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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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At. Gen. My Lord, This was an early Treason, that began betimes to crush the Commonwealth in its infancy: And, my Lord, Master Love being singled out for justice, you will anon observe, there was singular cause for it; and if he had had his desert, it had been long before now: But States can play sometimes with Treasons, and not take a time tell they see fit. My Lord, This Treason, as I have opened it to you, began in the year 1648. The King of Scots so called; but take notice, That the same Nation and Persons that proclaimed him King of Scotland, proclaimed him King of England also at the same time, in the same Nation; and those persons that proclaimed this person King of Scotland, the same proclaimed him King of England. My Lord, You have heard some of the Conspirators named, Titus and Drake, active men both of them; These men have been so ingenuous, That they have fled for their Treasons; notwithstanding this Gentleman, a Minister of the Gospel, he doth not do so; they have confessed their offences, and are fled for them; they dare not appear, they have so much guilt within them, that prompts them to keep away; but this Gentleman hath not so much My Lord, Drake was so active, and it was carried on with so much secrecy, and so much (as they thought) of Caution, That Master Drake writing, as that Gentleman next Mr. Love doth, in short hand, he burnt his Papers, and burnt all where any thing was to be seen, so that no originals are to be seen. My Lord, in this case it hath been opened to you, what transactions Mr. Love had with Scotland; and you have been pleased to observe, it was a tender point, that Mr. Love did enter discourse with the Scotch Nation, Mr. Love was very much troubled at it, and he may see just cause to be troubled at it: And will you give me leave, there hath been Blood and Treasure spent, as was told you by Mr. Solicitor. I am afraid, I might too justly say, by that Gentleman, and those he did seduce, That they have been too much the cause of this Blood, even that Gentleman that stands at the Bar, that should be a man of peace, and not of blood. My Lord, I may justly say, That that Gentleman hath been too much the cause of these late Engagements between these two Nations, and making himself a party; and it is a sad thing, when parties appear against a State.
At. Gen. My Lord, This was an early Treason, that began betimes to crush the Commonwealth in its infancy: And, my Lord, Master Love being singled out for justice, you will anone observe, there was singular cause for it; and if he had had his desert, it had been long before now: But States can play sometimes with Treasons, and not take a time tell they see fit. My Lord, This Treason, as I have opened it to you, began in the year 1648. The King of Scots so called; but take notice, That the same Nation and Persons that proclaimed him King of Scotland, proclaimed him King of England also at the same time, in the same Nation; and those persons that proclaimed this person King of Scotland, the same proclaimed him King of England. My Lord, You have heard some of the Conspirators named, Titus and Drake, active men both of them; These men have been so ingenuous, That they have fled for their Treasons; notwithstanding this Gentleman, a Minister of the Gospel, he doth not do so; they have confest their offences, and are fled for them; they dare not appear, they have so much guilt within them, that prompts them to keep away; but this Gentleman hath not so much My Lord, Drake was so active, and it was carried on with so much secresie, and so much (as they thought) of Caution, That Master Drake writing, as that Gentleman next Mr. Love doth, in short hand, he burnt his Papers, and burnt all where any thing was to be seen, so that no originals are to be seen. My Lord, in this case it hath been opened to you, what transactions Mr. Love had with Scotland; and you have been pleased to observe, it was a tender point, that Mr. Love did enter discourse with the Scotch Nation, Mr. Love was very much troubled at it, and he may see just cause to be troubled at it: And will you give me leave, there hath been Blood and Treasure spent, as was told you by Mr. Solicitor. I am afraid, I might too justly say, by that Gentleman, and those he did seduce, That they have been too much the cause of this Blood, even that Gentleman that stands at the Bar, that should be a man of peace, and not of blood. My Lord, I may justly say, That that Gentleman hath been too much the cause of these late Engagements between these two Nations, and making himself a party; and it is a sad thing, when parties appear against a State.