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William Reinolds late of Currgarrah in the Countie of Cavan yeoman sworne and examyned saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt the xxiiijth day of October 1641: Hee this deponent was forceibly att Currgarrah aforesaid forceibly deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his Cattle Corne hay fewell, howsholdgoods ready mony and debts amounting in value to One hundred twoe powndes ster By and by the meanes of Patrick oge ô Sheridan tenant to Phillip mc Hughe mc Shane <a> o Rely of BallmcKergie within the Countie of Cavan and others to the number of 30 whose names he knoweth not, And when this deponent demanded of them the reason why they tooke away his goodes they sayd they had authoritie from the said Phillip mc Hughe soe to doe, And further saith That the Rebells aforesaid alsoe stript this deponent and his wiffe and children of their clothes & bade them bee gone away for feare the next that came shold take away their Lives And this deponent heard one Mris Sherriden the wiffe of Mr Dennis Sheriden a protestant minister confidently affirme and say: That a Roaguish Rebell at her howse in the parrish of Kilmore publiquely sayd and wished that he had the Kings head there meaneing the head of the our gracious soueraigne Lord King Charles: Wherevnto the same gent gentlewoman for such his trayterous wordes could not forbeare but called him Roague: saying further that before those tymes came he durst not haue said soe: And one Tho: Collins a protestant credibly informed the deponent, that the Rebells of the name of the ô Relies in ffarnham frequently and comonly wished that they had the King of Englands head there, and that they vsed many other treachayterous false & scandelous words & threats against his Maiesty not fitt to be repeated, And this deponent

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further sayth that whenas he this deponent or any other of the English did passe or goe through the streets of Cavan The very Boyes & children of the Rebells of the ages of 7, 8, 9, 10, yeres or thereabouts would and did throw stones at them him & pursue & showte after them him that durst make noe resistance of all for feare of his liffe their deaths lives And whenas the parents or neighbors of those children that were irish did behold the vngratious actions of those Rebellious Children They would and did ordinary vse & divulge theis words see how theis children follow and throw stones at and after the English men for they cannot endure soe much as to suffer them to passe quiet along the streets: or to that effect: But although those men could not choose but be sensible how those children oppressed and abused the English: yet they neither hindered nor reproved them: but rather imbouldened them in their wickednes: And further saith That a Cruell and barbarous Rebell boasted and bragged in the towne of Cavan how hee hadd Killed one Peeter Crosse an english Protestant & then had threw his wife downe vpon him & cutt off one of her Arms, and then byried her aliue: And that one of the Relys liveing nere ffinnah haveing the goods of the said Peter Crosse in his hands to keepe in trust, hadd hyred and sent him that Rebell to putt to death the said Crosse and his wiffe: And further saith that nere the towne of Cavan An english man and his wiffe gaue 5 li. to an Irish woman to keepe their child; which shee with the child haveing received) shee quickly after gaue one [ ] 12 d. to a Rebell for his hyre to murther it which the bloudy Rebell Villaine performed accordingly: And the Irish Rebells children at Cavan killd and murthered drowned an English child there that was left there behynd by the parents: And saith that a Cruell & most deboist rebell that was an Irish Monck whoe lived then

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about the Cavan: and would ordinaryly bee drunck & sweare & prophane gods name extreamely: mett this deponent, and one Mark Beckett and William Reynolds and asked them what they were & whether they were turned or not the deponent asked him which way they should turne: He then did ask if they went to Masse, The deponent tould him they would neuer turnd to Masse whereunto the said Munck said Good Damm mee I am in the right way: Let god doe his worst Lett him damne mee if he can: And saith that Richard Higson of ffarnham denying to turne to Masse: was afterward murthered by the Rebells together with one Geffrey Twigg another <b> protestant And further saith that Owin mc Swyne titulary Bishopp of Kilmore a frequent and shamelesse drunckard of this deponents knowledge was not only a bloody persecutor of the protestants: But was and contynued a most besotted Common & shameles drunckard
Will: [mark] Reinolds
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Jur xijo Julij 1643
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