Deposition of Alexander Listen
- Reference: MS 821, fols 080r-080v
- County: Tipperary
- Date: 8/3/1643
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Assault, Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Stripping
- How to Cite
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Alexander Liste Listen late of ffymone in the barony of Elyog arta and within the County of Tipperary clothier (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs or any Two or more of vs directed (beareing date the 5th day of March Anno domini 1641) concerneing the losses and robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith. That (vpon the 16th day of November 1641 & diuers times since the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeinge vizt worth xij li. x s.
Of houshould=stuffe malt and tooles belonging to his trade to the value of fiftie shillinges. The deponent further saith that by meanes of thi s rebellion he lost the benefitt of Two mills one tucking & another grist=mill to his damadge of Ten pounds The totall of his losses amounts to Twelue pounds ten shillinges. The deponent further saith. That aboute the 17th of december 1641 or therabouts this deponent being one of the warders of Archestowne=Castle in the said County (belonging to one mr Henry Pesly) he then obserued & sawe Theobald Purcell alias Baron of Loghmag [
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siedged within the same through the extremity of the siedge (all releefe being kepte from them) were driuen to eat eleven horses, And alsoe saith that two English protestants warders of the said Castle namely John Nuttell of Turlis in the said County of shoomaker & another called Jefrrey (his surname he knoweth not) were shot or caused to be shot by meanes of the said parties. The deponent further saith And that aboute the 25th day of december aforesaid one Mr Banister a preacher & Th omas W insmore of Rathelty in the said County feltmaker were both of them murthered goeing in company together from the said Castle of Archestowne to Cashell by the <B> followers and company of Phillipp o Dwire of Killynalger in the said County gentleman; The said Banister being then taken earnestly begged them that took him to spare his life, answeare being made by the enemy they would not because his was a minister, he then threwe (as this deponent is credibly informed) vnto them a bagg conteineing a hundred pounds in gould & siluer & then desired them to saue his life, they likewise denyed againe the second time, then he tooke out a doozen siluer spoones & threw them to the rebells, but at last almost without any pitty they stripped him to the skin onely left his shirte with hem & therevpon he started from among them & tooke him to his heeles & they pursueing of him close one of them threwe a darte at him & strooke him iust in the hame, & he being not able to run further, they in a most cruell & inhumane maner murthered him cuting & heweing his body in diuers places & neuer suffered him to be buryed (as this deponent is informed) till the crowes & dogges did picke & eate vpp his carkash. & further he deposeth not
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Jurat coram nobis viiijo martij 1642
Phil: Bisse Ric: Williamson
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The deposition of Alexander
Liston
Tipperary
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Philip Bisse
Richard Williamson