Deposition of Raph Carr

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Raph Carr of Clenlorgin [ ] in the County of Leitrim Glover sworne & examined deposeth and saith That since the begining of the presente Rebellion and by meanes thereof James Carr late of the Parrish of Drumlane in the Countie of Cavan gent this deponents father. was depriued robbed or otherwise dispojled of his meanes goods and Chattells of the value following vizt, of Cattle worth 108 li. of Mares worth x li. Corne and hay worth 20 li. howshold goods and apparrell worth 30 li.: Ready mony iiij {li.?} th interest of a leas of Drumbarly worth 10 li. amounting in all to the summe of one hundreth fowrscore and <A> twoe powndes ster by the Rebells Charles McGowran Phelim McGowran Gillernow McGowran & others their souldjers to the number of 2 or 300 at the be whose names he cannott expresse & saith that the Rebells aforesaid afterwards hanged this <B> afterwards one Donnell o Rely of the same parish & his Confederates vnder the Comand of Phillip mcHughe ô Rely Colonell, hanged vp to death this deponents said father & one Timothy Dickinson And drowned this deponents mother & thirtie seven more men women and Children protestants in the River of Beturbett, throwing them over the bridg there. as this deponent hath beene credibly informed by William Blo cksom Blocksome, John Hickman, Nicholas Wilkinson Thomas Partridge & others of Belturbett that saw the wickednes done & this deponent verely beleeveth, & hath too much cawse to assure himself that their Report is true: But the deponent comeing away in the begining of the Rebellion & before theis Murthers were Committed cannott speake to the same nor to any other cruelties traiterous words or other thinges Comitted [spoken] or done by the Rebells before since he came out of that Cuntrie of his owne Knowledg
Raphe Carr
Jur 19o Nov: 1642
Will: Aldrich
Hen: Brereton

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Raphe Carr ex parte Jacobj Carr
Jur 19o Nov: 1642
Cert fact
Intw