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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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C. Pot. I cannot say he was present, I think he was not present, I think M Alford was sent to the tavern.
The papers of Captain Potters examinations were here produced by the Attorney general, and by the Clerk read to him.
At. Gen. My Lord, these were his Examinations.
Att. Gen. My Lord, these were his Examinations.
C. Pot. I entreat this may be remembered (which I premised at fi•st) I had a latitude then that I have not now, I am now upon my oath, and desire to be true to my own conscience, and to the State, and to this Gentleman; I have made (it is true) such a confession as this is, and I believe the greatest part of it to be true, according to the latitude I spake it in; but now I am upon my oath, and now I am to speak knowingly; the substance of the thing is true, I believe, that he was sent, and sent upon such things, so much I do verily believe to be true, upon my oath, but of the places I cannot speak.