Deposition of John Sims

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John Simsth of the Parrish of Temple Shanboe in the Countie of wexford Maltster sworne & examined saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt about the xjth of November 1641 this deponent was by the rebells depriued, robbed or otherwise dispojled of att Bolyfrakets within the parish aforesaid of the goods of the values hereafter mencioned vizt of Ready mony vij li. debts xj li. Corne xxj li. Cowes horses, and sheepe Lxv li., howsholdgoodes and apparell worth xiij li. In proffits of leases & gardens [ ] worth xx li. In all amounting to one hundreth thirtie seven Powndes sterling And sayth that the parties Rebells that soe Robbed him and tooke away his goodes are theis that follow vizt Edmund McArt Agent for Sir Morgen Cavanaghe Knighte: Morroghe ô Cullen <A> of the Relin in the same Countie Morroghe mc Peyrs of the same yeoman, Shane ô Dewran of Clonemullen servant to the said Sir Morgan Cavanaghe: & divers others the servants & tennants to the said Sir Morgan Cavenaghe whose names he Knoweth not: which Rebell souldjers sayd That they they wee meaning the protestants were discontented gentlemen but they & were the queens souldjers & noe Rebells and charged this deponent & the rest not to call them Rebells: But said that yee wee meaneing the protestants were rather Rebells then they: And further saith that the Rebells aforesaid and their Complices haveing robbed and stript one Phillip Rogers of Clahaman gent an Englishman and his wife & children of their goods and apparell, & they for safftie of their Liues flying away to goe for England, did by cold and want one of the Children dyed in a ditch: & the rest with their father mother one Mr Swainton a Counsellor at Lawe & about soe many more as amounted to fowrscore were all cast away and in their flying for England

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drowned in the sea: and this deponents wiffe by frights taken by the cruelties of the Rebells is become very weake & in body & mynd, & not like to Regaine her former strength And the Rebells alsoe Robbed and stript all the rest of the protestants in the Cuntrie thereabouts <A> And the Rebell Dermott mc Doolin Cavenagh ofin the County of wexford & his souldjers imprisoned this deponent xj daies & at length god soe favored him that he escaped by night to wexford where hee and divers other distressed & robbed English stayd for 6 weeks, & some longer, & some of them were in the <B> open streets there stript of all their clothes, & some djed in the Churches through cold & nakednes And further saith that the principall Rebell at wexford, was Sir Tho: Esmond Knighte: whoe tooke vpon him to be the governor there, and Mr Edward Butler of Clonnacuraghe Esquire was another great Rebell there: yet he there and Mr Edward Smith Butler protected <C> the protestants there Edward Synnott ofin the nere Eniscorfy Esquire was another Rebell and Comander there: And the Maior & all the Alderman and the most of the inhabitants of that towne of wexford were alsoe actors in the present Rebellion: & one Mr Raph waddington formerly a protestant and an Englishman turned <D> and contynued a Rebell & a Comander and leader of Rebells
signum predicti [mark] Johannis Sims
Jur viijo Nov: 1642
Will: Aldrich Joh Watson:
Hen: Brereton.

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