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A86994	The information of Sir Frederick Hammilton, Knight, and Colonell, given to the Committee of Both Kingdoms, concerning Sir William Cole, Knight, and Colonell; with the scandalous answer of the said Sir William Cole, Knight; together with the replication of Sir Frederick Hammilton, in answer to the said scandalous and recriminating pamphlet of Sir William Cole. With divers letters and depositions, for the cleering of the said Sir Frederick Hammilton, from the severall scandals and aspersions in the said answer of Sir William Cole.	Hamilton, Frederick, Sir, fl. 1645.; Cole, William, Sir, d. 1653.	1645 (1645)	Wing H478; Thomason E284_18; ESTC R200063	81,081	97

Natives as would come under protection for contribution to be payed towards support of the said Garrison of Iniskillin yet no restitution is made Upon consideration whereof at this Board We have just reason to be highly displeased not onely in that we finde such want of due and friendly correspondence rendered by that Garrison of Castle-Hammilton to the said Garrison of Iniskillin as in wisdom and reason ought to be expected But also in that we finde that unadvisednesse accomompanied with so high and manifest contempt against His Majesties Autheritie intrusted with this Board And therefore in favour of you before we proceed any other way to punish that contempt We think fit hereby to admonish you and require you immediatly upon sight hereof to cause such due restitution and satisfaction to be made herein as Sir William Cole may have no further cause of complaint And we do let you know That we are so sencible not onely of this unfriendlinesse hapned between His Majesties own Garrisons who ought to be equally carefull of each other but also of the contempt therein offered to the Honour and Dignity of this Board As if due and present restitution be not made immediatly We will take such other course herein as may not onely be penall to the contemners but also examplary for others to take warning by And so we bid you farewell From His Majesties Castle of Dublin 26. of February 1643. R. Bolton Canc la Dublyn Your Loving Friends John Borlasse Ormonds Cha. Lambard Ja. Ware Fr. Willouchby Edw. Brabaron Geo. Wentworth The Copy of Sir William Coles Letter which he sent in the absence of Sir Frederick Hammilton to his Castle and Garrison with the Copy of an old Petition in the name of Master Robert Parck then Prisoner at Mannor-Hammilton Castle by which Petition and the Lords Justices and Councell their Order thereupon may appear how little Warrant or Reason Sir William Cole had to meddle in that businesse which he forbore till after the Cessation was concluded and that he knew Sir Frederick to be gone with a Resolution not to submit to that dishonourable Cessation To his Honourable Neighbour Sir Frederick Hammilton Knight or in his absence to the chief Officer Commanding his Company in Mannor-Hammilton Castle SIR BY the inclosed which is the Copy of Master Parks Petition and the Order of the Lords Justices and Councell including the Lord Ma●quesse of Ormond Lord Lievtenant Generall of His Majesties Army You may perceive that Master Parck with such matters as are to be objected against him was to be left at the Garrison at Ballishanny in the County of Dunnegall to be thence sent with the next Convoy to London-Derry and so from thence to Dublin to be there proceeded with as shall be fit And seeing the poor Gentleman is restrained and not sent accordingly least you cannot spare a Guard of yours to convoy him not yet Ballishanny in this busie time of Harvest to send for him I have now sent the Bearer Charles Cokis my Ensign Serjeant Graham and fourty Muskettiers for him to whose hands I desire he may be now delivered with the matters to be objected against him to be guarded and safely conveyed to the Garrison of Ballishanny and thence to Derry and so to Dublin as by the said Order is required Whereunto I doubt not but you will give all due Obedience Which leaving to your consideration I commit you and us all to the protection and direction of the Almighty I will rest Your loving friend William Cole Iniskillin 18. of Septemb. 1643. The humble Petition of Robert Parck Equire To the Right Honourable the Lords Justices HUmbly shewing That your Petitioner being an English man a constant Professor of the Religion established in the Church of England and from the beginning of the present troubles zealously affected to the service of his Majesty and the State of this Kingdom was in July last called upon by Sir Frederick Hamilton Knight to go with him to his Majesties service which the Petitioner most willingly assented unto and having with his Souldiers and Servants given the best assistance for the effecting of the said service the said Sir Frederick Hamilton intreated your Petitioner and his men for his safer Convoy to go with him to Mannor-Hamilton which your Petitioner did thinking to returne the next day to his Castle but ever since the said Sir Frederick hath keept your Petitioner closse Prisoner not permitting him to go to Divine service or to hear the Word of God for the comfort of his soule neither will yeld any reason to the Petitioner nor to any other for his detaining In tender consideration whereof and forasmuch as your Petitioner obtained former directions from the Honourable Lords Justices and Councell to the said Sir Frederick to send the Petitioner to the Lord President of Conaught to be convoyed hither to answer what could be alledged against him May it therefore please your Honours once more by your Letters or otherwise as in your grave wisdomes you shall think fit to send directions to the said Sir Frederick for the Petitioners inlargement upon such sufficient Baile as your Honours shall think fit to take for his appearance to answer to what Objections shall be laid to his charge And he shall pray c. 25. of May 1643. BY Order of this Board of the 24. of January last we required Sir Frederick Hamilton to cause the Petitioner with such matters as are objected against him to be delivered to the Lord President of Conaught to be sent with the then next Convoy to the Citie of Dublin to be here proceeded with as shall be fit Which Order it seems was not convoyed to the said Sir Frederick And now we require the said Sir Frederick to cause the Petitioner with such matters as are to be objected against him to be left at the Garrison of Bellishanny in the Countie of Dunnegall to be thence sent with the next Convoy to London-derry and from thence hither to be here proceeded with as shall be fit Copia vera Signed John Borl●sse Hen. Titchborne Ormond Roscomen Ad. Loftus Will. Parsons Gerard Lowther J● Temple The Copy of Sir Frederick Hammiltons Letter to the Lords Justices and Councell of Ireland upon the receit of this Petition and Order thereupon together with the Copy of a Letter written by the Prisoner Master Parck to his Father in Law Sir Edward Povy then in Dublin who procured the said Order as also the Copy of a Letter from the Lord Taaffe that Arch-Rebell and wicked Incendiary Right Honourable I Received your Lordships Order the sixth of July dated the 25. of May grounded upon a scandalous and seditious Petition presented in the name of Robert Parck Equire now my Prisoner That he being an English man a constant Professor of the established Religion and zealously affected to the service of his Majesty should have been by me surprized and imprisoned without any warrant or reason the aspertion of this

good successe and prosperity of His Majestie which with confidence I give you an assurance off having of late infinitely prevailed against his most malicious and disloyall enemies in that high degree as I am confident they will very suddenly submit and render themselves to his most mercifull protection Sir I understand that most of the Irish of this Nation pretend the having of a Commission from our King to countenance their actions which is a most false surmise he being so far from incouraging them in their proceedings as he deemed them Rebellious and solely intended to the destruction of the English Nation and Government There is since my coming into this Countrey an Army of theirs came into the County of Rescommen what their number is I cannot advertise you but their intention is to take all the Garrisons in that County and to destroy such of the Kings Army as reside there the prevention whereof must be laboured by all such as hath either power or authority Sir a great number of my Tenants complain unto me how you have destroyed them which I am confident they deserved being erroneously blinded by such as for their own particular interest would destroy the Generall I have laboured in some measure to reform some and seeing I cannot reside here I must refer them to your protection being confident that for the future they will neither misbehave themselves nor labour to hinder any of your designes Sir I herewith send you a Petition of Master Parcks with the Lords Justices and Councels Order thereupon And though my Lord Precedent be not in the Province to receive him I will under take if you will trust him to my care to convey him safe to Dublin with what examinations of his you send I shall expect to receive your Commands and in the interim remain Your humble servant Taaffe Bellimote the 12. of July 1643. A Copy of the severall Depositions of Witnesses taken by Sir Frederick Hammilton Knight and Colonell concerning Master Robert Park and his Brother William Parck their carriage since the beginning of this Rebellion THomas Powell Mason being duely sworn deposeth that some three or four dayes after the news came to the Castle of Dromahear that the Rebels had burned the Iron-works called the Garrison Master William Parck living at that time in the said Castle of Dromahear did upon the news transport most of the Goods he had within that Castle and delivered them a keeping to the Friers then dwelling at Crimley not half a mile from the said Castle of Dromahear At which time the Deponant heard Owen O Roirk desire Walter Harrison of Crimley to speak to William Parck that he would leave him the said Owen O Roirk in the possession of the said Castle upon condition That if came peace the said Castle should be surrendered unto the said William and if it continued wars That as the said Owen O Roirk said was more more kindly unto him then to any other of his name To which motion William Parck in the Deponants hearing answered He had already disposed of the Charge of that Castle to one Teage oge mac Quin who to the Deponants knowledge was and is for any thing the Deponant knoweth the chief servant and follower of Owen O Roirk And further this Deponant saith That William Parck having delivered in his Goods to the Friers locked in the Castle Gates of Dromahear not leaving one man in it and that very day transported himself and his Wife to his Brother Robert Parcks Castle at the Newtown From whence the said William Parck returned to the said Castle of Dromahear the next morning and with a Ladder went over the Band-Walls and stayed some short time within the Castle returning by the said Ladder as he went leaving the Castle without men and the Gate barred in the inner side and so returns back to his Brother at the Newtown the next night one Hugh O Roirk Grandchild to Mac Naw with many Rogues in his Company possessed himself of Dromahear Castle who the next morning was dispossessed by Owen O Roirk who alledged to the Deponant and others living there at that time that the Keyes of the Castle Gate was delivered him by William Parck This Deponant further saith That he the Deponant remained at Dromahear neer to that Castle almost five weeks after Owen O Roirk had possessed himself thereof his Souldiers daily robbing him and some few Brittish more whose lives were daily threatned till at last the Deponant was forced to beg leave to be gone which was granted him upon condition that he should neither go to Mannor-Hammilton nor to the Boyl but to Master Robert Parcks of the Newtown the said Owen O Roirk seizing upon all the Deponants Cows that were left him onely allowing him one Cow for the relief of his children the Deponant being come to Newtown acquainted Master Park with the manner of his parting with Owen O Roirk and within a week after this Deponant procured Master Parcks Letter to Owen O Roirk in favour of the Deponant That the said Owen then called Colonell O Roirk would grant this Deponant two more of his own Beefs for the maintenance of the Deponant his Wife and Children at Master Parcks Castle Upon which Letter of Master Robert Parcks the two Beefs were delivered and the Deponant returned with a courteous kinde answer to Master Parcks Letter And further saith That he hath many times heard Owen O Roirks Souldiers brag that the Newtown they held it their own for they could have it at their pleasure having got Mannor-Hammilton Castle This Deponant being further questioned what Irish servants Master Robert Parck kept in his Castle and how many of them went to Church to this he deposeth he kept divers Irish servants but he knew none of them that went to Church Also Owen mac ô Bryan being questioned if he heard of a quarrell betwixt Loghlan ô Diggennan Master Parcks footman and one English-man called Roger Guise The Deponant to this saith He was by when the quarrell began and helped to part them the quarrell beginning upon a report that Sir Frederick Hammilton had killed Colonell Owen ô Roirk whilest he beat his Regiment being incamped about Mannor-Hammilton The said Guise wishing a thousand more of the like kinde were hanged or killed whereunto the said Loghlan replied in the Deponants and others hearing That it were better that the said Guise and a thousand the like of him were hanged then that the said Owen ô Roirk should be killed in that manner by Sir Frederick Hammilton and with these words the said Loghlan in the Deponants sight and others struck the said Roger Guise over the mouth with his first the Deponant and others parting them the said Guise with divers others of the English in the Castle much discontented at the said Loghlans boldnesse complained to Master Parck of what had passed but no reparation was made the said Guise neither was there any punishment

his Lady his two Daughters two Boyes two men and a Gentlewoman Master Andrew Adare and his Wife and Sisters Son Master Alexander Mountgomery his Wife and eldest Son Master William Liston his Wife and Daughter Master Thomas Fullerton and his Wife Patrisk Deomand Master Adares man Sir after the writing of this Letter we are brought to Dromahear Castle and Order left with the Captain to bring us unto the Camp at Mannor-Hammilton where we must suffer death if those Prisoners with you be not delivered Sir Frederick Hammiltons Answer to the Letter afore-mentioned SIR I have received your Letter whereby I am given to understand of your treacherous surprisall not with standing of your safe conduct promised for the which I am very sorry But such is the treacherous falshood of those distoyall Traitors generally throughout this wholc Kingdom that hath made me vew and swear in the presence of Almighty God That I will never give or take quarter with them or any of them yea though my own Sons that discended from my Loyns were in your estate I had rather they should die gloriously for the cause of Christ then I should so abase my self as to deal with such Traytors to God and His Majestic Thus beseeching God Almightie to strengthen and incourage you that you may continue constant untill it shall please God to give you deliverance either by life or death In the mean time I am perswaded that they will use you with no worse measure then their Prisoners who were apprehended by me in the action of Rebellion are used So recommending you to God I rest Your very loving friend Frederick Hammilton Castle-Hammilton January the 19. 1641. And after he delivered this Letter unto the Messenger he hanged the chief of the Prisoners being brother to Colonell O Roirke who was desired by this exchange in the sight of the Messenger before he would permit him to depart upon whose return to the Rebels they in revenge thereof murthered about ten or eleven of the said Protestants whereof two were godly Ministers and yet if their mercy and compassion in the midst of their Barbaritie had not far transcended Sir Frederick Hammiltons they had likewise put Sir Robert Hannay and his Lady and Children and all the rest to death And that his ill disposition may the more fully appear he hath with striking and other ill usage so behaved himself toward his Officers that his Lievtenant Ensigne Minister and one of his Serjeants have all forsaken him so that he hath now no Officers but one Serjeant to command his Company at Mannor-Hammilton consisting of seventy men or thereabouts And not withstanding all this The said Informer is labouring for the Government of London-Derry and because he conceived he might prevail in that suit if his miscarriages were not discovered he moved this Respondent that all the differences betwixt them might be composed by the order of friends which motion if this Respondent would then have accepted he conceives this Information had never been heard of And as touching the Government of London-Derry aforesaid this Respondent humbly desires leave to declare that once it was conferred upon Sir George Pawlet a man whose temper in some things was not much unlike this of the Informers whose passionate demeanour in his Office was not onely the occasion of the losse of his own life but of the losse also of the lives of many of this Nation there and the burning of that Town with the kindling of a violent though as it hapned but a short Rebellion in the Countrey thereabouts which did put the State then to much unnecessary expences in the suppressing of it All which together with the premisses this Respondent humbly representeth as pertinent instances and reasons to induce the honourable Parliament not to put the Government thereof into the power of the Informer whose demeanour will never be brooked by those good people that now inhabit there upon whom all the aspersions that are laid by any late reports or Printed Letters this Respondent beleeves were invented and contrived by the Informer or his Instruments of purpose to make them detestable to this Honourable Parliament whom this Respondent is confident are as loyall and wel-wishing to the Parliament as can be expected and will really witnesse the same by their ready and joyfull receiving and obeying of any Governour except Sir Frederick Hammilton that the Parliament will be pleased to appoint over them But his conditions are so well known unto them that they will quit their fortunes and stations there which they have hither to preserved with so much expence and hazard rather then submit unto his Command And this Respondent most humbly desires this honourable Committee would be pleased to pardon him if he have trespassed upon your Patience in answer to the Charge given in by the Informer being necessitated thereunto for his more ample Vindication by laying open the disposition of the Informer which he hath most unnecessary drawn upon himself without any provocations given to him by this Respondent And humbly prayes such reparations as in your Wisdoms shall be thought fit Exhibited 11. of January 1644. Signed William Cole The Replication of Sir Frederick Hammilton Knight and Colonell To the Scandalous Recriminating Answer of Sir William Cole Given in to the Information of the said Sir Frederick Exhibited against him to the Honourable Committee of both Kingdoms the 26. of December 1644. THe said Sir William Cole confesseth the first charge and for his defence pretendeth That he gave advertisement of the said intended Rebellion by his Letters to the then Lords Justices and Councell with all possible speed with advice That their Lordships would strictly examine the Lord Mac Gwire and others his Complices concerning the same But if his notice given to the Lords Justices had been so timely as his Information was seasonable by him confessed to have been twelve dayes before the breaking out of the said Rebellion without all peradventure the Lords Justices and Councell would not have neglected the opportunity of preventing so great a mischief which had not been easily done if to have understood thereof so long before nor can it be credited for tructh that the Respondent gave them any such timely notice when it is manifest That the discovery thereof unto the Lords Justices and Councell by Captain O Connelly was with much difficulty to his person very late in the night immediately before the same day it was to have been acted at Dublin And the Respondent being a Justice of the Peace and Corum and a man invested with great power and authority in his Countrey and of great credit amongst the people by the duty of his place should as very easily he might and ought to have apprehended the Conspirators the said Lord Mac Gwire and the rest of the chief of them being his neer neighbours whose persons if he had secured in so long time before the Tragedie was to have been acted would

their desire and desired him to write to Sir William Stuart for Bryan and his Son and Master Magra and his Son which Sir William did and sent the Letter with me to them to be sent to Sir William Stuart Sir William Cole had not then received his Commission And likewise at the same time Master Bryan willed me to get some men to guard my House for he would not willingly leave it for these men he left to keep it He was forced to pay them then fourteen pounds for their wages or otherwise he desired me to get a note under Sir Williams hand not to besiege the Castle or else none of his people would stay in it for him to preserve me for fear of Sir William Cole Which he refused to give me under his hand but past his word to my self so long as I was in the House he would not attempt it then I desired him to send some of his men along with me and Bryan would render it up to him which he refused to do because he could spare none So at my return again they were pleased with Sir Williams Letter to Sir William Stuart likewise with Sir Williams promise That he would not invade my House Bryans guard were the more willing to stay with me I stayed one moneth after that in my own House and finding the guard to grow a little more insolent I sent for Master Bryan and did shew him his mens carriage and desired him to furnish me with some Horses to carry somethings to Iniskillin which he willingly granted and appointed me a day when I should go and desired me to procure Sir Williams License for my Convoys safe return which was granted by Sir William and likewise Sir William wrote unto me That he had no room in his Castle but for some little things being bepestered and there was no safety in the Town for any thing which made me leave most of my things behinde me And when I left my House Bryan desired me to procure a guard from Sir William and he would preserve my House and all my Goods safe for ten or twelve dayes and deliver it up upon my Letter I told Sir William that my House would be delivered if he would be pleased to send a guard to receive it his answer was still alike That he could spare none The next morning after my coming to Iniskillin Rory came to my House and fell very foul with Bryan for giving me way to go for Iniskillin for at this same time Rory was gathering of more men and the word was to fire my House which moved Master Bryan to put more men in it to preserve it Upon the Friday seven-night thereafter Sir William sent his men out to attempt the Castle and burnt all my Office Houses And the same night those that was in the House set it on fire leaving the House within the Bawn and the two Flanckers unburned and themselves went away And the next day Sir William sent to fetch such things as were found there and upon relation of those that was sent that the House and Flanckers stood unfired he sent the next week and caused to fire the same together with the Mills So Sir this is the true manner with the whole passages of my leaving of my House and to affirm all this to be true one Bryan mac Gwires part of his love for my safety he hath acknowledged it since before Master Smith Parson of Iniskillin my Cousin Captain William Atcheson Ambrose Carleton Torlaugh mac Gra and Owen mac Gra that he had no other designe but for the preservation of me my Wife and Goods in regard he knew that Rory aimed otherwise for me and did acknowledge that he would have caused me to give up the House without assaulting if it had been demanded and those that were in it did set it on fire after they were assaulted by Sir Williams people before he knew of it since which he did never look upon his Nephew whom he left in charge with the House for burning of it And moreover That same day that I left my House with Bryan he gave the Warders fourteen pound more and sent a guard with those small Goods that I brought with me and came himself to see me safely at the Waters-side This with remembrance of my service and my wifes to your self and to my Lady beseeching God to grant you victory over your enemies still I rest Yours ever to Command Roger Atkinson Iniskillin the 10. of October 1642. I did hear Master Bryan acknowledge before these forenamed persons that his onely aym was in keeping of my Cousins House to preserve it for his use from all others that intended no goodnesse to him and would have sure rendered it at my Cousins pleasure Will. Atcheson The Originall of this Letter the Repliant can produce whereby doth appear what an unthankfull and unnaturall Neighbour the Respondent proved to this distressed old Gentleman and his vertuous Wife who suffered much misery by the Respondents cruell neglect of them and had suffered much more had not the Repliant made means divers times to relieve them as they lay miserable at the Respondents Garrison untill they were by the Respondent disgracefully sent away amongst severall hundreds of poor Robbed people who were sent to the Derry without getting any share of the 1200. Suites of old apparell and five hundred pound in Money and Victualls sent in charitie by the Parliament for the comfort and relief of the poor Protestants of that County II. To the Respondents Answer to this Repliants second Charge this Repliant saith Forasmuch as upon the matter the Respondent denyeth not what therein is alledged against him This Repliant might acquiesse therein without more ado and submit that unto judgement But forasmuch as the same is also stuft with calumnies and aspertions cast upon this Repliant by way of Recrimination this Repliant craveth leave to Vindicate himself therein and saith For his part he hath been so far from the envying the Respondent in his Commands or any other the Brittish Colonels in Vlster as that if it were pertinent to the question he is well able to make it appear That he hath contributed much to their assistance and the Cause in hand so far as the force he had was able and was not wanting unto the Respondent in all good Offices That to his power might advance the War against the Rebels or further his proceedings in any particular yet this Repliant must confesse That he understanding the Respondents Forces to be very considerable as is confessed in his Answer and able to have done greater service at the beginning against the Rebels if he had been active but many times the Ronspondent lay still about his own Town and Castle while as his Officers and Souldiers were most desirous to have been in action and did many times solicite the Respondent to relieve the Repliant whilest he was in great danger with multitudes of Rebels

with them which they speedily killed the next morning they were challenged by a woman from the Rebels who complained to Master Parck that his Souldiers had that night brought away some of their Muttons For the which Master Parck gave her present satisfaction threatning the Souldiers to stop it in their allowances The Deponant further saith That neer about Candlemas last he being in Master Parcks Forge within the Castle Bawn of Newtown one morning Mullmory ô Diggennan came into the said Forge with some Plough Irons in his hand to whom this Deponant said it was a good sight to see the said Mullmory provide for Plowing to whom the said Mullmory replied in the presence of Thomas Witticomb Smith that he the said Mullmory might provide what he pleased but that he held it to no purpose for any man in that Countrey to provide either for Ploughing or Harrowing untill Sir Frederick Hammilton were cut off whereunto the Deponant replied It were better the said Mullmory and a thousand the like of him were cut off With which speeches Master Parck was acquainted who sent for the Smith Thomas Witticomb asking if he heard those speeches of Mullmory ô Diggennans to Serjeant Heath which the Smith justified That he did hear them this Deponant being present then yet was not the said Mullmory questioned at all for those speeches to this Deponants knowledge And further saith That about the time that Bryan Ballagh ô Roirk was incamped about Mannor-Hammilton Castle this Deponant was informed That the said Bryan Ballagh had sent a Web of neer fourty yards of Broad-Cloath to be Woven by Master Parcks Weaver William Bryan upon report this Deponant went into the Work-house where the said Cloath was a working and meeting with William Bryan told him that he would one day be hanged for working of Bryan Ballagh ô Roirks Cloath then in Rebellion whereunto the Weaver replied That he did nothing in that without the leave and orders of his Master And further saith That the news being brought to Newtown on Good-Friday morning that Sir Frederick Hammiltons Souldiers had beaten Owen ô Roirks men and all those who were incamped about Mannor-Hammilton Castle upon which news all Bryan Ballaghes Cows which during the Camp about Mannor-Hammilton had so peaceably grazed about Newtown Castle were that morning all driven away and a servant of Bryan Ballaghes sent to the Weaver to demand the Cloath which at that time was not altogether finished the Messenger being most impatient as the Deponant was afterwards told by the Weaver to attend one hour for finishing of it which Web of Cloath was delivered to the Messenger by Master Parcks command as the Weaver said The Deponant further saith That shortly after the Camp was broke up towards the latter end of April last this Deponant was sent and one Roger Smith in his Company with a Letter to Sir Frederick Hammilton from Master Parck and in our Companies went along one Loghlan ô Diggennan son to the aforesaid Mullmory ô Diggennan this Deponant acquainting Sir Frederick Hammilton what had passed betwixt the Father and the Deponant at which time one Master Huthersall acquainted Sir Frederick that a Foot-boy of Master Parcks had come to him the said Huthersall who was sitting upon the Hill looking upon the Lievtenant as he was exercising of the Company The said Foot-boy of Master Parcks telling Master Huthersall that his Master remembred him kindly to him and intreated him by all means to write unto him the true state of Mannor-Hammilton Castle and in what condition the Souldiers were in how they were payed and as they were pleased and what other news the said Huthersall could inform himself besides and that this Letter must be delivered to the said Loghlan with all secrecy not to be known to Serjeant Heath or Roger Smith assuring Master Huthersall of his Masters thankfulnesse This curiositie of the Foot-boyes Master Huthersall thought not fit to be concealed from Sir Frederick upon discovery whereof Loghlan ô Diggennan is apprehended the Deponant and Roger Smith are returned to Master Parck without any other Answer to his Letter but that we should tell Master Parck that his Footboy was taken upon strong presumption that he was a Spie for the Rebels and that it was reported Master Parcks had made his own conditions with them upon which reports Sir Frederick was jealous of him wishing us to tell Master Parck That if he would have Sir Frederick trust to his Loyalty and had a minde to save his Footman from hanging that betwixt and the Friday following he would send unto Sir Frederick the Father Mullmory ô Diggennan to answer and justifie himself and his son both of them being Traitors kept in by the O Roirks about Master Parck as Sir Frederick was informed for their intelligence for our destructions And that if Master Parck did not send the said Mullmory as was desired then would Sir Frederick hold Master Parck himself no good Subject afterwards Which message and information from Sir Frederick was accordingly delivered by Roger Smith and the Deponant to Master Parck who gave no other answer at that time but seemed to be much vexed for the leaving of his Footman behinde Saying he knew not where to finde Mullmory yet the Deponant was informed afterwards that whilest he and Roger Smith went to sleep having marched that night that Master Parck sent one Rice Jones privately to Mullmory ô Diggennan who was come to the Castle that morning to advise the said Mullmory to shift for himself for he durst not longer keep him Sir Frederick Hammilton having caused to apprehend his son and sent for himself that morning and further this Deponant saith not The Depositions of Roger Smith taken ut supra WHo deposeth That towards the latter end of April last being sent with Serjeant Heath from Master Robert Parck with a Letter to Sir Frederick Hammilton Sir Frederick having a little before this beaten the Rebels of the County of Letrim and Sligoe which had long incamped about Mannor-Hammilton Castle during which time Bryan Ballagh O Roirk and divers others of the Rebels grazed their Cattle neer within a Musket shot to Master Parcks Castle of the Newtown and upon the Deponants return from Mannor-Hammilton Master Parck asked if he had brought no answer to his Letter who said he had none but a Message That Sir Frederick being informed that he had made his own conditions with the Rebels who had promised to spare Master Parck untill they had got their will of Sir Frederick Hammiltons Castle and that Master Parck had promised not any way to interrupt the Rebels being daily so bold about Master Parcks as not onely to graze their Cattle so neer his Gate but in suffering them to make their daily passage thorow his Land with victuals and other relief for their Camp whilest they lay five weeks about Mannor-Hammilton Castle without the interruption of Master Parck or any in his Castle having at that

peeces of Plate to Andrew Crean to a place called the Armagh where he borrowed from the said Andrew for the use of Master Parck eight pounds sterlin The said Andrew Creans two sons John and William ô Crean being at that time in open Rebellion The Depositions of Rice Jones Gentleman taken ut supra THe Deponant by vertue of his oath doth acknowledge to have seen the mask for a Letter cut in Parchment and sent as Parson Jones told this Deponant from Master Parck to Parson Jones from Newtown And further this Deponant doth confesse That morning after Serjeant Heath and Roger Smith returned from Mannor-Hammilton to Newtown Master Robert Parck sent this Deponant to Mullmory ô Diggennan to acquaint him that Sir Frederick Hammilton had caused to apprehend his son Loghlan Oge and had sent for the said Mullmory to be sent him likewise and therefore Master Parck wished the Deponant to advertise him and to advise him to shift for himself for he durst no longer protect him The Depositions of William Parkenson of Newtown Butler taken the 12. Jan. 1642. WHo deposeth that he was told by Mullmory ô Diggennan that he had procured for his Master Mr. Robert Parck eight pound sterlin of one of the Creans neer Sligoe upon three peeces of Plate which was sent from his Master by Humphrey Jones who received the Money and brought it to Master Parck And further deposeth That since this Rebellion one Irishman called Owen mac Bryan told this Deponant one day in a great passion that he hoped ere long all the English Rogues or English Dogs should be cut in peeces and destroyed or words to this purpose with which words this Deponant acquainted Master Parck And further deposeth That while as Bryan Ballaghes Cows grazed neer Newtown during the Camp about Mannor-Hammilton Castle this Deponant observed a Woman and a Wench once or twice a week to bring in Milk to the Castle of the Newtown from Bryan Ballaghes Bolly which was spent at Master Parcks Table but whether or not this Woman was Bryan Ballaghes Cow-heards Wife as by others is alledged this Deponant knoweth not The Depositions of Thomas Witticomb Smith taken the 10. of August 1642. DEposeth That about Candlemas last one Mullmory ô Diggennan servant to Master Robert Parck coming to this Deponants shop with Plough-Irons in his hand Serjeant Heath meeting him there told him it was a good sight to see him in these troublesome times provide Ploughing whereunto this Deponant heard the said Mullmory reply That they might provide what they pleased but none of this Countrey would do any more good with Ploughing untill Sir Fred. Hammilton were cut off whereunto Serjeant Heath replyed it were better a 1000. the like of Mullmory were hanged than that Sir Frederick should be cut off And further this Deponant sayth that he was sent for by Master Parck to his own Chamber and examined upon these words in presence of Serjeant Heath both of us justifying to Master Pa r that we heard Mullmory speak these words The Depositions of William Bryan of Newtown Weaver taken ut supra WHo being duely sworn and examined deposeth that having served Master Parck in his Town of Newtown since May was a yeere untill the beginning of this rebellion that he got leave from Master Parck to put his Loomes in the Castle of Newtown where he wrought for his Master and others as would pay him and further deposeth that about Shrovetide last whiles the camp lay about Mannor-Hammilton Castle a servant of Bryan Ballagh O Roirke whose name the Deponant knowes not who many times used to come to Master Parcks house did ask the Deponant if he would work a peece of cloath for his Master Bryan Ballagh who answered if Master Parck would give him leave the Deponant shortly finding Master Parck without the Castle-gate told him that Bryan Ballaghs man desired him to work a peece of cloath for his Master This Deponant asking Master Parck if he thought it would be any hurt for him to work it whereunto Master Parck replied that he hoped it would be no hurt for him at all Some weekes after this Bryan Ballaghs man coming againe to the house this Deponant advised him to bring his Masters yearn which accordingly the man did towards the middle of Lent the Deponant at that time having some of Master Parcks own cloath in hand Master Parck coming into the work-house asked this Deponant if Bryan Ballagh had not as yet sent his yearn to be woven which so soon as it came imployed one William Morray a Scots man of his own Trade to work the cloath for him this Deponant during that time onely providing of the pernes which cloath was a weaving untill good Friday which was the day after the camp was beaten and broken up from about Mannor-Hammilton Castle which morning very earely before Sun rising Bryan Ballaghs man came for the cloath the Deponant telling him it was not quit ready wishing him to come in the afternoon and he should have it but the messenger replied that he could not go without it the cloath being shortly afterwards finished Master Parck sends one Anthony Collecarway a servant of his own commanding speedily to deliver the cloath to Bryan Ballaghs man this Deponant receiving for his work six shillings wanting two pence the cloath amounting to so much after the rate of two pence the yard weaving this Deponant further deposeth Whiles the Cloth was in the Loome a working that Serjeant Heath divers times came into the Work-house telling this Deponent that he would be hanged for working of Bryan Ballaghs Cloth then in Rebellion the Deponant answering him that he did nothing but he was commanded and warranted by Master Park The Deposition of Willam Morray Weaver taken ut supra VVHo Deposeth that about New-years day last being kept at Kilkenny Castle in the County of Mayo and coming in that case towards Mannour Hamilton and passing by Master Parkes mill neere the New-town one of the Rogues laid hand on this Deponant not suffering him and one Edward Maxwell in his company to passe towards Enniskillin as they pretended but advised this Deponant to go towards New-town one of the Rogues speaking good English whom this Deponent hath divers times since seen at New-town Castle where the Deponant being come he was imployed by Mr. Parke as other souldiers were in standing Centry and doing duty about the Castle and sometimes working in his Trade and at such time as Bryan Ballagh O Roirks yearn was sent to be wrought by William Bryan Mr. Parke at that time commanded the Deponant to leave all other work and to fall about Bryan Ballagh O Roirks cloth promissing the Deponant he should be exempted of all other work and duty untill it were finished The Deposition of Owen Mac O Bryan Serjeant to Master Robert Parke taken the 15th of July 1642. VVHo deposeth that about the 20th of January last in the morning

being at New-town brushing his Masters Cloths the Butler William Parkinson came to the Deponant telling him there was a Horse-man at the Gate desirous to speak with him and as the Deponant went down the staires he perceived Serjeant Heath and a many of the souldiers upon the Bawn-Walls gazing upon some Horse-men riding by the Castle and as the Deponant came to the Gate he did see ● Kinsman of his own called Maurice mac O Bryan sitting on Horseback who had formerly served Mr. George Craston and was now in service as he told the Deponant with Captain Bryan Mac Donaghie who was riding by the Castle with Colonell Lucas Taffe who had sent him the said Maurice to present both their services to Mr. Robert Parck and withall told the Deponant they were riding towards Mannor-Hammilton where their Regiment lay with the Camp neere that Castle whiles the Deponant was thus in discourse with his Kinsman William Parkinson the Butler called the Deponant to come in that the Gate might be shut but before the Deponant entred the Gate Captain Mac Donaghie called to him Owen mac O Bryan how do you but the Deponant being in haste to shut the Gate made no answer but presently went to his Master being in Bed acquainting him that Colonell Taffe and Captain Bryan mac Donaghy were with four or five Horse riding so neere the Castle towards Mannor-Hammilton thinking Mr. Parck they being so few would have commanded men to have followed after them but Mr. Parck being in Bed observing so many come in unto him with these news angerly bid them let them Ride where they would for him what had he to do with them Mr. Parck at that time commanding neere sixty or seventy able men within that Castle most willingly to have been imployed The Deponant further faith that about Candlemasse last one Cormick mac Robert MacTernan then in Rebellion with Bryan Ballagh O Roirk the said Cormick being Foster-father to Walter Harrison being then in the Castle with Mr. Parck did send three Beeves about midnight to the said Walter Harrison Mr. Parck causing the Gate to be opened and received them one of the Beeves being bestowed upon Mr. Parck another was sold for ten shillings to John Darrington and the third sold too to Rice Jones as this Deponant heard and faith that shortly after John Powell and others of the souldiers being not suffered by Mr. Parck to meddle with any of Bryan Ballaghs and the Rebells Cows which grazed daily neere to the Castle in the night-time the said John Powell and and others conveyed themselves over the Bawn-walls with Ropes and brought in some Cows with them that same night which Walter Harrison alleadged to be his Foster-fathers Cormick mac Roberts Cows and therefore would not suffer one of them to be touched but turned back to the Rebells The next night the same souldiers ventured as before with Ropes over the Walls bringing whom with them eight Cows and thirty Sheep wherewith Mr. Parck being acquainted got out of his Bed clapping his hands and crying out that they should be all undone causing them presently to drive back both the Cows and the Sheep not suffering the Souldiers to kill one Beast of them And further saith that he did see Bryan Ballagh O Roirks herd brought to Master Parck by one Mullmory O Diggennan complaining to Master Parck that they had found one of Bryan Ballaghes Cows which had been taken and killed by a poor Englishman Thomas Normand and his Wife who were by Master Parck turned out of the Castle a little before that upon which complaint Master Parck in a great anger bid the said Mullmory and the Cowherd do with the said Normand and the killed Cow what they pleased for he had before that turned him and his Wife and Children out of the Castle and since had nothing to do with them The Cow-herd many times threatning the poor Englishman in Master Parcks presence that since it was so he would have the said Normands head for the Cow This Deponant further faith That he being in company with Walter Harrison and Thomas Lambard neer to the Castle of the Newtown they all three went towards Torilagh O Boyland and his Brother Donnell O Boyland where they were a Ploughing within lesse then Musket shot to the Castle where the said Donnell O Boyland shewed this Deponant severall stobs and cuts which he had received in his Jerkin that day Mullmory mac Ternan and divers others of the Countrey Gentlemen were killed by Sir Fredericks party as they retreated from the Newtown The Deponant asked the said Donnell how he durst fight against any of the Kings Souldiers who answered That neither he nor any of his Fathers Children would fight against any other but such as were commanded by Sir Frederick Hammilton who daily destroyed so many of them the Deponant being asked why they did not upon that confession apprehend the said Donnell and carry him to Master Parck the Deponant replied That none of them durst meddle with any of these O Boylands nor any other of those Irish that used daily about the Castle and allowed by their Master to Plough which he might easily see out of his Chamber Window as also the Deponant doth acknowledge severall times to have seen the Cloath while it was a Weaving within the Castle by Master Parcks directions for Bryan Ballagh O Roirk at that time whiles the said Bryan Ballagh O Roirk was incamped about Mannor-Hammilton Castle The Depositions of Walter Harrison taken the 13. of January 1642. WHo acknowledgeth That he the Deponant being in the Castle of the Newtown with Master Robert Parck the Deponants Foster-Father called Cornick mac Robert mac Ternan did one night since this Rebellion send by a Boy of the Deponants called Teag mac Ternan three Beefs which this Deponant received about midnight Master Parck causing the Castle-Gate to be opened and to put them into the Bawn Which three Beefs as the Deponant alledgeth were for the use of the Castle The next night after the Souldiers brought in five Cows more which the Deponant believed did belong to his Foster-Father telling them if they were his it was shame for them to bring in a poor mans Cows who had supplied them the night before there being so many of Bryan Ballaghes O Roirks and others of the Rebels Cows daily grazing so neer that Castle and that it were better to seize upon them then upon his poor Foster-Fathers whereupon by order were commanded to forsake those Cows And the next night the same Souldiers brought eight Cows and thirty Sheep from the Rebels wherewith Master Parck being acquainted got out of his Bed in a great passion clapping his hands coming to the Gate and many times crying out now we are all undone causing the Gate to opened and to drive the Cows and Sheep towards the Rebels again The Depositions of Benjamin Alexander Clerk taken the 10. of August 1642. WHo deposeth That

time neer threescore of able men in it wishing the Deponant to tell Master Parck that unlesse he would send him Mullmory O Diggennan who as Sir Frederick was informed had been fighting against the Kings Souldiers he would hold the said Master Parck as a Traitor himself Which message this Deponant in presence of Serjeant Heath delivered to Master Parck he being in Bed shewing a great deal of anger against the Deponant for leaving of his Footman Loghlan O Diggennan behinde him The Deponant being weary with the nights march went to sleep and as he awaked he was told that Mullmory O Diggennan was run away but afterwards the Deponant heard Rice Jones say that Master Parck had sent him to advise the said Mullmory to shift for himself shortly after the Deponant and Serjeant Heath had delivered their message that morning they came from Mannor-Hammilton And further deposeth That he did see a Cow which one Norman a poor Englishman had taken while as Bryan Ballaghs Cows grazed neer the Newtown Castle during the Camp about Mannor-Hammilton and did see Bryan Ballaghes Herdsman Thomas Carvell complain to Master Parck giving order to his Bailiff Mullmory O Diggennan to make search for the same who found the Cow killed by the Englishman Norman and his Wife whereat Master Parck was very angry Saying That was the way to bring trouble enough and bring the Country upon their backs wishing Mullmory O Diggennan to tell Bryan Ballagh that the Englishman should no more come within his Gates for meddling with Bryan Ballaghes Cows And further saith That the Newtown Castle was daily relieved with Milk from Bryan Ballaghes Bolly during the Camp about MANNOR-HAMMILTON the Herds Wife bringing of it freely The Depositions of Dermond O Ferry Harper taken the 12. of January 1642. WHo deposeth That upon Friday the 28. of January 1641. this Deponant coming to the Church of Clanclare within half a mile to Mannor-Hammilton Castle where he found that night Colonell O Roirk with divers other Colonels and Captains gathered together with intention the next morning to burn off the Town and Garrison of Mannor-Hammilton with both the Water-Mills there which accordingly was performed in this Deponants sight who afterwards got leave of Owen O Roirk to go back to the Castle of Dromahear where the said Owen O Roirks Wife and family lived living himself with his Brother Bryan Ballagh O Roirk with five or six hundered more of the Rebels incamped neer unto the Castle of Mannor-Hammilton where they lay till Friday the fourth of February following which day they were beaten from the Camp where the said Colonell Owen ô Roirk told the Deponant he escaped narrowly himself divers of his Regiment being killed and the rest chased The Deponant further faith That about the 20. of February following he this Deponant obtained leave that he might go visit Master Parck at Newtown whom he had formerly served as his Harper which granted him conditionally that he should stay but one night with Master Parck and that this Deponant should tell Master Parck That Colonell O Roirk and the rest of their Army were informed that Master Parck had supplied Sir Frederick Hammilton with what Powder was spent upon them the last day they were beaten from their Camp which if Master Parck had done so it was more then they expected from his hands For whosoever should lend Armes or Ammunition against them was to be held as much an enemy as those that fought against them And withall Colonell O Roirk bid this Deponant tell Master Parck that he with his Brother Bryan Ballagh ô Roirk had been desired by severall Letters from the Gentlemen of the County of Sligoe to joyn with them in laying a Camp about Master Parck and his Castle at the Newtown which they both refused advising the County of Sligoe Gentlemen rather to joyn with them in camping about Mannor-Hammilton Castle who had done them much hurt Master Parck having done them none and being able to destroy Sir Frederick Hammiltons Master Parck and his would be easily their own This Deponant having delivered his message to Master Parck letting him know withall That he could stay no longer then that night being ingaged by his promise to Colonell O Roirk to return the next morning whereupon Master Parck wished the Deponant to tell Owen ô Roirk that whosoever informed that Sir Frederick Hammilton was supplied by him with any Powder wronged him much for he was not stored as to have spared his Father any And further the said Parck told this Deponant That though he was desirous to have enjoyed his Company longer yet since he was ingaged by his promise to Colonell O Roirk to return the next day he would by no means to have him break his word Master Parck likewise telling the Deponant That it was reported amongst them that Colonell O Roirk was likewise killed by Sir Frederick Hammilton at the breaking up of the Camp till the Deponant assured him of the contrary and that he was an eye-witnesse that day the Town and Garrison of Mannor-Hammilton was burned Master Parck afterward asking this Deponant what the Countrey said was the reason for this Rebellion they alledged the King to have incouraged them to it which if he did said Master Parck we must all do as the King will have us to do but untill the truth of this appear I will keep my self quiet and meddle as little as I can The Deposition of Thomas Jones Clerk taken the 14. of July 1642. WHo being duely sworn deposeth That in June last coming from Newtown to Mannor-Hammilton Master Robert Parck desired the Deponant to advertise him privately if at any time he observed Sir Fred. Hammilton displeased towards him or that the said Sir Frederick had any intention to take away his men from him or any other matter that the Deponant thought fit to advertise him with privately shewing the Deponant a peece of paper cut in such a manner as a man might write by it to his friend and none could read it or make sence of what they read but by the like paper which Master Parck called a mask for a Letter And shortly after this Deponant being at Mannor-Hammilton had one of the masks cut in Parchment and sent from Master Parck by Rober Slixton to the Deponant which he presently shewed to Rice Jones who told this Deponant That he the said Rice Jones was sent by Mascer Robert Parck at such a time as Serjeant Heath and Roger Smith came from Mannor-Hammilton to give warning to Mullmory ô Diggennan to shift for himself for he could no longer protect him Sir Fred. Hammilton having sent for him and committed his Son in law This Deponant further saith That after the taking in of Sligoe by the Rebels and the great murders there committed upon the Brittish the Deponants Son in law Humphrey Jones told this Deponant That he was sent by Master Parck in the night time with two