Deposition of Ann Vnderwood

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
[http://1641.tcd.ie/deposition.php?depID?=833077r059] accessed Monday 25th of September 2017 03:04 PM

Dublin Core

Date: 1642-01-04
Identifier: 833077r059

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Cavan
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Assault, Robbery, Stripping
Commissioners: Henry Jones, John Watson
Deposition Transcription:


fol. 77r


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Ann vnderwood the relict of Edward vnderwood and late of the towne & County of Cavan Duly sworne and saith
That on the 29th of November now Last, she and her husband & she were at Cavan aforesaid robd stript and dispoyled of their goods of the values following vizt of corne wort howsehold goods worth 20 li. <a> by the meanes & by the hands of Phillip [ ] รด Rely of Lismore in the County of Cavan Esquire Henry mc Cabe of the Cavan aforesaid now Serieant to the said Phillip Patrick Ruddy of Cavan heretofore a troop to one Captaine Ryves Morrice o Ruddy his brother and many others whose names she nowe remembreth not. And saith that the same Rebells then stript her, her husband & children of their clothes & drive them out of the towne and she haveing hid some mony in the haire of her head, they searched for it tooke it from her at the townes end & pulled almost all the haure of he her head, put punched and vsed her very cruelly & threatened to kill her husband becawse he intreated for her and at length expulced them out of the towne & without clothes: And as they gott new raggs they were very often stript thereof in the way [ ] & threatened to be killed if they would not confesse where their mony was
The marke of the said Ann
[mark]
Jan: 4th deposed before vs
John Watson
Hen: Jones

She desireth to get her living by spinning


fol. 77v



Anne Vnderwood
Com Cavan
Jan 4 1641 Intw

[Copy at MS 832, fols 133v-134r]

Deponent Fullname: Ann vnderwood
Deponent Gender: Female
Deponent Occupation: Widow
Deponent County of Residence: Cavan
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Phillip , Henry mc Cabe, Phillip Patrick Ruddy, Morrice o Ruddy, Captaine Ryves
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Mentioned