Being examined saith that being in Mansfield in Nottinghamshire about three weeks ago he heard a gentleman being a papist was disarmed of six case of pistols and some barrels of powder but for the rest of the information against him he neither remembreth that he spoke such words or that he was in the said company at that time.
Informeth that upon Saturday night last about nine of the clock of the same night being in the house of Mr Bents in Manchester in the company of James Holland of Hulme Hall in the county aforesaid gentleman and Thomas Holland of Newton in the said county clerk, Francis Cheetham of Nuthurst in the said county Esquire came into their company and there being said there was some designs and discoveries some arms or ammunition taken from some papists, and as this informer taketh it the said Francis told him lived in Derbyshire, and that we (meaning) the said Justices would suffer our throats to be cut or words to that effect and further said the devil take the papists and if the King did countenance them, the devil take the King too, but further saith that the said Francis Cheetham was at that time much in drink.
Informeth upon oath that at the time and in the house aforesaid he perceived the said Francis Cheetham was in drink and heard him ramble and talk but because he was in drink he this informer avoided the room and did not take any notice of the words he then uttered nor remembreth he spoke any of the words before mentioned.
Informeth upon oath that upon Saturday night last he this informer being in company with his father Mr Nicholas Mosley Mr James Holland and his brother Thomas the said Francis Cheetham came into the room to them and amongst other rambling discourse he the said Francis Cheetham said the papists would cut all our throats and yours too speaking to this informer's father and if they were countenanced or words to that effect the devil take the King and this informer further saith the he doth believe that the said Francis Cheetham at the time he so spoke the words was much in drink.