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
CAPTAIN KEETING--My lord, I will tell your lordship all the
matter I know of it. I met with my lord of Warwick that evening
at Tom's Coffee-house, and we continued there till about eight
at night; I went away to see for a gentleman that owed me
money, and afterwards I went to Locket's; and while I was
there, the drawer came up and told me, my lord of Warwick
desired to speak with me; and when he came up into the room, he
said he was to meet with my lord Mohun there, and capt. Coote,
and he asked me if I knew where capt. French and capt. James
were; I told him I dined with capt. Coote at Shuttleworth's;
and in a while after, capt. Coote came in, and about an hour
and an half, I think, I continued there, and capt. French came
in; capt. Dockwra and we drank together for an hour and an
half, and they admired, about ten o'clock that my lord Mohun
was not come; and I payed my reckoning, not being very well,
and away I went home; Mr. James came in just before I went
away; but there was no quarrelling, nor any thing like it
before I went away.
EARL OF WARWICK--My lord, I desire he may be asked, Whether we
did not usually meet there as friends, especially capt. Coote
and I?
CAPTAIN KEETING--Captain Coote and my lord of Warwick used to
be almost every day together at that place.
EARL OF WARWICK--Pray, did he ever know or observe any
difference or quarrel between capt. Coote and me?
CAPTAIN KEETING--No, my lord, I never saw any thing but the
greatest friendship between my lord of Warwick and captain
Coote that could be; I was with them, and saw them together
almost every day.
LORD HIGH STEWARD--Have you any thing further to examine this
witness to?
EARL OF WARWICK--No, my lord, I have no further question to ask
him.
LORD HIGH STEWARD--Who is your next witness, my lord?
EARL OF WARWICK--My lord, I suppose I shall not need to trouble
you to examine the chairmen over again; your lordships have
heard what they can say: I desire colonel Stanhope may be
called.
[Who it seems stood by the Chair of State, and it was some
while before he could get round to come to the place the
witnesses were to stand.]
LORD HIGH STEWARD--While this witness gets round, if your
lordship has any other witness ready to stand up, pray let him
be called.
EARL OF WARWICK--To prove the kindness between capt. Coote and
me, I desire col. Blisset may be called. [Who stood up.]
LORD HIGH STEWARD--What is it your lordship asks this witness
or calls him to?
EARL OF WARWICK--To testify what he knows of any kindness or
unkindness between capt. Coote and me; whether he has not been
often in our company?
LORD HIGH STEWARD--Have you been often in company with my lord
of Warwick and capt. Coote?
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