Deposition of Ellenor James

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Ellenor James the relict of Abraham James of Newtown alias Castle Coole in the parish of Drummully half Barrony of and within Countie of ffarmanaghe Grosier deceased, beinge {du}lie sworne deposeth that shee and the said Abraham Jam{es} her late deceased husband (Beinge Both of them English protestants), were possessed of severall leases of diuers pa{rc}ells of Landes Called the Island Callow and horse pasture about Eighteen tates their interest ther e in being worth four hundreth thirtie Pounds in househould goods, with a house newlie Bought and Built rebuilt and Plate worth at least twoe hundreth <2017 li.> poundes in Cattel worth one thousand fourty seauen Poundes, in Hay worth twoe Hundreth and threescore pounds in Ready Mony fourscoare poundes in all amountinge to twoe thousand and seauenteene pounds, and Beinge so possessed, of the said estate in the aforesaid Countie of ffarmanaghe, and of the Earnings and Leases Concerninge the same said severall Lands was robbed, and lost the same the thirtieth day of October last past in the daie tyme By the Meanes of Captaine Rowrie <a> Maguire, of Hassetts towne in the Barony of Lurge and Countie aforesaid, Donnough Maguire esquire uncle to the Lord Maguire, Rich: Newgent esquire father in Lawe to the said Lord Maguire with diuers other Irish rebells, that did rise in Rebellion with the said Captain Rowrie, and the Rest and he the said Abraham James, and her son stript of theire Clothes and left naked, By some of the said rebells, a n And alsoe about the tyme aforesaid they were robbed by Phillippe O Rely and his Company and lost in Hay, Cattell and Leases of land in the Countie of C{avan} <400> to the value of foure Hundreth Pounds or thereab{outs} And this deponent further deposeth, that afterwards or about the third day of Nouember last, this deponents husband at such tyme as he was goeinge throughe Youghall in the Countie of Cauan in his journey to Dublin was by some of the Company of the aforesaid Rebells assaulted haveinge formerly Resisted them and stod in his owne d{e}fence, and then and there most Barbarously and Cruelly Murdered, woundinge and stabbinge his Body in many places, and also stript him naked Leavinge him noth{ing} either to Couer or Bury him, And further this deponent deposeth

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Deposeth that the aforesaid Rebels or some of their Company did most Cruellie and inhumanely strip her this deponent and her son leauinge them verie little [ ]ing thinges [ ] eyther to Couer them or preserve theire lives, eyther from Extremitie of Cold and or Hunger, and settinge theire skeanes to theire throats and Breasts threatned to Kill her and her son, And this deponent [having] heard that the said Rebells haue murthered about fortie of the English protestants that inhabited and liued within the said parish in good manner and that there is aboue one Hundreth of the said protetestants, perished and dead since they were put from theire habitacions by the said Rebells (as shee verilie Beleuieth And the Cause of her Beliefie herein is tha for that shee hath known them to die in such Abundance dayly

Ellenor James her mark [mark]

Jurat 19 Jan: 1641
Roger Puttock
William Aldrich

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Cert: is made of her losses
Jur: 26° Jam
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