Deposition of Alice Champyn
- Reference: MS 835, fols 196r-197v
- County: Fermanagh
- Date: 14/4/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Arson, Assault, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Succour, Words
- How to Cite
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Alice Champyn the late wife & Relict of Arthur Champion late of Shanog{
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of the Irish in this kingdome shee this deponente saith that shee hath bine & still is in hassarde of the loosinge of all hir Rents howses & lands Adioyninge into in or nere the Cittie of Dublyn aforesaid And this Deponent ffurther Saith that shee hath heard it spoken by the Rebelliouse Irish in the said County that they had Done Nothinge in this theire Rebellion but what they had the kings broad Seale to shew for what they had d one & that the now Byshop of Dery London Derry was to take the Cittie of London Derry Afforesaid one theire behalfe And that they had done Nothinge but what hir Majestie well knew of & was privy vnto: And ffurther Saith that they said That Sir Pheylemy Roe O Neeile had should be kinge of Ireland & that he the said Sir Pheylemy O Neile had Receaued divers <[
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Next Morninge they ffindinge of A younge Childe of hirs lyinge suckinge of the deade Mothers brest, the fforesaid Rebells killed the said Childe, & when the said persons were in the said howse was soe A burninge, the said Rebells said Amoungst themselufes, Reioycingly, O how sweetly doe they ffrey And ffurther this deponent saith that shee hearde them alsoe say they had killed soe maney English men that the greese or ffatt that thereby Remained vppon theire swords & skeynes might have {
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And further saith That divers Rebells comeing from Tredarth divulged & comonly gave out that the Erle of Ormond the lord Dillon and the lord of Howith hadd surprised and taken Dublin & had parted it amongst them soe as they in the north needed not to troble themselues to come there: And that the Consultacion at Tredarth was that the lord of Ormond should for that exploit be m{
Ales Champin
Jur 14o Aprilis 1642
John Watson
William Aldrich
Present loss 10577 li.-0-010577 li.
future losse: 211 li. -0-0
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