Deposition of Richard Watson

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Richard Watson of Morelogh in the County of ffermanagh gentleman sworne saith That on or about the 23th of J October last he this deponent was robbed and John Watson his sonn were at Morelogh aforesaid robbed and dispoiled of their goods to the values following vizt of beast and cattle worth ffifty six pownds garrans iiij li. hay x li. howshold goods apparell & provition xx li. And he this deponent was deprived from his leas of a farme which he had at Morelogh aforesaid for 31 yeres or thereabouts in being of 4 tates of land from Charles Waterhowse Esquire his interest therein & corne thereon being worth xx li. more: In all one hundreth and ten Powndes By or by the meanes of Rory mc Guire & his Company & souldiers to the number of 400 Rebells And saith that after that this deponent was soe robbed the said Rory <a> Mc Guire and his souldiers to the number of 400 Rebells stript him this deponent and his wife & sonn of their apparrell & exposed them to such cold & want that the deponents wife by reason thereof dyed since: The said Rebells often drawing their skeanes & addressing their other weapons against him and others & threatened he kill them if they wold not confesse where their money was: And the said Phillip o Rely and divers in his company did force force forceing vj s. out of this deponents mowth & about 12 s. and all from this deponents wife which was vnder her smock and all their apparell which they had gotten the second tyme, And this deponent & divers others at the first fled into an Iland to save their lives for that the same Rebells or some of them had slayne one Mr Christofer Cotes Tho: Bulman Christofer Bowser and his sonn Christopher Richard Bulter & his child: & 2 of the Wilkinsons being the deponents ne William Marshall and one Raph Browne & his wife and wounded divers others whoe were english Protestants & the deponents neighbors: And the said Rebells or some of them at the first said they had authority from the king for what they did but that would not shew it to this deponent or & his neighbors shold not see it But said if they would deliuer them their armes they should have quarter armes to goe away quietly orels should stand to the sword
The mark of Richard Watson
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Jur. 13o Jan: 1641 coram
Will: Hitchcock
Roger Puttocke

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Richard Watson Com
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