[From Manx Soc, vol. 26]

No. V.

DEPOSITIONS.

Att Castle Rushen 29th of Octobr 1662.

Wm M'YLREA of Ballaugh sworn and examined deposeth & sayth, that being on a certayne tyme in y^e company of Parson Robt Parr (and as this examt sayth hee thinks W^m. M'Ylearran was present) the s^d Parson tould him this Examt that Jurby men would have sett a guard on him y^e night y^t y^e rising was but s^d they were fooles in y^t for hee the s^d Parson (as hee the said Parson then sayd) knew more then they did (meaninge the said Jurby men) and that the Recevier & him the said Parson was all as one, And this Examt sayth that this expression was after y^e English Army came into the Island, And this Examt further sayth that hee knows not wch Receiver y^e said Parson meant for at y^t tyme Capt. Xtin was called Receiver as well as M` Wm Xtin of Raynoldsway.

Wm M'YLREA, his mrke, X.

Wm STANDISH ¹ of Ellanbane sworn & examined deposeth & sayth, That y^e next day after y^e risinge of ye countrey this Examt coming to y^e loyall fourt, Mr. Ewan Curghey of Ballakillingan was there wth a drawne sword, & threatininge Major Tho. Stanley (then Comander of y^e said ffourt) & tellinge him that y^e Lady Derby had sould all y^e countrey for ijd or iijd apeece, and y^t all the Garrisons of the Isle were taken y^e night before, And sayth y^t John Teare Capt. of Jurby & Ewan Xtin of Cranstall in K Bride W^m. Teare Sertfieed amongst divers others & this examt himself who were there the same time ... with drawn swords, & yt ye s^d Teare & Xtin were vaporinge & expressing themselves in like maner, as y^e s^d Ewan Curghey did, And further sayth that y^e said Ewan Curghey sent one Phillip Curleod of K Christ Lezayre to burne or sett fyer in the kilne of John M'Sayle who was then in y^e said ffourt, & accordingly the said Curleod went & burnt y^e said kilne, And also sayth that after condicons made by y^e s^d Ewan Curghey, Jo. Teare, Ewan Xtin & others wth Major Stanley, & ye ffourt surrendered, they y^e s^d psons marched to Peele Castle, wth their Companye and this Examt cominge thither (as he sayth out of feare) about y^e third or fourth day after y^e risirge of y^e countrey, Sam. Radcliffe of Gourden sent this Examt by Comand wth a sticke & a handcherchife on itt for a flag of truce unto Major Woods then Comander of y^e s^d Castle to wish him to leave y^e pourt hooles or sally pourts of y^e Garrisson oppen, that it might bee taken y^t night, And y' this Examt was to tell y^e soldiers of y^e countrey then in ye sd Garrison, that their houses should be fyered & their goods sequestered to y^e said Sam. Radcliffe's Company except they came out of y^e s^d Garrison, and sayth that Major Woods seemed very much rejoycinge at y^e maner of y^e message, and y^t W^m. Nelson (one of the Lady Derby's Servants) being then in y^e said Castle, sayd to this Examt but y^t hee wisht him well, hee would just tell him for bringinge or cominge wth such a message, And further sayth, that about three weeks after y^e fleete came into y^e Island, that ye foresaid Ewan Curghey & Mr. Charles Crow came unto Examt with a written papr desiring him to subscribe y^e same, & sayth y^t ye contents of y' s^d writinge was y^t they should certify, that ye countrey did rise only for the Parliamt to suppresse the Lady Derby, & that this Examt denyed to subscribe the same.

WILL. STANDISH.

WILLM. TEARE Sertfield of Jurby svorne & examined deposeth and sayth That hee knew not of y^e risinge of y^e countrey till they had rissen, & that the first that tould him of itt was Capt. John Teare & W^m. M'Ylearran & sayd that y^e Lady Derby had sould ye countrey for ija or iijd a piece, & y^t therefore they did rise agt her Lapp. And sayth y^t W^m. M'Ylearran brought y^t message from Mr. Wm. Xtin of Raynoldsway & Controller Sharples y^e night y^t y' countrey did rise, & sayth y^t hee wth others were at y^e takinge of y^e loyall ffourt, & taking of Major Duckenfield & ye Officers & Company of y^e Troope then in y^e Isle, This exams also sayth y^t y^e sa M'Ylearran & one Thom. Xtin of Jurby tould Capt. Teare & Capt. Teare told this Exams that Castle Peele was to be taken that night by Capt. Sam Ratcliffe & y^t Castle Rushen was to be taken by Comptroller Sharples & y^e countrey for Receiver Xtin.

WILLM. TEARE his mrke.

EWAN CURGHEY Ballnacarga sworn and examined deposeth & saith that W^m. M'Ilreane came wth a message to him the Depont from Receiver Xtin and Compty Sharples the night of the rising that hee should goe to Ewan Churghy Ballakillinghan & that he should send forth crosses to raise the pish to come to take the Loyall ffort next morning, wch was promissed to bee done by him, And afterwards this Depont was sent by Capt. Teare to Milltowne to tell that the people were in Armes, and would have the Deemster ² to goe along wth them to Ramsey to take Capt. Ingram and the Deemster tould him the Deponent that he was not well but would see them in the morning, But withall s^d he thought they had noe good buisines in hand, This Depont was after sent by y^e s^d Teare to some of the people who were neer Ramsey to tell them as is afforesaid and that they were all sold for 2d a piece.

EWAN CURGHY, his mrk, X.

JO. LACE Balodan in y^e pish of K Andras svorne & examined deposeth & saith that Mr. Evan Curghy & Captn Jo. Teare were the Chiefest Comanders at taking of the Loyall fforte, & that the sd E`v. Curghy would have had Jo. Kneale to have sett fire in some of the houses of them that were then in the ffort but the s^d Kneale refuscing soe to doe, the s^d Ewan rode away his horse &.p'sently after the kilne of Jo. Sale who then was in the ffort was set on ffire.

JOHN LACE.

All the examinacons afforesaid were taken before us.

RSCHD. STEVENSON.
HEN. NOWELL.
JOHN CHRISTIAN.
RICRD. TYLDESLEY.
THO. NORRIS.

RI. CALCOTT.

FFERD CALCOTT. JOHN NORRIS.

HUGH CANNELL. WILL. HUDDLESTON. THO. HUDDLESTON. ROBT. QUAILE.

1 He was probably a Cadet of the House of Standish of Duxbury, Lancashire.

2 John Christian of Milltown, one of the Deemsters.