Deposition of William Clarke
- Reference: MS 836, fols 002r-003v
- County: Armagh
- Date: 7/1/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Assault, Captivity, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Stripping
- How to Cite
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This 6 7th day of January anno domini 1642
I William Clarke of Agralohoe in the parrish of Levileglish in the Barronie of onelaw and County of Ardmagh Tanner a Brittish protestant saith being duly sworne
S ayth That on or about the 27th day of october last he was Robbed of and lost in Corne forty pounds in Cattell threescore and tenn pounds in houshold goods forty pounds in monies twenty nine pounds in lether Tanned and vntanned wit{
ffurther he saith that the names of some part of the <a> Rebbels who Comitted the foresaid Robberyes are Owen Buy o Cullan of Derrybruckas Denis o slevin Brian mc kan and captai{
<A x> further he saith that he was by the said Rebels imprissoned for the space of nine dayes with at the least 100 men women and Children during which time manie of them were sore tortured by strongling and halfe hanging a and many other crueltye actions after which time of imprissonment hee with an 100 men women and Children or therabouts wear by the said Rebels and theire Companies: driuen kike hogs about six miles to a river Called the bond in which space of six miles the foresaid Christians were most Barberously vsed by forceing & pricking them to goe fast with swords and pikes thrusting them into theire sides and they <B> Murthered three by the way namely William ffullerto{
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hid neare his dwelling for which monies sake they promissed him many kindnesses but after they had obtained the moni{
further he saith that his mother Margery Clark a brittish protestant of the age of 69 yeares of the said towne and parrish was likwise Robbed of and lost by the Rebels aforsaid in Corne v li. in Cattel xv li. in leases and houshold stuff xv li. in all amounting to thirty fiue pounds starling and her selfe as yet amongst them for anything he knoweth
further he saith that his father in law his wiues father John Wright an English protestant of the forsaid parish was likwise Robbed of and lost by the said Rebels and their Companions vid in Corne fifty pounds in Cattell one hundred and forty pounds in leasses one hundred and te{
further he saith that his brother in law John Wright sone to the forsaid John Wright of the foresaid parrish an English protestant was Robbed of and lost about the foresaid time in Corne and Cattell and houshold goods threescore pounds at the least by the foresaid rebells
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Jur. 7to Januarij 1641
John Sterne
Roger Puttocke
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5 William Clarke
Com Armagh
Jur 7o Jan: 1641
Examined
Intr hand
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John Sterne
Roger Puttock