Examination of Alexander Gill
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Alexander Gill beinge in the Towne when the Irish came to Burne it saith
That Toole mc Macan, Toole mc Rory mc Cann Bryan Roe mc Glassney <A> Magenisse, Glassney oge Magenisse Donell Duffe mc Conwall Patricke Dowe mc Conwall Cauer mc Conwall Owen Roe mc Conwall and Neese mc Conwall of Clanconell neere l urgan Came with the rest of the Irish to lurgan the first day of November 1641 or ther abouts, And with fire and sword burnt the Towne, and Murtherd about sixteene persons of the Inglish as namely John Davis, Tho: ward, James [ ]sely, Leonard Rigs, Richard Ridsda{ } James Tanner, John Rogers, Giles Calvert Mary Sadler, widdo{w} Jackson and others, which he wilbe reddy to depose when he sha{lbe} cal ld and stript the rest, as Sir william Brownlowe Mr John { } William Codde, and James Atkinson whoe liues now Neere lurgan as { } suppose can witnes they beinge present then Thus much I { } reddie to depose when I shalbe cald
I haue heard that manus mc Cowen; whoe liues at sca{ } can discouer whoe it was that Hangd Henry Hunter, william Hu{nter} <B> and William Howker, neer lurgan; and that he hath heard Owen Roe mc Keene say, that he had murthred manie o{f} the Inglish
As Concerninge the Murther Comitted by Toole mc Macan <C> at Portedowne, William Clarke neere Captain Spencers Elizabeth Simons neer knockbridge Sara Hopkins at Charlemont and Anthonie workman whoe liues with maior Dillon neere Dundalke can witnes as I heard
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