Examination of Hubert Pettitt
- Reference: MS 840, fols 012r-012v
- County: Dublin
- Date: 19/2/1642
- Type: Examination
- Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Confederacy
- How to Cite
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of the Pale expected from his Lordshipp and the Gentlemen of Westmeath a thousand men to come unto the said seidge of Drogheda, and that if those thousand men had not been delayed they had taken the towne of Drogheda before that time, which Letter was brought by one ffather George Dillon, a ffranciscan ffryer, Vncle unto the Lord of Costellagh and the said ffryer haueing shewed the said Letter unto the Earle of Westmeath and receiveing his deniall of the demand for his particular the said ffryer tooke the Letter, & went therewith as this Examinant conceived to solicit the rest of the said County and further saith that as he this Examinant vnderstood, on the 11th of this instant ffebruary Mulmurrey ô Rely, Robert Nugent fitz James of Drumcre with about twenty or thirty in their Company in violent manner rushed into the house and lodgeing Chamber of the said Earle and there the said parties would haue had a speech with the said Earle, but his Lordshipp not induring the same with discontent fell into so great a passion & fitt as his Lordshipp hath been ever since driven to keep his bedd, and this Examinant further saith that on the 17th of this present, it was reported by Mr John Hopp unto the Earl of Westmeath that Mr James Cusacke of the Kings Councell for the defective titles and Mr Nicholas Darcy of Plattin were to be sent into the said County of Westmeath to make Inquiry what persons within the said County of Westmeath would not joyne in giveing assistance unto the Lords and Gentlemen now in Rebellion to the end that thereupon some seuere course might be taken with such as so refused
Robt: Meredith
Copia vera Exr. per Valentine Savage
Deput Clin Corone
Robert Meredith