Deposition of Henry Boyne
- Reference: MS 839, fols 010r-011v
- County: Tyrone
- Date: 16/2/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Arson, Assault, Death, Killing, Military Action, Robbery, Stripping
- How to Cite
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Henry Boyne of Mullaghtean in the Barony of Dungannon & Countie of Tirone Clerke sworne & examined deposeth
That on or about the fower & twentyeth day of October Last past hee was [
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brought some of their goods into the Castle of Castlestewart, (for safeties sake) & towards the Evening the deponent repaired thither where there mett him Mr Robert Stewart brother to the Lord Castlestewart, who had beene all that day (as this Deponent was informed) drinkeing at Mountioy with the Rebells, but however hee had procured a warrant from two of the Rebell Captaines to apprehend any of the Irish that should bee found pilfring or stealing thereabouts By vertue of which warrant the said Mr Stewart had apprehended three rogues & brought them to lodge in the Castle that night, & about 9 of the Clocke that night Mr Stewart went out of the Castle & proffered to have locked all the English in the said Castle & to have carryed away the Keyes (to what purpose the deponent cannot coniecture) And on the morrow after at his returne hee came & swore & railed against the English threatning to throw all theire goods out of the Castle, saying that the Irish had vowed to pull it downe for harbouring the English in it, And therevppon the rebells increasing daily, & the English being now way assisted by the Scotts, And the deponent being credibly informed that the Rebells had vowed to have his head of before the next day in the morning, hee was forced to change his garment & fledd away disguised accompanied with his brother & a school Maister that taught his Children where they were forced to goe through many daingers, & were often besett with rebells, & about 5 miles from his owne house they were robbed of theire horses & money, & so were forced to fly destitute of meanes through Scotland vntill they came into Yorkes{
And hee further deposeth that hee was then forced to leave behinde him his estate to the value following vizt his possession of Two Townelands in ffee simple in the <400 li. 150 300>Barony & County aforesaid worth fower hundred pounds, of a Lease of two Townes called Mullaghtean & Vnicke in the Barony & County aforesaid worth an hundred & fifty pounds, a Lease of halfe a Towne called Mullaghglasse in the said Barony & County worth fiftie pounds Corne hay & Cattle worth three hundred pounds, in money & debts owing to him an hundred pounds or thereabouts, houshould goods, plate & husbandry worke tooles & such like things about his house, worth an hundred pounds, all his Bookes worth an hundred & fiftie pounds Timber & Barrell staves worth two hundred pounds amounting in all to ffowerteene hundred pounds a All which hee was forced to
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leave behinde him by reason of this rebellion, And verily beleiveth that all his said estate is seized vppon & possessed by the Rebells in those parts And further saith that hee cannot certainly heare what is become of his wife & Children, whome hee could not bring with him in regard hee was forced to fly such obscure & by wayes & to travaile in the night And hee also saith that in his iourney hee sawe many townes burning in the night time, & multitudes of English people stripped of their Cloathes robbed of their estates & banished by the Rebells, & many others perished with hunger & Cold by the meanes of the said Rebells whose names hee durst not stay to enquire after.
Henry Boyne
jurat 16to ffebr: 1641.
Roger Puttocke.
John Sterne.
Henry
John Sterne
Roger Puttock