Deposition of Gartrude Carlile

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Gartrude the Relict of Tho: Carlile late of Creena{ } in the County of Tyrone husbandman (slaine by the Rebells) sworne and examined deposeth and saith That about the xxiijth of October 1641 when the Rebellion began her said husband (since slaine by the Rebells) & shee were by the Rebells in that County depryved robbed or otherwise dispoyled of their meanes goods and Chattells consisting of Cowes horses Mares Corne, howsehouldstuff apparell, and the proffitts for one yere of their farme alle of the value and to their presente Losse of twoe hundreth thirty six Powndes And that shee is like to be deprivd of and loose the future proffits of the said farme worth xxx li. per annum vntill a peace bee established And further saith That Robert Bickerdick Late of Ballenekelly in the County of Tirone gentleman her late father (whoe was drowned by the Rebells in the black water nere Charlemount) was by the Rebells of the said County about the time aforesaid, deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his goods & chattells vizt Cowes horses and Mares Corne howsholdstuff apparell: the proffitts for one yere of his freehold land & other his goodes and Chattells of the value and to his present losse of ffowre hundreth & thirty Pownds ster And that this deponent, & his 2 other children now left amongst the Rebells, are like to loose the same and the future proffits of his freehold land worth 60 li. per annum vntill a peace be established And further saith That James Carlile late of the parrish of Killaman in the County of Tyrone gent, by about the tyme aforesaid was alsoe deprived robbed, or otherwise dispojled by the Rebells of his Cowes horses Corne Howsholdstuff apparell and one yeres proffitt of his farme, of the value and to his present Losse of CClx li. And that his frends & next of kinred are Like to loose the future proffitts of his farme worth 30 li. per annum vntill a peace be established And shee further sayth that
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<That> Richard Carlile late of Creena aforesaid, her husbands brother (whoe now is prisoner amongst the Rebells) sworne s ai about the time aforesaid, was alsoe by the Rebells robbed or dispojled of his Cowes horses Mares sheepe howsholdstuff apparell mony & one yeres proffitts of his farme freehold lands amounting in all to the value & his present losse of one hundreth seventy five Pownds ster, And that hee is like to be deprived of and Loose the future proffits of his said Lands worth thirty Poundes per annum, vntill a peace be established And further saith that as shee hath beene <1.> credibly informed & beleeveth the Rebells that Killed put to death her <B a> said husband were Brian Gowrton his late tenant & Patrick mcMartin his then tenant of Lands at Creena aforesaid: & many other Rebells <b> whose names she knowes not: And this deponent further saith that the parties Rebells hereafter mencioned (as she hath beene alsoe credibly tould & beleeveth) drowned her said father & his wiffe in the black water at Charlemount vizt Amer o Neile whoe had beene lately the heardsman to this deponents husband, & Edmond ô Neile late hird to her said father and divers other Rebells that she cannott name And the deponent heard it credibly reported that Sir Phelim ô Neile knight the gran Rebell being intreated to save their lives did notwithstanding Comand <A> them to bee (as presently they were) drowned: And alsoe saith That the said James Carlile & his wiffe flying away from the Rebells to save their lives: were killed by other Rebells but by whom shee cannot tell And that Ann the wife of the said Richard Carlile was by the Rebells thrust into the water of Creena & there killd with pitchforks And that the said Richard Carlile is was taken Prisoner by one of the ô Quins of the same County, with whome he is still in durance (if not slaine or dead (as she verely thincketh) And this deponent was an eyewitnesse when the ô Quinns Rebells & their souldjers did shoote with their guns one James Wood an English protestant (three seuerall times: But those shoots not killing him dead thos{ }

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Rebells then and there most barbarously mangled and cutt & wounded him with their swords soe as he there died, And this deponent was alsoe credibly tould and beleeveth that the Rebells alsoe killed another protestants by name Robert [ ] Hart John Morley John Hill John SowerbyStaples & 2 or 3 of his sonns, one Robert Massie William Plewman John Pickett & 2 or 3 of his sonns: & many other Protestants whom she cannot name: And the Rebells alsoe murthered and Killd the most of the protestants both English and Scottish within that parrish <B> amounting to fowrscore at the least, And further saith That the parties hereafter mencioned are or at least otherwise Lately were in actuall & open Rebellion and carrying armes and partakeing with the Rebells & comitting divers cruelties & outrages vpon and amongst the Kings loyall subiects the protestants: which Rebells are thus named vizt Sir Phelim o Neile <b> Knighte beforne named Phelim mcShammes oge ô Neile of the said Parrish of Killaman & his sonn James Patrick mcCowell (the deponents & her husbands owne Herd, (a most bloudy villaine) Shane mc Craner the said Cowells soninlaw Murtogh Quin of Creena aforesaid an Appariter Capt Turloghe Groome mcQuin: Being the party that gott divers of the goods aforesaid) and a great number of others whose names she cannot expresse whoe sayd they hadd Comission to doe what they did, & showed a seale which they <B> sayd was the Kinges seale to a Comission warranting them to doe the same what they did: And this deponent credibly heard it reported <C.> both by Rebells and others That Sir Phelim o Neile giveing forth that about so the protestants shold be sent for England, They were about fowscore that beleeveding that report which gathered together at one time & went away towards England, as far as the Bridg of Port a <B> Downe when and where, the Rebells most barbarously drowned them all
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The mark of the said Gartrude
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Jur xiijo Martij 1642
{Hen:} Brereton Will: Aldrich Edw: Pigott Joh Watson:

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Gartrude Carlile Jur
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