Deposition of John Anderson
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John Anderson of Belturbett in the County of Cauan Merchant beeing duly deposed before vs the 30th daye of June Sayth that on the first day of Nouember 1641 or thereabouts he sustayned by meanes of the late Rebellion these losses following vizt in hay 20 li., in 28 cowes Young & old 60 li., in 8 oxen 16 li., in 10 horses young & old 26 li., in ready mony 70 li., in debts 1200 li., in leases 100li., in howshold stuffe 160 li. in ware{s} that were in the shop 900 li., in plate 20 li. All amounting to the valew of two thousand six hundred eighty six pounds
<a> The deponent further sayth that Philip Hugh mc Shane o Rely of Ballenca rge tooke away all his goods, saying that he would keep them safe till the warrs were ended, & the sayd Philip averred that he took up armes for the kings right, and that he had a patent so to do vnder the kings broad seale & to disarme all the English: The punctuall summes & particular of his debts he is not able to remember, hauing lost all his evidences, but those of his debtors which are now in rebellion are Philip mc mulmore o Rely of lysmore in Philip mc Hugh mc Shane o Rely of the County of Cauan, Hugh mc Mahon, Rory mc Mahon Donogh mc Mahon, Owen bane mc Mahon Bryan mc { Mahon} all of the County of Monaghan and Barrony of Dartrie Richard Nugent that marryed the Lady mc Guire, Simon Neterfield, fflertagh mc Hugh, Brian mc Hugh, Shane oge mc Hugh Corma{ck} o Cashady Turlo Gola mc Guire, Thomas oge mc Guire Oghey o Hosey of Farmanagh And in the County of Letram Con mc daniell o Rork Felain o Rork Tege o Rork T{urlo} o Rorke, Richard Ash of Lisnemayne in the County of Ca{van} who threatned this deponent that if it were not for pity he wo{uld} lay him in the Gaole & there he shuld ly till he rotted this deponent hath lost by meanes of this Rebellion his wife {and} his daughter And further saith that Tho Burrowes of Stradone in {the} County Cavan gent did freely goe passe & repasse at his pleasure {to} & from the Rebells and familiorly & frequently dranck and k{ept} <c> company at with them att Cavan in this deponentes sight, when this {deponent} was a prisoner there but the said Tho: Borrowes was at libertie
< + > And that James Mc Cabe of Vrney in the same Countie gent on{e} of the Attorneys of his Maiesties Court of Chiefe place did and freely keepe Company with the Rebells & that hee was & is & [ ] [ ] is imployed Clark to the [ m ] Rebells in there Sessions which they took vpon {them} to kepe and did keepe at Cavan the ixth of March last 1641. A{nd} further sayth that James ffitzgarrald of Kill in the same Counteie es{quire}
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hath alsoe in this deponentes sight familiorly & ordinarily kept Companye with the present Rebells & that the said James having beene formerly a protestant turned to Masse & & offered his owne wife (whoe was formerly gone from him) that if she wold goe to Masse he woulde receive her againe as she herself related to this deponent And further saith that Tho: ffleming of Carbrowghe in the said County Esquire was & is very familier amongst and partaker with the Rebells And this deponent heard him say that if he had had Command amongst them (meaneing the Rebells) hee would have made quicker & more hastie work in the effecting & finishing of their busines & kept thinges in better order wherevpon ffelim mc Hugh mc Shane a principall Comander of the Rebells expessed & vttered to the said Tho: ffleeming theis wordes following If you can I pray you take vpon you my Charges of our Army & I will stay and look to the busines at home or to that effect And this deponent during the tyme of his imprisonment divers tymes heard Many of the Rebells say that they tooke vp armes for manteinance of the kinges prerogative & would not cease vntill they had extirpated all the English out of the kingdome & would not have any English goverment hereafter in Ireland And further sayth that Gilder Neece o Rely sonn of Gilduff of the parrish of Annaghe & Many other Rebells drowned at one tyme 33 men women and children of protestantes & hanged twoe at Belturbett, Many of the drownd Carkasses very often appeareing at or nere the same place to the Rebells severall dayes after to their astonishment And further sayth That one R Shane Maguire tould this deponent that Turloghe mc Gawghran & another Rebell his fe llow whose name this deponent cannott tell comeing to the waterside at Belturbett there appeared vnto them above the water the drowned carcasse of a woman whose face vpon their view thereof turned to h e its perfect colour & the eyes opened & the skuin of her forhead breakeing out, blowd issued thence after
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she hadd beene drowned a month of or 5 weekes & that the said Torligh mc Gawghran beholding & apprehending <+> the same said suddenly to his said fellow: That surely some there hadd done some vyolence to her to her where vnto he his said fellow answered that he had done nothing to her but that after she was comeing from the River & had escaped drowneing: hee turned her back & putt her into the water againe or to that effect And saith alsoe that one fferrall o Rely of Belturbett Gray merchant told this deponent that the souldiers (meaneing the Rebells at Belturbett) burnt the bible & other Church bookes which they found in the Church of Belturbett & knoweth that the Rebells have burned all the seates in the said Church & much defaced and <g> blackened the said Church with fyer: And this deponent (by the Counsell and meanes principally of one ffzsimons a Monck) was comitted to the Rebells prison in Cavan & the said ffzsymons gave charge to the Gaoler to keepe him there because he would not goe to Masse
Jur xjo July 1642
John Anderson
Will: Aldrich Joh Watson
Hen: Brereton
fol. 99v
Cavan
John Anderson Jur
xio July 1642
Cert fact
Intw
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[practising handwriting]
[Copy at MS 832, fols 67v-69r]