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Deposition of Edward Banks

  • Reference:  MS 821, fols 007r-009v
  • County: Tipperary
  • Date: 21/4/1642
  • Type: Dublin Original
  • Nature of Deposition: Assault, Captivity, Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Words
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    Edward Banks late of Cashell in the County of Tipperary Clerke duely sworne and examined sayth that about the last day of december last past he was robbed and dispoyled of his goodes and Chattles to the values followinge (vizt) In househould stuffe xxij li. In ready money xxx s. In debts xxiiij li., In Corne in the Haggard and in the ground and Garner xxiiij li., In rents due to this deponent from Allexander Boyton and others for halfe a yeare at [ ] Christmas last iiij li. xvj s. In wearinge apparell of his owne and his wives x li. In Cattle vj li. In househould provision iij li. And xiiij li. layed out by this deponent in buildings and repayringe of his house And alsoe of that he hath lost by reason of this Rebellion the proffitts of his spirituall liveinges beinge worth 30 li. per Annum where of he hath lost on e yeres proffitts for the present & is like to loose <the future profitts vntill a peace be setled> All which his said losses aforesaid amounteth to the sume of Cxlix li. And further sayth that the th parties Rebells that soe robbed and dispoyled him were Phillipp <A> ô Dwyre of Dundrum in the said County of Tipperary Esquire a Collonell Comaunder of the Rebells there, walter Butler of Nodstowne in the said County Esquire and Charles ô Dwires of Killamure in th and Edward Butler of Clare in the said County Esquires. and others of their tenants and followers whose names this deponent <A> knowes not. And this deponent further deposeth That the parties afo Rebells aforesaid and their Companies killed ffifteene men and weoman all English Protestants. all at Cashell in the said County on or about the first day of January last And further sayth that <B> Allexander Boyton an [ ] Alderman of the Citty of Cashell deliuered an [ ] called a Sawe vnto the Rebells aforesaid and advised them therewith to sawe the Gates of the said Citty, directinge them where in and shewinge them where they
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    should sawe the same, to the end they might surprise and take the said Citty, whoe accordingly therewith sawed the said gates and broke open the same, And therevpon entred and tooke the said Citty, and havinge taken the same tooke this deponent and sixe other Clergy men, and then and there forthwith caused them to be Comitted to the dungeon of the said Citty prison, where they deteyned them close prisoners for the space of twelue weekes or thereabouts in most miserable slaverie, And further sayth that duringe his said imprisonment he heard <A> Patricke Boyton sonne to the said Alderman Boyton say that all the English were trayters and rogues, which and that he would make it good, which wordes he vttered in the presence and hearinge of the Edward Sall now <B> Maior of the said Citty and seuerall of the Alderman of the s a id Citty same, And further sayth that the said Patricke Boyton and Peirce Boyton 2: of the said Aldermans sonnes together with their said father did all ioyne in a peticion vnto the lord Viscount of Ikerryn, the lord of dunboyne and <C> the others the Comaunders of the Irish Army that the all the English should be expelled and driven out of the said towne Citty, [ ] wherevpon the sayd lord of Ikerryn and the rest gave comaund that the English should accordingely be banished the said Citty, And the said Patricke and Peirce beinge then Captaines of a Garison in the said Citty was were sent with as a Guard of 30: or 40 of their soldiers Rebells to convey this deponent and the rest of the English from the said towne And when they were about a Mile from the <D> said towne, the said Allexander Boyton sent a horseman after this deponent and comaunded him to murther him this deponent as he this examinate
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    was thereof certainly {informed by James Sall Esquire} which horseman wh{en he ouertooke the examinate did} attempt to murther {him accordingly giueing} him seuerall woundes v{pon his head but being} intreated by an Irishm{an a Gossip of this examinate} he then desisted from his wic{ked intention, & soe} left him sore wounded as aforesaid, {And saith} <B> that at the same tyme there were thr{ee or} fower English Girles and boyes killed by th{e} <B> said soldiers Rebells, And this Examinat further sayth that he heard Morrice Magragh say (before <A> Phillipp ô Dwire (the cheife of the said Rebells there) (whoe he this Examinate beinge was sent for by the said Phillipp) to knowe where the deane of Cashells goods were, that this deponent and the rest of the English there might thanke the lord President of Munster for that case they were in, in regard his lordship killed soe many honest men of the Country, (meaninge the Rebells) for nothinge, And likewise heard that <B> one william kearny of Cashell aforesaid Burgesse there should say that he the said kearny wished with all his harte that he had my lord Presidents head, and that he (meaninge his said lordship) was a rogue and a knave
    Edw Bankes
    Jurat xxjo Aprilis 1642
    William Hitchcocke
    Joh Watson

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    2. Tipperary
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    ly informed by James Sall Esquire
    en he ouertooke the examinate did
    him accordingly giueing
    vpon his head but being
    an a Gossip of this examinate
    ked intention, & soe
    And saith
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    John Watson
    William Hitchcock



     

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