Deposition of Margrett Crosse
- Reference: MS 835, fols 098r-098v
- County: Fermanagh
- Date: 25/2/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Stripping
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ffebruary the 25 th 1641
Margrett Crosse the wife to John Crosse late of Lissanabrocke in the parish of Drummully half barronye of Coolle & County of ffarmanagh now gone downe to Drougheda in his Maiesties service as a soldier vnder the Commaund of Captaine Killdrogan Cadowgan she this Deponent, An English protestant, Aged twenty fiue yeares, or therabouts being Duely sworne, deposeth that her said husband was Robbed & lost the 23th of October last of the lease of certaine lands holden by him in lease worth sixscore pounds in Catle worth thirtye pounds, in Corne sowen & corne in haggard & hay worth fiue pounds in the Tanyard in hides leath and barcke worth fortye fiue pounds in household goods and other prouition worth fiue pounds in all amounteinge to one hundred threescore and fiue pounds, By reason of Captaine <a> Rory Magwire of hassetts towne in the barronye of Lurge and County aforesaid Donohow Magwire Esquire uncle to the lord Magwire, Richard Newgent Esquire father in law to the said Lord Magwire, And other Irish rebells that did rise vpp in Armes, with the said Captaine Rory Magwire, and the rest To the number of fiue hundred as they verily beleeveth And that her said husband her selfe and there tow Children weare stript by some of the said Rebells, whose names they know not, out out of ther Cloathes, And further she deposeth that she heard that there was Murdered within ther parish of Drummully of English Inhabitants ther dwelling the number of forty persons or more by some of the said rebells
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