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The examination of Owen Coningham of Ballybromin in the barony of Muskry taken before vs Nou: 26. 1652 concerninge Teage oge Duffe and prisoner Edmund Condon Daneill mc Owen Carty prisoners
Who being sworne saith vpon his oath that on or about the monthe of Maye 1643 a party of the English horse going from the Castle of Drumminine into the barony of Muskry neere Carraghedeshine they tooke a prey of Cattle belonging to the sons of Muskry (who was then in armes against the parliament) of about 40 cowes; wherupon a Cry being raised in the Countrey, the Irish and Countrey Inhabitants followed their prey with a party of foot of the Irish out of the Garrison of Macromp amongst which Inhabitants this Examinate, and Donogh oh Hea and Teag o Duffe mett together in pursuit after the said prey, which 3 being aboue saw 2 horse men within a quarter of a mile making towards the English party; and followed close after them; but before they ouertooke them mett with 5 of the Irish Inhabitants in armes in persuinge their prey who riding alltogether ouer tooke one of the two, which proved to be one Christopher Colethurste Englishman whose horse was tired, who presently called for Quarter and the Examinate being one of the 8 said to the rest of his associates that it was better to saue his life then to <B> kill hime, to which they all agreed, to give him quarter to stand to the Lo: of Muskrys Mercy And thereupon the said Colthirste was by Joynt consent left with the said Teag o Duffe and 4 others and of the said Takers to be carried to the said Lo. Muskry and this examinant with the other 2 followed the

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other Horseman which proued to be the Cornett of the other said English troope but could not ouertake him, and therevpon still pursued the prey w hich till it was about 3 a clocke in the afternoone; with a company of soldiers out of Maccromp but not beinge able to rescue the prey returned homewards and found the said Teag ô duff vpon the lands at <C> where they left him; and then [ ] seeing some of the said Colethistes clothes in the hands of some of the Irish there this Examinate mistrusted that he the said Colethirst was kild, and askt Teage o Duffe and the rest with whom he left them, what was become of the said Colethirst wherupon one Edmund ô Conelan said that he the said Calethirst was kild, this examinate replied, that had he been in the place it shoulde haue cost him his blood but he should haue saued him the said Conellan Colethurst to which the said Conelan replied; that if he this examinante had beene in the place he would haue kild him then this examinante askt who killed him the said Colethurst; wherunto some of the soldiers (whose names he remembreth not) answered that it was [ ] Edmund o Conelan who gave him the first wound and that the said Daniell mc Owen Carty finding hime desperately wounded put him out of his paine giuinge him with his sword a blow in the head And further saith that the said Edmund Conalan & Donall mc Owen Carty Duff were none of the 4 with { } the said Teage oge Duff; the said Colethurst was left { } aforesaid but come to them afterwards And this examinate saith that as he beleeueth the said Teage oge Duffe was at that time High Constable of the barony of Muskry and well remembreth that as when this examinant and the other persons were pursuing the othere

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Horseman before mentioned, the said Teage spoke to this examinate to follow the said horsemen, Hee would keepe the said Colethurst <C> safe, And this examinante saith that it was afterwards comonly reported in the Countrey that the said Teage o Duffe, & said Daniell mc Owen Carty had a suite before the Lord Muskry for the said Colethursts horse and sadele; but who and that the said Dan McOwen Carty preuailed therein; And further saith not

Owen Coningham
John Cooke
John Denison

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The Examination of
Owen Cunningham
The murder of
Christopher Colethurst

Examination of Owenx
Conigham concerninge
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Duffe Edw:
Conelan & Dan:
mcOwen Carty
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