Deposition of John McKewne

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John mc Kewne of Clankeine in the Countie of Cavan being dwelie sworne and examyned sayeth, That since the begining of this Rebellion he hath beine Robbed and spoiled of six poundes sterling per annum vltra repris out of a lease this deponent helde from Sir James Craige knight for ten yeares to come vnexprired, and three poundes sterling per annum vltra repris out of a lease of two tenementes in the Towne of killishandra this deponent held from Sir <9 li.> ffraunces hamiltone knight knight and barronett for two yeares to come vnxpired fyve and fortie Cowes young and ould value thriescore and fyfteine pounds sterling eight horse and Mares value twentie poundes sterling Sheepe value fyve pound Corne value fortie pounds sterling houshould stuffe and cloathes value twentie pounds hay and turffe value nyne pounds, debts due by Thomas m c Clinn ffarrell ô kelly & other Rebells five pounds taken away [ from ] [ the deponent? in] the way going to Drogheda within a [Tronke] of Mr watsons after wee had gotten quarters twelue pounds sterling in money by whom this deponent cannot nominatte & lost in debts due by dispoyled persons xxxv li. In all twoe hundreth <188 li. 221 li. present losses> fourescore twentie and one poundes sterling besydes the nyne pounds < 9 li. per annum> poundes sterling per annum out of the two leases, And further <a> this deponent sayeth That Edmond galre mc kearnan of Tullahay in the said Countie Conor Rellie of Tonergym Gerrald Rellie of the same Phillip mc Donell bane Rellie of Boheid Owen Rellie of the same Conor mc kernane apparitor, with seuerall other notorious Roagues Rebells and malitious persones did at Clanekene aforesaid forceablie and felloniouslie with swordes skeanes pickes and other offencsive weapons taken and detayne the said goodes Cattle Corne and houshould stuffe, And this deponent further sayth that the Rebells luke Dillon brother to the late lord Dillon was in company with the Rebells and came from them to (as he alledged) to Sir ffrancis Hamilton knighte att Kely in the said Countie of Cavan adviseing him & in treating with him for Sessation of armes for a months space or thereaboutes: Saying that Edmund & Phillip o Rely were about 500 strong lying at dromgowne a myle short of Kelly & that there they would stay vntill his retorne back from him the said Sir ffrancis: Notwithstanding which promisse

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the Companies of the said Edmund & Phillip ô Rely before the retorne of the said luke Dillon martched vpp suddenly to the said Sir ffrancis Hamiltons towne & Castle att and attempted to take it for themselves which cawsed the said Sir ffrancis to consume it with fyer <I> The Comonn Rebells saying that they had the kings warrant for what they did: & that it was tyme for them to looke for their owne lands that the English hadd kept from them thirtie three yeres: And further saith that the Rebells that robbed this deponent murthered one Edward kirpatrick this deponents servant, stripped the deponents wiffe and masked her face with a skinn to make her confesse money: And saith further that the Rebell Charles mc Gowran tould this deponent that they had good reason to doe what they did ffor that the protestants at london hadd taken the Queene & were mynded to putt her to death and hard killd some of the fryers that belonged to her and had alsoe taken the prince to make him Kinge: but he refuseing was gone they knew not whither & that the warrs were as hott in England as here & more and if they hadd agreed in England there had been thowsands about our ears (meaneing of the Rebells) before nowe
John [mark] McKewne
his Marke
Jur 12o Nov: 1642
Will: Aldrich
John Watson

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John mc Kewne Jur
12o Nov: 1642
Intw
Cert fact
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John McKewne

[Copy at MS 832, fols 70v-71r]