Examination of Nicholas Ward
- Reference: MS 837, fols 177r-178v
- County: Down
- Date: 9/6/1653
- Type: Commonwealth
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery
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Who being deposed vpon his oath sayth that at May before the Rebellion he tooke to lease from Patrick mc Cartan of Login Iland in the County of Downe Esquire one Quarter of the <A> towne land of Loghin Iland, wher he with his family & goodes were resident at the begining of the Rebellion & vpon Sunday beeing the next day after the Rebellion began, the deponents Cattell were all driven away & within a day or two after the deponent (not knowing of a generall insurrection) hearing that his cattell were taken away by Patrick mc Cartan his men, the deponent repaired to the said mc Cartan to a place called Lisstudery some 3 or 4 miles distant from loghin Iland, wher he found the said mc Cartan & Owen mc Cartan his brother, & the deponent demanding of the said Patrick mc Cartan, by the name of Landlord, wherefore his cattell were taken before any rent was due, the said Owen mc Cartan replied, ther is an other matter in the Wind, & the said Patrick then sayd to his brother Owen let vs be favourable to Mr Ward in restoring him his Cattell whervpon Owen sayd, brother, our souldiers must haue meat, vpon hearing wherof the deponent made all the hast he could to get into Lecale: but at parting the said Owen mc Cartan called the deponent aside & vnbuttoning his [
Taken before vs
G Blundell
Geo Rawdon
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Mr Nicholas Wards examinacion
versus
Patt: mc Cartan
Owen mc Catran
George Blundell
George Rawdon