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
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Cannot you tell the reason why they would go
into the country?
CAPTAIN DUCKINFIELD--No, indeed, I cannot tell the reason.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Did you observe my lord of Warwick's sword?
Was there any blood upon it?
CAPTAIN DUCKINFIELD--I cannot say his sword was bloody at the
point; the whole blade and shell was bloody, to the best of my
remembrance.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--What sort of a sword was it?
CAPTAIN DUCKINFIELD--It was a pretty broad blade, a hollow
blade, and a hollow open shell.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Was there any discourse concerning capt.
French?
CAPTAIN DUCKINFIELD--Yes, they thought he was very ill wounded.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Was there any, and what, discourse who should
give my lord of Warwick his wound?
CAPTAIN DUCKINFIELD--It was said, they believed capt. James
gave my lord his wound.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Pray, was there any blood upon Mr. James's
sword, or was he wounded?
CAPTAIN DUCKINFIELD--I saw no wound upon capt. James, that I
know of.
LORD HIGH STEWARD--Do you believe that my lord Warwick's sword
was bloodied with the hurt of his own hand, or any otherwise?
CAPTAIN DUCKINFIELD--I cannot tell; it was a cut shell, and the
outside bloody as well as the in.
LORD HIGH STEWARD--My lord Warwick, will your lordship ask this
witness any questions?
EARL OF WARWICK--No, my lord.
LORD HIGH STEWARD--Mr. Attorney, if you have any other witness,
pray call them.
Another Witness was produced, that belonged to the Ship and Castle in
Cornhill.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--This man will give you an account what passed
at his house at that time, and between whom; pray, will you
tell my lords who was at your house the 30th of October last,
and what past there then?
WITNESS--My lord of Warwick, capt. James and capt. Dockwra; and
when my lord of Warwick came in I thought my lord was in a very
great concern, and called for pen, ink and paper, and I feared
there was some quarrel in hand; but they said no, the quarrel
was over, and says my lord of Warwick, I am afraid poor Coote
is killed.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Did you observe any desire to be private?
WITNESS--No, indeed, I cannot tell that.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--How long did they continue there?
WITNESS--About six a-clock my lord of Warwick, and capt. James,
and capt. Dockwra, and capt. Duckinfield went away.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Can you tell who went with my lord Warwick?
WITNESS--No, indeed, I cannot tell who went with my lord
Warwick; there came in a gentleman in black, whom I knew to be
my lord of Warwick's steward, and he came and spoke some words
to my lord of Warwick, about a quarter of an hour after they
came in, and then they went away, for after that I did not
hear any further discourse.
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