Deposition of Thomas Spraige
- Reference: MS 835, fols 173r-173v
- County: Fermanagh
- Date: 3/1/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Assault, Robbery, Words
- How to Cite
fol. 173r
947
Tertio die Januarij Anno domini 1641
Thomas Spraige of Brenish in the parish of Drummully halfe Barrony of Coole & County of ffermanagh Skinner & parchmentmaker (an English protestant) Aged fforty ffower yeares or thereabouts being duely sworne deposeth that he was Robed & lost in Cattle worth twenty three pounds, one lease of halfe a tate of land caled Brenish parte of the proportion of Deriana worth six pounds in Corne worth twenty shilings fower pounds in hay worth fforty shilings, in household goods & tooles belonging to his trade twenty shilings in all amounting to the some of thirty six pounds <a> By the meanes of Captaine Rory Magwire and other Irish Rebells Riseing in Rebellion with him the three and twentieth day of October last about Eight of the Clock in the Morneing, And further deposeth that the day followeing as he was traviling towards Newtowne (to the rest of the English protestants of the said parish) one Patrick oge Magwire of the Ba rrony of Maghar e staphany one of the said Captaine Roryes company did with a sword give this deponent one wound on his left shoulder & another greate & dangerous wound in the back parte of his head sweareing he wold Murther this deponent because he was an English man, And further deposeth that one Patrick Magwire of the said Bar & Johan ny Gwire of the said halfe Barrony of Coole say did say that the said Captaine Rory had the kings hand for what they did And that they were the queens souldiers
Thomas
Sprage
deposed before vs
the 3th of January 1641
Roger Puttocke
Henry Brereton
he is willing to follow the trade of
dressing, skins, or parchment, and his
wife knitting and spinning, if they
had any stock.
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948
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Tho: spraige Com ffermanagh
iijo Jan: 1641
Int w
hand
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Henry Brereton
Roger Puttock