Deposition of Juan Lee, William Coker, Richard Gasely and Thomas Johnson

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Juan Lee late of the Towne and parish of Newmarkett in the barony of Duhalla and within the County of Cork{e} widdowe (a brittish protestant) duely sworen and e{xam}ined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this kingd{ome} bearein{g} date the 5th day of M a rch 1641 concerneing the rob{be}ries and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon th{e} brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith That vpon the 25th day of December 1641 the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 76 li. 5 s.
Of Cowes heiffers horses and sheepe to the value of six and fortie pounds fifteene shillings Of houshou{ld} stuffe and weareing apparell & prouision to the value of eleven ten pounds ten shillings Of Corne in the house to the value of fifteene pounds Of debts amounting to the sume of three pounds due fro{m} Ales Bettrish widdowe & Phillipp Lelen both protestants vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion therf{ore } this deponent is not likly to gett satisfaction from them The totall of her losses amounts to three sco{re} & sixteene pounds fiue shillings The deponent furth{er} saith that aboute the 7th of January last (this depon{ent} among others to the number of two hundred persons me{n} women and children English & protestant whoe since this rebellion kep{t} themselues in the Castle of Newmarkett aforesaid were close{ly} besett aboute the three a clock at night as she is credibly informed by the forces o{f} Donogh mc Carty son & herire to Dermod of logharte in the said County Esquire Donogh o Callaghan of Clonmeene in the said County gentleman Donnell o Keeffe {of}
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Dronagh in the said County gentleman, ffynne mc <B> Awliffe of Carrig Cashill in the said County gentleman Teige mc Awliffe of Castle mc Awliffe in the said County gentleman Cnoghor Reagh o Callaghan of Bealabalah in the said County gentleman James Nash of Coolegreely in the said County gentleman, Donogh mc Owen mc Awliffe of lismccoony in the said County gentleman Cnoghor mc Awliffe of the same gentleman Loghlin mc Awliffe of the same gentleman Dermod mc Carty alias mc Donogh of logherte aforesaid Esquire Cormc mc Connell of Roslien in the said County gentleman Teig Roe o Callaghane of Drissane begg in the said County gentleman Redmond Nicholas fitz Phillipp Barry of Dynagh in the said County gentleman Henry Geffords late of Newmarkette in the said County yeoman <hand> all which parties by themselues & their followers and assistants then & there entred the said Castle & in a rebellious maner with force and armes expelled this deponent & the rest out of the said Castle possesseing themselues of the same & killing (at their first entering into the said Castle) Walter Bettrish of the same Tanner John Creagh of the same Carpenter Richard Augustine of the same glouer Edward Dennery of the same a sadle=tree maker (whoe was then hanged) all warders of the said Castle) & this deponent & all the rest were afterwards by the said parties conveyed away to Malloe in the said County with a convey yeett by the way were

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stripped by the said parties or some of them & their followers: And [ ] further William Coker of <C> Newmarkett aforesaid carpenter this day came before vs and being duely sworne and examined vpon the holy Evangelist deposeth that the aboue named parties entred the said Castle aboute the time aboue specified & then & there cruelly murthered the said Walter Bettrish John Creagh Richard Augustine Edward Dennery & that by the way the English that came out of the said Castle were likewise stripped by the said parties in the way to Malloe aforesaid & further he deposeth not Richard Gasely of Newmarkett aforesaid taner sworne & examined before vs Thomas Johnson of the same yeoman deposed vpon the holy Evangelist the premisses last recited to be true &c
Juan [mark] Lees marke
William [mark] Cokers marke
Richard Gasley
Thomas [mark] Johnsons marke
Jurat coram nobis
15o ffebruary 1642

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