Deposition of Richard White

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The examination of Richard White of Innishbeg in the Barony of west Carbry in the County of Corke Corke gent duly sworne & examined before vs, deposeth
<&> Saith that the Teig o Driscoll of Collomore neare Baltimore and in the Barony of west Carbry in the county corke Esquire who is the cheif landlord in Collimore, and Donnogh o Driscoll in Innisherban another of that house, did and Thomas Coppinger of Collibeg Esquire about the 15th of Agust in the yeare 1642 with their tennants and many others layd seig to the Castle & towne of Baltimore in the Barony of west Carbry and in Collimore in which castle were 215 soules of english protestants and of the enimy (as was confessed afterwards by one of their company an english protestant that came to us from them the same morning) that there was on the enimy, of Tho: Coppingers company 80 soldiers 30 musketts of powder to each man 4 charges, of Teig o Drsicolls and Donnogh o Driscolls company about 160 men 40 muskets & 4 <to each> charges of powder, all which company with the said forces did with all theire forces assault the said Castle and towne 3 houres before day till it was day light, and did steale away from the same time from the Inhabitants of Baltimore 48 Cowes, & 18 horses and mares, and since that time the said Teig o Driscoll with about an 100 men horse & foot did assault the said Inhabitants of Baltimore b we being sauing of Corne vppon the lands of Baltymore, did all the day shoot at us with muskets neare an 100 shott, calling of us Rebells, puritanes and Parliament Rougs the kings enimes and that we fought againste the king with many other [ ] opprobrious words. & further he cannot depose
By me Richard Whity
Jurat coram nobis 13 Oct
1642 Phil: Bisse Ro: southwell

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