Deposition of Thomas Bagworth
- Reference: MS 830, fols 148r-149v
- County: Galway
- Date: 4/9/1643
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Death, Military Action, Robbery
- How to Cite
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Thomas Bagworth of the towne of Tuam in the County of Galwaie Inhoulder, sworne & examined deposeth and sayth That since the begining of the present Rebellion that is say in the begining of the month of december 1641 & since Hee this deponent at Tuam aforesaid & in Galway, and in places thereabouts, was by force & armes deprived bereft robbed and dispoyled of his meanes goods and chattells Consisting of the possession benefite and proffitts of his farmes, his beasts Cattle sheepe howsholdgoods provition vtensills ready money yarne due debts one Mare & other thinges of the value and to his losse & damage of ffowre hundred seventy three powndes twelve shillinges vj d. ster By and by the meanes of <A> the Rebells Captain Redmond Bourk of Kilcorman in the said County of Galway: & Teige Magilleley William Magilleley thelder & Connor Magilleley. William Magilleley the yonger & others whoe were all the souldjers of the said Captain Redmond Bourk but the names of the rest of the souldjrs the deponent cannot expresse: & by other Rebellious souldjers whose names are alsoe vnknowne to the deponent And alsoe saith That the said Captain Redmond Bourk was at the first trusted & authorished by the Right honorable the Erle of Clanrickard to Raise and Comand a Company of souldjers, & hadd & received his Maiesties Armes & Amunition from the fort of Galway & elswhere for those souldjers and hee billetted them vpon and amongst the English in Tuam aforesaid & other places thereabouts: And thenglish as long as they could manteined them & lived amongst them for some tyme & especially soe long as they were able to furnish them with manteinance But when they wanted mony and provision from them: then those souldjers seased on their remaining goods: & th then turned and declared themselues to be enemyes to the English, & to be flatly against them In soe=
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Insoemuch as both this deponent, his family, & the rest of English thereabouts were inforced for saffty of their lives, to fly away to Galway and other places soe deprived and dispojld of their goodes: And further saith that the other parties that this deponent knoweth to be actors in the present Rebellion and to partake with the irish Rebells against the English are <A:> theis that follow vizt Lawrence a Trey of Tuam aforesaid gent Lawghlen [
Thomas Bagworth
Jur 4to die Sept: 1643
Edw Pigott
Hen: Brereton
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Tho Bagworth Jur
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Edward Piggott
Henry Brereton