Deposition of Elizabeth Vawse
- Reference: MS 831, fols 019r-020v
- County: Leitrim
- Date: 9/1/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Arson, Robbery, Stripping, Words
- How to Cite
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Elizabeth Vawse Late of Creigs towne Longfeild in the County of Leitrim widow the relict of Robert Vawse Late Viccar of Cargallon in the same County sworne & examined saith That on or about the xxiiijth of october last past she this deponent was by the Rebells hereafter named robbed stripped and dispoyled of her goods and chattles of the values following vizt of howshold goods worth xx li. of apparell worth xx li. beasts and cattle xxiiij li. a howse & garden <78 li.> worth iiij li. and books worth as she beleeveth x li. By Laghlin oge of C o Killamarragh in the parrish of <A> Cargallon gent, Owin McShane of Clancory gentleman Con ô Rourke of the Corglasse in the same County gentleman, and divers others of their souldiers complicees or servants whose names she cannott discover, And further saith That the same Rebells threatened this deponent and others her neighbors that if they would not depart away they would burne their howses Soe as they were all inforced to fly away for Dublin In which flight she this deponent & her 3 children were by the Rebells robbed and stript of their clothes & turned stark naked away exposed to could hunger & other want most vnusuall & insufferable for them: & mett with such variety of dangers threats tortorings and evill intreaties by the way that till their approach to dublin they will were still in most pittifull perplexity and danger of their lives: And now she and her children being robbed of all they had are in Dublin in great want and misery) And further saith that when this deponent asked why the Rebells soe robbed them they asked again e whoe sent you over, & being answered that god and the king did it they the said Rebells sayd Lett your King fetch you out againe And saith further that the said Rebells burnd divers howses & 2 children and one old man in them. And that very many protestants that fled for saftie & succour to the Castle of Sir James Craige Knight being nere them: were <7> there famished starved and dyed for want of meanes
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