Deposition of Jane Grace
- Reference: MS 836, fols 052r-052v
- County: Armagh
- Date: 3/9/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Stripping, Words
- How to Cite
fol. 52r
455
Jane Grace l a the wiffe of Nicholas Grace late of Kilmore in the Countie of Armaghe yeoman sworne and examjned deposeth and saith That since the begining of this present Rebellion vizt about the xxiijth of October last The deponents husband & shee were forceibly by the Rebells deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of their meanes goodes & chattells of the value & to the their present losses a f hereafter mencioned vizt of ready ready monie amounting to ffortie powndes Cowes worth ix li. Howsholdstuff one horse and a Mare worth x li. their interest in a leas of Landes in Kilmore aforesaid now worth nothing: & before the Rebellion worth xx li. debts owing them by the dispoyled English amounting to ten powndes In all Amounting in all to ffowrscore ny and nyne Powndes ster: And further sayth that the principall parties that soe robbed and dispoyled them & that were in Rebellion were & hadd most of this deponents mony and goods <a> were Phelim ô Donnelle of loughgall late servant to Mr Waldrome & his brothers whose christen names she knows not x And sayth that the Rebells in the County of Ardmagh within 2 myles of kilmore aforesaid burned xxij English protestants in one howse: & stript killed & or murthered all or the most of the English of that Parrishe of Kilmore consisting of twoe hundreth familyes at least as she thincketh and amongst the Rest Murthered Mr Robinson Parson of that parish [
fol. 52v
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for saueing their liues Rachell this deponents sister & her 2 children & some others and their children were drowned by the Rebells
Signum predictæ [
Jur tertio 7bris 1642
66
John Sterne
Joh Watson
Armaghe
Jane Grace Jur iijo
7bris 1642
Intr hand
14
35
John Sterne
John Watson