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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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cry_n and_o bitter_a lamentation_n of_o wife_n and_o child_n friend_n and_o servant_n howl_v and_o weep_v about_o they_o all_o find_v themselves_o without_o any_o manner_n of_o hope_n or_o deliverance_n from_o their_o present_a misery_n and_o pain_n how_o inexorable_a be_v their_o barbarous_a tormentor_n that_o compass_v they_o on_o every_o side_n without_o all_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n any_o sense_n of_o their_o suffering_n or_o the_o least_o commiseration_n and_o pity_n the_o common_a comforter_n of_o man_n in_o misery_n it_o be_v no_o small_a addition_n to_o their_o sorrow_n to_o hear_v 54_o francis_n barbour_n of_o dublin_n gent._n depose_v that_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o rebellion_n he_o hear_v several_a of_o the_o rebel_n public_o say_v that_o now_o the_o day_n be_v their_o own_o and_o that_o they_o have_v be_v slave_n to_o the_o english_a a_o long_a time_n but_o that_o now_o they_o will_v be_v revenge_v to_o the_o full_a and_o will_v not_o leave_v before_o christmas_n 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child_n leave_v in_o the_o kingdom_n jurat_fw-la 55_o elizab._n dickinson_n depose_v that_o she_o hear_v some_o of_o the_o company_n of_o roury_a mac_n guire_n say_v that_o the_o irish_a have_v command_v to_o leave_v never_o a_o drop_n of_o english_a blood_n in_o ireland_n jurat_fw-la novemb_n 17._o 1642._o katherine_n madeson_n of_o the_o county_n of_o fermanagh_n depose_v that_o she_o have_v often_o hear_v the_o rebel_n say_v that_o they_o will_v drive_v all_o the_o english_a and_o scottish_a out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o both_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o destroy_v jurat_fw-la novemb_n 17._o 1642._o all_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o utter_o destroy_v that_o have_v one_o drop_n of_o english_a blood_n in_o they_o the_o irish_a woman_n cry_v out_o to_o spare_v neither_o man_n woman_n nor_o child_n that_o be_v english_a that_o the_o english_a be_v meat_n for_o dog_n and_o their_o child_n bastard_n how_o grievous_a and_o insupportable_a must_v 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into_o a_o bog_n that_o he_o can_v not_o lift_v his_o arm_n up_o to_o his_o head_n or_o other_o to_o say_v 57_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 esquire_n say_v that_o she_o hear_v the_o rebel_n say_v that_o they_o have_v kill_v so_o many_o english_a man_n that_o the_o grease_n or_o fat_a which_o remain_v upon_o their_o sword_n and_o skeine_n may_v well_o serve_v to_o make_v a_o irish_a candle_n jurat_fw-la april_n 14._o 1642._o that_o they_o have_v kill_v so_o many_o english_a man_n that_o the_o grease_n or_o fat_a which_o remain_v on_o their_o sword_n or_o skeine_n may_v have_v make_v a_o irish_a candle_n or_o to_o consider_v that_o two_o 58_o john_n birne_n late_o of_o dongannon_n in_o the_o county_n of_o tyrone_n depose_v that_o he_o hear_v some_o of_o the_o native_a irish_a that_o be_v somewhat_o more_o merciful_a than_o the_o rest_n complain_v that_o two_o young_a cow-boye_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o tullah_n 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