u see
anybody in the coach when they pulled you to it?'
"MRS BRACEGIRDLE:--'Yes, my Lord Mohun was in the coach;
and when they pulled me to the coach I saw my Lord Mohun
in it. As they led me along Drury Lane, my Lord Mohun
came out of the coach and followed us, and all the
soldiers followed them; but they were dismissed, and, as
I said, when we came to our lodgings, Mr Hill pulled Mr
Page by the sleeve and said he would speak with him.
Saith Mr Page, "Mr Hill, another time will do; to-morrow
will serve." With that, when I was within doors, Mr Page
was pulled into the house, and Mr Hill walked up and down
the street with his sword drawn. He had his sword drawn
when he came alone with me.'
"ATTORNEY-GENERAL:--'Did you observe him to say anything
whilst he was with you?'
"MRS BRACEGIRDLE:--'As I was going down the hill he said,
as he held me, that he would be revenged, but he did not
say on whom. When I was in the house several persons went
to the door, and afterwards Mrs Browne (my landlady),
went to the door, and spoke to them, and asked them what
they stayed and waited there for. At last they said they
stayed to be revenged of Mr Montford; and then Mrs Browne
came in to me and told me of it.'
"ATTORNEY-GENERAL:--'Were my Lord Mohun and Mr Hill both
together when that was said, that they stayed to be
revenged of Mr Montford?'
"MRS BRACEGIRDLE:--'Yes, they were. And when Mrs Browne
came in and told me, I sent my brother and my maid and
all the people we could out of the house to Mrs Montford
to desire her to send, if she knew where her husband was,
to tell him of it; and she did. And when they came
indoors again I went to the door, and the doors were
shut, and I listened to hear if they were there still;
and my Lord Mohun and Mr Hill were walking up and down
the street. By-and-bye the watch came up to them, and
when the watch came they said, "Gentlemen, why do you
walk with your swords drawn?" Says my Lord Mohun, "I am a
peer of England--touch me if you dare!" Then the watch
left them, and they went away; and a little after there
was a cry of "murder." And that is all I know, my lord.'
When at the close of the case Lord Mohun was asked if he had anything to
say in his defence, he answered:
"My lords,
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