Deposition of Richard Colley

fol. 93r

904

Richard Colley of the parrish of Kinnally in the County of ffermanaghe husbandman sworne & examined saith That on or about the xxiijth of October Last this deponent at Mullelyn in the said County was by the Rebells there stripped robbed and deprived of his goods and chattles of the values following vizt of Beasts and and cattle goodes and chattles worth [xxxv li . ] thirtie five pownde Howshold goods provition & fruits in the garden worth x li. And this deponent hath alsoe beene at Chardges of building shibbing & improveing of the said Lande xx li. In all Lxv li. And the parties that soe robbed and dispoiled him were theis vizt Brian O Car Carmuck of Drestarinen in the County of ffermanagh yeoman and divers others in his Company whose names he knows not And after that this deponent was soe robbed this deponente was told by some of the said Rebells That they wold never submitt to any English man nor just submitt to any & that they they thier gentlemen were able to contest manteine warr with any king in Chirstendome And further saith that hee and his wife being stripped by the rebells came to Dublin in that predicament leaving behynd them 2 children on a amongst the rebells, And his wiffe by extremity of cold & hunger as this deponent is perswaded being dead is since dead

Richard Colley

Jur 28 febr 1641
John Sterne
Roger Puttocke

MS 835,

fol. 93v

705

Com: ffermanagh
Richard Colly
Jurat: ffebr: 28° 16
Hand
Intw Cert fact

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