Deposition of Robert Bate

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<symbol> Robert Bate of the Towne and parish of Minehead in the County of Somersett & within the kingdome of England merchant (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith. That on or about Christmas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland the deponent was robbd & forceably dispoiled of his goodes & debts chattells in the seuerall Counties of Kildare Kilkenny Catherlogh and Waterford to the seuerall values following vizt worth 756 li. 5s. part being a debt owing <this deponent saith > that he
He was robb d near Waterford of two horses to the value of ten pounds sterl. Of thirtie foure baggs of English wooll to the value of three hundred & sixtie pounds sterl. Of foureteene hogsheds and barrells of talloe to the value of one hundred & twenty pounds [ ] The deponent saith that there are seuerall persons indebted to this deponent especially John Wattson of Athy in the County of Kildare yeoman & Patrick Archer of Kilkenny merchant in the iust & full sume of two hundred fif sixtie six pounds & fiue shillings sterl & allthough he accounted the same to be goode debts before this presente rebellion in Ireland yeett in regard the said John Watson an English protestant is vtterly dissenabled by meanes of the said this rebellion & the said & the sa id by Patrick Archer whoe is out in actuall rebellion therefor e this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them . The totall of his losses amounts to seaven hundred fifte six pounds fiue shillings sterl. The deponent saith that the most part of the said goods was taken away by the meanes of Theobald Butler of Calven neere the Grage in the County of Kilkenny Henry Bagnell of Dundiknaghy in the said County of Catherlagh Esquire Bryen Byrne liveing nere Loughlin in the county of Catherlagh gentleman & Andrewe White of Waterford merchant & diuers others whose names he knoweth not The deponent further saith that he

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[ ] [ ] for the said John Watson now [ ] [ ] dissenabled by the rebellion to one [Leonard ] [ ] an merchant in the sume of one hundred pounds sterl in regard the said Watson is now like to be dissenabled in this the [ ] [ ] [ ] of the said [ ] therefore he [cannot] answare to [ ] all [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] The deponent lastly [saith] that Henry Bennett this deponentes servant is hanged [ ] [ ] there being (as he is credibly informed) butt by [whoe] he knoweth not & further he canot depose
Robert Bate
Jurat coram nobis
16o Junij 1642
Phil: Bisse
[Tho] Badnedge

{Kilkenny}
The examination of Robert Bates
C 360

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