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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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L. Pres. It is now the Sessions at Newgate, and there may be many prisoners, and if every prisoner should take the liberty to plead matter of law, and say, I am no Lawyer, let me have counsel assigned me, and I will answer, when should we have any man answer? when would men be executed for robbing, and stealing, and killing?
M Love. That court is different from this, you here are Judges both of law and fact, there the Judges judge of law, and the Jury of matter of fact. But Sir, satisfy me in this, if there be any thing in law before pleading to overthrow the indictment (as I perceive by Judge Cook there is, and to which I have received no satisfactory answer) let me have that legal benefit to overthrow the charge. I have said what I can: but if I had counsel here, they could say a hundred times more.
M Love. That court is different from this, you here are Judges both of law and fact, there the Judges judge of law, and the Jury of matter of fact. But Sir, satisfie me in this, if there be any thing in law before pleading to overthrow the indictment (as I perceive by Judge Cook there is, and to which I have received no satisfactory answer) let me have that legal benefit to overthrow the charge. I have said what I can: but if I had counsel here, they could say a hundred times more.
L. Pres. You have heard no body but your self, for whatsoever hath been told you by the court and your friends about you, hath not been hearkened unto. We have spent thus much time, and people are weak, and if you will plead, do. Read his charge once again; and I tell you, the next is judgement.
L. Pres. You have heard no body but your self, for whatsoever hath been told you by the court and your friends about you, hath not been hearkened unto. We have spent thus much time, and people are weak, and if you will plead, do. Reade his charge once again; and I tell you, the next is judgement.