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[ John ] Marteine little of Annaghlive in the Countie of Cavan being dwelie sworne and examined sayeth That since the begining of this Rebellion he has beine by the Rebells deprived Robbed and spoiled of fortie shillinges sterling per annum vltra repris out of a lease of a parcell of land which he this deponent held from Mr Edward Bailie in the said Countie for fourteine yeares to come vnexpyred & of Cowes, young and ould value twentie two pounds sterling horse and Mares value nyne pounds sterling, houses houshould stuffe Cloathes Corne in haggarde and sowen in ground hay and turfe value thirtie poundes sterling debtes due to him this deponent by the Robbed people thirtie shillings <62 li.__10 s.> sterling, In all thriescore two pounds ten shillinges sterling besydes the fortie shillinges per annum vltra repris for the lease of the parcell of ground before mentioned, And further this deponent sayeth that the Cowes, horses Mares househould stuff cloathes Corne hay and turffe was forceablie taken and detayned from <a> him by Cahill Rellie of Toneine Shane Rellie of Longe Conor Rellie of dromchoishe, Conor Rellie of Cornecarrow, Conn Balwe mc Mahowne of the same, Shane mc entie of the same, Walter Hoath of dromgowne, Patrick mc Cabe of Qwillaghe, Allexander mc Cabe of the same, and Owen Rellie of the same and seuerall other evill dispoesed persons did [ ]fullie an d forceablie take and detayne And further this Deponent sayeth , That after the persons abouenamed had Robbed and spoiled his house, and tooke away his Cowes, and the Rebells aboue specified vpon devydeing of this deponents the said Cowes horses and Mares amongst them one Turlo Bradie of kill demanded of the other Rebells why they did not kill the Scottish seeing they had taken theire goodes from them, was answered, that they would not kill them as yett, then the said Tirlo Replyed if yow will give me but one Cow I will take off all their heades And further this deponent sayeth That when the persones aboue named was Robbing his house and takeing his Cattle vpon New yeares day last being Anno d omini 1642 the foresaid Owen Rellie said that they would not have the kings of England to Rule any more over them for they had to much of them alreddie but they would be kinges themselues, And this deponent further sayeth That other Rebells had whose names he doth not remember being robbing and taken away of goodes said that (when this said deponent said that heartofore he could haue releiffe by his Maiestie Lawes they answered

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they answered there was no such Lawes now in force [ ] the kings lawes [ were? ] were gone This deponent further said That it was a common speech among the Rebells in that Country that they would vtterly roote out all English and Scottish out of the kingdome of Ireland beene more governed by English lawes
Martin [mark] Little
his marke
Jurat Novemb: 9 1642
Joh Watson
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