Deposition of Edmund Sherwyn

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The losses & greuiances of Edmond Sherwyn
Edmond Sherwyn late of Crenagh in the Parish of Annah nere Bealturbet in the County of Cavan gentleman a Brittish protestant being duly sworne deposeth haveing lived there & thereabouts the space of 22 yeares that betwixt the 23th of October & the 2d of November in the yeare of our lord god 1641 he the sayd deponent was robd by the Rebellious Irish & lost in Leases, first Crenagh a poule of land & durneglasse a pottle a lease for 4score & fiftene yeares, derrykerke for 4 score yeares, drumsillah a poule for 18 yeares lieing in the sayd parish, Clunandroe & Legakalle being 2 poules in these parish of which 4 poules & 3 pottles his Leases were better worth then 900 li. sterling 30 fat oxen & 100 English cowes & heyfers worth___340 li. Corne in the haggard & in the ground worth___100 li. hay well worth___80 li. horses mares colts & Sheepe worth___90 li. in all amounteing to the summe of___1510 li.
by the meanes & hands of Phillip hugh mc Shane Rely my <a> Landlord & 2 of his servants who were threshing his Corne that 23th of October in my barne which I Rented from himselfe & by other his tenants who did come about ten a clock in the night & did threaten to fyre the house ouer my peoples heads if they would not let them in, wherevpon they broke open the doores with great stones & Robd the house & violently caryed all away most horribly threatning my people to kill then vnles they told them of a great silver bowle which they had seene their master drinke in there
The deponent He further deposeth that he was robd of & lost in goods & houshold stuffe in his houses at Erenagh worth______________________________90 li.
& in butter ready to be sent to dublin worth_______________40 li.
In debts bills & bonds________________________________88 li.__10 s.
All amounteing to the sum_____________________________218 li.__10 s.
<a> by the meanes & hands of hugh Rely liveing (as I suppose in the Baronry of Clenmaghon in the County aforesayd & Daniell Lere liveing in the parish of Drumlane & County aforesayd which Hugh Rely & others did threaten to fyre the house about their eares if they did not open the doores & when they were gotten in they robd & forcibly caried away the goods in daniell Lere his Cartt to the sayd daniells house, & he the said daniell helpeing & assisting them in the Robbery & stealing of my the said bills & bonds

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<b> he likewise deposeth that the abouesayd hugh Rely mett with the sayd deponent 4 myles from his owne house in the kings hye way & did violently pull him of his horse & robd him of his horse & sword a great many assisteing him with batts & Clubbes threatning to stryppe him & take his money He likewise deposeth that the Rebells searcht & take from his wife & six Children what money they could fynd about them befor they left their owne house, & that they were so oft searcht & stript by the way of their apparell sherts & smockes & so left naked that it his mother in law & a Chyld died in the way before they came to Dublin & one Abraham James & Thomas Wilson were murthered & many others wounded & hurt
His losses in all in the County of Cavan amounteth to the summ of_______1728 li.__10 s.
Item the aboue sayd deponent further deposeth that in the County of Monahon in the Parish of Gallowne in the Barony of Dortry he was robd of the Rebellious Irish & lost in lease of 4 tates of land called by the name of Carrykeele in the sayd parish worth__________160 li.
In stud mares Colts & English sheepe with English cowes & English heyfers worth____240 li.
<c> by the meanes & hands of Rory mc Mahon, Raymond mc Mahon & Laughlin mc Mahon in the sayd parish and Baronry & their men tenants & followers stollen & forcibly taken away in the day tyme with threatninge words to this deponent s man William Rasy that lookt to that ground & cattell that they would kill him if he would not giue them his money or tell him where it was
His Losses in all in the County of Monahon are______400 li.
Item And the abouesaid deponent further saith deposeth that in the County of ffermanagh in the Parish of Castlecoule or Drummull e y he was robd by the rebellious Irish & lost in English cowes & heyfers & colts being 4 score worth______________110 li. which were
s tollen & forceibly taken away from a parcell of land called killmabracke by the meanes & hands of <d> Captayne Rory mc Guire & Connor Mulpatrick liveing vpon the same land & in the said parish & many others of his followers.

His whole losses amounteth to the sum of ___2238 li.__10 s.

deposed this 10th of Ja 1641
Edmund Sherwin

John Sterne
William Aldrich

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{61} Edm: Sherwyn Co m Cavan
Jur 10o Jan: 1641
Hand
Intw

[Copy at MS 832, fols 97r-97v]