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of_o our_o horse_n and_o arm_n from_o we_o jurat_fw-la ult._n feb._n 1641._o john_n kerdiff_n william_n aldrich_n john_n sterne_n the_o examination_n of_o edward_n how_o of_o the_o parish_n of_o galoon_n in_o the_o county_n of_o fermanagh_n clerk_n this_o examinate_n due_o swear_v depose_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la that_o he_o hear_v donagh_n mac_n choir_n say_v when_o huge_n mac_n mahon_n of_o the_o county_n 22._o of_o fermanagh_n excuse_v my_o lord_n magwire_n and_o say_v that_o other_o have_v persuade_v he_o of_o late_a to_o stir_v in_o this_o action_n that_o my_o lord_n magwire_n know_v of_o it_o long_o before_o and_o all_o the_o nobility_n and_o man_n of_o quality_n that_o be_v papist_n in_o this_o kingdom_n moreover_o i_o hear_v conoge_fw-mi mac_n con_n mac_n hugh_n mac_n mahon_n of_o aghnebolah_n and_o county_n of_o monaghan_n say_v that_o if_o my_o lord_n lieutenant_n have_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n they_o have_v not_o make_v this_o insurrection_n further_o i_o hear_v he_o 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county_n of_o ireland_n be_v actor_n abettor_n or_o at_o least_o secret_a wellwisher_n unto_o this_o rebellion_n john_n jesop_n iur._n 8._o ian._n 1641._o coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la hen._n brereton_n wâ—ll_v hitchcock_n the_o examination_n of_o john_n greg_n of_o levileglish_n in_o the_o county_n of_o armagh_n yeoman_n 25._o this_o examinate_n due_o swear_v depose_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la that_o his_o wife_n and_o five_o small_a child_n be_v in_o the_o rebel_n hand_n who_o be_v most_o cruel_o strip_v before_o he_o leave_v they_o even_o to_o the_o child_n that_o suck_v the_o breast_n further_o he_o say_v that_o his_o say_a wife_n be_v strip_v to_o the_o skin_n by_o one_o of_o the_o donnell_n be_v by_o he_o most_o cruel_o beat_v with_o his_o draw_a sword_n in_o a_o triumph_v and_o rejoice_v manner_n and_o with_o sing_v further_o he_o say_v one_o captain_n art_n o_o neal_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o levileglish_n aforesaid_a gentleman_n who_o pretend_v friendship_n to_o he_o say_v that_o 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cry_v lamentable_o for_o some_o to_o come_v and_o end_v their_o misery_n by_o kill_v they_o out_o and_o further_o he_o say_v that_o the_o name_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o rebel_n in_o those_o part_n be_v phelomy_n o_o neal_n of_o kinnard_n in_o the_o county_n of_o tyron_n knight_n and_o turlagh_n o_o neal_n esquire_n his_o brother_n and_o one_o colonel_n pluncket_fw-ge and_o captain_n manus_fw-la oge_fw-it o_o caban_n of_o the_o county_n of_o armagh_n gentleman_n and_o redmond_n o_o mullan_n of_o the_o grange_n in_o the_o county_n of_o tyron_n gentleman_n and_o patrick_n o_o mullan_n now_o of_o armagh_n gentleman_n who_o write_v proclamation_n in_o his_o majesty_n name_n and_o further_o he_o say_v that_o he_o hear_v by_o credible_a englishman_n that_o the_o say_a phelomy_n o_o neal_n affirm_v that_o his_o take_n up_o arm_n be_v by_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o queen_n consent_n and_o the_o parliament_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o further_o that_o one_o captain_n shane_n o_o neal_n in_o the_o county_n of_o tyron_n style_v the_o say_a phelomy_n o_o neal_n with_o the_o title_n and_o stile_n of_o his_o majesty_n john_n greg._n iur._n 7._o ian._n 1641._o coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la will_n hitchcock_n roger_n puttock_n the_o examination_n of_o henry_n raynolds_n of_o cornemuekley_n in_o the_o county_n of_o cavan_n yeoman_n 26._o this_o examinate_n due_o swear_v depose_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la that_o he_o hear_v one_o who_o name_n as_o he_o think_v be_v ferdoragh_n a_o irish_a priest_n say_v that_o they_o have_v the_o king_n hand_n for_o what_o they_o do_v and_o the_o cause_n of_o there_o rise_v be_v because_o there_o be_v a_o statute_n make_v in_o england_n that_o all_o papist_n shall_v go_v to_o church_n before_o a_o certain_a time_n or_o be_v banish_v hen._n raynolds_n depose_v before_o we_o 4._o ian._n 1641._o hen._n jones_n io._n watson_n the_o examination_n of_o charles_n crafford_n of_o navan_n in_o the_o county_n of_o meath_n gentleman_n 27._o this_o examinate_n 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