Cawthorne—They were spoke to Mr. James, Mr. French, and Mr. Dockwra, who were within side of the bar.
Attorney-General—Did he apply those words to all those particular persons?
Cawthorne—Yes, as I thought, for they three were within the bar; my lord Warwick, my lord Mohun, and Mr. Coote, were without the bar.
Attorney-General—Pray, my lord, I desire he may be asked this question. Was that before the swords were drawn, or afterwards?
Cawthorne—It was before.
Attorney-General—Then I desire he may be asked, whether the swords were drawn upon those words?
Cawthorne—No, my lord; the time of drawing the swords was when I went out to call chairs and coaches; and I know not who drew the swords first, or when they were drawn; but when I came back I found them all drawn, and I heard them clashing.
Attorney-General—Upon the oath you have taken, was those words that you speak of Mr. Coote's that he would laugh when he pleased, and frown when he pleased, before the swords were drawn, or after the swords were drawn?
Cawthorne—Before the swords were drawn; for I did not see the swords drawn till I came back.
In answer to Lord Wharton, the witness said that Mohun and Warwick had threatened to send for a file of musketeers, and Mohun had done all he could to pacify the quarrellers, and he 'particularly had his finger pricked with endeavouring to cross their swords, and keeping them from fighting; which was all he got from it.' His hand was bloody; but the witness did not see him hurt, as he was outside at the time. He received their reckoning just before they came down to the bar and stayed there two or three minutes afterwards. It was after Coote came out of his chair that he heard him speak the words he had deposed to; no reply was made to them. Mohun, Warwick, and James had all tried to stop the quarrel and threatened to send for the guard; this was before the swords were drawn downstairs.