Deposition of John Hickman

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John Hickman late of Tunckeerveta in the parrish of Annah & County of Cavan yeoman sworne & examined sayth That since in the begining of the present rebellion vizt about the xxiiijth of October 1641: Hee this deponent was deprived robbed or otherwise dispojled of the possession Rents & profitts of his Lands of Inheritance worth 43 li. per annum & he is like to loose the future proffitts thereof vntill a peace be established, And alsoe of Cowes, horses, Coults Corne hay howshould goods & debts worth one hundreth & twoe powndes xij s. more Soe as his presente losses (besides the future) amount in all to Cxlv li. xij s. All which goods were forceibly taken and carrjed away and alsoe this deponent howse broken vpp by the Rebells by the Rebells <a> Hughe ô Rely of Drummalee in the County aforesaid gent and Hughe ô Dowgher McMullmore o Rely of Ardlougher within the same County: & Owen ô Gowen of Cornasure whoe forceibly tooke from this deponent [ ] his horse, and stript his father in lawe & his wiffe of their Clothes, And further sayeth That when this deponent & his wiffe & children intended to haue comen away from amongst the Rebells: one Donnell o Lery his brother in law whoe is a meere Irishman & yet a protestant, being denyed to come away from them took this deponent and his wiffe & children to his howse & there kept them about one yere together dureing which time the Rebells sent word & threatened them all with death vnles they would goe to Masse: But & the rebells forceibly tooke from his said brother in lawe the possession Rents & proffits of his landes in other Cunties & to alsoe tooke away some of his goodes And promissed to restore all vnto him, if he would forsake his Religion and goe to Masse: And further saith that whilest this deponent was soe kept at his brother in laws howse he tooke and his said brother in law drew out of the River of Lough Carue water ther Corps of 6 persons that the Rebells hadd formerly drowned: which corps they buried: And this deponent observed that althoughe those Corps had Layen long in the water yet they were not torne nor eaten with fish nor devowred, but their skinns remained whole

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And further saith That since those persons & other of the Protestants were drowned in that River which is called the River Loghearne River. This deponent hath often heard divers of the Rebells complanie & say that they Could not gett breames [ ] pikes and other fish within that River since the English were drowned there as formerly they had been done But sayd further that they though that all the fish & & the English were gone away together: And further sayth that as his said brother in law tould him confide The Rebells dyvulged & gaue out in his presence, That they would this winter make out & prepare a great armie to beseege & take the Citty of Dublin, And that the dunkirkers would then stopp all passages of Releefe betwixt England & Ireland
Signum predicti [mark] John Hickman
Jur vjto ffebr 1642
Randall Adams
Will: Aldrich

Cavan
John Hickman Jur
6o ffebr 1642
Intr
Cert
Hand
[C]
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[Copy at MS 832,

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