1641 Depositions

Trinity College Dublin

Examination of Thomas Clerke

Reference: MS 834, fols 037r-037v
County: Louth
Date: 12/5/1653
Type: Commonwealth
Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Multiple Killing, Investigative

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fol. 37r

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<symbol> The Examination of Captaine Thomas Clarke taken before Cor, Richard Price, Griffin Haward and Rogar Lyndon Esquire at Carrickfergus the 12th of May 1653
Whoe beeing sworne and Examined sayth, that h{is} Coll: Collonnell Venables, willed him to give him a list of the Activest Rebells of the County of Downe and Monoghan, and that hee this deponent would enquire of what their Carriadge was, in relacion to Murders Comitted in those Countyes. Wherevpon this deponett gaue in the names of Ardell MacMaughowne, Torlough MacQuin o Neile Patricke macLaughlin MacMaughowne, Rory Booye macMaughowne, Hugh MacRory MacMaughowne, nowe in Dundalke prison, And also the Names of Ardell Redy MacMaughowne, & Bryane MacHary bane Birne, which two were lately hanged at Dundalk And for any evidence against the said 5 persons in prison hee hath nothinge to say nor doth hee knowe any that cann give evidence against them, for any Murders./ onely sayth that the Common reporte, was that they were very active men of the Irishe party:/

Tho: Clorke
[Jurat ib]
Rich: Price
Roger Lyndon
{Griffen Haward}

fol. 37v

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12o May 1653

Capten Clarks Examinacion Concerning prisoners at Dundalke/.
Coll Venables Coll: Venables to bee examined That the pe[ti]
If
Coll Tre v or to Conferr with Capten Venab les & to informe the Coll what h ee Concerned
To give formerly to bee forthcoming vpon 120 dayes warninge

Griffin Haward
Richard Price
Roger Lyndon