Part 5 (1/2)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--My lords, I doubt the witness is so far off, that it will be difficult for him to hear the questions that we are to ask him, unless we could have him nearer to us.

LORD HIGH STEWARD--Mr. Attorney, my lords seem to be of opinion that it will be more for your advantage and theirs that the witnesses stand at the distance they do; which will oblige you to raise your voice so loud, that they may hear the witnesses and you too.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Is your name Samuel Cawthorne?

CAWTHORNE--Yes, my lord.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Where do you live?

CAWTHORNE--With Mr. Locket at Charing-cross.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Did you live with him at the Greyhound tavern in the Strand the latter end of October last?

CAWTHORNE--Yes, I did.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Well, pray will you acquaint my lords with the time when my lord of Warwick, my lord Mohun, and Mr. Coote were at that house, how long they stayed, what happened while they were there, and when they went away?

CAWTHORNE--It was Sat.u.r.day night, the 29th of October last.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Pray tell my lords the whole of your knowledge in the matter.

CAWTHORNE--There came my lord of Warwick, my lord Mohun, captain Coote, capt. French, and captain Dockwra, the 29th of October last, in the evening, to my master's house at the Greyhound tavern in the Strand.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--How long were they there, and what time of night came they in?

CAWTHORNE--About 8 o'clock at night, my lord Warwick, my lord Mohun, capt. French, and capt. Coote, came in.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--What day do you say it was?

CAWTHORNE--Sat.u.r.day, the 29th of October last.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--How long did they continue there?

CAWTHORNE--It was between one and two the next morning before they went away.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Was any body sent for to come to them there?

CAWTHORNE--Yes, Mr. James.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--What time was that?

CAWTHORNE--About twelve of the clock.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Did he stay with them till they went away?

CAWTHORNE--Yes.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL--What did you observe pa.s.s in the company while they were there?

CAWTHORNE--I did not observe any thing of quarrel, not so much as an angry word amongst them, till they came down to the bar and were going away; when they came down to the bar they ordered me to call them chairs, or coaches; and there were no coaches to be had, and so I went for chairs, and two chairs came; for the porter that went to call the coaches was a great while before he came back; and, as I said, I going for chairs, there came two; but that they said was not enough; so more chairs were called for, and at length there were more chairs gotten; in the first three chairs, my lord of Warwick, my lord Mohun, and captain Coote went away in; and my lord Warwick and my lord Mohun bid the chairmen carry them home.