Deposition of John Johnson
- Reference: MS 810, fols 250r-250v
- County: Dublin
- Date: 8/1/1644
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Assault, Killing, Military Action, Robbery
- How to Cite
fol. 250r
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in respect of the Cessation: which letter was carried along and deliuered by the said Mr Browne And not vpon his comeing thither Those Rebells Irish that tooke them confessed the takeing and haveing of all those goodes: but withall said that three of the Cattle was were killd the night before for the Releef of their souldjers and yet faithfully promissed & vowed to restore & send back all the rest to the owners of them & giue satisfacion for th o se three If their Counsell at Kilkenny shold giue them such direccion And about 2 dayes after these Rebells Irish sent back to Dublin 46 of the worst of those cattle which they had soe taken: & the bringers promissed to bring thither alsoe all the rest, And further saith that although seuerall direccions & orders came vnto the Rebell Irish Captains aforesaid and their souldjers both from their Counsell at Kilkenny and Cashell to restore the rest of the goodes: which yet they did not restore them, but did [
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John Johnson
Jur viijo Jan: 1643 coram
Hen: Jones
Edw Pigott
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John Johnson of the Citty of Dublin gent aged 34 yeres or thereabouts sworne and examined before his Maiesties Commissioners in that behalf authorized deposeth and saith That That since the begning of the present Rebellion & by meanes thereof vizt before the end of one yere after the same began Hee hath lost & bin dampnifyed in his wares merchandize and estate the value of 230 li. at least, And further saith That since the present Cessation of Armes was agreed on vizt the 18th day of D September last 1643 betwixt 10 & 11 of the clock in the foorenoone divers of the Irish Rebells vizt Captaine <A> Barnard Talbott Captain John Welsh now of Carnow Castle & one Captain Byrne whose Chrissen name he cannott expresse came with a troope of horse & about 2 companies of foote (all Rebells) [
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Edward Piggott
Henry Jones