Deposition of John Dawling

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John Dawling of Gartnecash within the parrish of Annagelliff and Barrony of Loghtee and Countie of Cavan sworne and examined deposeth That he hadd in personall estate in Gartnecashe aforesaid when the presente rebellion first began theis his goodes followinge vizt
The lease of the said Gartnecash in the said County worth 20 li. In Cowes ould and yong worth xx li. In horses and mares three pounds In hay and tuffe iiij li. In howshold goodes xiij li. In Swyne iiij li. Debtes due to this deponent by seuerall persons within the said County of Cavan some in rebellion & some killd by the Rebells amounting to xiiij li. In all amounting to the sume of seventie eight powndes ster. All which goodes were forcibly taken away or otherwise this deponente dispojled & deprived thereof on or about the 24th day of October 1641 by the rebells Mulmore o Rely < a > of the parrish of Dinn and Countie of Cavan and Hugh Bradie of the parrish of Annargelliff and Countie aforesaid Edmond o Rely of the parrish of Lurgan and County aforesaid and Shane Mc Elb[a]rne ô Rely of Cavan with severall others of their servantes which hee knoweth not And turned this deponentes & his wife & children out of the dores saying: if ever they should come back they shold gett part of their goodes againe (if not all) And further sayth that in the expedicion to Tredarth this deponentes wife was taken prisoner & kept amongst the rebells about 3 months & they [who] kild one of t her her children & starved another in prison with the mother
John Dowling
Jur 16
Jur 16o Apr 1642
William Hitchcocke
Hen: Brereton

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Cavan
122 John Dawling 16o
Apr 1642
Cert fact Intw
Hand

[Copy at MS 832, fols 53r-53v]