Deposition of John Light
- Reference: MS 835, fols 209r-209v
- County: Fermanagh
- Date: 7/3/1643
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Death, Military Action, Robbery, Stripping
- How to Cite
fol. 209r
810
John Light late of Bowbrane in the County of ffermanagh gent Senescall to the right honourable ffardinando Lord Hastinges sworne and examined deposeth and sayth: That since in the begining of the Rebellion vizt about the xxiijth of October 1641: Hee this this deponent att Bowbrane aforesaid and in other places within the County of ffermanagh aforesaid was deprived robbed or otherwise despoyled of his meanes goodes and chattells vizt Cattle horses Mares Corne hay howshold stuff plate Jewells ready money & other his estate, all being of the value of one thowsand twoe hundreth powndes By and by the meanes (as this deponent was informed by his owne wiffe) of his neere < a > neighbors vizt Oghy ô Hosset Nese ô Hosset: fflertae mc Cue Brian mc Cue Turloghe mc Cue Patrick mc Baran Cor mc oge mc Murrey (an old wood kearne, Turlogh Patrick Brian and James Magraith, Rory Maguire a Colonell of Rebells Donogh Maguire Hugh Maguire & Edmond oge mc Deane Maguire gent all of the Countie of ffermanaghe: & divers other whose Rebells whose names hee knoweth not: because he suddenly fled away to saue his liffe, But after he was gone he was gone soe as aforesaid bereft of all his goodes and hadd his wiffe stripped of her Clothes And further saith that soone after Sir William Cole knight sent 16 musketers & about 30 pykemen to joine with the Scottes whereof the deponent was one that had made head against the Rebells & being joined together & being in all scarsly three hundreth mett the Rebells in the feild they being about 1600 in number: w vpon which meeting the Rebells desired a Parly which being grantd the Rebells desired the Scottes and English to withdraw their forces: & forbeare to fight that day: Vowing & swearing that if they wold forbeare the fight That then they the Rebells would redeliuer all the goodes which they had taken either from English or Scottes which the English and Scottes beleeveing & being sensible of the great number of the Rebells, and how few they were them selues imbraced that offered peace & departed away: But when they were gone those perfidious Rebells instead of restitucion of those goodes fell vpon the rest of the Enlgish & Scottes and robbed & stript them as fast as they culd & would not restore anything back at all: And further sayeth that Charles Seagrave late of Lisgowle in the said County
fol. 209v
811
Esquire late Agent for the Right honourable ffardinando Lord Hastings sinc was the said xxiijth of October 1641 alsoe by the Rebells deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his meanes goodes & Chattells vizt Beastes Cattle horses Mares sheepe Corne hay mony howsehold suff provition, apparell and other his estate thinges worth in all fowre thowsand powndes or thereaboutes And althoughe the said Mr Seagrave fledd away & soe escaped with his liffe yet he takeing and harbouring too much greefe dyed about March then next after and quickly after his wiffe dyed: leaveing behynd them twoe children both which were sent into England And further saiteh That Ann Adlin widow sister of the said Charles Seagreave att the time aforesaid was alsoe by the Rebells deprived and Robbed of her meanes goodes & Chattells worth seven hundreth poundes or thereaboutes And takeing over much greefe for the same and the dispoyleing of her frendes shee therewith alsoe dyed, about the said month of March 1641
< Mr Br >
John Light
Jur 7o Marty1642
Will: Aldrich
Hen: Brereton
Cert
Com ffermanagh
John Light exparte sua
et ex parte Caroli Segrave
et Anne Adlin vid Jur
7o Marty 1642
Intw
Cert fact
Hand
137
Johis
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112 92
Henry Brereton
William Aldrich