Deposition of John Brookes

fol. 125r

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Aprile the 5th 1653
The Examination of william Greg of Ballygelly hill heid taken before vs
<1> Who being Examined sayeth that in the moneth of Janwary 1641 there Came into his howse in the night tyme a party of Irish men to the number of five whereof Brian o Mulligan and Brian Moder Magill wer two And there wounded him this Exement, murthered other thrie person n s, and that same night Symon wallace was mruthered & the rest of the thirtein (at 121)
[An examination of Greg, dated 16 May 1653, is at

fol. 121v

]

The Examination of John Brookes of Glenarme aged about eight and fourty yeeres taken the 7th May 1653
<2> Who being Examined sayeth that he certainely knoweth <A> henry grom magill Gillaspick mc Adeory Brian {roe} Magill and Brian O Mulligin with others to be of those that wer at the Murther of Symon wallace and the rest of the thirtein which wer murthered at the hill heid of Ballygelly, And the reason of his knowledge is, he being a prisoner with the Irish was sent forth by one Mathew Stewart, who feared th{ } there partie had bein cutt off, to bring intellige{nce} and ryding allong the way to Ballygelly did me{}t with the fore said personns and seuerall others in there Companie haueing the spoile of Cowes horses and Armes that they had taken from the murthered personns
Jh Brookes
Jurat
G Blundell
Ja Traill