Deposition of Humphrey Stewart

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The Examinatione of Humphrey Stewartt taken before me the 3d of May; 1653 being Aged forty yeeres or theraboutts;
whoe beinge duely Examined, & Sworne sayth thatt nextt day after this Towne of Lisnegarvy was burntt; Sir Phelim o Neill with his Armye retorninge home scattered; this Examinatt cominge downe to the Tall <A>water the same day, saw Joseph Hanly his wyfe & three Children, [ ] caste into the Tall water; with one Henry Tailer sonn to William Tayler; and there drowned by Donnell o Neill mc Cann, David mc Vagh <with Mr Hen O Neill> Edmond roe mc Eleavy; & Neale o Devin wherevppon this Examinat was gladd to fly back into the woods againe; & there sheltred himselfe; And as for the drowneing att Portadowne hee this Examinantt sayth thatt he, & one James Jacksone being att Plow, for Mr Jones about Lammas laste; there came to them, where they were <In clanbrassell Mr Jones herd> plowinge; one Toole oge mc Toole Dale mc Can; & falling vppon some discourse aboute <B> the greate Murder was Comitted att PortaDowne; this Examined charged the sayd Toole, as beinge one of them, which was Actinge in the sayd Murders att Porta Downe; vnto which the sayd Toole answered thatt he did nothinge butt whate he had <In prison C> comannde for, for thatt Toole mc Rory

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had the Comannde of many men; & thatt amongst the rest; he Comannded this man and the rest; nott to suffer any of the Brittish Natione, to pass over the Bridge withoutt Mercy, & some of there Clothes and thatt this Examinat heard; there were drowned by thetsayd men aboute seaven score men woemen & children; amongst which was William Tayler with 4, or 5 Children Alexander Rose, with six or seaven Children; John Johnson, & his wyfe, [Atiles] warde, & his wyfe , Edward Eaten, James Runckard & very many more of this Examinants Neighbours; butt this Examinantt knoweth nott the Names of those thatt were att the sayd drowninge; butt <D> was heard by many, itt was don n e by the Comannde of Toole mc Roury mc Cann & more sayth nott &c
Humphry [mark] Stewart
his marke