Deposition of Henry Maisterson

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Henry Maisterson of Moniseed in the County of Wexford Esquire sworne and examined deposeth and saith That when the Rebellion began in the Countie of Wexford that is to say in the moneth about the fift day of November 1641 and att divers tymes since This deponent was att Moniseed aforesaid & at divers other places within the said Countie forceibly deprived robbed and dispojled of his goodes & chattells Consisting of Cattle horses sheepe Corne hay howsholdstuff apparell Carts waines plowes yoaks implements of husbandrie deedes evidences writings Bondes & specialties of the [ ] and had his howse at Monyseed aforesaid burned & his Orchards & improvements wasted & spojled to his Losse & damage <3000 li.> of Three thowsand Powndes at the least, And this deponent, was alsoe in November aforesaid forceibly expelled & driven from his said dwelling howse and from all his lands & farmes within the said Countie of Wexford. the proffitts & rents & values thereof (being thre yerely worth three hundred threescore and Tenn Powndes & above) this deponent hath euer since beene deprived & bereft of Amounting in fowre yeres past to one thowsand fowre hundred and fowrscore <1480 li.> Powndes sterling And this deponent is like to bee <In toto 4480 li.> deprived of and loose the future Rents proffitts & values of his said landes & farmes vntill a peace bee established: And further saith That the parties that soe expelled robbed & spoiled him were theis that follow vizt Sir Morgan Cavenaghe of Clonmullen in the Countie of Cartherlaghe Knight and damehis <A> Ladie Edmund mc Art their servant, Luke Birne

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of Killevanah in the Countie of wickloe gent Cahir <A> mr Phelimof Clonemonaghe in the Countie of Wexford gent Donnell Roe mc Owen of Ballilosky in the Countie of wexford gentleman Hugh mc Phelim Birne of Balleinecorr in the said County of wickloe a Colonell of Rebells, & Art Owre Kavenagh his servant Owny Cavenaghe of Skarnoghe in the Countie of <B> Wexford gentleman. Barnabie Toole of Ballenebarney in the said Countie of wexford gentleman, with divers others whose names this deponent cannott now call to mynd: And further saith that hee this deponent fleeing for safety of his life to the fort of Duncannon with the lord Esmond staid there seven or Eight weeks & then came by sea to Dublin with letters to Sir William Parsons knight & Baronett, then one of the Lords Justices of the Kingdome of Ireland, sent from the said Lord Esmond for releefe to be sent to the fort, & to signify in what state & posture the fort then stood: And from Dublin the deponent hazarding himself to goe see his wife & Children & to gett some money which h which he had left amounting to 580 li. which the Rebells still kept amongst them att Moniseed aforesaid: was there by warrant sent from Marcus <C> Cheevers & others of their County Councell apprehended and seazed on by the said Sir Morgan Cavenagh & his souldjers to the number of 140 at least, and thence sent prisoner to wexford, where he was Comitted to the gaole as a Protestant, & there where he staid as a closse prison in bolts from whence he escaped And afterwards he was seized on againe & for seven weeks kept closse prisoner at Sir Morgan Cavenaghs howse in bolts of iron, which almost cutt off one of his leggs, from thence he was carried to Kilkenny by warrant from the lord <D> Mountgarrett where he was tried for his life before their supreame Councell yet att length acquitted & sett at Liberty: And from whence thence the deponent returned into the Countie of wexford & from thence escaped againe to Dublin And further saith That soe many of their supreame Councell att Kilkenny as he can now call to mynd, their names follow, <E> vizt The lord of Cro of Gormonston The lord Mount

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Mountgarrett, MrCusack that delt for the defective tytles, Peirce Butler of Clonekeeraghe <ff.> in the County of wexford Esquire: Doctor ffennell the Phisitian: The titulary Bishopp of Ossery named as he the deponent thincketh David Rooth, The titularie Bishopp of Downe & others whose names he cannott now call to mynd, but for more certenty therein referreth himself to his examinacion taken in that behalf & remayneing in the Kings bench of Ireland which examinacion was shewed in Evidence against them when they were indicted there indicted
Henry maisterson
Jurat xjo Marcij 1645
Hen: Clogher.
Will: Aldrich

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Wexford
Henry Masterson Esquire
Jur 11 Marcij 1645
Intw Cf:

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15 Apr 1645
The examjnacion of
Thomas Eustace

16 Apr
memorandum mr Eustace is to come
to mend his examjnacion
by reason of the paper
since given in by mr
vnderwood vizt the
originall lettre to the lo:
Esmond, & tooke back
the contents therof which
hee formerly gave in,
and amended his
examjnacion & that at the
board 16 Apr 1645