Deposition of Phillip Ward

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Phillip Ward of Drombrochus in the parish of Dromlaies and Barrony of Loste within the County of Cavant a Br y ttish Protestant beinge being sworne deposeth
That on or about 8 or 9 of the Clock in the forenoone of the <a> 24th day of October 1641 he was Robb by Charles Magowran and Galeece Magowran of Tullehaw and dyuers others of their followers of 15 head of Cattell, A horse mare and a fole after that they fetch two horses more and 8 two yearelings beasts of 2 {yeares} and 8 yearelings worth Threeskore and seaven pounds
<b> Within two or three days afterward Richard Smith of Monnogho{n} of the parish of Dromelane aforesayd did fetch away 19 kowe{s} in the behalfe of his landlord Phillip A Rely of mane as he sayd more from my land worth Thyrty eyght pounds
Lost in hoggs and Bees worth ffyue pounds
<c> And after that theis Cattell were gonn Mr Rychard A{she} Justyce of peace and one our next neyghbors went to {Phillip} a Rely aforesayd and demanded of him his reason for {driving}of the Cattell away he sayd that all those that had lost {cattle} or goods besydes vppon the yealding vp of our armes to { } Mr Ashes howse we should haue our Cattell and{& goods} wherevppon I and my neyghbours I and my neyghbours { } vp our weapons but could never since gett any of {Cattell} or goodes To the worth of [ ] But
In the meane while That I and my neyghbours went { } Phillip A Relyes man to looke for our Cattell I Lost {househould?} goods to the worth of fforty pounds
I Lost in weauers Tooles and geare for plowing a{nd} husbandry Tooles to the worth of Tenn pounds
I and my howshold with many of my neyghbors having { } Mr Ashes from that 24th of October vntill the 29th {october} followeing Mr Ashe certyfyed vs that all the Town{smen} of Belturbatt were to goe twoe towards dublin { } so that we ware best goe with them for { }

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Wherevppon I left my ffreehold land at home and two frehold at Turbatt worth Two hundred and ffyty pounds
He also I Lost in my dwelling howse & stakyard of Corne threshed and vnthreshed and sowen on the ground and in my gardans and hay worth ffyfty pounds
Lost that was {owing} of me vppon Land by Martyn Baxter ffyfty three pounds fyue shillings
Owing of me By William Gardner fforty shillings
Owing of me By William John dee fforty ffyue shillings
Owing of me By David Adue fforty eyght shillings
Owing of me By John Warren fforty eyght shillings Twenty shillings
In reddy money and apparrell fforty ffoure pounds
{ } Lost as his whole losses cometh to five hundreth sixtie fowre powndes eighteene shillings ster {? say that}vpon I with the rest of my neyghbors and Country men went {tow}ards dublynn I and myne family being stript with many {th}owsands more of our English by the way they tooke me by {the h}eeles and dragged me on the ground and another came with a sword and Cutt me over the head that apeeice of my {scull} was fayne to be taken out before that would be whole the{n they p}ulled off all my Cloathes hose and shoes and byd me goe Lyke a {R}ogue into England so that thay Left neyther me nor my {wi}fe and Children nether hose no shoes nor clothes but so that we were [for]ced to goo naked and barefoote 46 myles before we cam{e to} dublyn. But what old raggs we gett by the hie way
Sum totalis 566 li.
Phillip [mark] Ward his marke
{Dep}osed this 7th of Ja 1641

{W}illiam Aldrich
{H}en: Brereton

[Copy at MS 832, fols 100v-101r]