The Information of Nicholas
Tool of Scotland Parish of Hackets Town Barony of
Rathvilly, County of Carlow taken before Thomas S.
Dennis and Barth. Warburton Esqes. two of Her
Majesty's Justices of the Peace.
Nicholas Tool sworn on the Holy
Evangelists, saith That on the 8th day April 1844 -
I received Possession of a Farm ( from John Jones
Esq. of Newtown, Co. Wicklow) - Part of the lands of
Eagle Hill in the County of Carlow and after getting
possession of said Lands I was followed in a most
Violent and outrages manner by Joseph Codd who was
armed with a Drawn Baynot and He Swore in a most
violent manner that he would take my life if I
interfered with said Land - and I verily believe If
It was not for the interference of said John Jones
and others who took said Baynot from Joseph Codd
that I would lose my life - when I was going away
and after He Joseph Codd had been deprived of his
Baynot He followed me with two Stones - His
mother also followed me and took hold of me by the
two Ears and used most Violent Threats - and Since I
am affraid to use authority over said Farm ~~
Sworn before me the 25th day of
April 1844.
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S. Denis, Barth. Warburton.
The Jurors of our Lady the Queen,
upon their oath present that one Nicholas Tool late
of Scotland in the county of Carlow ...?... on the
Eight day of April in the Seventh year of the Reign
of our Sovereign Lady Victoria, was seized in his
demesne as of fee, of and in a certain messuage with
the appurtenances there situate, and that Joseph
Codd, Yeoman and Mary Codd, Married Woman both of
Eagle Hill in the County of Carlow. while said
Nicholas Tool was so seized of the said messuage
with the appurtenances as aforesaid, and was
peaceably possessed thereof into the said messuage
with the appurtenances with force and arms, and with
strong hand unlawfully did enter and the said
Nicholas Tool from the peaceable possession of the
said messuage with the appurtenances then and there,
with force and arms, and with strong hand unlawfully
and injuriously did expel and put out, and the said
Nicholas Tool from the possession thereof so as
aforesaid with force and arms, and with a strong
hand being unlawfully expelled and put out the said
Joseph Codd and Mary Codd from the said Eight day of
April in the year aforesaid until the taking of this
inquisition, the said Nicholas Tool from the
possession of the said messuage with the
appurtenances with force and arms and with strong
hand unlawfully and injuriously then and there did
keep out, and still doth keep out, against the form
of the Statute in that case made and provided , and
against the peace of our said Lady the Queen her
Crown and Dignity.
"No Bill" , "for self and
fellows".
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