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Deposition of Isabell Aleyne

  • Reference:  MS 817, fols 180r-180v
  • County: Longford
  • Date: 20/8/1642
  • Type: Dublin Original
  • Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Assault, Death, Killing, Military Action, Robbery, Stripping
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    • fol. 180r


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    Isabell Aleyne the relict of Tho: Aleyne late of the towne of Longford and of the Countie of Longford widow [ ] being duely sworne before us the Maiestys Commissioners deposeth that about the lastie day of November last past Shee was robbed and despoiled of the particulars goods & chattells following & first <A> by the Rebells hereafter alsoe named And first Imprimus that Richard mc Conell fferrall of C & Lishagh his brother both of Clonbelt tooke of the cowes of this deponent to the number of foreteene valuably worth forty shillings for a peece: in all xxviij li., ster & that the said Richard & Lishagh deprived tooke & of her horses Mares, and Colts the number of eighteene of the value of fifty pounds ster & that Rowry mc Gerrald of Clonagh & Comey mc Rosse of Clonlankill Rebells tooke 26 hogs valueble 5 li. 4 s. and in corne valuable worth an hundred pounds ster in the haggard as also in corne in the ground worthable worth an hundred & fifty pounds
    <B> Item And in houshold goods forty pounds worth which were taken by Roger Nangle of Loghan in the said county
    Item in her house and farmes worth clerely forty pounds per annum besides a lease valuable three 50 li. per annum
    The landlords rent during the terme of three lives [ ] besides another one yeres value being lost: besides the future & all her present losse being 458 li. 4 s.- 00
    <(B)> And this deponent farther saith that at the time aforesaid her husband Thomas Aleyne being required to keepe the Castle of Longford aforesaid and finding no releife & after his long matinnance therein not being able to subsist for want of food and amunition, vpon promise of a safe convoy and that he & his company shold have that what goods they would carry with them on their backs, and that they would furnish all the warders of the said castle with horses and other conveniencys for their Jorney transportation to Dublin but h er husband & the rest yeelded vp the said castle but vpon the entry of the said Rebels into the castle aforesaid they the warders were put slaine, and their wives stripped and turned out naked and the Lady Browne a most cruell Rebell sent word <C> vnto them rebbells that if they saved the life of this deponents husband; they should take her life away wherevpon this deponents husband was most cruelly butchered & slaine by these Rebels aforesaid and this deponent with her small children repfled vnto Castle fforbesse for releife, where they have continued vntill Sir John Seton & the Lady fforbesse condicioned with the enemys to bee convey they the with all the English & Sottish in that county residing Should bee conveyed vnto Dublin, as by gods speciall blessing they were are beeing there and ffarther this deponent saith not: And further sayth that when her husband had yeilded the Castle & surrendred the Castle the Rebells haveing as aforesaid slaine some of the warders & haveing wounded fell vpon her husband & wounded him (whoe fled from them to save his liffe into the water, where they there promissed him faire quarter if he wold come out but he Comeing out, they stript & putt him into a dungeon with about 16 fresh wounds vpon him where in frost & snowe they starved him to death kept him three
    <458 li.- 4 s.
    present losse
    40 li. per annum
    future losse>

    fol. 180v


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    dayes in prison and then they most barbarously hanged him becawse as they pretended he wold not turne to Masse <B> & partake with them in their Rebellion
    The mark of Isabell Allein
    [mark]
    Jur xxo Augusti 1642
    Randall: Adams:
    Will: Aldrich

    Cert

    Longford Ex (22
    Isabell Alleine widow
    Jur xxo Augusti
    1642
    Cert fact
    Intw hand w
    vlt no
    41

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    Randall Adams
    William Aldrich



     

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