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.]