Deposition of Thomas Crant
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<1> The Examinacion of Thomas Crant of Cavan in the the towne & Countye of Cavan taken the 9 day of ffebruarye 1641 gentleman, being duly sworne saith & examined deposeth & saith
That on the 23 of October Last past att the begininge of this Commotion the deponent being att his farme Called Clancallagn in the Countye of ffarmanagh, distant tenn Miles from the towne of Cavan, hard was told by some of his servants that the Nuess new e s was in the Cuntrye that Monnehan Castle & towne was taken, & that Clonisse was also taken, and that Shannocke was taken and Mr. Champion killed, and his Companie Murderred he being with the Rest at his house Soe as The Examinant & his wife doubtinge to be murderred by the waye as they should pass home to Cavan Repaired to a Neighbours house Mr. Nicolas Willowbyes to adby{de} with him, wher he I vnderstood the Certaintye that the Cuntry In Gennerall was out in Accion of rebellion the next day the 24 of October <a> Cam to Mr Willowbys Rory oge mc Patricke mc Rory mc Mahon & Redmond mc Rory mc Mahon, with divers others, wher the said Mr Nicolas Willowbye and this Examinant was were forced to submitt for the safegard of ther Lives beinge not able to resist by which submission they had their Liues spard, and ther those Irish placed a stronge Gard ouer vs the m vntill that Donnough Bane mc Guire, vnckell to the Lo: of Eneskillen came and with him Hugh mc Managh{ } and others with them of the Maguires & Mc Mahons & Pilledged the house, wher Donnagh Mc Guire strickly Charged that the said Mr. Nicholas Willoby and this deponent should be keept safe P risoners
<Mo> The said Donnaugh mc Guire the n & there expressinge that he was not made privie to the Gennerall Cause vntill 2 or 3 days affore the daye came to bee effected fo r he said if he had benn made of the Counsell he would have advised other ways then to take vp armes, but that now it was s oe his hand was in and that he would not take it out and, that if the Lord of Eneskillin was ill vsed we they the Protestants should be farr worse and that if he sufferd, they should all be destroyed not one should escape, and that for his part he would never Looke for pardon, for that he knew well enough, that they <x> Could picke a falt in any pardon after that he was com in to destroye him, for that soe euer h owe many pardons the Earle of Tyrone had and that as yett it did him noe Good, Therfore he would not trust to any but would stand out to defend his Cuntry with his blood <1> Expressing further that the Scots was were and had benn all wayes ther freinds and that they had a Couenant to shew wherby that it might appeare, the faire Corraspondance betweene them the Irish, And the Scots in Scotland
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Which Covenant imported that the Irish should neuer take part with the English against the Scotts, And that the Scotts should never take part with the English against the Irish and that it was soe Covenanted betweene many of the Lords of Scotland and many of the Lords and Cheefe Gentrie of Ireland, and that Hugh mc Maughon <T> had the Covenant to show, which they would not shew vs <2> Expresseing further againe that what they did, the king did well anough know of, and was well enough Contented <o- 3> att its sayinge that he was more a papist then <4> a Protestant and that the Puritaine Parliament of England was the Cause of all this for that they had laid a plott that att the next sessions of Parliament heare <S> in Ireland that, the Papists of the house should be all Comitted to the Castle, or Murderred, and that the Protestants was to Murder all the Papists through out the kingdome and that they having Intelligence of that, Therefore they did begine first and would now Continue and that all the <5> whole kingdome did Rise, as they did one & the self same day vizt the <6> 23: 8bris and that all the Papists in England did soe, [ ] that same day Rise in armes, against the Protestants and also that <7.6> some Papist Earles & Lords in Scotland did Likwayes soe too: soe that ther was warr in England & Scotland as ther was heare in Ireland And alsoe Reporting that the Parliament <8.7> of England did abuse the Queenes Maiestie and had Committed <9.8> her and that they had depossesst the king and Crowned the Prince in his Rume, and that the King was Glad to flye into Scotland for his Life
<10.9> Bostinge how that, now their Cuntrye was ther owne againe, how that Belturbott was taken Newtowne London: derrie, Colraine, Knockvargus, belfast, Newrye, Armagh, Dungannon, and Gennerally all the stronge places in this kingdome, Except Dublin and that had beene also taken but for that Rogge O Connelly; that betrayd ther plott which was that about tenn a clocke att the bell tollinge <B> the Earle of Antrime, Lo: Eniskillinge, Hugh Og mc Mahon should be walkinge in the Castle court and that soe many men was appointed to slipp in some att the Great gate some att the stable Gate and to kill the Gard, and that according as the English about the towne did Liue that soe manye apointed for each street, shoud sett instant{ly} vppon them and murder them, And that Conn oge Mac Conn mc Hugh mc Mahon Confessd as much and should
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have benn one of the Actors and went vpp with Hugh Oge mc Mahon for the same purpose, & doubted not but <c> to haue donn the worke to their owne Content, had not that Rogge Connally betrayed them, and when that Hugh Oge mc Mahon was taken ther that he fled into the Cuntry <11 11> and their Bosted and devulged that ther was Eight Spannish shipps Come to Carlingford, which had brough both Munissions and Armes in & that O Neale was with them & had brought men to giue them Aide And further saith That afterwards The Examinant being threatned to be Carried away to another Joayle, & feareing it was to Murder him, tooke his oppertunity and Lett himself downe saflie 2 storey and a halfe high by a bed cord and soe fled for his Life, no sonner was he mist but presently Hue and crie was made after him, and though that the Examinant had fled: 6: Miles vpp into the Cuntrye yett, he was take againe and brough downe to Clouness and was ther to be hanged by the <d> Command of Redmond Mc Mahon, But by gods providence Col [ ] onell Plunkett was ther and reprived the Examinant and so was sent back againe to the place wher he was in Restraint affore, and there Continued 6 weekes after, in noe smale danger, then this Examinant was Creadably Enformed that the Mc Mahons & some of the Maguiers satt in Counsell, and intended to determyne the Examinants Life fearing as they alleadged that the Examinant beinge soe well aquaintd with the Cuntrye should doe them much hurt if that ever he came against them againe, yett by the meanes of Mris Maguire Daughter to Katherine ne Mahonn, who had writt to her son to send the Examinant being her tennant to her by which the Examinants Life was thereby ther saued & sent with his wife away to the said Katherin Ne Mahon, And the deponent & his wife Cominge to Racaine to the said Catherin oge ne Mahone ther was a Popish Bishopp Called Mc Swayne who would haue had this Examinant been sent either to Ballinecarye, to restraint or to Cloughwater, or returnd from when he came, which but the Gentleweoman would not follow his Counssell but ther keept the Examinant & his wife the space of 4 weeks: in which tyme the Examinant observed, One Mr. Parsons als [ ] a minister who came ther to the said Bishoppp and as this Examinant was informed by one Brian Mulcree who was in heareing herewith that the said Minister recanted his Protestant profession and ther did swere to Continue in the Romish Catholick Religion dureinge his Life, so also did some 3 English men
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and ther Wifes Likways soe also, and they were admitt{ed} into the Roman Catholick Church by the said Bishop & much adoe had this examinant to escape with life feareing every moment that he should be destroyed for not doinge as the other had donn, which this Examinant would haue first been toarne with wild horses affore he would haue altred his religion,
In which tyme of being ther, this Examinant saw the Cop{ie} <e> of a Letter writt by Phillip mc Hugh mc Shane O Rely to his wife Rose ne Neale wherin was Contained what a Miraculous victorye they had that they beinge 700 and hauinge not aboue 60 peeces sett upon 600 compl{etely?} armd and destroyd all saue a very few and not one man of their owne was killed, 3 only hurt a preist being one of them & Conceaued it was that one of ther owne Companie did it takinge him for an English man, because he had Russett boots on, and advised her to send Copies of that letter into all parts that it might presently be devulged what victorie they had gained
Wher also this Deponant observed a great Cheirfullness of news that Came vnto them about the begininge of Christmas that the Castle of Dublin & Cittie was taken for the Natiues <f> vse Mulmore mc Hugh mc Shane O Relye reported that Sir Charles Coote [ assailing ] goeing forth with the Protestant armie the Earle of Ormond, Lo: Dillon, Lo: of Hoath Caused the Gats of the Cittie to be made against him not permitting in Sir Charles Coote Againe, and that the Earle of Ormond, Lo: Dillon & Lo: Hoath had taken the Castle of Dublin and placed of the Cittizen a gard for the Castle and that it was soe determined att the first betwene the Earle of Ormond, Earle of Antrim Lord of Eneskin that if ther plott failed in gaining the Castle of Dublin by force they doubted not but to gaine it by pollecie, and that the Irish protestant nobillitye was to doe it, And there also News Certaine News Came of hanginge of Mr. Richarde Cope, Anthony Cope Walter Cope, & Mr. Elcocke a prisoner at Monnohan, of the hanging of Mr. Beauford <12.11> and 20 English men more prisoners at Carrigmccrosse Certainly Reported to be soe of the hangeinge of the <13.12> sixteene Scotchmen prisoners att Clounesse the hanging of Mr. Richard Blanie & Luke Ward att Monnohan was before this, and the Murdering of
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Mr. Arthur Champion, Mr Tho: Champion, Mr. Thomas Iremonger, Mr. Littleburrow Sub shreif of farmanagh Christopher Linhust, Peter Maddezen, James Whitthead, Thomas Sergant, Mills Accer Robert Johnson, Cottingham, Christopher Coote, & his 2 sonns all the English tennants on the Colladg Land, Maxemillian Tibbs, Mr. <o-> Baxter Eleasor Middleton gent, Hanged, Petter Cross and his wife murdered divers woemen & children Murdered Liinge <14 13> vnburied till doggs spoyled their Corps, woemen with Child Murdered and some died for cold, after beinge stript forth of ther Cloaths, Liinge vnburied that doggs knawed their Children 15. 14> forth of the wombs, which this Examinant heard by some of the vulgar peoples report with e a in a way of cheerfulness, <g> as also ther hee heard reported by Conn oge mc Conn mc Hugh mc Mahon Pat oge mc Ross MaGuire that vpon Christmas day they with a matter of a 1000 men went downe to Eneskin seege, and ther they burnt the house of Lisgoole wher in to was [ ] of men woemen & Children a matter <16. 15> of 50 soules of Scotts who they burnt all in the house except Mr. James Dunbarr and his Sister whom they gaue quarter too, and tooke them forth of a window, and keepeth them prisoners as And that also they had burnt a Castle Called Tullie <17.16> wherein was a matter of 30 or 40 soules of Scottes and that as yett they Could not do any good on Monee <T> Castle nor of Eneskillin
[ ] At length this Examinant obtained Libertye and a gard from the said Katherin Ne Mahon Phillip mc Hugh mc Shane O Relys mother that Conducted the Examinant & his wife to Castlecorr the Lo: of Dunsanies, wher this Examinant was most curtuously entertained and much releeued this Examinants Children beinge dispearst about the Cuntry ther he obtained that fauour to send to vergina for them and had them brough and they releeued after a littell space being ther Mr Robart Newgent of Carrlonstowne was very desirouse to see this Examinant, and sent a gard to Conduct him to Carrolennstowne wher after discourse <h> had with the said Mr. Newgent, he vnderstood by it him that he had obtained armes & munissions forth of the Castle of Dublin, and ther expressing the Generall greivance of ther Cuntry shewed me that a bout Religion it was they stood on, and that about a weeke affore Christmas he went vpp to the seege of Droheda, and ther Conferd with
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Phillip mc Hugh mc Shane O Rely & others, aboute the gennerall Cause Religion, and their shewed this Examinant what he had donn, and the Covenant <i> signed by Phillip mc Hugh mc Shane O Rely Mulmore mc Edmond mc Mulmore O Rely and Collo mc Brian mc Mahon and himselfe the effect wher of is That wheras this nation had Lived longe vnder the tiranye and slavery of the English Government, and that they had not the free Libertyte of Conscience, that now they would expect that they migh have ther free Libertye to vse ther Religion and that they would haue that act of Parliament repealld which abridgeth the natiue to haue any cheefe Government in state which they Counted themselfes as well worthy on as others and that [ ] such English as were or would hereafter be conformable to the Roman Catholick Religion, which were Robbed of any of ther goods should be restored to them againe, and to this purposs is the Contents of that Covenant which I heard the said Robert Newgent of Carrolenstowne read to me privatly in his studye to which I saw the [ ] names of the foresaid persons bubscribed, After which I heard the said Mr. Newgent plottinge how he should Conveniently come vppon Sir James Cragg vnawars to trye if that he Could but Cumpass some blue Bonnetts and bring his men vp from below Belturbatt towards Crowhan that he migh make them beleeiue that they were Scotts Cominnge to aid him, by which he though he might be able to Cussen him, he being a matter of 1400 men, and that if the Irish armye did appeare afarr off on the Conterary part might make Sir James the Rather beleeue the Scotts were come to giue him aid, he was Earnest to know from this Examinant what store of tresure might be ther, to which this Examiannt answered it was a thinge impossible for hime to know, and also told this Examinant that now beinge he had Lost all his estate, that if this Examinant would come and bring his wife and foure children to him which he would send a gard for to Conduct them, that as long as he had a bitt to putt in his owne mouth he and his should haue half ther of, soe that he would Liue with him and looke after his affairs, this examinant excuse, the matter, and gaue him thanks for his
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kind offer replying saying that he Could not resolue with himself vntill that the Lo: of Dunsany had Come home who att that instant was in the Countye of Longford and that as yett he had not spoaken with the Lord of Dunsanye since the Examinant comming to Castle Corr and soe desired a gard might Conduct him to Castle Corr againe which was obtainde soe when as the Lo: of Dunsany Came home this Examinant entreated his honnor to shew that favour and mercie, to Cause him to be safly conveied towards Dublin which this Examinant found his honnor Redy to doe and to Cast for the securest Conveying of this Examinant Now before that Convenient opportunity Could be had <k> Phillip mc Mulmore O Rely returned from the seege of Droheda who went thether a matter tenn days affor{e} and ther came with his men to Castle corr, wher this Examinant heard, the said Phillip mc Mullmore O Relye Read a Copie of a Letter which was intercepted as he said which Sir James Cragge had directed to the state, the Conte{nts} as were as this Examinant doth remember was, that hither vnto god had preserved them att Crohan and that the O Relies had shewed them selfe offten affore them but not attempted, that they sallied forth and had gott some provisions of Cows and had taken 3 of the O Rorks prissoners and that Captaine Bayly had adventered himself farr in the service for the Crowne, and that att Last the gre{at} tortoyse Lying still in pollisie a great while had Latly shewed himself forth of his shell, and had entred truse so farr that, vnder fourteen days notice of each party to be given no violence should be vsed, att which letter the said Phillip mc Mulmore was much offended, and soe did determe with all the might he Could make to goe against Crowhan, and ther did earnestly importune the Lo: of Dunsany to deliu{er} this examinant into his hands, pretending to deliuer this examinant into Droheda to redeeme a kinsman o{f} his as was taken att the Last onsett on Droheda which the noble Lo: of Dunsanye tooke very ill att the said Phillip O Relys hands to demand any such thing from him, saying he would loose his owne blood first affore he would betraye any Gentlman that came to flie for refuge vnder him, and soe putt of the vnreasonable request of the said Rely
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102t h ither And there also this examinant heard how the Common sort of <1> peoples had destroyed a matter of 2500 sheepe & a matter of 7 or 8 score head of Cattell of the Lord Robert Dillons att which report the Lord of Dunsany sent to know what the Rudness of the people ment and to with hould ther furie and the found none more forwards to destroy the Cattell than the Lord Dillons owne tennants And they being demanded what the Reson was and to forbeare such Couses ther answer was they would not forbeare though he was an Irish man yett he was a protestant & they would take his Goods againe <l> this Deponent heard Mr James Hill tell the Lord of Dunsanye that the Cuntrye people did in Gennerall mistrust him and that he kept a nest of English also about him that if he did not forbeare that Course they would root him and the nest forth together A poore Englishman passinge by the way whom the Lady of Dunsany releevd a night, the poore man bending his Course towards <o-> Dublin the next daye, was mett withall by a Cupple <18> of Irish weamen who knockt the poore man in the head & killed him, the Lord of Dunsany sent for the woemen examined the Reson why they did soe they answered, that barnoby Relye was hangd att Dublin and they did it to revenge his death, the Lord of Dunsany Committed them to prisson what since is done with them The examinant knoweth not
<I> The Lord of Dunsany as much as in him Lieth striveth that English men & woemen should be safly conducted Mr. Peter Aimes his wife and 2 daughters and one Mr. William ffrygate a sickly young man, were sent by the Lord of Dunsany after he had Relieved them aboue a month, with a gard of x or 12 men, and about Kiliskirr the Cuntrye Rude people broke upon the Gard hurt them and Murdered the said Peter Amies and William ffrygate the 27 of January stript the old gentlewoman, soe that afore this He Beleeueth is perrisht, ther Reson they gaue was because that Barnoby Relye was hanged att Dublin & they would revenge his death
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The Lord of Dunsanie being being fearfull, and holdinge it vnpossible for the Examinant to pass, beinge a knowne man, would not trust the Examinant to any Gard, but was faine to gard this Examinant in person from Castle Corr to Dunsany some 3. or 4. & twentye miles knowing the Rudness of the people, and t her att the Lo: of Dunsanys being att Dunsany one Mris Dillon came and tendered in writtinge for the Lo: of Dunsany to signe, which was to deliuer and authorize her husband to take possession of the Lands of the bectiue the Lo: Cheifbarron Boltons lands purchast formerly from the said Dillon att which the Lo: of Dunsanye was very much offended cheefly that they should offer any such thing to him to signe, was redy bange her forth of dors she tould the Lo: of Dunsany that the Earle of fingall had signed it, he answered the more younge vnwise man was he to doe any such thing Ther And there also this Examinant heard for Certaine that ther was not aboue 4000 that Laye seege to Droheda a great muster they had on the first off february att the hill of Tarro and another Muster was to be ther the first of this month Ther Cheife hops is on Sir Phelimy O Neale who hath promised to bring 4 or 5 peeces of Ordinance to batter Droheda in 4 places of the walls to make a breach on each part for the Irish to enter 20 on front Also this Examinant mett with a Libellous Dielouge [ with ] in the h an de s of one Thomas <m> O Dallye which this Examinant Coppied forth and is heare to annexed: will also his particuler bill of Losses, and names of such as he knoweth & heard Landed men in Rebellion
<And further saith> Att his beinge att Racaine aforenamed He heard it Creadibly reported that on <19 18 o-> the Sunday before Christmas day that after Edmond mc Mulmore o Relye had pillidge Bishop Bedle of Kilmore and sent him with his 2 sonns to Cloughwater Castle to restraint that the Romish Bishop mc Swane came to the Church of Kilmore and ther did Consecrate it anew, and sett vpp an Alter ther and soe said Mass, and ther Liveth in the <T> Bishops house
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And further sayth that The names of the Landed men as I heare now in rebellion or & in Restraint fo rth of the Countye of Monehan: in the Barronie of Dartry are theis whose names ensue
Hugh Og m c Sir Bri a n mc Mahonn of the Ballebetagh of East Ballanetarr
Rory oge mc Patrick mc Rory mmc Mahonn of Balleb of Ballamagarraha
Redmond mc Rory mc Mahann of Ballabeta of Ballalislahall
Patrick mc Owen mc Rory mc Mahonn de eaded
James mc Patrick mc a Nabb mc Mahan of ballabeta of Ballacarran
Edmond Roe mc Mahon of the Balbateh of Balladrinhurst
Art mc Patrick mc a Nabb mc Mahonn of Ballabeta of Ballaballamore
Mahon mc Mahon of the Ballabeta of Balladrumgola
Loughlin O Dermond de eadem
Hugh mc Edmond oge mc Mahonn de eaded
Shane Boye o Donnohe of the ballabeta of Ballalisnespenan
Caire mc Phillip de eaded
Knowher mc Caraghhery de eaded
Rorye oge mc Rory mc Ross mc Mahonn of Ballebeta of Balledrumturke
Ardell mc Pat mc Brian Denkan mc Mahon of ballabeta of Ballaherrein
<o> Conn oge mc Conn mc Hugh mc Mahon of the ballabeta of ballalatcrossan
James mc Cabe de eadem
Owen mc Conn mc Hugh mc Mahon de eadem
Ardell mc Ever mc Mahon de eaded
Toole Boye mc Conn mc Hugh mc Mahon de eaded
Hugh mc Donnell of the ballabeta of ballaconnadye
Ambrouse Carlton Scotchman de Clanreelan
Turlough beddie mc Donnell de eadem
Toole mc Donnell de Ballaconnadye
Art mc Donnell de eaded
<p> Collo mc Donnell de eaded
Owen bane mc Patrick mc Brian og mc Mahon of ballabeta of Ballasatcrossan
Phillip mc Shane boy mc con mc Hugh mc Mahon of Anny
Shane mc Donnell de Ballaconnadge
Turlough oge mc a Parson O Connoly of the the Ballabeta of Ballaclanlough
Patrick mc Turlough oge mc a Parson O Connoly de eaded
Conn mc Turlough oge mc a Parson O Connoly de eaded
Patrick mc a parson of Coyne & Cloherna de eaded
Owen mc Hugh mc a Corb mc Mahon
In the Barronie of Monnehan
Art Roe mc Sir Patrick mc Art Moyle mc Magin de annahagh
Brian mc Sir Patricke mc Art Moyle mc Mahon de ballaterboyan
Hugh mc Art Roe mc Mahon de Annahaigh
Brian Roe O duffe of Balladuffe
Edward Owen of Kilcorran
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<9> Brian mc Hugh mc Ross mc Mahon of Ballaraconnell
Patrick Wootten de ead
Pearse O Duffe de eaded
Thomas Harris of Ballanegarran
Owen mc Patrick cam O Duffe of Balleduffe
In the Barronie of Cranmorne
Collo mc Brian mc Mahan
James mc Hugh oge mc Mahon
Owen Reagt mc Mahon
Hugh mc Patrick Duff mc Coll mc Mahon
Coollo mc Patrick Duff mc Coll mc Mahon
Patrick mc Coconnought mc a ward
Coollo mc Ever mc Mahonn
Owen mc Collo mc Ever mc Mahon
Rory oge mc Ever mc Collo mc Mahonn
Rory oge mc Rory mc Collo mc Mahon
Owen mc Rory mc Collo mc Mahon
In the Barrony of Trough Com Monh
Neale mc Canna
Toole mc Canna
Shane Oge mc Canna
William ffeild
James mc Canna
Brian Oge mc Canna
Brian mc Hugh mc Canna
Patrick mc Dunstea mc Canna
Patrick mc Mahon
James Taffe
Owen mc Cormuck mc Canna
James mc Cormuck mc Canna
Patrick Vannys mc Canna
Collo O Sworrohan
Richard Phillips
Gillgrome mc Canna
Hugh mc Shane galt mc Mahonn
Huigh mc Gonnell
Brian mc Redmond mc Glassne mc Mahonn
Owen mc Redmond mc Glassne mc Mahon
Henry Cowell
Phelemye Roe mc Canna
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106The names of those Landed men as I heard in Rebellion in the And within the County of ffarmanagh & Barronie of Clannally theis landed men following vizt
<s> Philomie O Cassedy of Moyntagh
Vllen O Cassade
Thomas Oge mc Guire de drummulle
ffleartaugh mc Hugh
Brian mc Hugh
Tearnan Roe mc Hugh
Brian mc Thomas Reagh mc Guire
Patrick mc Hugh of Killassar
fleartagh mc Thomas mc Guire of aughadaugh
Brian mc Rory mc Guire
Turlough Oge mc Hugh
Redmond mc Shane Gortaugh mc Guire
Donnell mc Guire
Brian mc Ede mc Guire of Carricke
Knowher mc Guire
Coconnought mc Guire of Rathmohan
Hugh mc Shane boy mc Guire of Kilmeene
Shane mc Phellomy duff mc Guire de Nedd
Phillipp Roe mc Guire de Callahill
Patrick mc Guire de Coracorrye
Barrony of Maghene Staphonye Com ffarrmanagh
<t> Connor m c Guire Lo: Barron of Enneskin
Rory m c Guire of hassetstowne
Donnaugh bane mc Guire
Brian mc Coconnaught mc Guire de Tempo
Hugh mc Maughoune
Barronie of Lurge Com ffarmanagh
<v> Oughe O Hosse
Enniss O Hosse
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And The names of such Landed men as before are in Rebellion of the Countye of Cavan are theis
<10> Phillop mc Hugh mc Shane O Reily Of Ballanecargie
Phillop mc Mulmore O Reily of Lismore
Edmond mc Mulmore O Reily of Cannett
Mulmore mc Edmond mc Mulmore O Rely de eaded
John mc Phillop mc Mulmore O Rely de Lismore
Hugh mc Mulmore mc Phillip O Rely de Mannhill
Edmond mc Mulmore mc Phillip O Rely de Dunmurry
Hugh mc Ed: mc Mulmore mc Hugh Connoly O Rely
Hugh boy mc Shane mc Phillipp O rely
Turlough mc Shane mc Phillip O RelyThe half BarronieThe half Barronie of Tulleca County Cavan
<x> Call mc Gawran
Gildernue mc Gawran
Turlough Oge mc Gawran
Donnell oge mc Gawran
Philomye mc Gawran
Richard Grahune
<y> Barronie Loughtee
Teage mc Patrick mc Teage Bradye
Robart mc Walter Brady
Shane mc Pat mc Edmond Brady
Barrony Clancee County Cavan
<As I heare> Thomas fflemen of Cabbrag Esquire
Barronie of Castle Rane County Cavan
<As I heare> Laweance Dowdall of Esquire
<As I heare> Sir William Hill knight
James O Rely of Mullagh
Phillip mc Brian Brocke O Rely
John Dowdall
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And this deponent further saithI Thomas Crant of the Towne of Cavan in the parish of V rine in the Barronie of Loughtie in the County of Cavan beinge duly sworne depossed before vs that he hath sustained these Losses by Rebbells since the 23 of October viz
In Corne in foure Haggards vizt_________________________________________800 li._00_00
in the county of Cavan 350 li. farme: 300l i. in Moneh & Meath: 150 li:
In Corn in Ground of wheat & Beare to the number of one hundred & tenn barrells
67: Cowes in farmanagh: the rest in Meath}_______________________________450 li._00_00
In Haye to the vallue of_______________________________________________}60 li._00_00
4 reeks in Meath one Cavan 2: farma: one}_________________________________
In Cattell young & old to the number of [ ] fourscore_______________________}200 li._00_00
In horsses & mares young & old to the number of fiftie_____________________}120 li._00_00
In houshold stuffe and plate and redye monie & Gold Rings__________________}300 li._00_00
In debts and specialty all Lost and without due____________________________}200 li._00_00
In buildings________________________________________________________}400 li._00_00
In chattells and improuments__________________________________________}600 li._00_00
In six plowes and harness for them______________________________________} 6 li._00_00
Summa totallis______3136 li._00_00
And saith that Katherin Oge ne Mahon tooke at Cavan 17 of the said oxen & 12 Cowes <a> the Rest were taken away by other Rebells whose names I know not: Howbeit he saith That Phillip mc Hugh mc Shane O Relye & his Moth{er} seized on my house and houshould stuff, and ther are now placed a Colladge of friars, and ther they and others possessed my Corne & shared amongst them Patrick o Roddie I heard took away 6 truncks of things forth of my house about the 25 October 1641
Tho: Crant
Jur: 13th of ffe: 1641
Roger Puttocke
William Aldrich
fol. 219v
[Copy at MS 832, fols 74r-78v and 107r]