LXXV
Henry Howell, late of Dungarvan, husbandman, (f.171)
(Losses, value 93li)
by Edward Hore of Dungarvan masse-priest. Anstace White of the same
widdowe. And saith he was present when the Castle of Dungarvan was
surprised and taken by the rebels, vizt, John Butler, living neere
the same, John Hore of Shandon in the said county, Esquire, John
Clancy of the same, gent, John Hore fiitz Michaell of the same,
gent, Matthew Hore of the same, gent, [Tho. Morrin of the same.
merchant], and divers others whose names he knoweth not.
The
said Castle was taken after this manner: John Hore of Shandon aforest,
pretending (a mater of a fortnight before the castle was taken that
the rooffe of his house wanted reparation and slateing. borowed
a lather (sic) out of the said Castle, and the same
morning it was taken the sd Hore sent word to the sd castle to fetch
home the sd ladder, For, saith he, the enemy is neere at hand, and
it is to (be) feared they will scale [with it] the walls, except
it were brought in by times, And withall sent six men with the ladder
to the Castle gate; & presently noe sooner were the gates opened
to receive in sd ladder but the parties that carried same stood
in the middest of the sd gate with the one half of the ladder within
doores & th' other half without, Whereby the rebells instantly
rushed in a greate number and tooke the said Castle, where they
stripped a matter of fortie persons young and ould, English &
Protestants. **
(Mark)
Jurat &c 2 die Julii 1642
Phil Bisse
Thomas Ellwell
LXXVI
William Masters, on behalf of Henry Masters, (f.172)
Hugh Masters, & Ursula Masters, three orphants,
the children of Hugh Masters - of Currakeale, taylor, deposeth and
saith :
That upon the first of January 1641, or thereabouts, the said Hugh
Masters in his life time lost, was robbed, and forceably despoiled
of his goods and chattles to the value of 20li…..
The deponent saith that the said Hugh Masters left his castle &
household stuffe in the custody of Pierce Edward of Cloghine, whoe
is now in open and actuall rebellion. And likewise the said orphants'
sheepe were taken away by James White neere Everard's Castle, gent.
(Mark)
Jurat &c 17 Martii 1642
Phil Bisse
Ric Williamson :
**
For another account of the re-capture of Dungarvan Castle by the
Irish, see deposition of Walter Bartram of Dungarvan (No. cxii.)
LXXVII
Walter Power, late of Ballymalloe, parish of (f. 174)
Whitechurch, gent, (Losses, 200li)
The deponent saith, that John fitz Gerald of ffarnan, gent, Captain
Edmond ffennell & Henry Dowdall of Clashmore, gentlemen, were
the parlies that took away this deponents cattle & goods. And
further saith, that one Richard Halloway of Knockmone with six others
English and protestants, & divers women and children were murthered
neere Knockmone, by the said Captaine Edmond ffenneJl and his company
(Mark)
Jurat &c 17 Aug. 1642 Phil Bisse
Jam. Wallis
LXXVIII
James Burne of Dungarvan, yeoman . .. (f.176)
(Losses, 591i 7s 10d)
The deponent saith) that he heard Walter Roch, of Wexford say, That
he hoped [to see] the English goe to Masse or made to run into the
sea. He further saith, that he was robbed by Captaine Edmond ffennell,
Sr Nicholas Welsh his eldest son, Will Murphy of Dungarvan, husb.,
Captaine Welsh of Slievebrayagh, county of Kilkenny.
Jurat &c 12 Aug, 1642
JAMES BURNE
Phil. Bisse
Jam. Wallis
LXXIX
Richard Prudderagh, late of Whitechurch, Cordyner, (f.177)
(Losses117li 10s.)
The deponent saith that Teige Laghten of Ballylemon, husb.,
robbed this deponent of his garden fruits, & that David Pruderagh
his father, and Mary Prudderragh his mother, were murthered at Golden
bridge in the County.of Tipperary, as he is informed.
RICHARD PROUDER
Jurat &c 16 Aug. 1642
Phil. Bisse
jam. Wallis
LXXX
James Curry, late of the towne & parish of (f. 178)
Affane, husbandman (Loss,'s, 39li)
He sayth that he was stript at Affane aforsd by Tibbot Butler of
Knockanamony in the County of Tipperary, & his followers, And
yt Donell mc David, late of Ballyhanebegg, parish of Whitechurch,.
gent, did say, in this deponent's hearing, when he was prisoner
about Candlemass last, that the protestants were trayterous English
doggs, and that they knew no god yt they had.
(Mark)
Jurat &c 15 Aug. 1642
Phil Bisse
Jam Wallis
