Deposition of Katherine Bretnogh

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The Examination of Katherine Bretnogh taken the 9th of June 1653 aged 40 yeers & vpward
Being duely Sworne sayth
That in May about 9 or 10 yeeres since her husband Patricke mc Gillugh haueing bene out with the Irish in rebellyon was received into Protection by Captain Wooll <A> then comanding in Arglasse in the County of Downe and after he had remayned about a moneth Weeke in Arglasse and serued the said Captain Wooll for two or three dayes in leading out wracke to donnge his land, and that uppon the Sabbath day three Or ffoure of the said Captain Woolls souldiers came into the house and slew her said husband then lying by her in their bed The cause of her knowledge of her husbands protection as shee sayth Is that her husband tould her soe ffurther shee sayth the said Captain Wooll tooker from her after her husbands death two Cowes which was all her stocke and that her brother & a child then sucking at her breast therby dyed for want of ffood
ffurther shee sayth not
Taken before mee us
G Blundell
Ja Traill

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Katherine Bretnogh
examinacion versus
Captain Wooll