Deposition of William Cadogan
- Reference: MS 816, fols 223r-224v
- County: Meath
- Date: 16/3/1644
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Military Action, Robbery, Words
- How to Cite
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The Examinacion of Capt ai n William Cadogan of Gallmuilston in the Com of Meath Esquire taken before vs his Maiesties Commissioners &c. this 16 day of March 1643 who beeing duly sworne and examined saith
That Vpon Saterday 23 Oct 1641 about some two houres before day (I The deponent being then in his lodgeing neere the Castle gate in Dublin) I heard a great noyse in the streete wherevpon I he gott out, and there I was informed by divers, that there was a plott in hand by the Lord Magwire, and Hugh McMahowne and others, to seise vpon the Castle of Dublin and the Cittie, and to kill the English. Herevpon He went in company with others to finde out the Conspirators of whom the said Hugh McMahowne and one Art McMahowne were apprehended by me them and brought before the Lords Justices.
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frights and feares, and askeing the reason they told hime that there was a great Rebellion on foote, and that there was great pillageing and plundering in the Country Stayeing there that night and being lodged on the topp of the howse He came downe vpon the breake of day, and then I found the Gentlewomen and the people of the howse (that were sad over night) exceeding merry, and when He told them that He wondered at their soe soddaine change; the Gentlewomen skipping and leaping vpp and downe; told hime that they had noe reason to be sad <B> for their Cozen Collonell Plunkett (meaning Plunkett that escaped from Dublin the day before who was sonne vnto Sir Christopher Plunkett) had beene there about midnight, and had assured them, there would had noe harme be done, vnto the Irish, onely the Brittish and the protestants were to be pillaged, and expelled the kingdome; and the that he himselfe would be with fifteene Thousand men at the Hill of Tarah in the said County of Meath within eight dayes after, and that he was that morning gone to the Lo: of Lowth. Presently after this discourse one Mrs King an old gentlewoman that lived in the howse whispered hime in the eare and said, if I he loved, hisy owne safety He should get hime away quickly, where vpon He gott mee to horse instantly, and (spending somtyme in the Navan I went afterwards to Arbrackan aforesaid where I he met with Captain Ryves and some of Sir John Borlase his Troope, who did assure hime that in the way as they came the Irish in that very County of Meath were plundering and pillageing of the English. Vpon this He stayed that night at Arbrackan and the next morning I had newes brought hime that hisy owne howse at Gallmoylstowne in the County of Meath was robd, and all I he had taken away being about 3000 li. sheepe ffower hundred head of English Cattle, eight geldings and two stone horses, with some Threescore English Mares and Colts and that Mr Plunkett of Clony=breny, <C> Mr Plunkett of Donnagorran, Mr Plunkett of Newcastle, Mr Plunketts sonne of Castlekerryn and Robert Car y [
Retorning from thence to Arbrackan vpon ffryday ffolloweing, all the English thereabouts, as by name Mr Stephen Palmes, Mr William Bradly, and most of those that dwelt betweene the Navan and Kells, and towards the hill of ffaghan ffaghan neere Dorranstowne the Lord Ranelaghes howse, came to Arbrackan complayning that they had beene all pillaged and plundered, and that they knewe not what to doe, for that the Irish told them that the Castle of Dublin was taken by them, and that if the English went thither their throats would be cutt. And he I demaunded of them who were the Actors, they told hime (being nothing but <D> what I he knewe before) that Sir William Hill, Betaghes sonne of Moynaltie ffrauncis Hill
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<E> Hill the said Sir William Hills sonne, and who was marryed to the Earle of ffingalls sister. Mape of Maperath and his sonne, Walter Cusacke and many of the Townesmen of Kells, Plunkett of Girley his brother, Barnaby Rely the Sufferaigne of Kells, and John Dowdall were the prime instruments in robbing and takeing away of their goods being all their neighbours and liveing in the said County of Meath.
Vpon Monday followeing I this deponent apprehended the Sofferaigne of Kells, Barnaby Rely and divers others, and haveing betweene Threescore and fowerscore of them in the Gaole of Trym (all the English in those parts being a great number haveing beene robbed and pillaged by the County of Meath people in the first three or fower dayes of the Rebellion) came to hime complayning of their distressed case; and vpon examinacions taken by hime selfe and others of the Justices of peace in those parts, it was confessed by diverse of those that were apprehended that they had received command to robbe and destroye the English, and some of them did confesse that they were commanded soe to doe, by one Mr Arthure ffoxe who lived in <ff> those parts
There was scarce an English man on the further side of the Boyne in the whole County of Meath lest vnpillaged in the first eight or nyne dayes after the 23th of October 1641 and that by the County of Meath men themselves, before any of the Northerne Irish had fallen into the Palle, their Randesvous being then at Cavan and Virginia
Wm: Cadogan
Jurat Martij 16. 1643
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton
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The examinacion of Captain Cadogan
18 Marcij 1642
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Henry Brereton
Henry Jones