Deposition of Thomas Fletewood
- Reference: MS 817, fols 029r-030v
- County: Unknown
- Date: 5/7/1645
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Killing, Robbery, Stripping, Words
- How to Cite
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And this deponent Thomas ffletewood being further examined the fift daie of July1645 (vpon his oath formerly administred vnto him, deposeth and sayth That the cheefe Rebell that forceibly robbed & deprived him of his goods mencioned in his former examinacion was Morrice mc Naughton <A> Menanstown in the parrish of Castletowne in the County of Westmeath then a Reteiner to Conley Mageoghagan of Donowre in the same County Esquire: Which said Morrice fell in company with this deponent on Newyeres day in the morning 1641 as he was in convoying towards Athloane by Mr Christofer Magawly (whoe received x li. from this <B.> Deponent for his Convoy) And saith that after the said Morrice Mc Naughton had gone a little way in their Company he divulged & boasted to the said Christopher Magawly how that about a weeke before hee the said Morris and others had Killed stripped and left naked in a bogg Captain Smith of the Kings County; 2 ministers and divers others in his company & that he then had gotten 5 li. for his share of pillage & then much blamed the said Christopher for convoying the deponent and protecting of English & threatened much to question him and his Master Conley Magoghagan for the same. And after those words and threats vsed the said Christofer Magawley bringing this deponent to a place called Ardnorrogh in the County of Westmeath <C> The said Morrice mc Naughton ran suddenly into a howse where they were at Masse & into other howses and fetched out a great Company of Irish to his Assistance And then and there he the said Morrice presented his naked skeane to this deponents naked brest & demanded money from him & therevpon by force ransacked his pocket and tooke all the money he had there; And then he and his Confederates & company that came from Masse & others forceibly alsoe tooke from
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this deponents wife & his servants other moneys of his this deponent Rings, Lynens, apparell and other goods of great value & then and there (as this deponent is verely perswaded) had killed this deponent and his wife had not the said Christopher Magawly with his pyke defended them Howbeit those base Robbers especially the said Morris vsed many more threats to the said Chirstopher for soe defending them Howsoeuer the said Christofer brought them away with their lives (thought Robbed of their goods) which were then and there carried away by the said Morrice and by Garrett theldest sonn of Mr Redmond <A> Carron of Ardnerroghe & his servant whose name he knows not that were parties Robbers and the goods afterwards were as this deponent hath credibly heard, afterwards that day shared and devided amongst those Robbers in the said Redmond Carrons howse whose daughters afterwards wore some of the clothes of this deponents wiffe & of his children, as many of their neighbours haue since credibly told him this deponent) And they alsoe told him that the children of John Higgins of <B.> Kilbegg in the same County of westmeath gent wore some other part of the apparell and Lynen aforesaid And saith that hee this deponent heard the said John Higgins (as they mett him in the way) direct the said Morrice and the other Robbers to take this deponents money & goods goodes, & would not (though request) assist nor defend them: though he might haue done it, if he had had pleased (as this deponent is verely perswaded
Tho: ffletewood
Jur ut supra
The deponent Thomas ffletewood vpon his oath further saith that a little before Christmas 1641 he this deponent having <c.> a child (about 3 months old) named Jane at nurse with Joane the wife of one Nicholas
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fflanigan in Kilbeggan in the County of westmeath, left <A.> & gave vnto the said Nicholas and his wife & to her father Murtogh Boy soe much money & goods as came to xxxv li. or thereabouts vpon their promisse to nurse and keepe the child saffe, vntill they could send the her said child to him this deponent safe to the place whither he intended to goe, Howbeit when this deponent was gone away that is to say about the last of March the that is to say about the time that the English Army came to Athlone, hee the said Nicholas <B.> Flanigan (after many miserable abuses to the child by himself & his wife the nurse) tooke the said child by the heeles & flung her against the stones soe as he then and there broake her back & some of her boanes whereof the poore infant languishing 2 or 3 dayes in miserable paine then died as this deponent hath bin since credibly told by Tho: ffleetwood his owne sonn [
Tho: ffletewood
Jur vt supra
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Westmeath
Tho: Fletewood Clerk
Jur 22o Marcij 1642
hand Ex
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