Examination of Henry Masterson
- Reference: MS 819, fols 113r-113v
- County: Wicklow
- Date: 22/3/1654
- Type: Commonwealth
- Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Robbery, Confederacy
- How to Cite
fol. 113r
Henry Masterson late of Monyceed esquire aged fiftie three yeares or thereabouts Deposeth Concerning the foresaid John Doyle of Rocke gent vizt
That the said John Doyle dwelt at the Rocke alias Carricke in the Countie of Wickloe in the Irish quarters the first yeare of the rebellyon without remoouing himselfe into the english quarters, as Sir walsingham Cooke knight and other protestants dwelling nigh the said John, and as this deponent himselfe did: And further saith that the said John did in the first beginning of the rebellyon act and abet the same, by raysing a Companie of foote souldyers and seizing into his handes, and keeping possession of the Castle of Arkloe, which was about that time kept by one Anthony Poulton and others of the english sent thither by the Lord Esmond, who had some Interest therein And further saith That the said John Doyle did in the first yeare of the said rebellyon seize into his handes & dispose of to his owne vse a boate of the proper goodes <y> of an englishman (whose name the deponent knoweth not) a late inhabitant in Arklow that was then fled thence into the english quarters for preseruacion of his life: The Deponents cause of knowledge is for that about two yeares since the deponent being at Dublin and vpon some busines before the Commissioners for Administracion of Justice there did heare the said John acknowledge freely in the open court that he had raysed a Companie of souldyers & guarissoned with them in the said Castle in the first yeare of the rebellyon, which Castle he pretended he then kept for the Lord of Ormond & for that the said John was then & there sued for the said boate and confest his taking away thereof in manner aforesaid the further certaintie whereof the deponent was Informed by the then Inhabitants of Arklow and further saith not &c
Henry Maisterson
Sworne before vs the
22d of March 1653
Richard Neale
Edward Withey
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fol. 113v
John Doyle of the Rocke (1 2
John Doyle of the Rocke
Edward Withey
Richard Neale