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company_n of_o purpose_n to_o gain_v all_o the_o say_a provision_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o son_n in_o law_n master_n barklay_n as_o be_v suggest_v by_o the_o informer_n but_o be_v so_o far_o from_o do_v so_o dishonest_a a_o act_n that_o during_o the_o stay_n of_o the_o say_v four_o captain_n and_o their_o company_n in_o the_o garrison_n they_o receive_v a_o equal_a and_o proportionable_a share_n of_o the_o victual_n send_v by_o the_o parliament_n unto_o his_o five_o company_n only_o and_o moreover_o he_o then_o and_o about_o that_o time_n do_v procure_v upon_o the_o credit_n and_o obligation_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o friend_n worth_a 1300_o l._n more_o in_o corn_n and_o other_o provision_n for_o his_o say_v five_o company_n and_o troop_n beside_o those_o provision_n before_o mention_v to_o be_v send_v they_o from_o the_o parliament_n without_o which_o care_n and_o charge_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o keep_v his_o soldier_n together_o and_o to_o do_v service_n for_o 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then_o and_o now_o protestant_n who_o as_o well_o to_o shun_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o informer_n as_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o rebel_n come_v with_o his_o say_a father_n unto_o this_o respondent_fw-la in_o december_n 1641._o who_o entrust_v the_o say_a james_n with_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o lissgole_n near_o iniskillin_n with_o 74._o person_n with_o he_o where_o he_o be_v assault_v the_o 18._o of_o december_n 1641._o or_o thereabouts_o by_o a_o powerful_a party_n of_o the_o enemy_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o rorie_n magwire_n brother_n of_o the_o lord_n magwire_n who_o then_o take_v and_o burn_v the_o say_a castle_n and_o massacre_v all_o that_o be_v in_o it_o except_o the_o say_v james_n dunbar_n who_o the_o rebel_n keep_v in_o prison_n until_o may_v or_o june_n 1642._o at_o which_o time_n he_o make_v a_o escape_n and_o come_v again_o accompany_v with_o the_o say_v two_o hetheringtons_n unto_o this_o
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