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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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and there was another letter from my Lords of Argile, Lowden, and Lothian, &c. it is worth your observing what this letter was that came from these men: First, thanks for the good affections of Mr. Love and the rest of the conspirators. Secondly, encouragement to persevere, and to credit Bamfields negotiation for money. Thirdly, promised to repay all, whatever they should lend: But when, and by whom this payment should be made, the letter will tell you; and that is, when God shall bless their endeavours in procuring a free Parliament in England. So the Parliament in England must pay all the Scots debts, that these conspirators shall lend. Truly I think it will be a very free Parliament indeed, when it comes so free out of the peoples purses. My Lord, Mr. Love and others gave Bamfields man that brought this Narrative out of their own purses ten pounds, and sent a bill of exchange of 30. pounds to Bamfield; by one witness it will be expressly proved, that ten pounds of this money came out of Mr. Loves purse. My Lord, William Drakes last letter did inform, that Massey would break into England as soon as there was grass for his horses; and therefore he sent to have a good bank of money provided in readiness, and that they should think of timing a party, and that they should neither rise too soon nor too late, but just when Massey came in; this Mr. Love told Major Adams. My Lord, now we come so near to the time, as that one of these conspirators is apprehended by the Council of State. When he had been in restraint three days, he sent to Mr. Love, and Mr. Love came to him; but he had been at a kind of a Fast, for they did keep Fasts once a fortnight at least, and ⟨p. 17⟩Prayers, for the good success of this design, That God would bless this wonderful Treason; which was for the making, by the Scots Army, an utter subversion of this Commonwealth; and the free, and noble, and magnanimous people of England, should be made vassals and contributaries to the Scots Nation; This was the design, and for this design, the Ministers fasted and prayed: But it is plain, God did abhor such things. And, my Lord, Master Love took upon him, to speak to the person under restraint, Take heed, saith he, what you do, least you wrong your self or others; and said, It is true, Titus his man hath broken up Papers, but we are all well enough;
and there was another letter from my Lords of Argile, Lowden, and Lothian, &c. it is worth your observing what this letter was that came from these men: First, thanks for the good affections of Mr. Love and the rest of the conspirators. Secondly, incouragement to persevere, and to credit Bamfields negotiation for money. Thirdly, promised to repay all, whatever they should lend: But when, and by whom this payment should be made, the letter will tell you; and that is, when God shall blesse their endeavours in procuring a free Parliament in England. So the Parliament in England must pay all the Scots debts, that these conspirators shall lend. Truly I thinke it will be a very free Parliament indeed, when it comes so free out of the peoples purses. My Lord, Mr. Love and others gave Bamfields man that brought this Narrative out of their own purses ten pounds, and sent a bill of exchange of 30. pounds to Bamfield; by one witnesse it will be expresly proved, that ten pounds of this money came out of Mr. Loves purse. My Lord, William Drakes last letter did informe, that Massey would break into England as soon as there was grasse for his horses; and therefore he sent to have a good bank of money provided in readinesse, and that they should think of timing a party, and that they should neither rise too soon nor too late, but just when Massey came in; this Mr. Love told Major Adams. My Lord, now we come so near to the time, as that one of these conspirators is apprehended by the Councel of State. When he had been in restraint three daies, he sent to Mr. Love, and Mr. Love came to him; but he had been at a kinde of a Fast, for they did keep Fasts once a fortnight at least, and