Examination of Joseph Salmon

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This Examinant farther saith: That on the first of May 1642, Collonell Tege o Driscol ofin the barony of Carbery with a party in the night forced an house belonging to this Examinant about pistoll shott from this Examinants Castle of Glandore before mentioned, in which were about 30 English who <C> fled thither for refuge, not being inlisted as soldiers in the army who were all put to the sword except about 7 or eight men that & women who breakeing out of a windore escaped to the castle adjoining: & two women & one man who haveing also escaped out of the said house fled to a church adjoining: where being found the next morneing by the rebells, they caried them to Ballerevin about 2 miles from Glandore aforesaid, & leaveing them with the wife of McCarty reagh then there inhabiting, after 2 dayes she caused the said [ ] them to be hangd, as this Examinant was credibly informed: & that both those women were greate with child: & one of them had her belly ript up after she was child deade, & the child taken out alive. And farther saith not.

Joseph Salmon
deposed as aforesaid
Hen: Jones

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Captain Joseph Salmon
Sept. 9. 1652
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The murther of John
Vincent & Elizabeth
Norman etc
&
others
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