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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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All which Treasons, and traitorous and wicked practices and designs of him the said Christopher Love, were and are to the apparent hazard of the public peace of this Common-wealth and free State, Parliament and people of England, and to the manifest breach, contempt, and violation of the Laws of the Land, and contrary to the form of divers Statutes and Acts of Parliament in such case made and provided. And Master Attorney General (by protestation, saving to himself in the behalf of the Keepers of the Liberties of England, to exhibit any other Charge against the said Christopher Love, and to reply to the Answer he shall make to the premises) doth for the said Treasons, on the behalf of the Keepers of the Liberties of England, impeach the said Christopher Love as a Traitor and public enemy to this Common-wealth and free State of England; and doth pray, that he may be put to answer all and singular the premises, that such proceedings, Trial, Examination, Judgement, and Execution may be thereupon had against him, as shall be agreeable to Justice.
All which Treasons, and traiterous and wicked practices and designs of him the said Christopher Love, were and are to the apparent hazard of the publick peace of this Common-wealth and free State, Parliament and people of England, and to the manifest breach, contempt, and violation of the Laws of the Land, and contrary to the form of divers Statutes and Acts of Parliament in such case made and provided. And Master Atturney Generall (by protestation, saving to himself in the behalf of the Keepers of the Liberties of England, to exhibite any other Charge against the said Christopher Love, and to reply to the Answer he shall make to the premises) doth for the said Treasons, on the behalf of the Keepers of the Liberties of England, impeach the said Christopher Love as a Traytor and publick enemy to this Common-wealth and free State of England; and doth pray, that he may be put to answer all and singular the premises, that such proceedings, Triall, Examination, Judgement, and Execution may be thereupon had against him, as shall be agreeable to Justice.
The Clerk. Christopher Love, you stand charged on the behalf of the Keepers of the Liberties of England, by Authority of Parliament, of high Treason, and other high Crimes and Offences against the Parliament and People of England; this high Court therefore requires you to give a positive and direct Answer, whether you are guilty or not guilty of the Crimes and Treasons laid to your charge.