Deposition of Raph Lambart
- Reference: MS 830, fols 173r-174v
- County: Galway
- Date: 9/7/1645
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Arson, Assault, Desecration, Killing, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Words, Lost by Debts
- How to Cite
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Raph Lambart Late of the towne of Galway gent. being duelie sworne before vs this day saith. That he hath Lost at the beginginge of theise Last warrs in mealch Cowes horsses Mares Corne hay and other thing goods which he had in the Kings Countie worth one hundred pounds ster. <{
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forthwith returned back to the house to pillage the rest of the said Hughes tooles with his victualls, & cloathes and more money (for 8 s. he deliuered them at their first coming into the house). And within a while after the Carpenter being a strong harted ould Man began to reviue, & called to his Son and asked if he weare Liueing who answered he was sore wounded, & could not tell wheather he should recouer, for his head was almost cut off but his throat had scaped, the father Replyed that he feared he could not recouer, for he had receiued a stroke vnder his ribbes with his owne broad Axe, so that his bowells came forth. then he willed his Son if he did recouer, to comend him to his wife & children & freinds, & to report of his vsage and so recomended him selfe and his family vnto Almightie God by an Earnest prayer, which ended he began to Sing a Psalme, but by that time the his wicked Butchers weare returned from the house and <the said> Rowland said are you singing, then Ile singe with you, and gaue him a blow on the head with his sword that his braines did appeare as this deponent hath seene within 3 dayes after when the Corpes weare brought home on a Carr, but the youth was cured on the Earles charg who doth <B> keepe him euer since Also this deponent saith that about July aforesaid 1642 [
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<D> Abby of Boyle by Charles mc Dermott one of great mc Dermotts Sons and his men who one night came into the said towne of Boyle and there Murthered many persons amongh which this deponents Sister & one child with hir husband william Stewart weare slaine, as the deponent hath beene creddibly informed by both Irish and English, And he hath likwise beene credibly tould both by Irish and English that there was a crewell murther comitted on about 20 persons [
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forced into the Sea and there drowned them, as he hath heard this the deponent hath beene tould for a certaine truth by som of the Lady Binghams servants & others (but by which he their names canot remember)
And this deponent further saith that at the begining of theise troubles it was Comonly reported amongst the Irishh Rebells in Connaught that they would haue a Province Kinge [
<A> And further saith that it hath beene a Common report in Connaught from the f begining among the Irish in Conn that they weare promissed great Ayde both from the Pope from the Kings of Spaine and ffrance both of Men and monyes for furthering their Catholick warr, and now of Late within a Moneth past he heard it Comonly reported both at the Navan and Athboy th amongst the Irish that the Pope had sent them word and dire Comaund not to make any peace at all with the English, for that his holines would this Summer send them great forces therefore he willed them to get [
Raph Lambart
Jurat 9o Julij 1645 coram
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton
<Another thus signed delivered vp to the board>
Galway
Mr Raphe Lambart
Jur ixo Julij 1645
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Henry Brereton
Henry Jones