Deposition of William Watte

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William Watte of Yeoghill in the Countie of Cavan Being dwelie sworne and examyned sayeth That since the begining of this Rebellion, he hes beine Robbed and spoiled of fortie shillings per annum vltra repr out of a tenement and a percell of ground in the Towne of yeoghill he held from Rodger Moynes Esquire for fourteine yeares to come vnexpired, twentie shillinges per annum of a lease of a tenement and a parcell of ground he held from the said Rodger Moynes in the towne of Yeoghill for sevin yeares to come vnexpired, sixte i ne And of oxen and Cowes young and ould value thirtie two poundes ster: one horse valu e four poundes ster, sheip value four poundes ster, houses being burned, houshould stuft and clothes value ten poundes ster hay and turfe value six poundes ster & debtes dwe by pilladged people value thrie pound four shillings ster, In all fiftie nyne poundes ster thie shillings ster: besides the four thr i e pounds ster: per annum vtra rep r for the two leases proffits of a graden vj li. <a> And further this deponent sayeth That Shane Linshie of the barronie of Castlerayne and County of Cavan, James o Gowne of Shankill Edmond mc Cabe in the barronie of loghtie, Owen Bradie of Cavan, John Bradie in the parishe of Annagilliffe with seuerall other Roages Rebelles and malitiouse persones did at yeoghill aforesaid forceablie and fellomouslie with swordes skeines Pickes and other offensive weapons take and detayne the said Cattle goodes and houshould stuffe aforesaid, and also did stripe this deponentt and his wiffe and children, thrie tymes in one night, and did wound and beate this deponent and tould them if they did not leave the house, they would burne it over there heades This deponent further sa{ith} that when he demanded of the Rebells that so Robbed him why or for what cause they soe robbed the Scottish and English the said Rebells replied that it was for the defense of theyr religion and when this deponent ans{we}red said replied that they (meaning the Irish) might injoy theyr reli{gi}on without that violence by the indulgence of the kings Majestie whe{re}vpon the said Rebells returned answer that they had the kings wa{r}
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rant for what they did, that the English and Scottish had injoyed the kingdome too long and that they sinned in lookeing upon us [goeing] on the ground by them and that we meaneing the protestants were noe Christians unlesse we were Christened agayne by theyr prists and this deponent further saith that it was a common speech amoung the Rebells both the more meane and more eminent that theyr dayly prayers nere that Collonell O Rely viz: Philip mc Hugh mc Shane should be king these being theyr usuall wordes god blesse king o Rely and this Deponent further saith that he being at the Towne of Cavan within the said County about a fortnight after Christmas last he heard a publique Proclamation made for free liberty to all such as would resort to keep the Market there which proclamation th was made not in the name of the kings Majestie but in the name of the said Collonell o Rely and that when the said proclamation was ended the generall crye in conclusion was God save King o Rely
William [mark] Watte
his Marke
Jurat Novemb: 12 1642
Joh Watson:
Will: Aldrich

[Copy at MS 832, fols 113v-114r]