Examination of Edward Sinott
- Reference: MS 818, fols 214r-215v
- County: Wexford
- Date: 31/12/1653
- Type: Commonwealth
- Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Military Action, Multiple Killing, Words
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fol. 214r
The examinacion of Edward Sinott of Roselare yeoman aged fourtye foure yeares or thereabout beinge dulye sworne and examened on behalfe of the Comonwealth sath and deposeth
That this deponent was a seriant vnder the Command of Capt Thomas Rosseter in the first yeare of the warr and sath, that the 27th of March 1642 the said Rosseter with his Companye marched against the forte of Duncannon & came to a place Calld shold burckstowne within two miles of the said <g> fforte the next daie after being the 28th daie of the said moneth where they mett with [
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said persons were in pay of the Irish as this deponent Conceaueth where there was some shootin shootinge on both sides and as this deponent was tould by the aforesaid Adam Whittye there was two Englishmen Kild of the said English partye slaine one of which two by the said Adam Whittye out of a window by a shote he made as the same Adame told this deponent, and farther sath that on heareinge the shote the said Rosseters Company with William Esmond aforesaid Richard sinott aforsaid Phillepe Lamporte Jeames Codd and Jeames Pearce aforesaid to the best of this deponents remembrance but to his sure knowledge the said William <h> Esmond and Jeames Codd were and did march with them and Jespar Prendergast of the Gurtings gentleman marchinge to dungulpe to the assistance of the said Whittye and Cominge in sight of Dungulpe: the English drew off and marched backe, and the said Rosseter and partye marched allsoe mack backe toward shilbegan there beinge a bogg betwen the aforesaid partyes and farther sath that one Leift Treuisoe bel with some fiueteen of the english partye followed the reare of the said Rosseters partye, whoe were all slaine by the said Rosseters partye with one woman that belonged to the forte and the gentleman last named on this side the deposesion to the best of this deponent Knowledge were then present but to the Certaine Knowledge of this deponent the three last named persons were there present, and after then the partye returned to shilbegan aforesaid and soone after Cam home to the barronye of forte from where they were raised, and about fourteen dayes after the said Rosseter with the his Company marched backe to Shilbegan aforesaid where they mett with L
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and Joyned with Leift Collonell Browne and his Company Capt Thomas Roch and his Company and Capt John Roch and his Companye where the seauerall Companys Continued to gather for aboue two monthes except John Roch his Companye whoe remoued to Tunteren to ioyne [
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and beinge demanded what officers were present at the aforesaid slaughter at B redmonds hall, sath that Capt Thomas Roch Leift Richard sutton sonne to William sutton of ballechearagemore Esquire desessed Ensigne Rich sinott: Capt John Deuerux of montpill whoe had noe Comand there but hapened accedentually to be there, and beinge demanded what gentlemen of the Countrye were there that had noe office milletarye, sath the aforesaid Willam William Hore and his sonne Anthony Hore and Richard stafford of Kelkenan desessed but what others this deponent know knoweth not, and farthe sath that in the month of August of the same yeare the English cam forth Capt Roch had intillegen{
Edward Sinnott
sworne and examened
before vs this 31th
of december 1653
Tho Hart
John walker
Mathew Stothard
John Walker
Mathew Stothard
Thomas Hart