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Deposition of Archibold Cambell

  • Reference:  MS 821, fols 012r-013v
  • County: Tipperary
  • Date: 13/4/1642
  • Type: Dublin Original
  • Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Words
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    • fol. 12r


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    <Com Tipperarie> The Examinacions of Archibold Cambell of the Citty of Cashell in the County of Tipperary gentleman taken before vs
    Whoe being sworne and examined saieth that about New yeares daye last he being & inhabiting att the Citty of Cashell the Rebells <A> there, vizt Phillipp O Dwyre Teige oge O Magher Tybold Butler of Drum Richard Butler Walter Butler of Nodstown all Esquires with seuerall others Came to the said Cittie and spoieled & pillaged many there amongest the rest this exemi at examinat was one, and killed 14 men & Women, and the residue to the Number of 40 were imprisoned in the Common Gaole & the theewes & prisoners that were there before turned out, and saith that hee sawe att Divers tymes resorting to those Rebells <B> the Lo: Mountgarrot the Lo: of Vikerne the Lo: of Dunboyne Richard Butler of Killkaskane Esquire Edward Butler of Clare Esquire Tibold Butler of Ardunle Esquire John Butler of Cloghbreedie Esquire Peirs Butler of Shalballid uff in the said Countie Esquire Rickard O Quirke of Musgraue Esquire Peerce Butler <C> of Banishagh Esquire Charles o dwire of Killinewre in the same Countie gentleman with seuerall others whose names nor place of Abode this examinat knoweth not, And further hee saieth that dureing his imprisonment hee herd one Corronell Butler [ ] and Rickard O Quirke and divers of the gentrie and [ ] saie, that they had a good Warrant, vnder the great seale, for what they did, and that they would bannish all the Einglishe and Scotts out of Ireland, and that it was by the Queenes Commission and kings tolleration and that the Parlament of Eingland was the onlie Cause of it, And that they would first quiet all in Ireland and afterwards they would goe for Eingland with a great Army, and that there they would Cutt of all the Puritants and haue all this this kingdome to bee of theire religion and that the Papists were now in Armes about thirtie thowsand strong in Eingland and the king with them
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    in ffeeld, and that they and the Cittie of Waterford had Contributed ffowre thowsand pounds to send for Armes & Amunition into ffraince, And that they would fight it out against the Einglish as long as they had a man alive, and that there would be landed before maye next in Eingland aboue thirtie thowsand ffrenche, and that they expected noe lesse from Spaine, And further hee saieth hee lost by reason of this rebellion the goods & chattells follo wing the se att least se e ven or eight hundered pounds st vizt
    in Cowes Steeres sheepe horses & Mares --------------------290 li.-00-00
    in household goods Wearing Apparrell ----------------------- 50-00-00
    in Corne threshed & vnthreshed & groweing ---------------- 90-00-00
    in reddie money taken by the rebells -------------------------- 6-00-00
    in money lent & moneys due by bills & bonds
    [ ]pte by the rebells & the residue by pillaged
    men -----------------------------------------------------------------483-14-6
    in leases per Annum some for sixtie some
    thirtie yeares ------------------------------------------------------ 40 li.-00-00
    a lease which hee held in his owne name --------------------- 20-00-00
    In all ------------------------------------979-14-6
    Arch Cambell
    Jur: 13th of Aprill 1642
    Joh Watson
    William Aldrich
    William Hitchcock
    Hen: Brereton

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    1 Com Tipperary
    Archibold Cambell
    Jur 13o Aprilis 1642
    Intw
    Cert fact
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    Henry Brereton
    John Watson
    William Aldrich
    William Hitchcock



     

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