Deposition of William Raicye

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1173

William Raicye of Carrekile in the parish of Gallowne & County of Monaghan yeoman: Aged fforty yeares or thereabouts being duely sworne deposeth that he was Robed & dispoyled of all his goods of the seuerall vallues followeinge, in Cattle worth thirty pounds, in household goods, provition for the house & other goods worth thirty fower pounds, in Monyes worth Thirty pounds, One lease of three taits of land of Carrekile and aforesaid & fforty Cowes worth for seaven yeares from the first of May last att & vnder the Anuall or yearely Rent of fforty two pounds And after the expiration of the said tearme of seaven yeares the said three tates of land for twenty one yeares att & vnder the Anuall or yearely rent of thirty pounds And one other lease of the tate of land caled by the seuerall names of Ballehunshan & drumsillagh in the parish of Anna Barrony of Loughty & County aforesaid of Cavan for ffifteene yeares from May day last att & vnder the Annuall or yearely rent of Eighteene pounds worth fforty five <a> pounds, in all Amounting to the some of One hundreth thirty Nyne pounds, vizt of the said Cattle, household goods, provition for the house & other goods the lease of the said three tats of land & Cowes, By Redman mc Maghon of the said parish of Gallowne & County of Monaghan gent: Rory mc Mahon of the same gent: Laughlin mc Mahon of the same gent: Patrick mc Mahon sonne to the said Laughlin gent; Phillip mc Mahon of the same gent: Phelim mc Mahon of the same gent <as allsoe seth mac oLene Turloe mac oLene Brian mc mahon Brian o Donagane Patrick Donagane Thomas Mac Patrick Call o Reary all of the same parish> & other Irish Rebells of there Company & in Rebellion with them to the Number of one hundreth or thereabouts the three & twentieth day of October last in the day tyme about two of the Clock in the afternoone & the other Tate of land caled by the names of Ballehunshan & drumsillagh the five & twentieth day of October aforesaid in the day tyme By Phillip mc hugh mc Shane ô Rely & other Irish Rebells of his Company, And further this deponent deposeth that he heard the said Patrick mc Mahon (th e next day followeinge being the fower & twentieth day of October last) say that the parliament of England had decreed gotten Authori ty to force them to goe to Church or hange them & that the kinge refused to signe the same, But wished them to shift for themselues, And that they had the kings Authority for what they did, And further deposeth that he heard Breartagh ô Mulpatrick of the parish of Anna afforesaid and County of Cavan gent say that they had the kings Authority to showe for what they did, And that the preist had commaunded them to take all the English protestants Cloathes & goods and lett them goe, And not Meddle to take away there lives
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William [mark] Raicye marke
Deposed this 8th of Ja: 1641
William Aldrich
Roger Puttocke

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William Racy Com Monaghan
Jur viijo Jan: 1641
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