Deposition of Christopher Cooe
- Reference: MS 830, fols 172r-172v
- County: Galway
- Date: 21/10/1645
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Rape, Robbery, Words
- How to Cite
fol. 172r
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Christopher Cooe late of Tuam in the County of Galway Merchant sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That about Allhallontide 1641 when the Rebellion was begun in that County this deponent with divers others of his protestant neighbours intending for safety of their lives to fly to Galway they had direction & incorragement from the right honorable the Erle of Clanrickard for to stay at Tuam aforesaid for that his souldjers (which he then sent thither) should guard & defend them whereon this deponent & the other protestants relying they staid there for some tyme, Howbeit becawse those souldjers (being irish) devowred & eate vp all their provision & att the length fell a robbing and pillageing them & whenas one of those souldjers whoe was billetted at the deponents howse, threatened to lett out his the deponents gutts becawse he read a prayer booke on the sabbath day, & had killed him as he thinke{
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fol. 172v
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Mary then complained and sayd that shee had layn sick vpon it for 3 or 4 dayes and was in such a condition that she thought shee should neuer bee well nor bee in her right mynd againe the fact was soe fowle & greivous vnto her
Christopher Cooe
Jur xxjo October 1645
Hen: Jones
Will: Aldrich
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