Information of Hugh O’Connor
- Reference: MS 830, fols 009r-009v
- County: Roscommon
- Date: 11/3/1643
- Type: Information
- Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Confederacy
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The Examination of Hugh ô Connor taken the xith day of ffebruarie 1642 before mee <o> Sir Robert Meredith knight one of his Maiesties Justices of the Peace for the Countie of Roscomman & Chancellor of his Maiesties Cour{
Who beeing sworne & Examined saith that about Christmas 1641 hee this Examinant with others of the Gentrie of the County of Roscomman were perswaded & prevailed with to ioyne in the present Rebellion by Hugh oge ô Connor and certaine others imployed (as they said) by Sir Lucas Dillon for that purpose affirmeing vnto him this Examinant & the rest of the Gentrie of the Countie aforesaid that Sir Luke Dillon well knew itt to bee the kings pleasure that the said Gentrie should take vpp Armes ffor that the Puritane Parliament of England would otherwise destroy them & with all further alleadged that they should within one Quarter of a yeare see his Maiestie himselfe & the said Parliament in Armes the one against the other Yet afterwardes the said Sir Luke repaired vnto the Lord President of Connaght & professing his fidellitie obtained his Lordships protection vnder coullor whereof hee the said Sir Luke plaied on both [
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an oath (which was first begun by him the said Sir Luke Dillon as far as hee this Examinant remembreth) the part of the contents whereof was for the maintenance of the kings prerogatiue and for the establishing of the Romish Religio{
Rob Meredith
Robert Meredith