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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. Sir John Stowel insisted upon special matter he had to plead, and that was, the Articles of Exeter: but he did first plead to the charge, Not guilty: yet we gave him that benefit; and he had that which did last a great debate of this Court, and so did Hambleton; and divers others, we will do no otherwise with you then with them.
L. Pres. Sir John Stowel insisted upon speciall matter he had to plead, and that was, the Articles of Exeter: but he did first plead to the charge, Not guilty: yet we gave him that benefit; and he had that which did last a great debate of this Court, and so did Hambleton; and divers others, we will do no otherwise with you then with them.
Mr. Love. If you now deny me my special plea, I cannot help it, which is this, that the writing or sending letters (if it could be proved against me) into Scotland, doth not come within your act, and that it is only for England and Ireland that are mentioned therein.
Mr. Love. If you now deny me my speciall plea, I cannot help it, which is this, that the writing or sending letters (if it could be proved against me) into Scotland, doth not come within your act, and that it is only for England and Ireland that are mentioned therein.
L. Pres. If there be a special plea wherein there is no difficulty, then we give no counsel; but a special plea must have something that is dubious in the judgement of the Court; but for this, that in the letter of the law every School boy understands; the Judge will not allow you counsel in a trivial matter; we have gone over and over with you again, and this is like other discourses with you; but certainly never was the like seen, that a Court was so trifled with.