COLONEL RUMSEY--When I came in they were standing at the fireside; but they all came from the fireside to hear what I said. LORD RUSSELL--Col. Rumsey was there when I came in. COLONEL RUMSEY--No, my lord. The duke of Monmouth and my lord Russell went away together; and my lord Grey, and sir Thomas Armstrong. LORD RUSSELL--The duke of Monmouth and I came together, and you were standing at the chimney when I came in; you were there before me. My lord Howard hath made a long narrative here of what he knew. I do not know when he made it, or when he did recollect anything; 'tis but very lately, that he did declare and protest to several people, that he knew nothing against me, nor of any Plot I could in the least be questioned for. LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--If you will have any witnesses called to that, you shall, my lord. LORD RUSSELL--My lord Anglesey, and Mr. Edward Howard. My lord Anglesey stood up. LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--My lord Russell, what do you ask my lord Anglesey? LORD RUSSELL--To declare what my lord Howard told him about me, since I was confined. LORD ANGLESEY--My lord, I chanced to be in town the last week; and hearing my lord of Bedford was in some distress and trouble concerning the affliction of his son, I went to give him a visit, being my old acquaintance, of some 53 years' standing, I believe; for my lord and I were bred together at Maudlin College in Oxon; I had not been there but a very little while, and was ready to go away again, after I had done the good office I came about; but my lord Howard came in, I don't know whether he be here. LORD HOWARD--Yes, here I am to serve your lordship. LORD ANGLESEY--And sat down on the other side of my lord of Bedford, and he began to comfort my lord; and the arguments he used for his comfort, were, my lord, you are happy in having a wise son, and a worthy person, one that can never sure be in such a Plot as this, or suspected for it, and that may give your lordship reason to expect a very good issue concerning him. I know nothing against him, or any body else, of such a barbarous design, and therefore your lordship may be comforted in it. I did not hear this only from my lord Howard's mouth, but at my own home on the Monday after, for I used to go to Totteridge for fresh air; I went down on Saturday, this happened to be on Friday (my lord being here, I am glad, for he cannot forget this discourse); and when I came to town on Monday I understood that my lord Howard upon that very Sunday had been church with my lady Chaworth. My lady has a chaplain it seems that preaches there and does the offices of the church; but my lady came to me in the evening. This I have from my lady----