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Deposition of Mathew Browne

  • Reference:  MS 834, fols 100r-101v
  • County: Monaghan
  • Date: 24/3/1642
  • Type: Dublin Original
  • Nature of Deposition: Arson, Captivity, Killing, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Words
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    The Examinatcion of Mathew Browne of Clownishe in the County of Monahan gent gentleman taken before vs whoe being sworne and examined saith
    Sait he That hee &and his wife and Childeren h{ave} have since the Rebellio n began been prisoners <a> with the one Rowry mc Patricke mc Rowry mc Mahone of Ballemagarghane within the Countie of Monnaghan gentleman now then Called Captaine Rowry for the space of 15 weekes or there abouts, & that as yett his wife and Childeren are ther with them att Clownishe, in great distresse, and that dureing his imprisonment hee sawe resorting to Clownishe to the partie of the said R owrie Rowrie mc Patricke mc R owry mcMahone and Redmond mcRowry mcMahone of the Ballebetagh of Ballemagarghane aforesaid the most parte of the gentrie of that Countie, vizt, Owen mcQuynn mcMahone of Ballelattecrossane Conn oge mcConn mcHugh mcMahone of <b> Balleneglogh Aghenehola Phillipp mcShane Boye mcConn Hugh mc Mahone of Annagh, Phillipp mc Hugh mcShane mcMahone Owen m of Balledrumgola Patricke mcOwen mcRowry mcMahone of Ballelisnespinane Ardell mcEver Backagh mcMahone of Ballelattecrossane Laughline O dermod of Balledrumgola, Edward Owens of Killcorrane ffarrell mc Cagherie of Ballelisnespinane Arte mc Shane Boye mc Enab mc Mahone, James mc Patricke mc Enab mcMahone both of Ballecornew Rowry mc Rowrye mc Rosse mc Mahone of Balledrumhurke, Laughline oge mcMahone of Balledrumgola Mahone mcMahone of the same Hugh mcCabe of the same Hugh mcEdmond oge mcMahone of the same Owen Bane mc Mahone of Balledrumgarrane, Edmond Roe mc Peeter mc Mahone of Ballecornew Tirlagh Cleave O Connolie of Balleharanie all of the Barronie of Dartry and Countie of Monnoghan gentlemen, and that hee sawe Tirlagh mcEperson O Connolie of Balleclonlogh gentleman and Conn mc Tirlagh oge O Connolie hes sonn of the same gentleman Bryane mc StPatricke mc Arte Moyle mcMahone of Balletireboyane Hugh mcArte Roe mcMahone mc StPatricke mcArte Moyle mcMahone of Annaghae gentleman and that onelie the said Rowrie mcPatrick mcMahone & Redmond mcMahone with the Common sorte of people Came & Robbed the towne, & killed seuerall men therein vizt James dungeon of Clownishe James Whitwood & seuerall others, and that <I> afterwards hee sawe hainged on the {gat}e goeing in to the

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    Churche yarde of Clownis two & twentie Scotch ha men <being> hainged in the night by Candle night light by the Commaund of them the said Rowry and & Redmond, and that one Patrick oge <c> mcRosse mcGwyre was Marshall appointed for that desig{n} and that hee sawe the wife of the said Rowry mc Mahone Carry a white Staffe in her hand as a provost Marshall and Caused Jane Hutcheson a poore Scotch woman to be hainged on the said gate, and that shee stood by vntil shee in person vntill it was donn, and further hee saith that hee [ ] and one Robert Aldriche and togeather with Charles Cambell were sent for by the said Rowry and Redmond to the Campe of Tredath, where he sawe divers of the Countie of Monnoghan, vizt Captaine Hugh mcPatrick Duffe mcColl mcMahone ofin the Barony of Monnoghan Esquire Rowry oge mcRowry mcCooloe mcMahone of Aghanemullen in the Barronie of Creemorne, James mc Hugh oge mc Mahone of in the Barronie of Creemorne Colloe mcBryane mcMahone E squire of the Barronie of Creemorne Esquire called Corronell mcMahone, and that hee sawe there Communinge with them some of the gentry of the Countie of Meath as Mr <d> Darsie of Platten Esquire Robert Plunkett of Gibstowne gentleman and that from thence hee had a passe vnder the hands of Colloe mcBryane mcMahone & one Arthure ffoxe whome they called Sargeant Maior ffoxe whoe laye & dyetted in the house of Mr Darsie att Platten, to goe for Killshaghane in the Countie of Dublin and said that that one of the sonns of the said mr Darsie was a captaine and whoe kept his Company att duleek in the Countie of Meath whoe did us not goe thither according to his passe but Came to a towne called Killreeske within fowre Miles of Dublin where hee was taken prisoner by the Irishe troope and broug{ht} the next daye to killshaghane where hee was Committed without any examinacion for the space of three dayes to a Court of garde & afterwards was brought forthe to there Counsell boarde to be examined, many frivolous questions they put to hym as where I had haue yow been & where did yow intend to goe etc., where hee sawe Corronell Hugh mcPhelim Birne Corronell Lysag whom they called liftenant generall of {M}eath and Dublin Coronell Lysagh O More Corronell Plunkett brother to the Earle of ffingale Corronell ffitzgerrald

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    <d> Corronell fflemyng and Phillipp hore of killshaghane Esquire theire vicetreasurer (as hee was informed) togeather with one Edward Bryninghame gentleman theire Clerke of the Counsell all sitting except the Clerke and Judgeing some to death others to prison from thence hee was Conveyed to an outward roome vntill they had Consulted what should be donn, att last it was where hee saw Captaine Barnewall of Craganstowne Mr Weslie of the dongen and hes sonn mr Holliwood of Artanie Mr Barnewall of lispoppill Captaine Russell of Dryname Captaine Cusacke of Gerratstowne Captaine James Garrott of Dunboyne Capt ffrancis delahoidd Corronell luke Newterfeeld Capt: Bartholomew Garrott of Killcoskane George Barnewall ofgentleman Conrane of Wyanstowne & his sonns Phillipp & Patr: one of them serving in a Troope vnder the Iirishe, & whoose brother George, is theire provost Marshall Mr William Bathe ofPeeter Bathe of Dublin marchant donnogh O Connor of a towne neere Luske <f> somtime a Clerke in this towne of Dublin theire Muster maiester Captaine Geoghegane Captaine Golding of Stamine Mr Robert Bathe ofgentleman whoe married the daughter of Luttrell of Luttrellstowne Robert Chamberlaine of Killreeske gentleman John Clerke of the Boye theire high Constable & his brother ffranci{s} Mr Blackney of Reknighore theire high sherreefe, Alexander [ ] waring sometime a Clerke to Mr Berfort the lawyer one mr Pontony late a Marchant of Dubline & severall divers others whose <B x> names nor place of abode hee knoweth not, and ffarther hee saith that when hee was att Clownishe in restraint hee hard <g> one Laughline Roe mc Mahon vpon hes returne from the Seege of Eniskilline said that they (meaneing the Rebells) had burnt & killd ffowrescore [ ] of men women & Childeren in the Castell of Lisgoole, and that nothing greeued hym soe muche as the tyranny of a ffryer one Patr: O Cassidie whoe stoode by as the poore women would Come forth frome the fyer that the said Patr: & would cause the Irishe souldiers to kill them some of them haueing Childeren in their Armes, and being killed the Childe hee would cause the Childeren to be Cutt in two alsoe saieing it is noe more pittie to kill protestants nor English mens Childeren then it es to kill a dogg, and farther saith that hee herd the said Laugline saie att other tymes that the preest & Roger more were of this Warr, because an old man

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    being the Queen Chaphlen was hanged and that they were sure to overcome here for the like was raiesed in Enigland & in Scotland and that soone after they had donn in Ireland they would goe with a strong Army into Eingland, and farther this deponent said Mathew saith that att killshagane hee had being in talke with one Phillipp ohere Peeter Bathe a marchant of this towne before menconed & askeing what those discontented gentlemen would have hee said that they looked to haue the Kingdome to be of theire owne Religion and that the viceroye the iudges & all officers whatsoever should be of the Natives, and that if any Eniglishe did live among them they should be but tennants & if they mos t have been any were protestants they should keepe theire ministers as they heretofore kept theire preests vpon theire owne Chardges, & talking with Peeter <h> Bathe before mencioned, hee told hym this deponent said Mathew that they did looke alsoe to haue the King to put out of the words defendor of the ffayth, for none was supreme of the Churche and defender of the ffaythe but the pope, and farther saith not
    A and further saieth that in the begining o f this Rebellion & by meanes thereof hee Lost in Corne
    in haggard & ground ---------------------------------------------- lx li. 0 0
    lost in goods & Cattell & moneys ------------------------------- 120 li. 0-0
    lost in debts for which hee had deeds of morgadges ---------- 180 li. 0-0
    lost by my the Clerkeshipp of the peace per annum --------------30 li. 0-0
    In all Summa totalis 390 li. 0 0

    Mathew: Browne:
    Jur: Martij 24 1641
    William Aldrich
    Hen: Brereton
    Summa totalis 390 li.

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    Henry Brereton
    William Aldrich



     

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