Deposition of Michael Swainton
- Reference: MS 829, fols 381r-382v
- County: Limerick
- Date: 2/9/1653
- Type: Commonwealth
- Nature of Deposition: Death, Desecration, Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery
- How to Cite
fol. 381r
1751
Michael Swainton of the Citty of Limerick gent sworne & examined deposed & saith That in the begining of the present Rebellion Dominick Fanning the Maior of Limerick Limerick & his Complicees Rebells of that Citty & other Countrie Rebells were soe active in their robbing spoiling <A> & hurting of the English that he this deponent with much difficultie & through much danger gott into the great Castle of Limrick And the very same night that this deponent came thither one whose surname he thincks was Baldwin (an English man, very old & decrepite) was murthered nere the said Castle by some Rebell or Rebells vnknowne to the deponent: About the same tyme an English woman was cast off Ball bridg in Limrick into the River & drowned but by whom he knowes not; Another English man about that tyme (whoe was very old) was alsoe murthered nere the said Castle but by whom this deponent knoweth not And the deponent saw the Corps of the man after [
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1752
Shrowde which was done presently after the said Bishop was Buried & alsoe soon after that the Castle was delivered vp vpon quarter to the Irish
Michaell Swanton
Deposed vnto the 2d day
of September 1653
Henry fflower
Will: Kinge
Tho: Waring
Ro: Stamael
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Michaell Swanton B 13
B 13
Henry Flower
Thomas Waring
William King
Robert Stamael