Attorney-General—Did you never hear of any unkindness at all?
Colonel Blisset—No, indeed, my lord, not I: I never so much as heard of the least unkindness whatsoever.
Lord High Steward—Well then, my lord, who do you call next?
Earl of Warwick—Now colonel Stanhope is here, I desire he may be asked the same question, whether he does not know the particular friendship that was between capt. Coote and me, and what instances he can give of it?
Lord High Steward—You are to consider, Sir, though you are not upon your oath you are in a great court, and under no less restriction to testify the truth, and nothing but the truth: You hear what my noble lord asks you.
Colonel Stanhope—My lord, I have known my lord of Warwick and capt Coote for about a twelve-month, and I did perceive that they did always profess a great kindness for one another.
Earl of Warwick—I desire to know of him, whether he observed any particular friendship between capt. Coote and me, much about the time of this business?
Colonel Stanhope—About eight or ten days before this unhappy accident, I went to wait upon my lord of Warwick twice at his lodgings: Once I found capt. Coote there, one of them was in bed, and the other was dressing of himself; I thought they were very good friends that were so familiar, and I had good reason to think so, because of that familiarity: Both the times that I was there, when I found them together, was within eight days before the accident happened.
Earl of Warwick—The next witness I shall call will be Mr. Disney.
Attorney-General—But before colonel Stanhope goes, I desire to ask him this question, whether he did never hear or know of any unkindness between my lord of Warwick and capt. Coote?