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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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The Court being set and called over, the Lieutenant of the Tower was commanded to bring forth his Prisoner; and Master Love was brought to the Bar. After the reading of divers late acts of Parliament concerning Treason, Master Prideaux, the Attorney general for the Common-wealth spake as followeth:
THe Court being set and called over, the Lieutenant of the Tower was commanded to bring forth his Prisoner; and Master Love was brought to the Bar. After the reading of divers late acts of Parliament concerning Treason, Master Prideaux, the Atturney generall for the Common-wealth spake as followeth:
Attur. Gen. My Lord, you have heard several Acts of Parliament read, and the offences therein mentioned. My Lord, I have here a Charge against Mr. Love, the Prisoner at the Bar, and I humbly desire that it may be read likewise; and you may please to take his Reply to it, whether by Confession or otherwise.
Attur. Gen. My Lord, you have heard severall Acts of Parliament read, and the offences therein mentioned. My Lord, I have here a Charge against Mr. Love, the Prisoner at the Bar, and I humbly desire that it may be read likewise; and you may please to take his Reply to it, whether by Confession or otherwise.
The Clerk is commanded to read the Charge.
The Clerk is commanded to reade the Charge.