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The whole trial of Mr. Christopher Love, before a pretended high court of justice…The whole triall of Mr. Christopher Love, before a pretended high court of justice…
The whole trial of Mr. Christopher Love, before a pretended high court of justice in Westminster Hall containing the charge of high treason against him ... with the relation of his suffering and his speech and prayer at his death on Tower-hill / published by John Farthing, citizen of London, who took the trial in the said court in short-writing for Mr. Love, and at his own request ; to which is added The tragedy of his trial and death in very elegant verses / by the acute author of Iter boreale.The whole triall of Mr. Christopher Love, before a pretended high court of justice in Westminster Hall containing the charge of high treason against him ... with the relation of his suffering and his speech and prayer at his death on Tower-hill / published by John Farthing, citizen of London, who took the triall in the said court in short-writing for Mr. Love, and at his own request ; to which is added The tragedy of his triall and death in very elegant verses / by the acute author of Iter boreale.
London : s.n., 1660
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A lawyer a member of the Court. Mr. Love, you are not prodigal, you say, of your blood, nor are we I hope, prodigal of your blood; we are to answer for all, therefore I pray let me beg thus much of you: if you plead not guilty to the charge, then there is a proceeding to be by Master Attorney, to prove you guilty of it; and if by any evidence that he shall produce, or in any thing that shall fall out from your ⟨p. 8⟩self, in answer to the evidence, there shall arise matter of law, trust us, I pray you, we do promise you that we will give you the benefit of the law in it; and when there comes matter of law to be decided, which we are persuaded is matter of law, then you shall have counsel assigned you; but there is no counsel to be allowed till the prisoner desire it, and show matter of law, for which he desires it.
A lawyer a member of the Court. Mr. Love, you are not prodigal, you say, of your bloud, nor are we I hope, prodigal of your bloud; we are to answer for all, therefore I pray let me beg thus much of you: if you plead not guilty to the charge, then there is a proceeding to be by Master Atturney, to prove you guilty of it; and if by any evidence that he shall produce, or in any thing that shall fall out from your ⟨p. 8⟩self, in answer to the evidence, there shall arise matter of law, trust us, I pray you, we do promise you that we will give you the benefit of the law in it; and when there comes matter of law to be decided, which we are perswaded is matter of law, then you shall have counsel assigned you; but there is no counsel to be allowed till the prisoner desire it, and shew matter of law, for which he desires it.
Another lawyer of the Court. The main thing you stand upon, Mr. Love, is this, that there is no mention made in any Act, that this court can take cognizance of sending to, or receiving from Scotland, but therein you are mistaken; for the business of holding correspondency with Scotland, is in express words appointed to be under the jurisdiction of this court, therefore I think you are utterly mistaken in that. Then Sir, for counsel, if there comes any thing in the world that is legal, and is a fit thing counsel should be heard in, I think I may promise it, we will not make our selves so far guilty of your blood, as to deny you that justice that belongs to any man; for it is your just right to have it, and we cannot deny it, when a point of law ariseth. And you do not urge matter of law; only you question the jurisdiction of the court, and we must overrule you in that, for we are not to dispute the power of the court; for if the Parliament give us jurisdiction, and by a special Act appoints, that the business of holding correspondency with Scotland should be within the cognizance of this court, we must obey, and not dispute.