Narrative a of the Minutes of Ebidence Respecting the Claim to the Berkely Peerage as Taken Before the Committee of Privileges in 1811 to Which Are Added Fac Similes of the Banns, and Register of the Marriages Extracted from the Parish Books of (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1811 Excerpt: ... With Piff?--He might the same day: I believe it was; I cannot recollect the day... Can you repeat distinctly what Piff said about the year?--No, I cannot. What is the impression upon your mind?--It was so trifling I cannot recollect; but it was as I walked by him, we walked on. The following question and answer were read over to the witness: "And he told the year?"--" He said he thought it was "m 1783 or 1785, or somewhere thereabout. 1 said it may "be somewhere after that, it might or not, I was not certain; he seemed to know more about it than I. I "could not recollect the year it was, and so I said no more "to liim, because I could not recollect the year it was my"self." Is that all that passed?--Yes. Are you sure he said 1783 or 1785, or somewhere thereabout?--But I did not take so much notice, for I was in hopes I should not come., . You state that you are seventy years of age, and your recollection is imperfect?--Yes. Are you in the habit of drinking any thing strong in the morning?--No-, not any thing strong before dinuer; nor 1 would not do it for a guinea or more. I always keep to that. You are quite certain that at the time you saw.Lord Berkeley go into the shop in Westgate-street, the militia were at Gloucester?--Yes., You have stated that your memory is, in some degree, imperfect; that you do not recollect things so well now as you did formerly?--J do not recollect so well as I used. Things which passed twenty or thirty years ago you can remember, perhaps, better than things which palled lately?--No, I do not; if you ask me any thing about things in trade, I could not tell you. You told Mr. Piff that you could not recollect what year it was you saw Lord Berkeley with Mary Cole; whether it was in 1783 or 1785?--Yes. What makes you now so posi...