The details of his life which are known have all been deduced from his will. He was a member of the Company of Musicians and apparently played the violin and viol ... It is possible that he was one of the many Englishmen who worked for a time on the Continent, though no direct evidence for this has come to light. Works by him were published in Hamburg in 1609, 1617 and 1621.
Source: Andrew Ashbee: Robert Bateman quoted from Grove Music Online accessed 07 February 2010
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