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Deposition of William Duffeild

  • Reference:  MS 836, fols 048r-049v
  • County: Armagh
  • Date: 9/8/1642
  • Type: Dublin Original
  • Nature of Deposition: Arson, Assault, Captivity, Death, Desecration, Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Stripping
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    William Duffeild late of Lissenesky in the parrish of Segoe within the Countie of Ardmaghe gent sworne & examyned deposeth and saith: That when the [ ] present Rebellion first began this deponent with his wiffe: & fowre viij five children: and all about 50 howsholders & their familys within the parrish aforesaid were inforced for feare of the Rebells to fly from their habitacions to Lurgan where being taken prisoners they wer e stript of ther cloths & goods some went from thence to some to Knockfergus some to Lisnegarvy & some to Belfast but this deponent and his family fled to Knockfergus: & from t where 2 of this deponents children dyed by cold & want being haveing beene [ ] stripped as aforesaid: and from thence this deponent and his wiffe and the rest 2 of of the children fledd into England: where his wiffe & 2 of they yet are: in greate wante: & for any thing he knows might haue starved had it not beene otherwise by the help of this deponents frendes. And further saith That in the begining of the Rebellion vizt on about allsaints last this deponent was by the Rebells forceibly expelled and dispossessed of his landes and farmes within the parish of Segoe aforesaid: worth when the Rebellion began xxx li. per annum: & of landes which fell to him in Right of his wiffe by the death of John ward her brother: which lands lye in the parish aforesaid worth xxx li. per annum: whereby & by the losse of the Rents and proffitts of all theis Landes hitherto This deponent hath already beene dampnifyed & hath lost threescore Powndes but <&> is like to bee deprived of and loose the future proffits thereof: being worth Lx li. per annum as aforesaid vntill a peace be established And this deponent was alsoe by the said Rebells deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his owne proper other goods & chattells vizt Corne hay Cattle horses howshold goods & other ch goods & chattells worth 200 li.: and alsoe of corne cattle horses
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    & other goods and chattells which belonged vnto him by the death & gift of the said John Ward worth CCC li. & of Corne beasts horses howsholdstuff & other goods which by the death of Richard Duffeild his brother alsoe belonged vnto him amounting to three score Pownds more Soe as this Deponents presente losses by meanes of the Rebellion [ ] (besides his future losse of Lx li. per annum) doe amount to the summe of Six hundreth and twenty Powndes ster: And further sayth that the parties that soe expelled dispossessed Robbed and dispoyled him this deponent & others of the English: or that are in in open rebellion are abs o l u te Rebells and are thus named <a> vizt. Toole Mc Cann nowe or the late of Clincann in the County of Ardmaghe gent, & one Toole Mc Cann of that came out of another County & claymed the Lands of Clincan: Toole Mc Cann of Clambrasille in the Countie of Armagh labourer: & divers others of the name whose christen names he cannott Remember: Art oge Mc Gennis of nere knockbridge in the County of Downe Esquire Phelim mc Gennis fferdorogh Mc Gennis Hugh Mc Gennis and others all sonns to the said Art oge Mc Gennis Nicholas odowne Neile o Downe & all ot her the irish Inhabitants both men and women of the Barrony of Clambrassill, Many of which before named Rebells & the rest not named and divers others others of the ô Hanlans of Tandrewgee were whose names hee knowes not were Rebells and actors in the sacking pillageing & burning of the towne of Lurgan & in murt h wounding of the English and in takeing many prisoners there to the number of <A> twoe hundreth persons or thereabouts And further sayth that the Rebells wounded the said John Ward & Richard Duffeild soe as they thereof dyed and that their wyves and the said John Wards six children beinge all stript & robbed dyed all of Cold and wante: And further saith that when the Rebells
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    attempted and surprised the towne of Lurgan tenn protestants (as this deponent verely beleeveth and hath credibly heard were either wounded soe as they quickly thereof after dyed or otherwise were slaine outright, And many thowsand of protestants men weoman and children being stripped of their clothes dyed alsoe of could & wante in seuerall parts of that Cuntry: And this deponent hath beene credibly <b> informed that one Robert Hatten a late souldjer at Tandrewgee v and trooper vnder Captaine Saincte John turned notorious Rebell and did divers & Comitted divers cruell & blou die murthers & mischeeffs within the County of Tirone And this deponent further sayth that it was Comonly reported amongst the Irish that they hadd authoritie from England to wynn their lands againe & inhabite them if they cold that the Protestants were divells & served the devill: And some of the Rebells tooke from this deponents wiffe a byble and a sermon meet booke, and tore them in peeces & threw them away
    william duffeild
    Jurat. 9o August 1642
    John Sterne:
    Will: Aldrich
    Hen: Brereton.

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    21 Armagh
    William Duffeild
    Jur xjo Augusti 1642
    Intr Cert fact
    hand w
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    Henry Brereton
    John Sterne
    William Aldrich



     

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