Examination of Lieutenant Poulton
- Reference: MS 818, fols 185r-186v
- County: Wexford
- Date: 12/4/1645
- Type: Examination
- Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Words
- How to Cite
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The Examinacion of Lievtenant Anthony Poulton taken before Sir ffrancis Willoughby and Sir Robert forth knights and of his Maiesties honorable Privy Councell in Ireland, and vppon oath (for soe much as concernes others and not himselfe) ministred by the Clerke of the Councell by direccion of the right honorable the Lo Lievtenant and Councell
xijo Aprilis 1645
<c> The said Lievtenant Anthony Poulton beeing duely sworne and examjned saith as aforesaid saith that hee hath noe Coppie of the Couenant, nor knoweth k who sent it into the fforte at Duncanon, but conceiueth that Lievtenant Larkan brought it into the fforte from aboard a Paliament shipp then lying in that harbour which Couenant was signed by all the officers and soldiers within the said fforte, (except the Lo: Esmond Major Capron Ensigne St Lawrence Lawrence Esmond and Richard vnderwood Clerke Hee saith that hee knoweth of noe oth taken by the officers or soldiers in the said fforte for obseruacion of the said Couenant other then the signeing of the Couenant as aforesaid, <d> Hee saith hee that when the fforte was rendred vpp there were six or seauen barrells of powder with s{
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<f> vntill the rendring thereof, Hee saith that Richard vnderwood Chaplaine to the Lord Esmond and Thomas ffleminge Clerke or one of them did vsually morning and euening sing a psalme and reade prayers in the said fforte Hee saith that Capten Smith Capten in his Maiesties shipp the Swallowe and Vice=Admirall of the sent a lettre to the fforte directed to the Lord Esmond adviseing him to agree with his enemy adversary while hee was in the way for that hee was not able to send him any <g> assistance or ayde nor was hee able to ffetch off any of the ordinance or men if his Gunns were of beaten gould but if hee the said Lord Esmond had any truncke of or che s t any value to send, hee would send his boate for it and bee his faithfull seruant to keepe it for him, which he this Examjnant heard reade, and which did much disaminate the soldiers, and hee beleiues the said lettre was intercepted [
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heard that the enemy would surrender vpp the fforte and ordinance to the King or whom hee should appoint whensoeuer it should bee demaunded Hee saith that there <L> were was noe releife of men or victualls sent into the fforte from the Parliament shipps before or dueing the time of the seige other then the seamen before menconed, who brought with them some few hoggsheads of beeffe and porcke, and some small quantitie of provisions which were sent in from the a shipp that lay in the harbour when the Couenant was subscribed, And further saith that the holland=cheeses, pease <m> beanes and oates which were in the fforte was sent from aboard a Holland shipp, which hee heard was sent for reliefe of the distressed Protestants in Ireland out of which shipp they were to receaue (as the examjnant heard) one thousand barrells of Rye, one hundred and fiftie barrells of oatemeale, but that they were hindred by the ordinance of the enemy, and soe were left forced from the ffort and went for Munster, And further cannott depose,
Anth. Poulton
Fr Willoughby Robert fforte
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The Examjnacion of Lievtenant
Anthony Poulton
Francis Willoughby
Robert Fort