Deposition of Nathaniell Hewett

Date: 1642-10-27

Identifier: 818114r122

County: Wexford

Deposition Type: Dublin Original

Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Killing, Robbery

Commissioners: John Watson, William Aldrich

Deposition Transcription:

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Nathaniell Hewett Late of Castlebeamount in the county of wexford Esquire sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That since the begining of the present Rebellion and by meanes thereof vizt on or about the first xvth day of November now last past 1641 Hee this deponent perceiveing the Rebells to wax very strong & doe many owtrages, & fearing the danger of himself his wiffe & children: & intending to doe the best hee could to saue his goodes: Did therefore committ & deliuer the most part thereof vnto vnto one Lysaghe Mc Morroghe ô Brian of Turnerstowne in the said Countie gentleman to be by him kept in saffetie & to be restored And then this deponent with his wife one 2 frends and a foot boy Went from his howse at Castlebeamond aforesaid to wexford & left behynd them a Nurse & 2 very yonge Children: whom the said Lysaghe mc Morroghe Brian promissed to keepe: But quickly after <A> the said Lysaghe did not only deny to releeve y this deponent with with anything or to send him or or part with any of his goodes but turned the Nurse & children out a dores & would not giue them any succour at all, And then the said Lysagh Mc Moroghe ô Brian seized on all this deponents said goods soe left with him and tooke them to himself & wente into Rebellion And further saith that all this deponents said goods consisting of Cattle corne howsholdgoods sw horses Swyne Powltry and provision & other things necessary for howsekeepeing being worth one thowsand Powndes {at} the Least, were by t taken away from him vizt the most part thereof by the said Lysagh Mc Morroghe ô Brian, and the rest by other Rebells within the County of wexford And further sajth That hee this deponent, by meanes of the present Rebellion is deprived robbed and hath lost the proffitt and benefite of his office and place of Clarke of the Markett which cost him the sume of Eight hundreth Pownds and now

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it is never like to bee worth any thing againe, and the benefite of a lease which he had for 31 yeres at Castlebeamount which was clerely worth ffifty worth Powndes per annum which & now worth nothing but his interest therein when the Rebellion began was worth CCCl li. And this deponent by meanes of the Rebellion is deprived of & feareth he shall Loose seuerall debts and sumes of money duly oweing vnto him by divers persons within the Realme of Ireland: Many of which are absolute Rebells and the rest are soe Robbed & dispoyled by the Rebells that they are not able to make satisfaccion amounting in all to the some of Nyne hundreth Nynetie seven Powndes ster: Soe that the deponents present losses by meanes of the present Rebellion doe in all amount to the sume of Three thowsand one hundreth ffortie seven powndes sterlinge And further saith that the parties that stand soe indebted vnto him this deponent and which doe carry armes with for & amongst the Rebells against the Kinges Maiesty & the lojall subiects are theis that follow vizt Brian Mc Mahone ofin the <A> Countie of Monoghan John Grace of Cowr estoune Cowrstowne Esquire and Edmund Grace of Tullaghe in the County of Catherlaghe gentleman Sir Morgan Cavenaghe ofin the Countie of Catherlaghe Knighte Conn Conner late of the Cittie in the County of Dublin gentleman (whoe is alreadie hanged for his Rebellion). Leonard Synnott of Ballilea – in the Countie of wexford gent Beverley Britton <B> of Balleneparke in the Countie of wexford Esquire John English [ ] of Enescorfye in the County of wexford yeoman And further sajth that the other parties Rebells that Robbed this deponent of part of his goodes are theis that follow vizt the said Leonard Synnott Robert Cleere of Castlebeamont aforesaid this deponents late servant, and others that he cannot name And further sayth That theis parties hereafter mencioned are alsoe actors in the present Rebellion against the Kings Maiesty & his lojall subiects are vizt Peirce Butler <C> of Clonkeere knight Esquire Dudley Coakley ofnere Enescorphy in the Countie of wexford Walter Lacie of Enniscorfy gent

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Edward Maisterson of ffernes gent Anthony Cokeley gent <A.> brother to the said dudley Cokeley Oliver Maisterson of Clahaman gent Morrice Cavanagh of Rahen gentleman Capteine of Rebells Humfrey Cavenaghe of Corkillimuck another of their Captaines Hugh oge ô Brian of Tinnbrick another of their Captains Garrott mc Teige Brian of nere Tombrick another of their Captains Peirce Synnott of Ballicorne gentleman walter Roch of the same gentleman <B.> Edward Synnott of the Toome another Captaine Nicholas Codd of Cloghamon, Edward Maisterson of Burishamon gent Michael Maisterson of the same his brother, Peirs Synnott of Cloghamon Andrew Quin & John O Quigly of the same; Tho Brooks of Ballyneparke gent, Nicholas Maisterson of ffearnes gent Patrick Einglish of Cloghamon; william mc <C> Thomas of Ballyboy yeoman Richard Knowles of Castlebeamount & John O Knock of the same william Talbott of Tomdufte Thomas Codd of Garrylough gent Arthur Synnott gent neare therevnto adioyning with a great maney more Georg O ffarrall of Eniscorthie & ffarrall his sonne of the same, Nicholas Tracie of Cloghamon Symon <D> Brazill of the same Tho Knowles of the same, Thomas Maisterson of Tomduffe gent michael Peppard of the same gent Murtagh O Neale of Ballyneparke ge Cahir Cavanagh & Terlagh Cavanagh of the same & Edd{mund} Duffe of the same John mc william of Ballycarne Owin mc william of the same & Patrick mc Murtagh & will of the same; william Keating of Ballingele <E> John Duffe late of the same Redmond mc Dermott who lately lived the land of Borishamon within Callogh mc william of the Iron Mills & Garrott mc Coll his sonne dwelling neare vnto him Hugh mc Eballogh O Bryen dwelling also neare therevnto & O Bryen his younger brother: Collinall Luke Byrne of Killyvane in Com w[ ] wickloe Jasper Boland of wexford Merchant <ff.> Murrogh ô Rowly of Ballyneparke and further I doe and the deponent beeleveth that all the now in the County of wexford are in rebellion whose names o r townes nam{es} I h e e knows not.
Nat: Hewett
Jur xxvijo oct 1642
Joh Watson:
Will: Aldrich

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{ } Wexford o
Mr Nathaniell Hewett
Jur xxvijo October
Intw 1642
Cert fact
15: Nov.

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Deponent Fullname: Nathaniell Hewett

Deponent Gender: Male

Deponent Occupation: Esquire

Deponent County of Residence: Wexford

Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Lysaghe Mc Morroghe , Brian Mc Mahone, John Grace, Edmund Grace, Morgan Cavenaghe, Conn Conner, Leonard Synnott, Beverley Britton, John English, Robert Cleere, Peirce Butler, Dudley Coakley, Walter Lacie, Edward Maisterson, Anthony Cokeley, dudley Cokeley, Oliver Maisterson, Morrice Cavanagh, Humfrey Cavenaghe, Hugh , Garrott Brian, Peirce Synnott, walter Roch, Edward Synnott, Nicholas Codd, Edward Maisterson, Michael Maisterson, Peirs Synnott, Andrew Quin, John O Quigly, Tho Brooks, Nicholas Maisterson, Patrick Einglish, william mc Thomas, Richard Knowles, John O Knock, william Talbott, Thomas Codd, Arthur Synnott, Georg O ffarrall, ffarrall *, Nicholas Tracie, Symon Brazill, Tho Knowles, Thomas Maisterson, michael Peppard, Murtagh O Neale, Cahir Cavanagh, Terlagh Cavanagh, Edmund Duffe, John mc william, Owin mc william, Patrick mc Murtagh, william Keating, John Duffe, Redmond mc Dermott, Callogh mc william, Garrott mc Coll, Hugh O Bryen, * O Bryen, Luke Byrne, Jasper Boland, Murrogh

Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel