Examination of Walter Weldon
- Reference: MS 813, fols 191r-192v
- County: Kildare
- Date: 0/2/1654
- Type: Commonwealth
- Nature of Deposition: Killing, Robbery
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fol. 191r
1829
The examjnacion of Walter Weldon of Rosbery in the County of Killdare Gent aged twenty seauen yeares or thereabouts taken the day of ffebr 1653
Who beeing duely sworne and examjned deposeth and saith That soone after the begining of the Rebellion the examjnants mother Ann Weldon widdow then liueing at Rosberry aforesaid, beeing fearefull to continue or liue there least the Rebells should destroy her and her children, repayred with them to Dublin and left behind her in the said house one Joan Blood seruant to the examjnants said mother, who had direccion to looke to the goodes in the said house and to send them if shee could to Dublin, and to obserue who would meddle with them if any of the Rebells would attempt to pilladge the said house, but about two monthes after the examjnants said mother comeing to Dublin as aforesaid one William Harrold of Rosberry aforesaid (as the examjnant was tould by one William Graham one of the Troopers vnder the Comand of Major William Meredith,)
fol. 191v
1830
The examjnant further saith that soone after his mothers repayre to Dublin as aforesaid Patricke Sarsfeild late son to Peter Sarsfeild of Tully in the said County of Kildare to whom the examjnants mother was tennant for the said lands of Roseberry, sent one <B> William Harrold seruant to the said Patricke to possesse himselfe of the examjnants mothers house and goodes vnder pretence of keepeing them for the examjnants said mothers vse, where thee said William Harrold continued for about two fowre monthes, and then about which tyme as the examjnant was and the said Joan Blood continued allsoe in the said house all that tyme The examjnant further saith that about two monthes since william Graham one of the Troopers vnder the comand of Major Meredith tould the examjnant that but then as is conceiued the said William Harrold haueing beene in the said examjnants mothers house as aforesaid and beeing vnwilling that the said Joan Blood should obserue his actions in the said house, [
fol. 192r
1831
<C> Harrold perceaueing and bette beeing [
fol. 192v
1832