gent & theire Confederats & accomplics to the vtter ruine & vndoi{ng} of this examinant being the whole estate of this deponent. They the aforesaid ffitz=Jones, Nettervill & ffleming & theire accomp{lice}s stripping naked this examinant & his wife to the naked skinne & threatning hourly to hang them both, the Children of the said ffitz=Jones being clothed with this deponent wyues owne apparell. And further cannot depose Sa ve & that hee heard the abouenamed ffitz=Jones & Nettervill & one Garrett Drake affirme that all protestants were traytors to the king, & that they had the kings Comission to take away all protestants goods
The particulars of t{he} deponents losses
In houshould goods ___________________________________________050 li._00 s.
In Cattell of seuerall sorts ______________________________________025_00
In Corne in the haggard & thrashed ______________________________150_00
In Corne in the ground ________________________________________090_00
In debts due to this examinant __________________________________ 015 _ 09
330_09_00
& besids he is expelled from his meanes & place worth 40 li. per annum
And this examinant further deposeth That the seuerall parties hereu{nder} written were in actuall rebellion raising m en & Armes against his Maiestie & his subiects protestants at the time when hee this {deponent} was dispoyled of his estate vizt, Patr: ffleming of Stevenst{ } <B> William Veldon of knogh, Tho: Veldon of Raphin James ff{itz}{ } of Stahalmuck, Gar{ret}t ffleming of the Yellow [L]eas, James ffleming of Siddan, Thomas Bath of the same, Robert Plunckett of Porcetstowne, & his sonns, Patrick Cruice of the Brittas, John Tallon of ffletcherstowne G{eo}rge Begg of the same, & Garrett Tallon of Cruicestowne which Garrett Tallon and two men as this deponent by the generall report of the Country is credibly enformed to that killed Anne Hagley alias Tal{lon} wyfe of John Edward Tallon of Wilkinstowne in the Barrony of { } & County of Meth gent sone to the said Garrett & a papist & at that time absent from home & the said twoe men called Patrick { } Teig Maledoone, dependents to Mr Cruice of { } for twoe barrells of wheate which the said Garrett Maledoon { } in most bloody manner with skeines killed the said { } daughter & his daughters twoe Children { }

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having tried to pervert them from theire Religion to goe to Masse & because they would not consent the reason of the said [ ] and theyr [ ], therupon was therevnto & after would And after the said Rebells would not permitt them buriall in the Church or Churchyard but they foure were buried togeather in a ditch. And further depo{seth} <C> That one William Rely & John Begg of the Novan & the rest of the Rebells of that towne did hang one Richard Painter of the Novan & his sonne, & killed one Richard Langford, & one Nevill Dignam being English protestants, & the cause of theire hanging & killing them as this deponent hath heard & beleueith was because they wou{ld} not goe to Masse. And further cannot depose:
Dennys Kelly
Jurat Aug: 23o 1642
Joh Watson
Will: Aldrich
Hen: Brereton

Dennis Kelly 23 May
1642
hand w
Ex
Intr
18. no.
69

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16
66 Meath (177)
Adam Jones Clark
Jur 28o Junij 1642
Cert fact
Intr 27 No

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