Deposition of Andrew Mainwaring
- Reference: MS 809, fols 297r-297v
- County: Fermanagh
- Date: 15/2/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Assault, Death, Killing, Military Action, Robbery, Stripping, Succour
- How to Cite
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<Dublin>
Andrew Mainwaring gentleman Lately Ensigne to Captaine Edward Aldridge in the late expedition towards Tredarth sworne and examined sayth
That in the same late expedition vizt vpon the or about the xxixth day of November 1641 Hee this deponent was amongst many other his Maiesties souldiers, nere Smithstowne in the County of Meath cruelly wounded bruised and hurt by the Rebells the enemys in the Martch towards the towne of Tredarth aforesaid Insoemuch that after this deponente [
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away & left him there, And this deponent further sayth that in the said skirmish and defeate the said Captaine Aldrich and divers others that stood stoutly in fight against the Rebells were slayne & many extreamly wounded And this deponent alsoe further saith that before the said expedition and skirmishe vizt the xxiijth day of October Last this deponent, and his wiffe at Newtown in the Countie of ffermanagh were by the rebells there forceibly robbed and dispoyled and stripped of all their apparell worth xxx li. at the least And this deponent by the death robbery & dispoyleing of one Christopher <130 li.> Cotes gentleman, whoe was murthered by the rebells is dispoyled & robbed of & hath lost C li. his wyves portion promissed to be given him in marriage by him the said Christopher Cotes: And further saith that all the Rebells that this deponent Knoweth of within that soe robbed him at Newtowne or the said <B> Christofer Cotes were Mc Peirce Mcill Coskaloe in the parrish of Newtowne aforesaid yeoman and three of his sonns whose christen names he Knows not, and Tho Allhoyle his son in lawe Shane Mc Maghone of Mc Guires towne in the said County of ffermanagh gent and divers other rebells of their company: Whose names he cannot expresse
Andrew Maynwaringe
Jur 15o ffebr 1641
Roger Puttocke
Joh Watson:
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John Watson
Roger Puttock