Examination of Richard Seller

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1652-12-02
Identifier: 826050r049

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Cork
Deposition Type: Commonwealth
Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing
Commissioners: Robert Sanders
Deposition Transcription:


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<2d December 1652> The Examinacion of Richard Seller of Corke gentleman 22 yeares &c.
Beinge duely sworne vpon the holy Evangelist and examined deposeth and sayth that about the Latter end of harvest in or aboute October 1642 there Came a great many of Rebbells to his ffathers <A> house, and as he Crediblie heard that knogher รด Bryan and one Captain O Grady Comaunded that partie and that there was one William Called by the name of William the Shepard and his ffather in there Company and then they there they murdered this deponents ffather mother sister and three servants b but whoe murdered them he Certaynely knoweth not but veryly beleeueth that they there were some of Mrs Bryants Servants with the sayde Rebells for that the next morneinge after Mrs Bryan would not suffer Captain Allen or any of his party to goe into her house, And ffurther sayth not./

Richard Sellers
This deposicion was
taken before vs This
Last of November 1652
Ro: Saunders


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Deponent Fullname: Richard Seller
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent Occupation: Gentleman
Deponent County of Residence: Cork
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: knogher , Captain O Grady, William the sheperd *, Mrs Bryan, Captain Allen
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel, Mentioned, Denounced, Mentioned