Deposition of John Smith

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John Smith late of Killishandra in the Countie of Cavan Carpenter sworne and examyned deposeth and sajth That euer since the begining of the present Rebellion vntill about the month of December 1643 He this deponent was a souldjer vnder the Comand of Sir ffrancis Hamilton Knight all the time that he stayd in that Cuntrie, And then he the said Sir ffrancis surrendered vpp his Castle vpon <a> Quarter vp and Articles were signed & sealed by Phillip mc Hugh ô Relie Edmund mc Mulmore ô Rely Mulmore ô Rely Phillip mc Mulmore o Rely John ô Rely and seuerall others: Which Articles were to this effect that the said Sir ffrancis Hamiltons Castle, and Sir James Craiges Castle should be preserved, & not burned defaced nor demolished As by the said Articles will appeare And saith that vpon the sealing and signeing of those Articles the said Phillip mc Hugh ô Rely and the rest of the parties swore vpon the bible that they would performe the same And yet notwithstanding those their solempne oaths & Articles, both the said Castles were after burnd by ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<b> whereof this deponent hath bin an ey witnesse: And this deponent further sayth That in the Long time that the said Sir Francis Hamiltons Castle was beseiged by Mulmore ô Rely the sherriff of the County of Cavan & his rebellious confederats: he the said Mulmore (amongst other his cruelties cawsed to be hanged vp to death twoe English men by name Owin Powell and William Coosens vpon the wyndmylne over against, & in sight of the said Castle, And at another tyme the said Mulmore ô Rely cawsed to be hanged to death one Parker an Englishman vpon a sallow tree in sight of all those that were in the said Sir ffrancis Hamiltons Castle And further sayth that he this deponent by meanes of the said Rebellion hath been deprived, robbed, and dispoyled of his goodes chattells & meanes worth one hundred pounds sterling
<Dr J: Mr B>
John Smith
Jur vlt Jan: 1643
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton

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{John Smith Jur vlt Jan}
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