Deposition of Richard Knowles
- Reference: MS 835, fols 129r-130v
- County: Fermanagh
- Date: 10/1/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Assault, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Stripping, Words
- How to Cite
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xxx° December A° Domini 1641
Richard Knowles of Newtowne alias Castlecoole in the parish of Drummully halfe Barrony of Coole & County of ffermanagh yeoman an English protestant, aged ffifty three yeares or thereabouts beinge dewly sworne deposeth that he was Robed and lost a lease of the parte of Drumrerybegg aforesaid worth Eight pounds in Cattle worth Thirty Seaven pounds, in hay fforty shilings in houshold goods worth Eight pounds in ready monyes & debts dewe Eleaven pounds, in all Amounting to threescore & six poundes <a> By the meanes of Captaine Rory Magwire of hassett towne in the Barrony of Lurge and County of ffermanagh aforesaid, Donagh Magwire of
in the said County Esquire unckle to the Lord Magwire Richard Newgent Esquire father in lawe to the said Lord Magwire and other Irish Rebells assembled together with the said Captaine Rory in Armes the five & twentieth day of October or thereabouts about twelve of the Clock of the day tyme And further deposeth that he this deponent his wife & Children were three children were all stript by some of the said Rebells [
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Maddeson, Humphrey Brockhouse, William Browne, Maxim{
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Deposed this 10th of Ja: 1641
John Watson
William Aldrich
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Richard Knowles Com. ffermanaghe
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John Watson
William Aldrich