In the PPP there are at least 5 versions of this case recorded, all in a different hand. Short of having a photocopier it appears there may have been several clerks recording the proceedings, with slight variations on each copy. It appears that Walsh and Headen were sentenced to be transported but on a document dated the same day they were declared "Objects of Mercy" by members of The Grand Jury and the Transportation Order was rescinded. On 23 May 2013 17:00, Turtle Bunbury <turtlehistory@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Mick, > > This follows on from an earlier post from the Pat Purcell Papers: > > The Examination of John Farranan of Tomard Harud [ ? ] taken before > one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for Carlow. Who being duly > sworn on the Holy Evangelists and Saith that on the first day on June > 1767 by virtue of a letter of an attorney from Thomas Bunbury of the > City of Dublin, Esquire, he did enter the lands of Cranevonan to drive > for Rent and arrear of Rent due to Thomas Bunbury, and pursuant to his > said Power John Farranan did seize and drive five cows the property of > Edmond Headen and then and there one Edmond Walsh, a Servant to James > Fitzpatrick of Cranevonan, who at the same time Pelted and threw > stones at John Farranan and upon [ ? ] ... Edmond Headen, the older, > Edmond Headen, the younger, Winefred Headen and Margaret Headen > assembled together and aided and assisted by Edmond Walsh and there > rescued and forceably tooke the cows from John Farranan and put him in > some danger for that Walsh, Edmond Headen, the older and Edmond > Headen, the younger Declared that they would loose their lives before > John Farranan should take any of the cows at which John Farranan was > in Dread and obliged to make off in Dread tho the Distress made by > John Farranan before was on the Parole by the said Thomas Bunbury > untill some time after as the Rent should be paid but the Distress to > do so Still in the Power of John Farranan to Dispose of in failure of > Payment of said Rent. > (signed) John Farranan. > Sworn before me the 22nd Day of June 1767. (signed) William Vigors > Burdett. > > > Check out Turtle's latest project here - www.facebook.com/Wistorical > > Old Fort, Tobinstown, Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland > > > Mob: + 353 - (0) 87 - 6453 486 Skype: turtle1847 > www.facebook.com/turtle.bunbury > > On 18 May 2013, at 20:53, Michael Purcell wrote: > > > Transcribed by Michael Purcell, July 2011. > > Pat Purcell Papers. > > 16th July 1767. > > Guilty. > > The Jurors for our Lord the King upon their Oath say and present that > > Edmond Walsh of Cranavonan in the County of Carlow, Yeoman - Edmond > > Headen, > > Yeoman, Edmond Headen, Junior, Yeoman, Winifred Headen, Margaret > > Headen all > > of Cranavonan on the first day of June in the Seventh Year of the > > Reign of > > our Sovereign Lord George the third, by the Grace of God of Great > > Britain, > > France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith and soforth with > > force and > > Arms that is to say with Swords Sticks Stones and soforth at > > Cranavonan in > > Carlow upon one John Farranan a True and faithful Subject of our > > said Lord > > the King in the Peace of God and Contrary to the peace of our said > > Lord the > > King his Crown and Dignity did make an assault and Two Cows which he > > the > > said John Farranan had Seized and had in his custody by Virtue of a > > Letter > > of Attorney Under the hand and Seal of Thomas Bunbury of the City of > > Dublin, Esquire, for Rent and Arrears of Rent of part of the Lands of > > Cranavanan from and out of the Custody of him, the said John > > Farranan, did > > then and there take Rescue and drive away the Cattle Contrary to the > > peace > > of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity. > > Guilty . Edmond Walsh and Edmond Headen - 7 Years Transportation. -- > > Objects of Mercy -- Edmond Headen, Junior, 2 Years on Treadmill, > > Winifred > > and Margaret Headen, 2 years imprisonment. (signed ) Franks > > Bernard ?. > > Benjamin Burton Doyne, Members of the Jury sitting this day - William > > Browne, the Elder, Hon John Stratford, Beauchamp Bagenal, Thomas > > Butler, > > Simon Mercer, Pilsworth Whelan, William Stuart, Arundal Best, John > > Drought, > > John Echlin, Theophilus Perkins. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >