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woman_n that_o former_o live_v near_o laugale_n absolute_o inform_v this_o deponent_a that_o the_o rebel_n enforce_v a_o great_a number_n of_o protestant_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n into_o a_o house_n which_o they_o set_v on_o fire_n purposely_o to_o burn_v they_o as_o they_o do_v and_o still_o as_o any_o of_o they_o offer_v to_o come_v out_o to_o shun_v the_o fire_n the_o wicked_a rebel_n witb_v scythe_n which_o they_o have_v in_o their_o hand_n cut_v they_o in_o piece_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o burn_v they_o with_o the_o rest_n jurat_fw-la july_n 23._o 1642._o a_o company_n of_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n put_v into_o a_o house_n and_o as_o they_o be_v burn_v some_o child_n that_o make_v a_o escape_n out_o of_o the_o flame_n be_v take_v by_o some_o of_o the_o rebel_n who_o stand_v by_o cut_v they_o in_o piece_n with_o scythe_n and_o so_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n again_o neither_o do_v these_o horrible_a torture_n which_o they_o put_v these_o poor_a 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about_o 300._o and_o indeed_o most_o of_o the_o protestant_n in_o all_o the_o county_n thereabouts_o do_v they_o kill_v and_o destroy_v by_o drown_v hang_a burn_a the_o sword_n starve_v and_o other_o death_n expose_v their_o slaughter_a body_n to_o be_v devour_v by_o dog_n swine_n and_o other_o ravenous_a creature_n and_o this_o deponent_a elizabeth_n see_v the_o dog_n feed_v upon_o those_o dead_a carcase_n jurat_fw-la novemb_n 10._o 1643._o they_o leave_v to_o be_v devour_v by_o dog_n &_o swine_n other_o by_o fowl_n and_o ravenous_a bird_n nay_o 51_o richard_n bourke_n bachelor_n of_o divinity_n depose_v that_o he_o be_v inform_v that_o master_n lodge_n archdeacon_n of_o killalow_n be_v bury_v about_o six_o year_n since_o and_o divers_a other_o minister_n bone_n be_v dig_v out_o of_o their_o grave_n as_o patron_n of_o heresy_n by_o direction_n of_o the_o titular_a bishop_n of_o killalaw_n and_o robert_n jones_n a_o minister_n be_v not_o admit_v christian_a burial_n by_o direction_n 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harvey_n tell_v he_o that_o she_o be_v at_o kilkenny_n and_o have_v there_o turn_v to_o mass_n to_o save_v her_o life_n be_v notwithstanding_o strip_v again_o together_o with_o her_o child_n and_o one_o purcell_n a_o butcher_n after_o he_o have_v strip_v her_o daughter_n of_o five_o year_n of_o age_n rip_v up_o her_o body_n till_o her_o entrails_n fall_v out_o whereof_o she_o die_v that_o night_n whereof_o she_o complain_v to_o the_o major_a of_o kilkenny_n he_o bid_v away_o with_o she_o and_o dispatch_v she_o so_o as_o not_o only_o the_o butcher_n but_o many_o other_o do_v beat_v and_o wound_v she_o so_o as_o she_o hardly_o escape_v with_o her_o life_n jurat_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la other_o they_o rip_v up_o alive_a 30_o elizabeth_n champion_n late_a wife_n of_o arthur_n champion_n in_o the_o county_n of_o fermanagh_n esq_n depose_v that_o when_o the_o castle_n of_o lisgoole_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o the_o rebel_n a_o woman_n leap_v out_o of_o a_o window_n to_o save_v herself_o 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quarter_n old_a by_o the_o dead_a corpse_n and_o then_o they_o put_v the_o breast_n of_o its_o dead_a mother_n into_o its_o mouth_n and_o bid_v it_o suck_v english-bastard_n and_o so_o leave_v it_o there_o to_o perish_v jurat_fw-la march_n 22._o 1642._o 31_o mary_n barlow_n depose_v that_o her_o husband_n be_v by_o the_o rebel_n hang_v before_o her_o face_n she_o &_o six_o child_n be_v strip_v stark_o naked_a &_o turn_v out_o a_o beg_n in_o frost_n &_o snow_n by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o be_v almost_o starve_v have_v nothing_o to_o eat_v in_o three_o week_n while_o they_o lie_v in_o a_o cave_n but_o two_o old_a calfe-kins_a which_o they_o beat_v with_o stone_n and_o so_o eat_v they_o hair_n and_o all_o her_o child_n cry_v out_o unto_o she_o rather_o to_o go_v out_o and_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o rebel_n then_o to_o starve_v there_o jurat_fw-la starve_a in_o cave_n cry_v out_o to_o their_o mother_n rather_o to_o send_v they_o out_o to_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o rebel_n then_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o starve_v there_o multitude_n of_o 32_o john_n duffield_n of_o the_o county_n of_o armagh_n gent._n depose_v that_o the_o rebel_n wound_v john_n ward_n and_o richard_n duffield_n so_o as_o they_o thereof_o die_v and_o that_o their_o wife_n and_o the_o say_v john_n six_o child_n be_v all_o strip_v dye_v of_o want_n and_o cold_a and_o further_o say_v that_o many_o thousand_o of_o protestant_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n be_v strip_v of_o their_o clothes_n die_v also_o of_o cold_a and_o want_n in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n jurat_fw-la aug._n 9_o 1642._o man_n woman_n and_o child_n be_v find_v drown_v cast_v into_o ditch_n bog_n and_o turfe-pit_n the_o ordinary_a sepulture_n of_o the_o british_a nation_n 32_o catherine_n madeson_n of_o the_o county_n of_o fermanagh_n depose_v that_o they_o draw_v some_o lie_a sick_a of_o fever_n out_o of_o their_o bed_n and_o hang_v they_o and_o that_o they_o drive_v before_o they_o of_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n to_o the_o number_n of_o sixteen_o and_o drown_v they_o in_o a_o boggie-pit_n knock_v such_o on_o the_o head_n with_o pole_n as_o endeavour_v to_o get_v out_o thousand_o die_v of_o cold_a and_o want_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o country_n be_v neither_o permit_v to_o depart_v nor_o relieve_v where_o they_o be_v enforce_v to_o stay_v 1642._o stay_v jane_n the_o wife_n of_o gabriel_n constable_n late_o of_o drumcad_n in_o the_o county_n of_o armagh_n gent._n swear_v and_o examine_v say_v that_o her_o husband_n and_o his_o mother_n about_o 88_o year_n old_a and_o his_o brother_n be_v murder_v by_o the_o rebel_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o kilmore_n that_o a_o great_a number_n of_o protestant_n be_v about_o candlemas_n 1641._o by_o the_o mean_n and_o instigation_n of_o joan_n hamskin_n former_o a_o protestant_n but_o a_o mere_a irish_a woman_n and_o late_o turn_v to_o mass_n and_o of_o divers_a other_o her_o assistant_n force_v and_o thrust_v into_o a_o thatch_a house_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o kilmore_n and_o then_o and_o there_o the_o protestant_n be_v almost_o naked_a cover_v with_o rag_n only_o the_o same_o house_n be_v by_o that_o bloody_a woman_n and_o her_o barbarous_a assistant_n set_v on_o fire_n in_o several_a part_n thereof_o the_o poor_a imprison_a party_n who_o be_v by_o arm_a party_n keep_v there_o lock_v in_o be_v miserable_o burn_v to_o death_n and_o at_o length_n the_o house_n fall_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o combustible_a part_n of_o the_o house_n be_v consume_v before_o the_o body_n of_o all_o those_o miserable_a wretch_n be_v burn_v to_o ash_n the_o body_n of_o many_o of_o they_o lay_v there_o in_o hole_n to_o the_o great_a terror_n of_o the_o beholder_n that_o be_v protestant_n three_o only_a escape_v out_o of_o a_o hole_n of_o the_o house_n and_o the_o rest_n that_o attempt_v to_o escape_v the_o flame_n be_v then_o and_o there_o force_v and_o throw_v in_o again_o and_o so_o burn_v to_o death_n jurat_fw-la june_n 16._o 1642._o multitude_n enclose_v in_o house_n which_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n they_o be_v there_o most_o miserable_o consume_v 33_o katherine_n madeson_n of_o the_o county_n of_o fermanagh_n depose_v that_o they_o draw_v some_o lie_a sick_a of_o fever_n out_o of_o their_o bed_n and_o hang_v they_o jur_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la some_o drag_v out_o of_o their_o sick-bed_n to_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n 34_o thomas_n green_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o dumcre_n in_o the_o county_n of_o armagh_n yeoman_n and_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n swear_v and_o examine_v say_v that_o the_o deponent_a tho._n green_n hardly_o escape_v away_o with_o his_o life_n but_o that_o the_o other_o deponent_a and_o six_o child_n be_v all_o leave_v among_o the_o rebel_n and_o so_o strip_v of_o their_o clothes_n and_o hunger-starve_a that_o
his_o cheek_n to_o his_o ear_n lay_v a_o leaf_n of_o a_o bible_n before_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o preach_v for_o his_o mouth_n be_v wide_a enough_o and_o after_o they_o have_v so_o solace_v themselves_o throw_v those_o head_n in_o a_o hole_n in_o saint_n james_n green_n jurat_fw-la aug._n 16._o 1643._o of_o kilkenny_n a_o city_n plant_v with_o old_a english_a where_o civility_n &_o good_a manner_n seem_v to_o flourish_v solace_n and_o please_v themselves_o in_o abuse_v most_o unchristian_o the_o head_n of_o a_o minister_n and_o six_o other_o protestant_n bring_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o triumph_n into_o that_o town_n certain_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v much_o less_o express_v with_o what_o scorn_n and_o derision_n they_o act_v these_o great_a cruelty_n upon_o all_o british_a which_o they_o have_v get_v into_o their_o power_n with_o what_o joy_n and_o exultation_n their_o eye_n do_v behold_v the_o sad_a spectacle_n of_o their_o misery_n what_o 62_o julian_n jonson_n the_o relict_n of_o john_n jonson_n of_o the_o county_n of_o gallaway_n depose_v that_o after_o the_o slaughter_n of_o some_o english_a she_o hear_v one_o o_o moloy_n a_o friar_n say_v in_o a_o triumph_a manner_n it_o be_v a_o brave_a sport_n to_o see_v the_o young_a man_n mean_v some_o of_o the_o english_a then_o slay_v defend_v themselves_o on_o every_o side_n and_o their_o two_o eye_n burn_v in_o their_o head_n and_o further_o that_o she_o hear_v some_o of_o the_o cruel_a soldier_n then_o and_o there_o brag_v and_o boast_v of_o the_o brave_a sport_n they_o have_v by_o put_v fire_n to_o the_o straw_n which_o a_o strip_a english_a woman_n have_v tie_v about_o she_o say_v how_o brave_o the_o fire_n than_o make_v the_o english_a jade_n to_o dance_v jurat_fw-la feb._n 8._o 1643._o 62_o joan_n constable_n the_o relict_n of_o gabriel_n constable_n depose_v that_o the_o outcry_n lamentation_n and_o speech_n of_o the_o poor_a protestant_n burn_v in_o a_o thatch_a house_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o kilmore_n 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