Deposition of Andrew Chaplin
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Co Clare 628
Andrewe Chaplin late of Ballymaly in the parish of Templem { ore } Barony of Bunratty and with in the County of Clare clerk (a brittish {pro}testant) duely examined and sworne vpon oath before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs and others directed (beareing date &c) concerneing the losses robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon Brittish and protestants within the Pr ovince of Munster &c deposeth {&} saith That vpon the 11th day of december Anno domini 1641 or therabout{s} and diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoild of his meanes goods & Chattles to the seuer{all} values followeing vzt worth 520 li. 10 s. & of Church livings worth 105 li. per annumOf cowes, heiffers, horses mares and sheepe to the value of one hundred {&} nyne pounds Of houshould stuffe lynen, weareing apparell & books to the value of one hundred foure and thirtie pounds Of hay & corne in stack {to} the value of one & fiftie pounds He likewise saith that he was expelled & driue{n} away from his farme & house in the said County where he left of corne in ground to the value of foure and Twenty pounds This examinat further deposeth that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was disposs{ess}ed of Two parcells of land (parte of Ballymaly aforesaid) to his losse & damad{ge} of fortie pounds Of debts amounting to the summe of one hundred foure sc{ore} and Two pounds ten shillinges due from Dermod ô Bryen of Bunheal{e} <A> in the said County Esquire Pierce Creagh fitz Andrewe of lymerick alderma{n} Thomas Creagh of sixmilebridg in the said County merchant Teig o Hallora{n} of Inish in the said County yeoman, Rory mc Dauid ffarrell of Ballykelagher in the said County gentleman, ffarbisse mc Conna & Redmond mc Walter bo{th} of Ballyconna in the said County yeomen & diuers others And although h{e} accounted the same good debts before the begining of this rebellion yet in regard the said parties are nowe in open and actuall rebellion therefore this deponent cannot get satisfaction from them The totall of his losses in goods & Chattles amounts to fiue hundred & Twenty pounds ten shill{inges } besides the loss of the benefit of his Church liueinges, the curat shipp of Clar{e} the seuerall vicaridges of Templemaly, Kilraghtis & Kilmalery in the s{aid} County all woorth to this examinat Coibus annis one hundred & fiue pounds per annum which he leaues to Consideration
The deponent being further examined saith That aboute the time abo{ue} mencioned the said Dermod ô Bryen violently & with force & armes accompany{ed} with fortie armed men, & in the day time, came vpon this examinats lan{d} of Ballymaly aforesaid, & from thence then forceably drove & carrye{d} away fiue of this deponents horses & likewise his said sheepe He alsoe {de}clareth That And vpon the 25th of december 1641 aforesaid or therabouts {the} said Dermod ô Bryen with like force and armes conveyed away this ex{aminats}
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Corne aboue mencioned But this deponent further informeth that aboute the same time meeteing the said Dermod at sixmilebridge in the said County, he this deponent then and there in the presence of diuers others, demanded of the said Dermod by what authority or by whose Comission he and others there, vsed these vnlawfull & violent acts against the English & protestants, by takeing away their goods forceably he then & there Justifieing himselfe produced & shew<C hand>ed to this examinat a warrant from the right honourable the Earle of Thomond, to him & other Capteines in that County directed, whereby they had full power and authority from his lordshipp to seize vpon & take into their protection (as they pretended) all the goods and Cattle belonginge to the English & protestants in the said County his cause of knowledge appeareth, and alsoe this examinat then read the said warrant subscribed with his lordshipps hand and therefore verily beleeueth the same to be his Lordshipps acte
Aboute the eight day of december aforesaid, this examinat deposeth That Therlagh ô Bryen of Tullamore in the said County Esquire, with like force and armes in the night time forceably & feloniously drove and carryed away, another parte of this deponents said Cattle The deponent being further examined saith That <#> Aboute the 23th day of december aforesaid this deponent & the vndernamed persons English and protestants fled for their better safety into the Castle of Ballyally in the said County (feareing the violence of the enemy in those partes) namely Elizabeth Cowse widdowe Winter Bridgman Esquire, John Vandervorte, Alexander Hill, Richard Shute, Vrias Reade, William Bayly, John Hawkins, Hugh Austen John Walker John Rider, William Tong, Richard Wells, John Smith, John Cruce and Robert Baker with their families respectiuely; soe that And aboute that time, & soone after there come in to the said Castle of stripped and distressed people at least the number of one hundred and fiftie persons men, women & children who presently after (and especially vpon the 4th of february then following being Thuresday morneing) were assaulted & thence forward alsoe closly besiedged by the vndernamed persons & their forces & that in a hostill & rebellious maner & with banners displayed vzt Dermod ô Bryen of Bunheale aforesaid Esquire Therlagh ô <D> Bryen of Tullamore aforesaid Esquire, Therlagh o Bryen of Tullamore Dromore & Mortagh o Bryen his brother of the same in the
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County Clare 630
<E> said County gentleman, Connor ô Bryen of lemyneth on the said County gentleman Teig mc Donnell Reagh mc Nemara of Garrnragh in the said County gentleman, Donnogh mc Nemara of Crattalagh in the said County gen Donnell ô Bryen of Carhinduffe in the said County Esquire, Owny oge o Loghlin of Pollymegne in the said County gentleman, Rory mc Nemara of Cahiregnagh in the said County gentleman, Teige mc Nemara of Dromknocagh in the said County gentleman, Oliuer Delahoide of Tirredagh in the said County Esquire, Hugh o Hogane of Ballyheghan in the said County Esquire, Ogane o Hogane of Shally in the said County gentleman, James o Hogane of Errynagh in the said County gentleman, John Linch of Diserte in the said County gentleman (since dead in actuall rebellion) Henry ô Grady of Knockany in the said County of lymerick gen Gilleduffe ô Shaghnesy of Diserte aforesaid gentleman, Redmond Nellane of Knockneane in the said County gentleman, Syda mc Rory mc Nemara of Carhimlehana in the said County gentleman, John fitz James o Grady of Ballylenmore in the said County gentleman, Hugh o Grady of Sradenegalloone in the said County gen, Richard o Grady of Beallanfoinchon in the said County gentleman, Hugh Henry o Grady of Clonskine in the said County gentleman, Mannagh oge ô Grad{y} of Ballnelinbegg in the said County gentleman, Donnell o Grady of {the} same gentleman, Donnell mc Teig mc Connae Reagh mc Nemara of Downe in the said County gentleman, Beetius Clancy of Creggcuril{ } in the said County Esquire, Donnogh mc Connae Reagh mc Nem{a}ra of Ballykely in the said County gentleman, all which parties with <#> their forces Jointly mainteined the said siedge & were there in armes against the said Castle for seaven weeckes dureing which siedge and especially vpon the Twentieth of february afore{said} the said parties aboue named (among diuers other assaults & acts of hostility before and after don & perpetrated by them agains{t} the said Castle and the people within the same, he sawe & obser{ued} Two sowes and a letherne gunn, brought by them to the Castl{e} walls, both which did noe execution (being seasonably preve{nted} for the gun at the dischardging therof broke & soe gaue fir{e} backward, and the said sowes were then surprized & take{n} by the said besiedged, he likewsie sawe (among other practises { } by the said parties for the atchieueing of the said Castle) that they buylt a { } and cast diuers trenches against the said Castle, out of which th{ } & played vpon the same
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631The deponent being further examined deposeth That the parties beseedged The beseegers afterwards defected and forsooke the said Castle (when they sawe noe stratagem or devise of theirs could recouer the same) for the space of a fortnight or therabouts vizt towards the 28th day of June last (till which time they desisted to lay close siedge to the said Castle) and then or a litle before the his Maiesties Castle of lymerick was deliuered vpp from whence the said besiedgers procured an Iron demy culvering & brought the same to Ballyally aforesaid & planted it against the said Castle, and aboute the 6th or 7th of August last they dischardged the said gun against the said Castle nyne seuerall times & haueing don noe execution the said parties continued a second siedge to the said Castle for Twelue weecks before & after the bringing of the said gun, he saith that dureing the said second siedge he sawe and obserued the vndernamed persons in armes & in open action of rebellion ayding & strenghtning the said siedge vzt
<ff> Sir Donnell ô Bryen of Carrigcoulty in the said County knight, Connor ô Bryen of Ballymcooda in the said County Esquire, Morogh ô Bryen of Rosroe in the said County gentleman, Mohowne Moyle mc Mohowne of Tuonafarna in the said County gentleman, Therlagh oge mc Mohowne of Clenagh of Clenagh in the said County gen, Mortagh Clancy of Castle Keale in the said County gentleman, Boetius Clancy of Ballydonnoghoe in the said Countie gentleman, John oge mc Nemara of Castle Towne in the said County, Donogh mc Nemara of Kilkishune in the said County gentleman, Mohowne mc Teig mc Nemara of Moghane in the said County gentleman, Connor mc Teig roe mc Nemara of Smithston in the said County gen Syda Caine mc Nemara of Glamagrosse in the said County gentleman, Christopher Bryen (since created by their Councell at Kilkenny lord Baron of Inshiquin, for soe they comonly call him in that County) Donogh o Bryen of Ballyhumulta in the said County gen, Donnogh mc Teig mc Nemara of Moyresse in the said County gentleman (sarieant maior generall of the forces of the said County) Connor ô Bryen of Bally mc Cashell in the said County gentleman, Morogh ô Bryen of Tullagh in the said County gentleman, Connor mc Mohowne Roe mc Nemara of
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In the said County gentleman, John mc Nemara of Rathfelane in the said County gentleman [ ] in the said County gentleman, Bryen mc Mohowne of Ballyvurry in the said County gentleman, Patricke Hogane of Shally in the said County Esquire Bryen ô Bryen of Aghrun in the said County gentleman, Vllicke Boorke of Cloghcroka in the County of Galway gentleman, William o Shaghnesy of or neere Gorte in the said County Esquire, Mohown{e} oge mc Mohowne Roe of Ballinouskny in the said County of Clare gen Mohowne Roe mc Nemara of Cahirduffe in the said County gentleman, Molmurry mc Swiny of Ballone in the said County gen, Owen o Mullonny of Ballybroughrane in the said County gen Thomas Clancy of Ballinecloshy in the said County gen, Mohown{e} mc Enerhiny of Killanesully in the said County gen, Connor o Daly of Rath in the said County gen, John mc Nemara of Dromvllin in the said Countie gen, John oge mc Nemara of Rathlathin{ } in the said Countie gen, Connor mc Mohwone mc Nemara of Clonbricke in the said County gen, John mc Nemara of Derrymore in the said County gen, Loghlin mc Enerhunny of Trya{ }derry in the said Countie gen, Mlaghlin oge o Hehir of Owen in the said County gentleman (& Connor his son) Loghlin oge o Heh{ir} of Dromcarhin in the said Countie Esquire, Symon Morris of Ballylinddane in the said County gentleman, Teig Clancy of Clonanashy in the said Countie gen, Teig mc Syda mc Nemara of Monogeynash in the said Countie gen, fflann o Nelane of Roslevane in the said Countie gen, Godfrey alias Gorthy o mu{l}keeny of Ballymulkeeny in the said Countie gentleman, William Costelo{e} of lissofine in the said Countie gentleman, Rory mc Donogh mc Nemara of Bunnenee in the said County gen, & his son & he{ir} Donogh mc Rory mc Nemara of Gortevalla in the said Countie gen, Daniell mc Teig mc Daniell mc Nemara of Galrush {in} the said County gen, John mc ffynen mc Nemara of K{il}murry in the said County gen, Patricke Chockson of A{ }skieth in the said Countie gen, Syda mc Teig mc Nemara o{f} Ballintlea in the said County gen, Loghlin Downe Cusack o{f}
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Snaty in the said County gen, loghlin oge mc Connowe of <H> Bally[ ] in the said County in the said Countie gen, Donnell mc Shane mc Nemara of lissine in the said County gentleman, Connor Crone ô Dea of in the said Countie gen, Hugh mc Encroth of Skeagh mc Encroth in the said Countie gen, Mortagh o Hogane of Meathill in the said Countie gen, Bartholomewe Stritch of Inish in the said Countie [gentleman] merchant, Andrewe Boorke of Clonrawde in the said Countie merchant, Henry Woodfin of Inish aforesaid Inkeeper (formerly a protestant but since this rebellion turned papist) Moyler mc Shane of Polemore in the said Countie gentleman Moyline mc Brodine of Kilraghtis (or Meelick) in the said Countie gen, Donnell mc Teig of liffer & Teig Roe of the same his son in the said Countie gentleman, Rowland Boorke of Inish aforesaid merchant with diuers others whose names this deponent doth not remember
<#> But he further declareth That all the parties last mencioned besides the former besiedgers first aboue named with collors flying in a hostill and rebellious maner (as hath beene already declared) assaulted the said Castle & then and there comitted diuers acts of hostility and especially aboute the sixte of August last, the said parties besiedgers or some of them nere the said Castle cruelly murthered or caused the vndernamed persons to be murthered, namely Abraham Baker late of Ballymccahill in the said County yeoman, Ambrose Webster late of Inish in the said County miller, John Walker late of liffer in the said County yeoman, Thomas White late of Knockderry in the said County mazon, John Twisden late of Ballyvanny in the said County yeoman, John Smith late of Ballymaly in the said Countie yeoman, John Burges late of Inish aforesaid yeoman & Robert Harte late of the same yeoman, fiue wherof being murthered & then stripped their corpes lay aboue ground in or neere not farre from the said Castle walls & neuer suffered by meanes of the said parties to be buryed vntill the dogges & crowes did picke and eate vp their carkassesThis examinat further declareth That Aaboute the 26th day
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<September> Of 7ber aforesaid the said Castle being yeelded vpon quarter that is to say, that the besiedged may might haue their liues, the cloathes [ ] on their backes & thone halfe of their goods & to that purpose articles of agreement interchangeably were signed on both sides yet notwithstanding none of the besiedged was admitted by the said parties meanes to bring away the 4th parte of their said goods, and what litle goods they brought away were violently <I> and fraudnlently taken from them, by the said besiedgers & their followers He further informeth deposeth that for the space of nyne weeckes (the said Castle being closely besiedged) the English & protestants within the same were necessitated to eate rawe hides and horse flesh & some of the poorer sorte through the extremity of the said siedge, occationed to eate Catts & dogges before the yeelding of the said Castle, and they were soe compassed round aboute by the said parties, that to get water they were driuen to hang out sheetes & other lynnen clothes to take the raine in them as often as it fell in the time of the [ ] first seidge
<hand> This examinat being further examined further saith That aboute the time last mencioned at the length this deponent was presente, when the said Castle <symbol> was deliuered vp into the hands of Dermod ô Bryen aforesaid, this ex<K>aminat then haueing entertained some discourse with some of the besiedgers he then and there heard the said Dermod, Therlagh ô Bryen & Connor ô Bryen of lemyneth aforesaid seuerally say That what soeuer they did aboute riseing in armes (meaneing the Irish and surprizeing pilladging and takeing in of Castles possessed by the English in this kingdome, was by vertue of a speciall Comission from his Maiestie, the same woords or others like them in effecte aboute the 4th of february aforesaid were vttered and spoken by the said Henry o Grady being appointed by the rest of the said besiedgers to sumon the said Castle, whoe in the audience of this examinat & diuers others sayd that they (meaneing the Irish) had Comission to banish all the English & protestants in this kingdome he further informe{th} That the very same day being the 26th of 7ber (as it is alread{y} declared) that the said Castle was yeelded vp, this examinat then & th{ere}heard the said Mohowne Moyle mc Mohowne credibly earnestly afirme & say that { }
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his owne parte he would as soone be hanged as Joine with the Irish in this Insurrection if he had not certainly knowne that <hand> they had the kinges Comission for what they did
The deponent being further examined saith That after the takeing of the said Castle of Ballyally this examinat (among others) <L> being conveyed to Bunratty the Earle of Thomonds cheefe house and < [ ] > and stayeing there for a season, this examinat dureing his abode there and especially aboute Michelmas last & diuers times since, he sawe and obserued, Sir Donnell o Bryen aforesaid & his sons Connor Morogh and Teige o Bryen and the said Dermod o Bryen alsoe, with diuers others of the prime gentlemen of the said County and especially sundry of the said besiedgers, freely entertained by his lordshipp at Bunratty aforesaid with meate drinke and lodging, he further declareth that And neere aboute the 15th of May last, being the same time or therabouts that his Maiesties Castles of lymerick was besiedged <M> this examinat sawe and read an Iniunction or speciall Comand sent from the said Earle directed to Winter Bridgman Esquire Thomas Cooffe merchant & the rest of the ward of the said Castle of Ballyally, thereby straightly chardging and comanding them <hand> not to sally foorth of the said Castle, to burne pilladge or doe any other execution vpon the Country people, being the onely time for service against them, in regard the cheefest and prime men of that County of Clare were then at the siedge of the said Castle of lymerick, by which Comand of his lordshipp it plainly appeeres as this examinat conceaueth that he intended to disswade the protestants in the Castle of Ballyally aforesaid from prosecuting against the rebells there, his lordshipp well knoweing that the cheefe of the gentry of Thomond were then at the siedge of the said Castle of lymerick, The deponents cause of knowledge appeereth in this particular, that he being one of the warders of the said Castle, he there sawe and pervsed the said directions, being sent thither from Clare Castle and subscribed with his lordshipps hand, therefore he beleeueth the same to be his lordshipps acte, to which for more certainty heerin the deponent refferreth himself
<hand n> This examinat likewise informeth That the said Earl of Thomond doth contenance & protecte the rebells in those partes and
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adhere into them (notwithstanding the dayly & lamentable murthers, strippinges, and other depredations aboute the begining of this rebellion comitted by the said County people vpon the English in those partes well knowen to his Lordshipp The motiues that induceth induceth this examinat, to beleeue the same to be true are these ffirst by his lordshipps practise that is to say, One John mc Teige mc <O> Nemara of Moyreske in the said Countie gentleman, knowen to be in open and actuall rebellion, and likewise appointed by the rebells to be Thresurer or generall receauer in the said Countie for their Army, whoe levied layed greate summes of mony for the late expedition to Rosse against the marques of Ormond (thirtie shillinges a plowland) yeet the said mac Nemara is nowe & then a retainer or dependant to the said Earle, often entertaine{d} in his lordshipps house with meate, drinke and lodging and diuers times entrusted aboute his lordshipps afaires, to the deponents owne knowledge And further the deponent [ ] secondly that < [ ] > aboute the 24th day of March last the said Earle of Thomond <P> in the open audience of diuers persons then present namely Mr Thomas Powell, Richard Shute, John Hickes, John Cruce & others vttered or spoke these woords, O my god (quoth he) what wicked people are you (meaneing the Country people whereof som{e} were then presente) haue not I kepte the lord fforbiss from burnein{g} of your houses robbing and killing of your selues, your wifes and children, and nowe you will not willingly pay parte of my rent which is due to me, Thirdly and lastly he informeth deposeth that aboute the 24th of 7ber last Morogh roe ô Bryen (being sent as a pledge into the said Castle of Ballyaly, for Joseph Cuffe whoe went out to parly with the rebels) was asked by Andrew Chaplin this deponent, Richard Shute William Bayly and others of the war{ders} of the said Castle being then present, for what cause they vse{d} those practises against the English that were remaineing yeet {in} Castles in Thomond to which he answered, that their Inte{ntion} thereby was to driue out all the English and protestants ou{t of} the said County & keepe the same entirely to themselues, but being
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further asked by this deponent, what they intended to doe with <Q> the Earle of Thomond and his servants, to which he Replyed, that they intended to leaue the Earle the possession onely of foureteene plowlands in & neere Bunratty to keepe his stock of Cattle on vntill such time that he might consider of the times & what to doe, adding further that they (meaneing the rebells) did expect his lordshipp should Joyne with them before long, or woords to that effecte The like woords Dermod o Bryen aforesaid vttered at a consultacion had with the rest of the Comanders of the rebells in the heering of this deponent & after the yeelding of the said Castle, to wit that he would noe longer forbeare the said Earle and suffer him to keepe his Catle vnlesse they might be more certainly certified by him whether he were with them or against them; which howbeit the said Earle enioyeth his stocke vndiminshed or touched by the rebells These motiues induceth this examinat to beleeue that what he hath already is true; And further he deposeth not
Andrew Chaplin
Jurat coram nobis
12o May 1643
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis
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Clare
Andrew Chaplins examination
hand The Erle of Thomond
Rev