Examination of James Lynch

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The Examination of James Lynche concerning the Murther committed at Shrewle November 23o: 1652
<A>Sayth that on ffriday Night the Convoy that was with the English lay with them at one Bourkes at Kinli gh e within a myle of Shrewle and the next day en towards Euening came to Shrewle the Lord of Mayo and his sonne The now Lord of Mayo then Sir Theobald Bourke being with them the said Lord of Mayo the Elder then demmaunded the Castle of Shrewle from the Examinants defendants Brother Peirce Lynche (since deceased) whose answere was that one of the Lord Clanrickards Houses being already surprized he would let none into the Castle without the said Lord Clanrickards orders uppon which Answere the said Lord of Mayo with the English and their Convoy went to one Robert Lamberts House in the Towne of Shrewle on the Castle syde of the Bridge and there lay that night the next morning a Brother of the Examinants William Lynche being a ffryer went forth of the Castle in his habbitt, but the Examinant nor any of the rest in the Castle durst venture forth in reguard that they had denyed the said Lord of Mayo entrance, [ ] being at Dinner a Centinell vppon the lordship of the Castle called to them and told them of the murther, This Examinant further sayth that Mr Buchanans sonne was killed in the Armes of his Brother William but knowes not the murtherer.
<B> After the murther was comitted this Examinant obserued the old Lord of Mayo with one Henry Bour{ke} and his horsemen more whome he knowes not rydeing towards the Church where they halted a {while} and within a quarter of an howre after he saw the young Lord of Mayo return from the other { } of the Bridge and followed his ffather but where the said young Lord was or what he did { } murther he knoweth not
<C> He lykewise saw one Edward Bourk of Cloghans with a sword drawne in whose Company was { } Keeagh Jonine and his sonne, with two of the Cloonicanoolaes, one of which hee told him the { } the next morning when he desyred their asistance in buryeing the Corps that it was inough for { } kill them and not to bury them, He lykewse saw one Richard Bourk, Tuohebrack, Hugh o Do{ } liueing neare Toberkedagh and one of his sonns, He saw in the morning Maior Browne of the { }and Andrew Browne his Brother but whether they went out of Towne before or after the { } murther he knoweth not He lykewyse obserued William Bourke and Ullick Bourke his Brother of{ } Cloghans to be there and [ ] James McEneas McDonnell {Moyler} { } Mc Hugh now at Castlehacken Hugh o Drynane who as the Examinant heard for { } gold Rings belonging to the English Cormack o [ ] whome the Examinant { } he had Mr Buchanan and further sayth not But { }