Examination of John Morgan

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John Morgen of Kilcolgan in the County of Gallway gentleman sworne & Examined before vs sayeth to the ffirst Intergatory
That he doth remember that Robert Clarke brought a ship called the Elizabeth Ann and ffrancis out of ffrance about ffebruary 1641 laden with salt wherein as he heard was some amunicion, the Cape merchant of the said ship was Thomas Lynch fitz Andrew and Gregory Browne; with others had share of her loading, the factor was Dom: Kirwan servant to the said Thomas Lynch; but knoweth not by whose procurement for whose accoumpt or to what en{d} & purpose <A> the said armes came in the said ship; but sayeth they were made vse of against the fort neere gallway by the townesmen of Gallway vppon the beseiging of the same.
To the second Interg: he sayeth that he Credably heard that the said Armes were indeauored to be seized on by John Turner, and that he knoweth the said John Turner had an order from the Lords Justises to seize vppon all armes & amunicion that should be brought into the port of Gallway, he the said John Turner being Clerke and keeper of the store
To the third Intergatory he sayth that he heard that { Rober}t Clarke and John Turner were both questioned & Committed & { }s of Sir <B> valentine Blake as he Likewise heard but how l{ } ayned or vppon what tearmes set at liberty he this dep{ } in towne knoweth not
To the ffourth Intergatory he sayeth not
To the ffiueth Inter: he sayeth that Domonick Kirwa{ } Actor in the surprisall of the said ship who with seve{ d} possess themselves thereof and in the taking of the same did { }s mate one <C> Herring & did wound seuerall others as the Carpente{ } and others: which Carpenter being brought into the towne was af{ }urdered by some of the Irish who came and ioyned with the town{ } beseidge the ffort and that after the surprisall of the said ship he se{ }l of the townesmen goe aboard the same, which he beheld from a private { }e, not daring to appeare in the streetes for feare of the Cuntry Rebell{s} And that by reason of the great distance could not diserne who they were.
To the sixt he sayeth that he knoweth not what quantity of armes or amun{icion} was in the said ship nor by whome the same was brought on shore nor by whose directions, but sayeth that there was vse made {o}f it against the ffort and that the Major for that yeare was Walter Linch & the two sheriffes John Martin and Mathew Martin { } sayeth that he knoweth not whether Patrick Darcey was sick or w[hich] { }hat [ ] in th{e} towne or whether he did councell direct or abett the { }

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<E> To the seaventh Interg: he sayeth that seuerall of the O ff{laherties and} other Irish of Irconnaught & County of Mayo did come into {the towne of?} Gallway not long after the taking of the said ship and Joy{ned the?} townesmen in beseiging the fort, but vppon whic{h} Invitacion { } procurement he knoweth not.
To the Eight Interg: he sayeth that during the seige of { } was seuerall of the English murdered by some of the Ir{ } Carpenter before mentioned with one ffox and his wife [mr] { } of mr ffishers as he remembreth, but knoweth not the nam{es of the} murderers nor further to that cann he depose.
To the Nyneth Intergatory he sayeth not.
John { }

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