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
CAWTHORNE--I did hear my lord Mohun say, captain Coote should
go and lie with him, or he would go and lie with capt. Coote
that night, for there should be no quarrelling.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Did they upon that go away?
CAWTHORNE--Mr. French and Mr. Coote were in chairs before my
lord Mohun or my lord Warwick, or any of the rest.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--What then happened upon their going into the
chairs?
CAWTHORNE--My lord Mohun came out to them and swore there
should be no quarrel that night, but he would send for the
guards and secure them.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--What happened then?
CAWTHORNE--Upon that, both of them came out of their chairs and
came into the house, and there they came to the bar three of
them in the passage by the bar, and three of them behind that
passage.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Pray, will you tell what did really pass
throughout the whole transaction? What was done after they came
in again into the house?
CAWTHORNE--After that, I was bid to call for six chairs, if I
could get no coaches, and so I did; and when I had brought what
chairs I could get, and returned to the bar I heard the swords
clash; when the swords were drawn I cannot say, nor by whom, it
might be by all the six, for aught I know, because I was in the
street to call the chairs, and when I came back to the house, I
was in hopes all had been quieted, for their swords were
putting up: and when they went away in the chairs, I did hope
they went away friendly.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Pray, how did they go away? who went
together?
CAWTHORNE--My lord of Warwick, my lord Mohun, and captain
Coote went in the first three chairs, them three together, and
bid the chairmen go home; the sixth chair was not then come.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--When that chair came, pray what directions
were given to it?
CAWTHORNE--I did not hear them give the chairmen any directions
at all.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Do you know any thing more that was done
after this time?
CAWTHORNE--No, my lord, not after they went away; after I
returned with the chairs, it was in two minutes' time that they
went away.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--My lords, I suppose he knows no more of the
matter.
LORD HIGH STEWARD--Will you then ask him no more questions, Mr.
Attorney?
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--No, my lords, unless this noble lord shall
ask him any questions, upon which we shall have occasion to
examine him.
LORD HIGH STEWARD--My lord, has your lordship any questions to
ask this witness? For now is your time, the king's counsel
having done examining him.
EARL OF WARWICK--I desire to ask him, whether I did not bid the
chairmen go home?
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