Examination of William Stafford

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The Examination of William Stafford Gentleman taken in behalfe of the Commonwealth Concerning John Roch of Newbay desessed Gentleman desessed
<to the first interro> Sath that the said John Roch did in the first yeare of the warr and many yeares since liue at Bryans towne in the barronye of Shilmaleere beinge some part of the said Roch his Estate and that the said John might haue remoued himeselfe into the <g> English Quarters as ot many English did but not without danger as this deponant Conceaueth
<to the 2 interro> he Can not depose
<to the 3 interro> Sath that he beleiueth that the said John Roch did in the first yeare of the warr and before the 10th of nouember 1642 did actually Contribute <h> in the Publicke taxes of the Countrye for the Irish and sath that the said Roch was in the said first yeare of the warr a Captain of a foote Company and was in the yeare 1643 a Captain in in the County milletia
<to the 4th interro> Sath that the said John Roch with his foote Company in the first yeare of the warr did <I> Joyne with other forces in the sumoninge and takeinge of tenteron in the Countye of Waxford which said place belonged to Sir Ceazer Coulclough and was Kept and defended against the Irish by the English vnder the Command of Captain Austin
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<to the 5th interro> Sath that the said John Roch was with the Irish <k> armye and in the batle of Linches Knocke
<to the 6 interro> he Can not depose
<to the 7th interro> Sath that he is Confident that the said John did take and subscribe the oath of association <l> in the first yeare of the warr because none might if not otherwaise he had not been imployed in the miletarye seruice of the Irish
<to the 8th interro> he Can not depose
<to the 9th interro> Sath that the said John Roch was a Captain of foote in the first yeare of the warr and in <or> <m> about the yeare 1643 the said roch was a Captain of horse and afterward was a Leiftenant Collonell of a regiment of foote
<to the 10th interro> sath that the said John Roch had a brother whoe was killd at the Batle of Linches Knocke his <n> name was Robert and sometyme liued with the said John Roch
<to the 11th interro 12th and 13th interrogatoryes> he Can not depose
William Stafford
Sworne and examened before vs this 30th December 1653
Tho Hart
John Walker
Mathew Stothard
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Deposicions against John
Roch gent deceased
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