1641 Depositions

Trinity College Dublin

Deposition of George Tayler

Reference: MS 817, fols 170r-170v
County: Longford
Date: 14/1/1642
Type: 1650s copy of Dublin original
Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Stripping, Words

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fol. 170r

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George Tayler of St: Johns towne in the parish of Clondrony in the Barrony of Grannar in the Countie of Longford Tanner sworne and examined Saith that: on the 27th Daie of october last: hee was at St: Johns towne robbed stripped and Dispoiled of goodes of the values hereafter expressed (vizt) of: Corne, haye and: Winter: fuell worth 30 li. Cattell: worth: 27 li. howshold goodes worth 20 li. readie monie Xij li. One lease: worth: 30 li. his Tannhouse & his stock of hides, and Barke worth 100 li. In all: amounting to 219 li.: By or by the meanes <A.> of: ffaghna ffarrell from Lysnenoghan James Nugent: of Coole, Amragh: Donnell: ffarrell of Killshocoule and Mary ffarrell his mother of the same Bryan ffarrell of Aghie Arkin, Teigh: ffarrell of Aghierenny Rory ffarrell from Drimbadd Edmond ffarrell from Donar, Donnell: ffarrell: of Cloonefin, with many others of their tennants and followers: All of them Saieing that they had [l] it under the Kings and Councells hand and under the broade Seale for Whate they Did and alsoe saieing that the Scotts were appointed to aide them in case that the English should resist them, And soe they stripped him, and his wife (being greate with child) & his fowre Children whereby they endured great miserie and want in their travell hither, And further this Deponent Saith That: Connock <B.> ffarrell of Clonlongfeild in the parish of Clondrony, and Cahill ô Mehan a popish Preist said that the King was in Scotland and would not returne into England for the English had a new King the Palsgrave and had banished the Queene in ffrance and alsoe said that: the English had Cutt of the head of the Queenes Preist and cutt of his privie members and throwne them in his face and quartered him before the queenes face And further saith that the Parliament men Comissioners that went: from hence lately in England, if they had not found good freinds in England they had

fol. 170v

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had beene all murthered by the English Protesta{nts}
George [mark] Taylour
his marke
Deposed Jan: 14th 1641
Roger Puttock
William Hitchcock

This is a true Copie the originall Whereof was given into the Court of the cheife place for evidence against the rebbells where it still remainet{h}
Wittnes our hand Julij 7o 1652
Hen: Jones.
Hen: Brereton.

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Henry Brereton
Henry Jones
Roger Puttock
William Hitchcock