Deposition of Francis Greham
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Framices Ghrame Grehame of Dromgowne in the Countie of Cavan yeoman being dwelie sworne and examyned sayeth, That since the begining of this Rebellion he hath beine Robbed and Spoyled of the yearlie rent of thrie poundes ster vltra repris out of a lease this deponent held of a pole of land in the said Countie for fyfteine yeares to come vnexpireed from John Hamilton Esquire of Correnerie in the Countie of Cavan Esquire, And of the yearlie rent of thrie pounds ster vltra repris out of a lease of a house a tenement and a percell of ground < [ ] per annum> in the Towne of Dromgowne being a Markat place which he held from Brian mc Connyne of Dromgowne aforesaid for twentie yeares to come vnexpired, Cowes and oxen young and ould value fortie six poundes ster: sheep young and ould value fyfteine pounds ster:, horse and Mares value four pound ten shillings ster: Corne hay turffe and other grayne value twentie one pound ster, houses houshould stuff and cloathes value thirtie pound ster:, debtes due to him vizt by Olifer daltone Shane mc Cahir <a> Rellie, Hugh o goviny and laughleine o Gibny now in Rebellion four poundes ster: due to him by Mr James Stenonse being a < 127 li. presente losse 6 li. per annum > Robd man twentie shillinges, In all one hundreth and sevinteine twentie and seven pound and ten shillings ster besydes the six pound per annum for his two leases vntill a peace be setled And further this deponent sayeth That the Cowes horses Mares sheep Corne hay turffe and househould stuffe was taken away forceablie <b> and detayned by Hugh Rellie of kilveghune Esquire Rorie oge mc Rorie mc Cowle mc Mahowne, Owen mc Conor Rellie of kilclaghie Edmund Rellie of the same, Phelyme mc Cabe of Dromgowne William mc kealane of killarow, Patrick mc Conyne of the same, Edmond Rellie of Clanca, Owen mc Cabe of donge, and Patr: o gowne of dromgowne, And further this deponent sayeth That he hearde Owen mc Conor Rellie of Kilclaghie diverse tymes say, that if he had all the goodes that was vpon the two poles of kilclaghie and killettie, Appertayning and to this deponent it was two little for him, considering the losse of his rent since the plantation, which was wrongfullie taken and de<c> tayned from him, and that Edmond Rellie of Clancae and ferrall Rellie saide to this deponent (after he was put out of his house and his goodes taken from him) That
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That if he came neare to the place where his goodes corne and houshould stuff was, they would take off his heade from his shoulderes, And further this deponent sayeth That about the tenth day of december 1641 James Beatagh of killiknawe in the Barronie of Tullogarvie, and <d> his sone Henrie Beataghe Came to the Parish of Dromgowne and offered to hyre souldiers to fight against his Maiesties protestant subjectes and had his sone Henrie made a Captaine amongst the Rebelles, and they went both to the Seadge of Drogheda, with so many Rebelles as they could make, and sayeth that James Beataghe tould this deponent, that they had a warrant from his Maiestie to doe that which they did, And that this deponent Crediblie heard, That the rebelles made officeres <e> amongst themselues, vizt Phillipp mc Hugh mc Shane Rellie of Clonanrae, Collonell, Hugh mc Milmore mc Phillip Rellie of Kilveghane, Livetenant Collonell, Hugh buy mc Shane mc Phillip Rellie, Sergant Major, Edmond mc Milmore mc Hugh Connellie, Captane, Milmore mc Edmund Rellie his sone, Captane, Owen mc Shane mc Phillip Rellie, Captane, Tirlogh mc Shane mc Phillip Rellie, Captaine, Shane mc Milmore mc Owen Rellie, Captane, Phillip Roe o Rellie, Captane, Cahill mc Gawrane of Ballimcgawrane, Captane, Teage mc Patrick Bradie of Swelland Captane, Shane oge mc Conor Rellie of Balaghane Captane, as for the rest of the of the officeres of that Ragged Ridgement, this deponent cannot welle nominatt, And further this deponent sayeth
< f > That about the begining of the Rebellione, Owen mc Conor Rellie of kilclaghie, and his two sones Edmond Rellie and Shane Rellie tooke possessione of the house and all the goods and Chattles that did
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That did belong to Mr William Aldridge Clerke persone of dromgowne vpon the pole of kilclaghie and the pole of Cashle, vntill such tyme that Jane Rellie <g> alias Beataghe wiffe to Captane Hugh Rellie came and dwelt in the said house for certane dayes, and tooke her choise of the best of the houshould stuff and clothes that was there, and when shee left the same, and went to the Castle of Pearscourt to dwell, the said Owen mc Conor went in to the said house againe, and kept with all that the said Jane left, and was dwelling there the last May when this deponent left that Countie And this deponent further saith that the rebells murthered about Candlemas last eight of the English S cottish protestants And further saith that he the deponent heard heard the rebells say they would roote out all the brittish out of the kingdome and would have the same wholly to themselvs
The marke of
ffrancis [mark] Grahame
Jurat 2to Novembr 1642 coram
Joh Watson
Will: Aldrich
fol. 154v
Cavan
ffrancis Greham Jur
2o Nov: 1642
hand IntwInt[ ]
[Copy at MS 832, fols 93v-94v]