Deposition of Lidia Smith

fol. 176r

2301
Lidia Smith of Longford towne inhabitinge in the castell thereof vnder the Lady Aungiers being duly sworne deposeth
That about the 24th of october last past 1641: that her husband was robd by the natiues of the Kingdome
In hey & turfe for fire
& a garden.......................................................3 li.
In corne sowen................................................20 s.
In cowes & horses & young cattell.................10 li.
In houshelstuffe butter, cheese
beddinge etc....................................................20 li.
In apparell........................................................10 li.
In hoggs...........................................................25 s.
In armour peeces and swords..........................30 [li.]
in all 36 pounds 15 shill
And this robbery were donne by Roger nangle captane <A.> of the rebels that liued neere the Clough who robd the deponents husband of his househeld stuffe & Lesough mc Conhil dwellinge neere to Longford who robd the deponents husband of his cowes and horses. & Turleh o Rely of Longford towne & the said deponent had her husband slaine in the castell of Longford in defence thereof had his head cruelly cut of by some of the rebells that tooke the castell whose names the deponent Knoweth not & she the deponent further declareth & her daughter that were in the castell when it was taken about 14 men more were slaine at that time by the rebels whose names are ffrauncis Martin, mr Trafford Minister Thomas Allen Matthew Baker, John Euens besides the miller Glouer & butcher in the towne & William Melton dwelling all of them in the towne of Longford and Clongis parish & the deponent had 4 children in the castell at th{e} taking thereof who were stript of all there a{pparrell} being exposed to the cold.
Lidia [mark] Smiths
mark.
Jur 8 Januarij 1641
John Sterne
Will: Hitchcock

fol. 176v

2302

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30 Com: Longford
Lyddia Smith
Jurat: Jan: 8o
1641
Cert

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