Deposition of Thomas ô Maghery

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Thomas ô Maghery of Killucan in the County of Westmeath late servant to the worthy gent doctor Edmund Donnellaine lately deceased sworne and examined deposeth and saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt on the Tewsday & wednesday next before the feast of Ester 1642 the Rebell Captain Roger Darcie of Lisnabin in the parrish of Killucan and county aforesaid gent [ ] Nicholas Newgent of Drumcleagh in the same County gent and divers others of the same County Comanded by and in the <A.> Company of Brian ffarell ofin the Countie of Longford a Lieutenant Colonell of Rebells vnto Robert ffitz Edmundof Bally Carrughlan in or nere the said County of Westmeath his Colonell in Rebellious & forceible manner Martched and came to the said Doctor Donnellaines howse in Killucan aforesaid, and then and there in the absence of him the said Doctor Donnellan (he being then in England) by force and armes entered v & seized vpon the said Doctor Donnellans howse & then and there by the like force tooke fro deprived robbed or otherwise tooke carryed away & dispoyled the said Doctor of his beasts Cattle horses mares geldings Corne hay sheepe howsholdgoods provition his books writings bills bonds evidences writings specialties & other goodes & chattells of the value and to his present losses of 2000 li. at least besides his bills bondes spialties deedes evidences & writings & debts whereof he can giue noe estimate, And expelled & deprived the said Doctor donnellaine alsoe of his Church liveing worth about 400 li. per annum communibus annis. And of his farmes clerely worth 200 li. per annum as this deponent is verely perswaded, And further saith that on the evening of the last of Aprill 1642 one Capt{ain} <B.> Dunn & Captain John Hopp & the said Captain Darcy & the seacond sonn of Mr Darcy of Plattin nere Tre{darth} and a grea{t} multitude of other Rebells their partakers and assistants in hostile
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manner came to the said Doctor Donnellains howse in Killucan aforesaid And then and there sett that howse consisting of a one greate Castle 2 little Castles and the viccaridg howse & other buildings belonging to the said Doctor Donnellan on fyre & quis e quite burned and demolished the same And then and there alsoe & there & at other tym es afterwards they burned the howses & goodes of all the said doctors tennants there, and in particular at that time and afterwards they burned or otherwise robbd & dispoyled him this deponent of his howsholdgoods Corne hay Cattle ready mony & other his goods and chattells worth CC li., And further saith that ouer and besides the Rebells aforenamed, theis other Rebells vizt father Lawrence Rowen a popist preist <A.> & Christopher ffitzgarrett brother of Sir Luke ffitzgarrett Knight forceibly tooke and carried away of this deponents goods xvj li. in ready mony one Ring which cost 25 s. 6 d. and a Jewell worth 3 li. & other howsholdgoods worth 32 li. more, out of the mansion howse of Sir Luke ffitzgarrett knighte, whither for saffty they were brought
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The mark of [mark] Tho Maghery
Jur 8. Jan: 1643.
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton.

Westmeath
Tho: Maghery Jur
8 Jan 1643 ex parte
doctoris Donnellaine
Intw

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