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?
Colonel Blisset—Yes, my lord, I was very well acquainted with both of them for a twelve-month past before this accident and I have often been in their company, and always observed that there was a great deal of friendship and kindness between them.
Earl of Warwick—My lord, I desire he may tell any particular instance that he knows or can remember.
Colonel Blisset—I remember when capt. Coote had his commission in the regiment of guards, he was complaining of the streightness of his circumstances; he was to pay for his commission 400 guineas, and said he had but 300 for to pay for it: and my lord of Warwick did then say to him, do not trouble yourself about that, or let not that disturb you, for I will take care you shall have 100 guineas, and he said he would give order to his steward to pay him so much; and I was told afterwards that he did so.
Earl of Warwick—I desire he may tell, if he knows of any other particular instances of my friendship to Mr. Coote?
Colonel Blisset—Once when he was arrested by his taylor for £13, my lord lent him five guineas, and used very frequently to pay his reckoning for him.