hat night at the
table in the room?

DUNNE--I cannot tell what discourse truly, my lord, there was.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--Was there nothing of coming beyond seas, who
came from thence, and how they came? Come I would have it rather
the effect of thy own ingenuity, than lead thee by any questions
I can propound; come tell us what was the discourse?

DUNNE--I do not remember all the discourse.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--Prithee let me ask thee one question, and
answer me it fairly; didst thou hear Nelthorp's name named in
the room?

DUNNE--My lord, I cannot tell whether he were called Nelthorp,
but it was either Crofts or Nelthorp, I am sure one of them.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--Prithee, be ingenious, and let us have the
truth on it.

DUNNE--My lord, I am ingenious and will be so.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--I will assure you Nelthorp told me all the
story before I came out of town.[59]

DUNNE--I think, my lord, he was called Nelthorp in the room, and
there was some discourse about him.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--Ay, there was unquestionably, and I know
thou wert by, and that made me the more concerned to press upon
thee the danger of forswearing thyself.

DUNNE--My lady asked Hicks who that gentleman was, and he said
it was Nelthorp, as I remember.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--Very well, and upon that discourse with
Nelthorp, which I had in town, did I give particular direction,
that the outlawry of Nelthorp should be brought down hither, for
he told me particularly of all the passages and discourses of
his being beyond sea: I would not mention any such thing as any
piece of evidence to influence this case, but I could not but
tremble to think, after what I knew, that any one should dare so
much to prevaricate with God and man, as to tell such horrid
lyes in the face of a Court.

DUNNE--What does your lordship ask me?

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--Come I will ask thee a plain question; was
there no discourse there about the battle, and of their being in
the army?

DUNNE--There was some such discourse, my lord.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--Ay, prithee now tell us what that discourse
was.

DUNNE--My lord, I will tell you, when I have recollected it, if
you will give me time till to-morrow morning.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--Nay, but we cannot stay so long, our
business must be di