Deposition of Arthur Blenerhasset

Date: 1643-02-25

Identifier: 828199r291

County: Cork & Kerry

Deposition Type: Bysse

Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Multiple Killing

Commissioners: Philip Bisse, Thomas Bettesworth

Deposition Transcription:

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Arthure Blenerhasset late of Ballycartan in the parish of Bal {tho}sid y barony of Teaghmakn y within the Countie of Kiery gentleman duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Commission to vs and others directed (beareing date the 5th day of March Anno domini 1641 concerninge the losses robberies & spoiles since the rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster, as alsoe diuers others particulars to be enquired of touching the discouery of <A> this present rebellion in Ireland & deposeth & saith
That vpon the second of february in the yeere of our lord God 1641 or therabouts vndernamed persons gentlemen & freehoulders of the said County in a rebellious & hostill maner with collors flyeing came to beseidge the Towne & Castle of Traly in the said County, namely fflorence mc Carty of Carrig=preghane in the said County gentleman, (since made gouernor of the said Countie) donnell mc Carty of Castle=logh, in the said County gentleman, (collonell of some of the forces of the said County) Edmond fitz Morris of Tibbrid in the said County Esquire Garrett fitz Gerrald of Ballymcdonnell in the said Countie gentleman, John fitz Gerrald alias John Allea of Caharragh in the said County gentleman donnell mc Moriertagh of Castle-donnell drum in the said County gentleman fflorence mc Carty of Glanarorte in the said County gentleman (since killed in open rebellion) ffynen mc dermod Carty of Creggine in the said County gentleman, Owen o Sullyvane alias O Sullyvane=more of Dunkearne in the said County gentleman donogh mc Gillecuddy alias Sullyvane ofin the said County gentleman Teig o donoghoe alias o donoghoe of killothy in the said County gentleman James Browne of killarny in the said County gentleman, Morris mc Elgot of Bally mc Elgot in the said County gentleman Capteine Roger o donoghoe of Rosse in the said Countie gentleman Nicholas mc Thomas of Bally kealy in the said County gentleman, Garrett Pierce of Aghamore in the said County gentleman Pierce fferretter of Bally=Sibill in the said County gentleman Teig mc Dermod Carty of Tirenegnoss in the said County gentleman Walter Hussey of Castle=Gregory in the said County gentleman The deponent further deposeth that the said parties seuerally with their forces (consisting somtimes of three hundred armed men, at other times fiue hundred, & sometimes a thousand) continued siedg to the said Castle till the begining of Au=gust followeing, dureing which siedge the English & protestants in the same, (being in number fiue hundred) persons yong & ould or therabouts at the blocking vpp of the said Castle) endured much misery, the enemy haueing kepte all releife from them, for that by the time that the said Castle was deliuered vpp diuers of the beseidged men women & children English & protestants were

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<hand> shot and murthered by the said parties & their confederats namely Lawrence Trisham the yonger of Traly aforesaid merchant Hugh Dash=wood of the same shoomaker Henry Jones of the same merchant Edward Westcombe of the same shoomaker John Dixon of Pottally in the said County shoomaker John Tinby late of Bally mc Igoe in the said County husbandman Valentine James late of Pottally aforesaid Inkeeper, John Gooding of Traly aforesaid yeoman, Jeffrey Bayly in or nere Pottally aforesayd merchant Lawrence Trisham the elder (Gaoler of Traly aforesaid was then apprehended by them & hanged at the market crosse of the said Towne) Joseph Collier of Bally kelly in the said County yeoman Edward Barrett of Traly aforesaid yeoman John Turnor of the same yeoman Mary Balchellor of the same widdowe Elizabeth birne of the same widdowe, Andrew Rawly of the same Taylor Robert Haystam of the same smith Edmond o Comane of the same yeoman, & diuers Innocent children at least half a score dureing the said siedge were shot & murthered in & about the said Castle by the said parties & their confederats The deponents cause of knowledge is, that all the time the said Castle was besiedged he this deponent liued in another Castle hard by the same, & had daily credible information of the passadges that past in the said siedge & likewise was eywitnes of the deliuery of the said Castle into the hands of the said parties, whereby he came to knowe that the premisses are vndoubtedly true.
The said deponent likewise saith That Aboute the third of 7ber last the vndernamed persons (cheefe oficers & comanders among the rebells) gathered their forces together consisting of six or seaven thousand armed men horse & foote (of purpose & to assault & set vpon the English garrissons in the County of Corke to <hand> take them) namely the lord Viscount of Muskry the lord Roch the lord of Ikerin the lord of Castle=connell, Theobald Purcell <B> Baron Loghmay Garrett Barry generall of the forces of Munster Patrick Purcell of Croe in the County of Lymericke

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Esquire (Lieutenant generall of the said forces) Morris {} ffitz Edmond of Castles Lisfin in the said County gentleman Oliver Stevenson (since killed in open & actuall rebellion) <C> & late of dunmoyline in the said County Esquire Cormack mc Callaghane Carty of Shrugreny in the said County of kiery gentleman domincke ffaning late mayor of the Cittie of Lymericke Edmond ffitz Gerrald of Chenlis in the said County of Lymericke gentleman, Edmond mc Shihy of Ballyellenane in the said County gentleman & Thomas oge of Ballykealy in the said County of kiery gentleman & their said forces, haueing met together, with collors flyeing in a rebellious & hostill manner entred vpon the confines of the said County of Corke & would haue advanced further to effect their said Interprize, if not then seasonably resisted by the English forces. The deponents cause of knowledge therin is that he was prisoner with the said parties & therefore present whereby he observed the said parties & euery of them in armes comandeing diuers companyes of horse & foote thereby to mainteine their hostility & open rebellion,
Jane Guord the wife of Gurham Gourd late of Traly aforesaid (a brittish protestant) this day was produced as a witnes before vs & being examin e d & sworne vpon the holy Evangelist by vertue of the said Comission (onely touchinge the siedge of the said Castle of Traly) she deposeth that she sawe thaboue named parties & euery of them seuerally mainteineing the said siedge against the said Castle of Traly & continueing the said siedge dureing the time aboue mencioned & that the persons aboue named (being English and protestants) were then & there shot & murthered by the said parties her cause of knowledge is that she being a Towne= dweller at Traly aforesaid she knewe the said gentleman to be at seuerall meeteinges in the same, as alsoe that she being in the said Castle dureing the said siedge she obserued & sawe the said parties shot & murthered in the said Castle & further they cannot depose

A: Blenerhassett
Jane [mark] Guords mark
Jane
Jurat fuerment coram nobis
25o feb: 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tho: Bettesworth

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The examination of Arthure Blenerhassett
kerry
hand
Lo: Muskerry
Reu

Deponent Fullname: Arthure Blenerhasset, Jane Guord

Deponent Gender: Male, Female

Deponent Occupation: Gentleman, Wife

Deponent County of Residence: Kerry,

Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: fflorence mc Carty, donnell mc Carty, Edmond fitz Morris, Garrett fitz Gerrald, John fitz Gerrald, John Allea, donnell mc Moriertagh, fflorence mc Carty, ffynen mc dermod Carty, Owen o Sullyvane, * O Sullyvane=more, donogh mc Gillecuddy, Teig o donoghoe, James Browne, Morris mc Elgot, Roger o donoghoe, Nicholas mc Thomas, Garrett Pierce, Pierce fferretter, Teig mc Dermod Carty, Walter Hussey, Lawrence the yonger Trisham, Hugh Dash=wood, Henry Jones, Edward Westcombe, John Dixon, John Tinby, Valentine James, John Gooding, Jeffrey Bayly, Lawrence the elder Trisham, Joseph Collier, Edward Barrett, John Turnor, Mary Balchellor, Elizabeth birne, Andrew Rawly, Robert Haystam, Edmond o Comane, lord Viscount of Muskry, lord Roch, lord of Ikerin, lord of Castle=connell, Theobald als baron of Loghmay Purcell, Garrett Barry, Patrick Purcell, Morris ffitz Edmond, Oliver Stevenson, Cormack mc Callaghane Carty, domincke ffaning, Edmond ffitz Gerrald, Edmond mc Shihy, Thomas oge, Gurham Gourd

Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Mentioned