Van Diemen's Land now Tasmania. There would have been witnesses called during the trial. Walter Cavanagh [ Kavanagh of Borris House ] was the Justice of the Peace who committed James Cavanagh for trial based on "Informations" or "Examinations" sworn on the Holy Evangelists before him by members of the public. On 9 June 2012 14:26, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you............and if you don't mind a second question.........where > is Van Diemen's Land? > > I also noted that James was Transported merely on the say so of Walter. > Seems rather frightening to me. > > > In a message dated 6/9/2012 9:19:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > usually transported to Austrailia or to Van Diemen's Land. > > On 9 June 2012 14:01, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Can you tell me what "Transported" means? > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 6/9/2012 5:23:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > [ Note added by Michael Purcell 2012 - > > The following was transcribed circa 1947 by Edwin Boake for the > Carlovina > > Journal but was not submitted for publication because Edwin died > shortly > > after completing the transcriprion, the document remains unpublished up > to > > the present day. > > It appears the details were transcribed from the recording book of the > > Court Clerk at a General Assizes and General Gaol Delivery held in > Carlow > > on Monday, 26th March 1798. > > I am grateful to the late Mr Boake of Brownshill for bringing this > > document > > to my attention.. > > Extracts from the Court Clerk's book were scanned recently by Trevor > > Clowry > > and the scans posted on the CarlowIGP site. Readers are invited to > match > > Edwin's transcription with their own. ] > > Edwin Boake Papers.. > > 1798. > > James Cavanagh committed for trial by Walter Cavanagh on 18th November > > 1797 and charged with being a wicked disposed person who on the 17th > > November in the 38th Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the > > Third, King, at Borris did Maliciously, Advisedly and Feloniesly did > > Endeavour to Seduce Maurice Dermody, a person serving in his Majesties > > forces by Land to wit - a private Soldier in his Majesties Wicklow > > Regiment > > of Militia, from his Duty and Allegiance to his Majesty by Advisedly > and > > Feloniesly proposing to Encouraging and Endeavouring to persuade > Maurice > > Dermody to become one of a Certain Seditious Traitorous and evil > disposed > > party and Society of persons United and Associated for the purpose of > > Joining and Assisting the French Enemies of the King in case they > should > > Land in Ireland against the Duty of his Allegience as a Soldier. > > For that James Cavanagh being an evil disposed person on 17th November > in > > the 38th Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, > King, > > at > > Borris designedly and Unlawfully did propose to Urge, Encourage, > Solicit, > > and Endeavour to persuade Maurice Dermody, a private Soldier in his > > Majesties Wicklow Regiment of Militia to join himself to associate > with > > and > > become one of a Certain Wicked Seditious and designing party and > Society > > of > > persons found and associated under the Name and Denomination of United > > Irishmen to Evil Example and Against the Peace of the King, his Crown > and > > Dignity. > > [ Morgan Cavanagh and Edward Cavanagh of St. Mullins acted as Bondsmen > for > > the above James Cavanagh. > > It was ordered by the Court that James Cavanagh should be Transported > for > > life.. ]. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] 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 > > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >