Deposition of Thomas Leysance
- Reference: MS 835, fols 207r-208v
- County: Fermanagh
- Date: 13/6/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Assault, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Stripping, Words
- How to Cite
fol. 207r
806
23o die octobris 1641
Thomas Leysance of Mackan in the Countye of fearmangh in the Barrony of Clowneully yeoman Aged twenty foure yeares or ther abouts being duely swearne and examined saith that on the daye and yeare afore < a > saide he was robed and striped be one Redmond oge mc Keawely gentleman Morish Ballaghe mc Kassedy fflearotteragh mc Huigh gentleman and ffleartagh magweire gentleman ffellem maguire gentleman and diuers others of the parish of klineally in the County a ffore saide they being all followers and belonging to Captine Rory Magweire of all thise lands the goodes & Chattles al followeth & things following vizt of the possession & profits of
Inprimis the Thirde parte of a greate tate of land Called macken in the Barrony of Clowenally which I he hade in leise fore one and twenty yeares worth to be soulde Tenn pounds ster, and Thirty pounds in redy mony fore Cowes and younge Chattles and fore horses and meres and Coults Corne and haye and howsehould goods and foore tobes of Boutter all which amounts unto towe eight score houndered and eight pounds ster
< b > and fouther hee sayeth that vppon the Tweiseday next after the day aboue written, Charles Leysance father to the foresaid Thomas and Mr ffrances shillyart and John Cravann and younge John Cravann his sonn whoe as they weare Comeing frome there one howses towards Doubleinge a little of on this side Clowne Ally Church were assaulted & sett vppon bee Dannell mc fflannag manas and Patricke oge mc manas ffleartagh mc Huigh and ffleartagh magweire and Patrick O Logan Brean O Relly Patrick O Dowenan Pattricke O fflanagan
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Bee it Knowen v nto all men by these present That [
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< c > Brean mc morogh,
ffarell mageye
Cahelle oge
Phillipe mc manas
Edmond mc manas
Dannell magaweran
Gellernowe magawran
Thomas pursell
Teigh O Connor
Pattrick O Connor
Huigh mageye
Shane Keyernan
Cormack Reagh mc morogh
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all of the parish
Clownally aforesaid [
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Hee that never money had Blame him not
Though hee bee porre two much money will make a man
mad Butt I will take an order therefore D. M. [
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whoe then and there murdered them moste woeffoollye with shourd and skeines Called them English dogges and Thoulde them that thee sould goe noe farther to Carrye newes into England and this deponentt had his arme almost cutt asunder
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Thomas Leysance
Jurat 13 Juny 1642
John Sterne
Will Hitchcocke
fermanagh
Tho: Leisance Jur
13o Juny 1642
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John Sterne
William Hitchcock