Deposition of John Shorter

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John Shorter of Callahill in the parish of kinawly in the halfe Barrony of knockniny & County of ffermanagh Smith Aged thirty Eight yeares or thereabouts being duely sworne deposeth that he was Robed and lost the three & twentieth day of October last about tenn of the Clock in the forenoone all his goods of the vallues followeing (vizt) One lease of two houses and there Backsides att Callahill aforesaid, parte of the proportion of Dresternan worth tenn pounds, in household goods Provition, workeing tooles & other goods worth tenn pounds, in all Amounting to the some of twentye <a> pounds, By John alias Shane Roe Magwire of knockniny aforesaid gent: Patrick oge Magwire of the same gent: Donn Magwire of the same gente Tirla oge Magwire of the same gent & diuerse other Irish Rebells that tooke vpp Armes & was in Rebellion with them to the Number of threescore or thereabouts and Stript this deponent his wife & one Child of all there Cloathes, saying that they had it vnder the kings hand to take all the goods of the English & were to carry them to a tate of land caled Mullalough in the said Barrony the next day where a fryer was to preach And there a sonne of Brian Magwire of Tempoe in the said County Esquire was to veiwe the same & be there Captaine or words to that effect, And further this deponent deposeth that they asked this deponent him whither he wold goe (to whom he answered for England) then sayd they this day dublin Castle is taken, the Tower of London & Castle of Edenbrough & yow have but fower & forty howers to live and then both English men women & Children shalbe Slaine. This deponent was parish Clark of Kinnaly in the County of ffarmannah. His admission is lost in this rebellion.
John Shorter
Deposed before vs 5t of January. 1641
Roger Puttocke
William Aldrich

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John Shorter Com ffermanagh
5 Jan: 1641 Jur
Intw
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