Deposition of George Charlton

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George Charlton of late of Gory in the County of wexford Joyner sworne saith
That on about the 14th of November last past he this deponent at Gory aforesaid was robbed and dispoyled of his goods & chattells of the values, and by of the parties rebells hereafter expressed vizt, of Corne & hay worth 40 li. howsholdgoods worth 12 li. Beasts and cattle worth xxx li. horses viij li. work tooles iij li. the proffits of his <toto [ ] 102 li. 10 s.> garden worth 40 s.: ready mony fifty shillings or thereabouts and had seuerall debts oweing vnto him worth 5 li. or thereabouts which for the most part are owing by such as now are in open Rebellion <A> By or by the meanes of Luke Birne ofin the County of wickloe gentleman the first knowne and notorious rebell of that County and about 500 rebells his souldiers & vnder his command, An whose names he knows not, And about 2 dayes after he this deponent and his wife & 3 children were are all robbed and stripped of their clothes by Maghoone More of Cloghneskin <B> in the said County of wexford yeoman, Cnogher ô Quidd of of Gory in the same County yeoman Art Mc dermott ower of Gory aforesaid yeoman & others in their company whose names he knows not And about about a fortnight after this deponent being in the towne of Wexford was by one Cheevers Maior of the same towne of Wexford and a papist, prest to goe with the Rebells in to assault the his Maiesties fort of Duncannon wherevpon this deponent was forced for saffty of his life yet against his will to goe against the same Castle, where he was comanded & thither brought by one Jasper Bowlan <C> a Romis of wexford gentleman Captaine of this deponent and of the rest then by the said Maior Prest for that service, and by william Roch a Romish preist, And this deponent being kept there a souldier but but in deed a prisoner, observed that there was in the leguere against Duncannon aforesaid one Esmond

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of Johnstowne in the same County gentleman Capt of 100 Rebells one Browne of Baleranken in the same County Esquire a Parliament man & yet a Capt of 200 rebells more <A> Dudley Cokeley of Monart in the same County Esquire another Captaine of Rebells there, one Mayler of Maylerstowne in the same County gentleman another Captaine there oneRochford of in the same County Esquire then high sherriff of the said County then another Captaine there, Piers Butler of Clenekiery in the same County Esquire another Captaine of the same County oneRoch of Rochtowne <B> in the same County Esquire, and one Raphe waddington of Eniskorphy in the same County Esquire a fallen protestant a Justice of the peace & Capt of 100 Rebells oneCodd of Coddestown in the same County Esquire another Capt of [ ] 100 Rebells there & others whose name one Dermott mc Doolin of in the said County Esquire a Capt of 300 Rebells <C> oneWalter Lacy of Eniscorphy gentleman formerly a protestant but lately turnd papist whoe had formerly the keepeing of Eniscorphy castle, and had deliuered it to Sir Morgan Cavener ofin the County of Catherlaghe knighte a grand Rebell, & one MrDevereux of the deepes in the same County Esquire another Captaine of the Rebells & others whose names he knows not, And further saith that the Captaines aforenamed fynding him to bee an englishman: suffered one of their souldiers to wound this deponent in his left knee, of which he is Lamed sayinge hee is an English man & will discover vs if wee have Liberty: And saith by the meanes and perswasion of the said Mr Devereux whoe begd for his liberty this deponent after 12 dayes restraint was suffered to passe away & fly to his wiffe & children whoe & they are now all at Dublin in great want and misery: And further saith that it was a common report amongst the Rebells aforesaid That they had a Comission from the King for doeing what they did

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and that they wold not have an Englishman to live amongst them vnles he wold turne to Masse & be sworne to be true vnto them or to that effect And this deponent further saith that he in we did heare, <D.> one of the souldiers of Sir Tho: Esmond say That the said Sir Tho: his Master had sent 60 souldiers & fowrscore pound of powder to L u the said Luke Birne the Rebell & his Company against the Castle of Carnow in the County of wickloe
signum predicti [mark] Geo: Carlton
Jur 24o Jan: 1641
William Aldrich
John Sterne

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17 Com Wexford, 98
see 184
George Charleton Jur 24o Jan:
1641.

A certificate was made of the deponents
losses: dat 24o Jan: predicti
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