Inquisitions at Waterford, Ireland, 1642 - Inquisition, ©Jane Lyons

The deponent was robbed by Corinell Richard butteler, and his company. Hee further saith that John Ffoster, Innkeeper and Walter Dtrode, both of Tallagh-bridge and John Orton, husbandman of Whythall, were kild by the aforesaid Corinell Buttler and his company. Ffurther he saith that James Picke and John Picke his son, both of Kilnamuck in the parish afroresaid were hanged and slaine in a most barbarous manner by the aforesaid Buttler, Captain Ffennell and their company.
Signed Ffrancis Baker
Jurat &C. 18th June 1642
Tho. Badnedge
Phil Bisse
Hen. Rugge

And he said his goods were taken away by Sir Nicholas Welsh his son & John Ffarnane of Ballyellelane in the said county, gentlemen (as this deponent is credibly informed)
The deponent further saith that when the said rebels took away his (this deponents) cattle, among others’ cattle, he – this deponent, demanded Wherefore they took them away. They answered that they had aurthority for to doe it, and that they had the Kings broad seale to show for it.
He lastly saith that John Adams, his wife & children and his siter in law, Richard Henisy, Robert Marlin, his wife and all his family, John Stutely & his wife & family and the widow Whitelock and her son James Whitelock, John lacy, James Cooper, Wm. Tobin, James Brannagh, Edward Newtown & his wife Ellen Tobin. All formerly Protestants, but since this rebellion turned papists, all parishioners of the severall parishes of Lisgenin, Armore & Kinsale.

Hee saith that he was robbed by the Lord of Mountgarrett, Theobald Purcell, baron of Loghmoe, in the county of Tipperary, Esquire, Sir Nicholas Welsh of Ballykeroge, Knight; Phillip McCragh, high Sheriff of the said county of Waterford (at that time) John Roch of Cur?? His two sons Peerce Roch and Tibbot Roch; XXX O’Conery of Ballyhanebegg, gent; John McThomas fitz Gerrald of ffarnan, gent; John Butler, Thomas oge Macragh (of Dromany) in the said county, gent; & George Russell (an English Papist) of Aglis, gent, Edmond ffennell of Duingarvan, gent; Richard Butler, Esquire, brother of th e late Earle of Ormond, the Lord of Dunboyne & divers others and their forces…… he lastly saith that one Allis Bywater, wife to Robert Bywater of Dromany was murthared by the rebels whose names he knoweth not.
Edmond Bagg
Jurat &c. 16 junii 1642
Tho. Badnedge
Phil Bisse

The deponent further saith that Edward butler of Clare in the county of Tipperary, Esquire, Peerce Cantwell of Muckarky in the same county, gent, James butler son of Edward, together with the elder son of the said Cantwell, did about the xxiiiith of January last, publish, declare and aver that the Lord Mountgarrett, Theobald Purcell als. Baron Loghmoe & Richard butler of Kilgash (sic) and all their commanders, had a Commission from His Majestie, under the great Seale of England, for authorising their actions & for the extirpation & other rooting out of all the English Protestants in this Kingdom of Ireland that would not conform themselves to the Church of Rome. He likewise saith that James Hay and Roger McDonell of Coolhastie, County Waterford, Mahowne o Lyne of Aglis, & divers others, upon the xiith of February did strip and take away the clothes of Ann Bicknor of the adge of two years, and Wm. Bicknor of the adge of one year (this deponent’s children), whereby the said Wm. & Ann languished (as this deponent concieveth) & both dyed thereof aboute two moneths after.
The deponent further saith, that Phillip Hill of Kilmalesh, County of Waterford did relate to this deponent in the presence of Rowland Davenporte, an English Protestant, that Owen O Feely of Dromany did say that the Lord president of Munster was a greater rebel than thos he had burned and killed in the County of Tipperary.
He lastly saith that he was offred (and the message sent by Terragh Bren…..a Domican Friar) from Richard Butler of Kilcash, Esquire, that if this deponent would put away his English servants and keep none but the Roman Catholiques & yeeld up unto him his arms, & take his oath to doe noe detriment to their army (as the said Therlagh termed it) that the deponent would dwell safely in his house nad place, & plowe & sowe till Easter following: All which the deponent utterly refuseing to doe, the said rebels robbed him of all…..
John Bicknor
Jurat &c. 17 Junii 1642
Tho. Badnedge
Phil Bisse

….by the means of James Lincolne of the said cittie, Peirce Butler, out of the county of Wexford, gent, Paul Waddinge fitz Richard of Pembrokestowne in the County of Waterford & their companies, stripped this deponent’s childe Michall Smith of 7 yeres of adge & Sara Smith of 4 yeres of adge, & his (this deponent’s) mother, who, through their cruel usadge of her, shee spitted blood & thereupon dyed.
John Smith
Jurat &c 17 Junii 1642
Tho. Badnedge
Phil Bisse

CV
Elizabeth ffleming, late of Ballybrowse, County of Waterford
……..by the means and hands of James Welsh (Sir Nicholas Welsh his son) a captaine among the rebels, captaine Edmond ffennell, James fitzGerald, & divers others in their company. She was stripped by the said parties, & divers others English Protestants, viz. John ffleming, Thomas Richards, George ffleming, John Cox, James Lowden & his wife, Richard ffleming & Wm. Ffleming, yeoman. And that one Peeter Harris, nee Ardmore, an English protestant was killed at the siege of Ardmore. Robert Marlin of Ardmore, formerly a protestant, but since this rebellion turned papist.
Her mark.
Jurat &c. 25 Junii 1642
Phil Bisse
Thomas Ellwell.

CVI
Thomas Carter, the elder, of Macollop, county of Waterford
……by means of John & Richard Condon of Ballymcdurgan and one Captain Grace of Cloghleah Co. Cork, with their followers & tenants, & John McDonogh of Dungalene, Cloghleah, gent., James McMorris, Teige Odagh, servant to the deponent…… He also saith yet one Tho Corran (taylor), James Dover (potter) of Mackollop Castle, English Protestants & Phillip Andrews gardner, & Edmund Gibbon Labourer, of Mackollop, were all murdered by the Condons of BallymcPatrick & Ballydurgan. The said Condons company cutt ff the said Dover’s nose after he was killed, and the said Gibbon was enforced by them to dig his own grave, and then that don they murdered him.
He also saith yet by the rebels aforesaid, the deponent and his son Thomas carter, had no lesse than thirteene houses, of dwelling and outhouses, burned down to the ground (by the said Rebells).
He lastly saith, yet Morris, Count of Mackollop, & Edward Mahone, same parish, husbandman, formerly reputed Protestants and since this rebellion turned Papists.
His Mark
Jurat & c. 15 June 1642
Phil Bisse
Tho Badnedge

CVIII
John Godsell of Granyry – carpenter
The deponent saith that (as he is credibly informed) Sir Nicholas Welsh, his son and one ffennell 9a supposed captaine of the rebells) with others and their company, carried away this deponent’s cattle. He lastly saith that Thomas Adams (formerly) an English Protestant, & James Branagh of the same parish, as Irish Protestant (are) both now since this rebellion turned Papists
His mark
Jurat &c. 13 Junii 1642
Tho Badnedge
Phil Bisse

CXI
John Griffin, late of Affane, deposeth and saith…..
……..this deponent being employed as a trooper in his Majesties service, under the command of the right honerable the Lord of Broghill, was then taken prisoner, following the rest of his Lords Troope as they went to keepe off the enemy from going over the Blackwater, and that by the hands and means of Richard butler of Kilcash in the County of Tipperary Esquire, Colonell among the rebells, Captaine Edmond ffennell of Clonmell in the said county, gent, Therlagh O’Bryen of Comroe in the said county, gent, captain Comerford, captain butler, John fitz Gerrald of ffarnane, county of Waterford, gent. Whoe then came with force and armes, at least four hundred men in company with them, and committed many outrages & rebellious actions against his Majesties subjects, namely murthering Edward Croker of Ballyancor, in the said county merchant, & two or three of his family 9their names he knoweth not) likewise, Robert Downing, cornetr of the said troope was killed by them.
This deponent saith that he being then taken prisoner & disarmed by said parties, he observed that the some sixteene musketeers) were admitted to come into Dromany castle (in ye said county) by the consent of Mabell fitz Gerrald, wife to Gerrald fitz Gerrald, of the same , esquire & not withstanding the said parties stood in a full body within the shott of the said castle, one Miles McGrath who commanded the same & now stood in open rebellion, would not suffer noe shott to be made at them by the warders of the said castle.
And lastly saith that the said officers and chief commanders of the rebells were entertained in the said Castle from morning till two o’clock at night, during which time he saw the enemy abroade releeved at the said Castle as he verily beleevth) with beefe, bread and beere.
(As also the Tower garden neere adjoining the said Castle was delivered unto them, wherby to defend themselves against any shott to be made against them out of ye Kings pinace which was then expected to come up river)
John Griffine
Jurat &c. 8 Decembris 1642
Phil Bisse
Ric. Williamson

CXII
Watler Bartram, of Dungarvan, yeoman
He was robbed by the hands and means of Captaine ffennell of Dungarvan, Tho. Morley of the same, merchant, John Hore ffitz Matthew & his eldest son, a captain among the rebells with their tenants and followers. The said John was the man that betrayed the castle of Dungarvan, with the Protestants therein, to the rebells, after this manner; This John Hore sent his son in law, his brother Thomas hore and Tho. Morley of Dungarvan to the protestants in the said castle, telling them that they should well doe to take in the ladders in the wotne, for feare of the rebells scaling the castle with the same. Upon that the said Thomas Hore and Thomas Morley, with their assistants, brought one of the ladders, which to receive in, they of the Castle opened an iron grate in a lower roome which when it was halfe wayes thrust into the Castle, the said Thomases made a stop at thrusting in of the ladder: Upon that they with their forces which lay in ambush for that businesse presently fell to their armes which they had nere them, and so entred the Castle & tooke it, pretending friendship to the protestants before in their advice, wounded some & stript all the protestants there, and so turned them out of the Castle.
The names of the Protestants there and so stript were: Mrs. Bolt, the minister’s wife of Dungarvan, Henry Davis, chandler and his wife, John Lawsells’s wife. William ffarmer (innkeeper) and his wife. Christopher Churton’s wife. All of Dungarvan, with divers others whose names he cannot remember.
He further sayth yet when the deponent asked the said eldest son of John Hore, called Matthew Hore, why he did this, namely to rise in rebellion, the said Matthew answered this deponent that if we had not done this all our throats should be cutt.