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
CRATTLE--I did not know who went in the other chairs, but there
were three other chairs that passed by us at St Martin's-lane,
and we followed after them to Leicester-fields.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Pray what became of you after you had set
down your fare?
CRATTLE--We were discharged and paid; the other three went up
towards my lord of Leicester's; but we were coming away, and in
a little time we heard the noise of calling chairs! chairs!
again, and there were two chairs did come up, Thomas Browne's
and ours; my lord of Warwick called our chair, and we took him
into it, and he bid us carry him to the Bagnio in Long-acre;
and when we came there we knocked at the door, and his hand was
bloody, and he asked us if we had any handkerchief to bind up
his hand.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Was there any other chairs at the door of the
Bagnio, at the same time when you came there?
CRATTLE--Yes, there was another chair there at the door at the
same time, and we set down both together.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Pray whence came that chair?
CRATTLE--Indeed, I do not know.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Who were the chairmen that carried that
chair?
CRATTLE--Indeed, my lord Mohun and my lord Warwick were the
only persons that I knew of all the company.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--What sort of gentleman was the other, that
went out of the other chair into the house?
CRATTLE--He was a pretty tall man; when he was in we went away;
I only can say, I saw my lord of Warwick go into the house.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Did you take any notice of any sword that my
lord of Warwick had in his hand at that time?
CRATTLE--No; I cannot say I did take any notice of any sword,
only that there was a handkerchief desired.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Pray, did you hear no noise at all in the
field, till you heard chairs called for again?
CRATTLE--No; I cannot say I heard any noise in the field.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Did you apprehend there was any fighting?
CRATTLE--No, I knew nothing at all of it; but upon the calling
of chairs again, and my lord Warwick coming along, we took him
in, and he bid us go to the Bagnio, and thither we went.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--My lord, we have done with this witness.
LORD HIGH STEWARD--My lord Warwick, will you ask this witness
any questions?
EARL OF WARWICK--No, my lord.
_Gibson_, the other chairman who carried the Earl of Warwick, was then
called, and gave substantially the same evidence as the last witness.
_Applegate_ carried Lord Mohun to Leicester Fields, and corroborated
the account of the journey thither given by the other witnesses.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--What then happened afterwards, can you tell?
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