Deposition of Phellymy Smith
- Reference: MS 837, fols 061r-062v
- County: Down
- Date: 1/6/1653
- Type: Commonwealth
- Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Multiple Killing, Succour
- How to Cite
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The Examinacion of Phellymy Smyth taken before vs the ffirst day of May June 1653
Phelemy Smithe of Balleculter in the Barony of Lecale County of Down, sworne and examined before vs sayth tha{
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which protection, the said Redmond shewed the protection vnto the said Dixon nott withestandinge which the said Thomas Dixon drew his sword and murdered the poore ould man Cutting him in peeces & tooke away his mony & lefft <C> him there at Mullaghbane neere Ballenary where he is lying buryed in the same place, & except that this deponent had a horse to Cary him away he had been soe serued as hee beeleeveth And this deponent by vertue of his oath sayth that he did heare from Credible persons that the said Dixon was one man who Murdered Cormucke ma Guine with his owne hands at Ard glasse
The said examinant Phelemy Smith further sayth that the said Thomas Dixon & Jordy worke did kill another man that night being in the euening late) the month of May 1642 named One o Sterky a poore ffisher who had this deponents Lieutenants letter namely Leutenant Abraham to come to him to be his ffisher, And this deponent further sayeth that he prayed the said Thomas Dixon to Cary the said Redmond ffitymons and One o Sterky prissoners with him vntill his Captain or Lieutenant had come in place yett he most Cruelly did not but murdered both. his Cause of knowledge is appereth And further sayeth not for that hee this Examinant was present when the sayd Dixon kild the said Redmond ffitzmons & that the said Dixon & Jordy work kill the for named o sterkie. And further sayth not the cause of his beeleife thereof is for that this this deponent when he fleed from them at the killing of ffitzymons, hee then sawe the said sterky in theire hands who the next morning was found dead in the same place whene fitzymon was kild
Phellymy [
his marke
Taken before vs
Sam Bonnell Owne wynn Roger Lyndon
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1 Juny 1653
The Examinacion of Phellimy
Smith concerninge the
murther of Redmond
ffitsimons comitted by
Tho: Dixon & Jordy Worke
& the murder of Jordy
Owen ô Sterkie
Owen Wynn
Roger Lyndon
Samuel Bonnell