Examination of Joane Greete and Phillice Blake
- Reference: MS 821, fols 272r-273v
- County: Tipperary
- Date: 25/8/1652
- Type: Commonwealth
- Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Assault, Killing, Military Action, Multiple Killing
- How to Cite
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The Joynt Examinations of Joane Greete & Phillice Blake both liuing in Clonmull taken the 25th of August 1652
The Examinetts Sworne & Examined sayth they weare both inhabitanc of Cullin in the County of tipperary before and att the breaking out of the rebelion in yeare 1641 and that about the midell of Desember 1641 theyr was warning sent to the English by Turlo mc Bryo{
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whom own of the women aforesaid had thirty fiue woundes, for thes Deponents further sayth that During the said Seige som in the Castell Desiring tobaco & speaking to one mrs Jones did speake from of the walls to one that had bin som times her seruant that they myght haue a littell tobaco for theyr mony which he promised to do, it being withall promised by the Enimy that whosoeuer were so sent forth sholld return saife wherevppon theyr was a Chilld sent forth which was about Seuen yeares oulld named Rallphit being hoped they wolld not wrong or hurt a Chilld, but Contrary to theyr promises they most perfidiusly seased one the sayd Chilld & a Preist beging his life asked the Chilld if he wolld turn to mas and be his boy and he wolld saue his life but too which the Chilld answeared that he wolld not turn to mas wherevppon they [
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XXX County Tipperary
The Examination of
Joane Greete & Phillice
Blake of Clonmell
august the 25th
1652
IIII.
Cullin Murther
X
Henry Jones