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was a close relative by marriage, Bathe, unlike some of his family, took no part in his uprising. He adhered publicly to the Church of
Ireland, but his private loyalty to the Roman Catholic faith was no secret: his second wife Jenet was an open Catholic, and his children, two of whom became
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Jenet and Warren are generally believed to have arranged Hugh O'Neill's much-discussed third marriage to Mabel
Bagenal, which took place at Drumcondra Castle in 1591. Jenet died in 1627; her third husband outlived her by some years, and died in about 1638.
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there. He returned to
Ireland to take up his profession. He had some difficulty at first in building up a successful legal practice, but from the late 1560s onward his career advanced rapidly: he became
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In contrast to his father, who had been under something of a cloud in the 1530s at the time of the Silken Thomas rebellion, John was never suspected of any inclination to rebellion. Although the rebel
109:, was a family connection through John's mother, and referred to John Bathe as "my brother". Richard left John his law books at his death in 1558, "on condition that he continues his legal studies".
216:, and further afield in Meath and Kildare. It has been argued in his defence that Bathe was not motivated by personal greed, but by the wish to provide generously for his large family.
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in 1574. The office of
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Apart perhaps from Sir Henry Sidney, all the
English-born officials in Ireland who worked with him seem to have admired and respected Bathe, particularly Sir
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The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558
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