Deposition of Roger Bateman

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[1357]
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<April: 7. C> Roger Bateman of Athy Clothier lost 4 li. [by etc.]
O n monday last <Exr 87.> Nichol. Mulhal of Athy terrifyed the Inhabitants by comon saying that the english were best be gone, for all the hous houlds would shortly betaken from them, and their [be?] <Intr C> not a band left to their necks he was dayly an harbourer of Rebells and conversant among them, an hater of English, [ ] twice since the rebellion bound for persons that presently turned rebels a [ ] of Tho: Weldon of Athy.
This Thomas veldon, revoulted at this time from the english [altogher] his favours were al shewed to the papists, he turnt papist his compartner [ul?] fitzGerald of Ballishanan for the deliuery of the white Castle, [ ] and but for the [war] <warders it had bin delivered as diverse of the said warders have told this deponent>
placed a papist guardian of his house at Ray Bray
guarded to Dublin by papists
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