Deposition of John Clement
- Reference: MS 820, fols 309r-309v
- County: Waterford
- Date: 22/3/1643
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Killing, Military Action, Robbery, Words
- How to Cite
fol. 309r
1377
John Clement late of Ardmore in the barony of Decyes & within the Com of Waterford husb: a brittish protestant duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue &c deposeth & saith,
That about Candlemas last was twelue month he was taken prisoner at Ballylane by certayne rebbells who robbed the Country thereabout whose names he knoweth not except Walter O Harneyfee fowler & his two sons whereof one called Sharomme O Harneyfee & the other called William O Harneyfee & one John Parnell of Ballyweelagh yeoman who tooke away from the deponent the sume of twenty fower shillings: & from thence he was carryed to Dungarvan which said William O Harney was slaine at the fight at the hazelly nere whitechurch but being conceiued by the rebells to be for the vse of a servant he was permitted to liue with the said Parnell who is one of Sir Nicholas Welch his company & souldyers the said Parnell being one of those that tooke the Castle of Ardmore from the English after this the deponent he askt his master Parnell, why the Irish did do such things to the Spoile of the English as they did his master answeared we doe nothing but fight for our religion, for our religion says he was from the begininge of the world & the first religion that euer was & that they went to masse before euer they went to Church also his Master saide that the English haue neither Kinge nor Quene for them for if they weare for the English they would haue sent them helpe a greate while before that, after wards aboute the last Harvest he was commanded to abide with Sir Nicholas Welch at Ballykeroge where the said Harneyfes were often attending as Sir Nicholas his souldiers together with Sir Nicholas his three sons whereof two are calld James a repute{
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Jurat coram nob: 22o May
1643
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis
fol. 309v
1378
John Clements Exam:
Wateford
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James Wallis
Philip Bisse