SirW。Follettwasastrangertome，butinmyemergencyIshowedthedocumentsfoundinthewriting—desktohim，andbyhisadviceIwasguidedinallthatfollowed。Byhisdirectioninquirieswerefirstmaderespectingthegentlemanwhohadoccasionedourimmediatequarrel，andwhohadbeenseenwithherthatmorning，andthenrespectingoneortwoothers，butnosufficientevidencewasfound。Thenanegotiationforaseparationwasenteredupon，anditwasnotforsomeweeksthattheevidenceofamanthathadbeeninmyservicesometimepreviouscametomyknowledge。Thatevidencewasdiscardedatthetrial；
butcircumstanceshavesincecometomyknowledgewhichHewasnotcalled，becausehecouldhaveprovedthisplausiblestorytobeamostwickedfabrication。NoonewascalledwhocouldhaveprovedtheTRUTH。Page105
compelmetobelievethathewasthewitnessofTRUTH。
Itsuitedthedefendant’scounselinthatactiontogiveitapoliticalcomplexion，butIsolemnlydeclare，uponmyhonour，thatnotasinglepersonoftheToryoranyotherpartypersuadedmetobringit，andnocommunicationwhateverhadIwithLordWynfordoranyotherpersonconnectedwithpoliticsaboutuntilafterthetrialwasover。MrCurrie，mysolicitorfortheaction，willvouchforthis，andheisalsoawareofcertainsolicitationsmadebybothpartiesinpoliticsthatIwouldnotproceedwiththeaction；heisawarehowmywitnessesweremolestedandtamperedwithintown，andthatitwasattheirownrequestthatsomeofthemweresenttothecountry，wheretheywereneverthelessfollowedandpersecuted。
Ifind，fromthereport，thatMrsNortonsaidonThursdaythatIhadclaimedthecopyrightsofherworksfromherpublishers；thisstatementIhavetodenyinthemostdirectandemphaticterms。Ihavenever，directlyorindirectly，madeanyclaimwhatevertohercopyrights，thebenefitofwhichshehadalwaysbeenallowedbymetoenjoywithoutletorhindrance，anduntilIwaspreparingforthistrialInevereveninquiredastotheamountofthem。Whatdidoccurwithrespecttohercopyrightswas，thatmysolicitor，toprovethatherincomehasexceeded1，500l。perannum，didinstituteaninquiryamongherpublishers，severalofwhomweresubpoenaedtoattend。Iheardherrefertohercopyrights，butdidnothearherusetheword\"claim\"。