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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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M. Love. But there is no time mentioned: for there are two Acts, wherein if the prisoner be not indicted within a year, then the fact shall not be prosecuted. Therefore I must demur to the charge, as not legal in matter of form. There are two Acts declaring what offences shall be treason, wherein it is said in those two Acts, That if the party be not indicted within a year, he shall not be indicted at all. Now the Indictment that is against me, looks back to things that are pretended to have been done by me in 1648. and 1649. And so according to those two Acts, I am not to be questioned for them, it being above a year before I was indicted.
M. Love. But there is no time mentioned: for there are two Acts, wherein if the prisoner be not indicted within a yeer, then the fact shall not be prosecuted. Therefore I must demur to the charge, as not legal in matter of form. There are two Acts declaring what offences shall be treason, wherein it is said in those two Acts, That if the party be not indicted within a yeer, he shall not be indicted at all. Now the Indictment that is against me, looks back to things that are pretended to have been done by me in 1648. and 1649. And so according to those two Acts, I am not to be questioned for them, it being above a yeer before I was indicted.
L. Pres. How is it possible that this comes to be an exception until you hear the evidence? if you hear the evidence, and do find that the witness do speak to this not within the time of the limitation, then is your exception proper; but no counsel can divine what time they can give evidence for.
L. Pres. How is it possible that this comes to be an exception untill you heare the evidence? if you heare the evidence, and do finde that the witnesse do speak to this not within the time of the limitation, then is your exception proper; but no counsel can divine what time they can give evidence for.