Deposition of John Hawkins

Date: 1642-10-29

Identifier: 829066r047

County: Clare & Limerick

Deposition Type: Bysse

Nature of Deposition: Death, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Words, Lost By Debts

Commissioners: Philip Bisse, Tristram Whetcombe

Deposition Transcription:

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<symbol> John Hawkins late of Inish in the barony of Ilan{ds} and with in the County of Clare sadler (a brittish protestan{t)} duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth & saith That on or aboute the 15th day of January last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of hi{s} goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vzt worth 39 li. 10 s.
Of one mare & a coult to the value of foure pounds { ten } shillinges Of houshould stuffe, shop wares & Implements of his trade to the value of Twenty pounds Part thereof concisting Of debts amounting to fifteene pounds due from Connor o Brye{n} of Lemyneth in the said County gentleman Charles mc Cahan o{f} Termon mc Cahan in the said County gentleman Brien mc Der{mod?} of Knockfin in the said County yeoman, James Gould liueing neere Quin in said County gentleman Hugh Clancy neere Clandagad in the said County gentleman Teige Clancy of the same gentleman Nicholas fitz Edmonds neer{e} Quin in the said County gentleman And although the {deponent} accounted the same goode debts before the begining of this presente rebellion yeett in regard the said parties are out in actuall rebellion therefore this de{po}nent canot gett satsfaction from them The totall o{f} his losses amounts to nyne & Thirtie pounds ten s h{illinges} besides the losse he lost of the benefitt of his trade woorth { } Coibus annis fiftie [ ] pounds per annum which he leaues to consideration The deponent saith that he had a horse coult was taken away by Andrew Bourke of Clenrea{ } in the said County gentleman likewise parte of his said houshould stuffe & other goods were taken away aboute the same {time} by Connor o Bryen of Ballymccoady in the said County Esquire {and} his company where Thomas Chamberlaine of Inis{h} aforesaid (corporall of the said Connor o Bryens company) { }

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then to this deponent that they (meaneing the English) should cary noe parte of there goods away but must be seized vpon & kept for the maintenance of the kings army (meaneing themselues) The deponent alsoe saith that aboute Candlemas last the Englishmen in ore neere Inish aforesaid & therabouts, namely Winter Bridgman of neere Tulladea in the said County Esquire Mawrice Cuffe Edward Cuffe Thomas Cuffe Joseph Cuffe & John Cuffe all of Inish aforesaid brothers John Crufe William Baily Richard Shute, Vrias Reede, Robert Baker, Andrew Chaplen clerk & other families with diuers others Hugh Anstone, John Walker, John Bandevour whoe vnderstanding that that all the country was even ready to goe out in rebellion, betook themselues to a castle called Ballyally in the said County; for their better safeguard, presently after, they were closely besiedged within halfe a muskett shott to the said <B> Castle, by Therlagh o Bryen of Tullamore in the said County Esquire, Connor o Brien of Lemyneth in the said County gentleman, Owny o Loghlin of Palyneyne in the said County gentleman, Oliuer Delahoide of ffounerta in the said County Esquire Teige mc Donnell Reagh mc Nemara of Tuoghaghty in the said County gentleman, Teige o Brien of Cahirmenan in the said County gentleman, Daniell o Brien of Cahirduffe in the said County gentleman, Hugh o Hogane of Craggane in the said County gentleman Mohowne Moyle mc Mahowne neere Kilrush in the said County gentleman, Gilleduffe o Shagnesy of Disert in the said County gentleman all of them captaines of companyes in the said County their forces (as this deponent beleiueth) consisting of a thousand armed men together with other prime gentlemen in the said County, their names this depoennt knoweth not & haueing continued their siedge till Easter following during which time they brought sconces against the said Castle & a swine sowe to come vnder the walls of the said castle same the said sowe being surprised & taken by the warders of the said

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Castle & haueing killed & wounded eight or nyne of the enemy, but at the first & last seidge were killd of the m one hundred. there vpon most of them raised their siedge & went away only some companyes left to kepe the besiedged close in the said Castle Aboute the 27th of June followeing all the fore named besiedgers together with Dermod o Brien of Buneale in the said County Esquire their Collonell in the field (as they Tearme him) Christopher Brien the lord of Inshiquins brother, Therlagh o Brien & Murtagh o Brien (newly come out of ffrance) both brothers to the said Dermod, John mc Nemara of Castleconell in the said County gentleman, Loghlin o Hehir of Craigorny in the said County Esquire Boetius Clancy of Ballydonoghooe in the said County gentleman, Connor o Brien of Ballymccoody in the said Couonty Esquire, eldest son to Sir Donell o Brien knight, all officers & comanders among the rebells, came to besiedge the said Castle the second time & continued siedge to the same till the 17th of 7ber last or therabouts, dureing which second siedge the English within the said Castle (besides an infectious feauer then raigneing amongst them) seuerall of them dyed for want of victualls & releeff, being closely besiedged & driuen through the extremity of that long & tedious siedge to kill & eate horses catts & doggs & to eate likewise salt hides halfe rotten & other hides in lime constrained to woork out the lime with water & afterwards to eate them The deponent saith that dureing the said siedge there dyed & were likewise killed at least thirtie persons yong & ould vzt Abraham Baker of neere Inish in the said County Carpenter Ambrose Wibstaffe of Inish aforesaid milright, John Walker of Crovaraghan in the said County husbandman Robert Hart the yonger of Inish aforesaid shoomaker Thomas White of Knockedery in the said County mazon John Teasle John Bargey husbandman

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<D> of Ballyvallen in the said County dyer Richard Shale the elder of Errena in the said County yeoman & diuers other men besides women & children that weare cruelly starued in the said [ ] Castle Aboute the begining of the siedge one Grady (his Christian name he knoweth not) accompanyed with one more another gentleman came to the said Castle walls to parly with the besiedged & being demanded why he came soe neere being an enemy, he answered & said that what they did they had a warrant from Sir Phelim o Neile & likewise to banish all the protestants out of the kingdome or woords to that effect He alsoe saith that after the said Castle was deliuered vpon quarter he heard the said Dermod o Brien say that what they did was by directions from his maiestie & further he deposeth not
Jo: [mark] Hawkins marke
Jurat coram nob: 29 October
1642
Phil: Bisse
Tristram WhetCombe

John Hawkins Exam
Clare
Revised

Deponent Fullname: John Hawkins

Deponent Gender: Male

Deponent Occupation: Saddler

Deponent County of Residence: Clare

Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Connor o Bryen, Charles mc Cahan, Brien mc Der{ }, James Gould, Hugh Clancy, Teige Clancy, Nicholas fitz Edmonds, Andrew Bourke, Connor o Bryen, Thomas Chamberlaine, Therlagh o Bryen, Owny o Loghlin, Oliuer Delahoide, Teige mc Donnell Reagh mc Nemara, Teige o Brien, Daniell o Brien, Hugh o Hogane, Mohowne Moyle mc Mahowne, Gilleduffe o Shagnesy, Dermod o Brien, Murtagh o Brien, Christopher Brien, Donell o Brien, lord of Inshiquin, Mawrice Cuffe, Edward Cuffe, Winter Bridgman, Thomas Cuffe, Joseph Cuffe, John Cuffe, John Crufe, William Baily, Richard Shute, Vrias Reede, Robert Baker, Andrew Chaplen, Hugh Anstone, John Walker, John Bandevour, Abraham Baker, Ambrose Wibstaffe, John Walker, Robert Hart, Thomas White, John Teasle, John Bargey, Richard Shale, * Grady, Phelim o Neile

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