Deposition of William Langdon

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<symbol> William Langdon aof Dartmouth in the County of Deuon, a planter in the west Indyes <a brittish protestant> and now Lately return’d from thence, duly sworne & examined before vs by vertue &tc deposeth & sayth that about the 3d day of Octob: last <in the ship calld the Charls of Bristoll> the deponent was driuen by a mighty wind into Crookehauen, which was by all the sh ipmen the Pilot conceiud to be a towne of English Inhabitants; where going on shore for some prouision for the shipp, seauen of the men, were tak’n by an ambush of 20 rebbells that lay in wayte for them as soone as they should come on shoare; the names of those that were tak’n, are, Charls Driuer Capt: of the said shipp Edward Mathews planter, Owen Williams planter, Edw: Long seaman, with the boatsons mate & a common seaman more; togethr with this deponent; which said rebbells, by boats made assay to take the said shipp and to that end alsoe endeauoured to plant 2 peices of ordnance for her battery, but shee escapt: the c h eife of those that lay in ambus h was were when they were tak’n they were carryed prisoners to a castle ouer against the Towne of Crookhauen; the said deponent & the Capt: were conuayed back to Crookehauen, and the rest further into the country at length they were <A> all brought togethr agen at Crookhauen, then came Philip O Suiliuan of Bearehau’n gentleman, who seemd to take the deponent into his custody, and so to send him into his owne country, but the deponent vnderstood, he meant to send him away for Spayne; wherevpon, the deponent applyd himselfe to another who first tooke him prisoner; which O Suilliuan perceiuing, swore before Teig o Driscall Colonell; & Philip O Suilliuane aforesaid, & Capt: Tho: Meagh late of Kinsale merchant gentleman, <& before diuers others their commaunders & ge gentlemen> that if he had not to himselfe the disposing of those prisoners aforesaid, that he would neuer hereafter do his Maiestyes <any more> seruice; wherevpon they were all brought by Suilliuan to Teig O Downeys Castle but vpon the way, this discourse came from their conductours which were vizt that ther raysing of their arms in those parts of that country was by order from his Maiesty, & that we are rebbells and against his Maiesty, and they the true subiects: & further that they haue receiued letters from the King that he hath tak’n fifty thousand pownds sterling from the Parliament, that was to be sent ouer vnto this Kingdome for souldyers pay; and also by his letters that they do expect his coming into this Kingdome among them, with the soonest conuenience; & that if his Maiesty would but send the least bitt of paper with his hand to it, that they would lay downe their arms, that they would do that and that presently. they said also that they haue, receiued powder & ammunition out of England as from his maiestyes & other some subiects theer; they sayd also that the Parliament is all Puritan & they are rebbells against his Maiesty saying that the Parliament that & that his Maiesty was but one man & they card not for him
William Langdon
Jurat coram nobis 19o Octob: 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tristram WhetCombe

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William Langdons
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