Examination of Joice Deane

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The Examinacion of Joice Deane widdowe aged 75 yeares taken vpon oath Sept. 9th: 1652:
Saith that in the beginning of the warrs, in the yeare 1641: shee was in hir Masters House, Mrs Haswells, at Carroowne with one Andrew Barcom, left there, to looke to the house cattell & corne, that was there her mistris’s; & this Examinant saith, that about the first goeing out of Mc <A> Carty Reagh, into Rebellion. he (the said McCarty Reagh) came with a party of Rebells to the Carrovne, and himselfe quartered at Thomas Lowes house, which was some 2 bowe shott, distant from where this Examinant dwelt; And this Examinant deposeth, that one hundred or more of the Aforesaid Rebells Came vp, to Mrs Haswells house, and droue away 27 head of Cattle, in the first place and some 2 daies after, the like number Came from McCarty’s Campe which was still at Lowe’s house, and there seizd vpon this Examinant & the aforesaid Andr: Barcom, and stript with much violence both of them, starke naked; not a Rag Left! and thence Carried them to McCartyes quarters at Lowes house, & this being on a Saterday; the Monday following they Carried them the to Eniskeene, whither McCarty’s <Campe> Remoued; and there put this Examinant & Barcom in the stockes, and as many more english, as the stockes would hold; And this Examinant deposeth that there were about twenty English persons more that were prisoners there, and saith that shee <knew,> by name, Mr Meech, his wife & daughter & son, the rest were some of Clanikilty & other places! This Examinant further deposeth saith that shee was present at prisoner at Eniskeene from monday while the thursday following, And then this Examinant had a passe from McCarty Regh, to goe, with 2 two English women more, to Bandon Bridge to procure a woman in exchang for her selfe and a man for the said Barcum This deponent saith that shee came to Bandon & procured an exchange for her selfe and for the man, the Lord of Kinalmeakee proferd an exchange

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vpon which this Examinant went againe to McCarty Reagh, who accepted her Exchang, but would not accept the proposed exchange for Barcum <C> but demanded, old Daniell ô Sarson, that was in the Bridwell at Bandon, to which the Lord of Kinalmeake condescended, prouided that the persons to be exchanged, might meet halfe way & there each of them be released; with this message this Examinant made went to McCarty Reagh, who gaue this Answer to this Examinant as shee deposeth, that shee should goe, like An old Whore as shee was, and that he should be hangd first, And this Examinant being further deposeth that shee <D> saw McCarty Reagh on horse backe among many others in Iniskeene, when he gaue her these words therevpon this Examinant returned to Bandon; and thought to goe again to releeue the said Andrew, but goeing shee mett with a poore English woman named Ellenthat was then come from them,with 3 small Children who in most heavy manner told her that the rebells had then at Eniskeene or thereabouts beaten out her husbands braines with stoones, & the aforesaid Barcum sent a message by this Ellen, to this Examinant that she this Examinant should by noe meanes aduenture to come for if shee did, shee should be kild; so this Examinant durst not goe, but a while after, and after the said Barcom (who was aged sixty sixe yeares) And shee credibly heard by diuerse, that he was hangd; and being the poor old man was so enfeebled for lacke of meat that he could not goe! they put a gad about his necke, & drew him to the gallowes, at a Carrs taile; And this Examinant saith that shee hath heard Credibly heard that all the English that were prisoners when shee was prisoner there, were put to death (excepting those women that come with of) & shee knew not, nor heard not of any, that came of aliue.

the marke of Joice [mark] Deane widdow
Examinant et Jurat Coram nobis
John Clerke
ff: Wheeller
Exam: of Joice Deane
about McCarty’s murdering, of old,
Andrew Barcom