Rich. Caulfield Council Book of Cork & early annals

APPENDIX B. 1157 ing of C. that Coli. John Hodder, Lt.-Coll. Dowridge, Capt. Robt. Mihyli, and others, desireth exarut to goe to Coli. John J efford, Coll. Will. Warden, and Coli. Richd. Townsend (then prisoners in C. by Lord Inchiquin's order), and to acquaint them of said intention, which motion they cheerfully embraced; and that sayd night he saw J efford, Townesend, and Warden at the first drawing of the men tog8-ther at the ruaine guard, very active in promoting said work, and particularly that Coll. J efford secured Coll. Sterling, then Governor of C., and that said parties have since lived peaceable under the protection of the Commonwealth. Said Colt Chas. Blunt, on behalf of Major Nicholas Poredome,• sayth that Capt. Peter Carty, and exam' did make known to said P. the whole business the 15 or 16 Oct., and promising secrecy he went forth from said Citty that day to his house about two miles from C., and about ten of the clock of the 17 Oct. saw said P. roaming along the street, and speaking with him he told examt that he then came with a resolution to live and dye with him, &c.-CHAB~ BLOUNT. Feb. 16, 1654. -The examn of Coli. John Gyfforde, aged 51, Eng. Prot., now resident at Ardmore, co. Waterford, at the declaring of C. for the Pari', a prisoner in the Citty. That about three days before said decg, Coli. Charles Blount came to examt- chamber where he was committed, and acquainted exam' on oath of a reso- lution of several persons, viz., Lt.-Coll. Reeves, Coll-. John Hodder, Capt. Rob'. Myhill, Capt. Peter Carew, Capt. St. Richd. Burnell, f!oll. Richa. Townsend, and Co1l. Will Warden, &c., to secure the Citty of C., &c., for the Parlt, which motion he cheerfully embraced, and on 16 Oct., 1649, did see [said parties] with Coil. Chas. Blount, Lieut. Thos. Huett of Coli. Sterling's Reg', Ensigne Sam. Power of saine Reg., Ens. Rowland Langford of Coli. Blount's Regt, Capt. Henry Rogers, Capt. Thos. Dethick, Lieut. Ralph Gore of Coli. Sterling's Reg., Capt. Thos. Boles, Mr. Thos. Benger, Coli. Thos. Dowridge, Ens. Roger Rowland, Ens. in Coli. Gyfforde's Regt, Mr. Thos. Powell, John Downinge, Trumpeter; Lieut. John Tho- mas, and M. Steevens, very active in securing the Citty of C. for the English m- terest, &c.-Jo. GnFORDE. Feb. 20, 1654.-The exam• of Capt. Peter Carew,t aged 45, Eng. Prot., now resident at Rosse, ~o. Kerry, at the declaring of C. for the Parlt, a Capt. of Foot in said Citty. That about 2 months before the declaring, examt, with Capt. R. Burnell, Capt. R. Myhill, Capt. J. Hodder, Coll. C. Blou:z;tt, Ca~. T. Bowl~, Lt.- Coll. Reeves, Lieuts. Huett, Anthony Webb, Pomery, Ensi.gns R1ch 4 • Led.Wlch and • Afterwards Sir Nicholas Purdon, Knt. He was a younger son of ,John Pnrdon, of Tul- low, co. Limerick, by Elinor, daughter of Sir John Fleming, brother of Lord Slane. Gilbert Purdon, a collateral relation, obtained a grant of arms in 1568. The descendants of Sir Nicholaa have been gentlemen of note iD the county of Cork. + Rather Peter Cary, as appean from his signature. His wido'\V and son obtained a grant, under the Act of Settlement, of Ianda in the county of Cork, where his descendants still remain, their seat be~ Caryville, formerly Ball;ymaCl!atrick. Some genealogists have attempted to identify htm. with a Peter Cary whO&e name occurs in some of the heralda' . visitations of Devonshire. But St. George and Leonard's Visitation of Cornwall infol"ID8 u• that this lut Peter Carey was dead without isaue in 1620. Another Peter Cary waa a ~re­ bendary of Kilrosaantie, Lismore diocese, from 1625 to 1634. An earlier Peter Cary hav~g served under the Earl of Essex in Ireland, was grievously wounded; he obtained a pona10n and the place of Constable of Dunluce, where he was betrayed and slain by th~ Scots, leaving a widow and five small children. In 1587 Queen Elizabeth directed a pension of a ahilling per day to his widow, Katherine Cary.

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