Crossle Record
Page 115
Thorlagh Ley O’Reilly was a witness when they were sold in the Dublin market and who informed Mr. Newborough that Plt. had had a bad bargain and made no profit, whereupon Mr. Newborough promised to allow Plt. £5 towards his losses and would also allow for 3 bullocks which were short in the last parcel of 70 [i.e. last on the road from co. Cavan to Dublin]. That said Mr. Newborough in “the fields near his new buildings did “also promise to yor suppct (your supplicant) before Liu’t John Beitty & Mr. Armstrong” to deliver Plt. his bills and bonds and to abate Plt. £5 in the contract aforesaid made by Plt. and did then and there promise to send the rest of the cattle. That Plt. has sent several times to get the cattle but Mr. Newborough refuses to deliver them. That afterwards Mr. Newborough promised to one John Corneford on behalf of Plt. to send said cattle to Plt. by Thorlagh Ley O’Reilly. That Lieut. John Beitty also desired Mr. Newborough to deliver said cattle to Plt., but Mr. Newborough answered he would not without further security from Plt. which is contrary to Plt’s contract; but he (Mr. N.) said that if Mr. Thomas Bradson (who is father-in-law to Plt) would write to him, he (Mr. B.) would oblige himself to secure that Plt. would pay for the cattle he would send them. That therefrom Mr. Thomas Bradson wrote a letter to Mr. Newborough by the hands of Lieut. Beitty with an obligation binding himself to pay Mr. Newborough for the cattle always provided they were delivered by Thorlagh O’Reilly (Mr. Newborough’s servant) in Dublin in Mr. Bradson’s backside yard; and yet notwithstanding Mr. Newborough refused to send the cattle. That said Lieut. Beitty wrote a letter to Plt. last October to come down to co. Cavan and he would get the cattle from Mr. Newborough. That Plt. accordingly went down to co. Cavan, met Mr. Newborough and purchased from 100 bullocks at £40 the score for 40 of them and £30 the score for 3 score, being the residue of said bullocks, and did give Mr. Newborough a writing to pay for the cattle being the sum of £70, and Plt. also gave Mr. Newborough a guinea in gold in earnest of the bargain and was to draw the cattle in parcels, and Mr. Newborough there and then delivered to Plt. 40 cattle. That Plt. brought 20 of the cattle to Dublin and left 20 at Dunsaghlin agrazing till he could send for them. That Plt. sold 14 of the bullocks in Dublin market and paid the money derived from their sale to Mr. Bollard and to one Hugh McGlaughlin (servant to Mr. Newborough who came with Plt. to Dublin). That a few days after said Hugh McGlaughlin went to Dunshaghlin and brought him thence the 20 bullocks left there by Plt., and on his arrival in Dublin also took the 6 unsold cattle from Plt. by Mr. Newborough’s orders who has declared that Plt. would not have one beast of them or any of the cattle left behind in co. Cavan. That Plt. meeting McLaughlin brought him to his house and told him he would see for himself how the cattle sold in the market place and what money was got for them and
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