Deposition of John Seaman

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John Seaman of the Parrish of Deane Kildrumfert in the County of Cavan yeoman sworne saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt about the first of November Last past 1641 His elder brother brother William Seaman Late of the same Parrish yeoman: was forceibly deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his goods & chattells vizt Cattle horses sheepe Corne hay ready mony Howshold goods & other thinges all worth CC li. ster By the Rebells Owen Mc Gowne and the rest named in this deponents former examinacion taken of his owne Losses: And that his said brother was afterwards slaine amongst those vnfortunate souldjers that were Killed in their Martch towards Tredarth
<mr St mr Br>
John Seaman
Jur 30o Maij 1643
Hen: Brereton.
John Sterne
And this deponent further saith that he this deponent for his owne part together with his wife & his brothers child, after they were soe robbed. fled for saffty of their lives to Sir James Craigs Castle called Croaghan where they stayd for about 8 months & comeing at length to great want there & being thereby very faint and weake, one Richard Mc Symonds of his late neere neighbors and an Irish man & one whoe had bin a souldjer in this kingdome for the late Queene Elizabeth, perceiving this deponents weaknes & misery, did out of meere pitty take him his wife & the child aforesaid to his vse owne howse & there vsed them kindly & vntill the deponent had well recouered his strength: And then came in person as a convoy for them as nere Trim as he durst, and left them not before that tyme: His owne goodnes inciting him to doe those charitable acts: for which he must leave him & his family to the recompence of god almightie
John Seaman
Jur vt supra

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Cavan
John Seaman Jur 30o
Maij 1643
Intw

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