State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 2 (of 2)
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State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 2 (of 2)
Trials -- Great Britain
My lords, the case, as to the fact, according to my
instructions, is this: Upon Saturday, the 29th of October last,
at night, my lord of Warwick, my lord Mohun, Mr. French, Mr.
Dockwra, and Mr. Coote, the unfortunate gentleman who was
killed, met together at one Locket's who kept the
Greyhound-tavern in the Strand, and there they staid till it
was very late; about twelve of the clock at night, or
thereabouts, a messenger was sent by the company to fetch
another gentleman, Mr. James; and Mr. James coming to them, in
what condition your lordships will be told by the witnesses;
about one of the clock in the morning, on Sunday, the 30th of
October, they all came down out of the room where they had been
so late, to the bar of the house, and there, as the witnesses
will tell your lordships, swords were drawn, and the chairs
were called for, and two chairs which were nearest at hand
came, and two of the company went into those chairs; who they
were, and what past at that time, the witnesses will tell your
lordships; those that got into those chairs came out again, and
more chairs were called for. But I must acquaint your
lordships, that my lord Mohun, when the two gentlemen that went
into the chairs ordered the chairmen to take them up, and carry
them away, spoke to them to stop and go no further, for there
should be no quarreling that night, and that he would send for
the guards and secure them, and after this they came out of the
chairs again; it will appear there were swords drawn amongst
all of them, and some wounds given: more chairs being called
for, and brought, this noble lord that is here at the bar, my
lord of Warwick, my lord Mohun, and the other four gentlemen,
went all into the chairs, and gave the chairmen directions,
whither they should carry them, at leastwise the foremost had
directions given them, and the rest were to follow them; it was
a very dark night, but at last they came all to
Leicester-square; and they were set down a little on this side
the rails of the square, and when the chairmen had set them
down they went away; but immediately some of them heard my
lord of Warwick calling for a chair again, who came towards the
rails, and there they found two of the gentlemen, that had been
carried in some of the other chairs, holding up Mr. Coote
between them, and would have had the chairmen carried him away
to a surgeon's, but they found he was dying, and so would not
meddle with him; afterwards my lord of Warwick and Mr. French
were carried by two of the chairs to Mr. Amy's, the surgeon at
the Bagnio in Long-acre, where Mr. French being wounded, was
taken care of particularly by the recommendation of my lord of
Warwick, and the master of the house was called up, it being
very late; Mr.
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