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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, I confess, I was with this man in the Tower, as I am bound to do by my place, to examine him; he had made his examination before I came thither, and I brought it with me. My Lord, I did ask him questions, he did answer me upon knowledge, he did confess the truth, but told them, Mr. Attorney General was pleased to help him to particulars, and bring them to his remembrance.
Att. Gen. My Lord, I confesse, I was with this man in the Tower, as I am bound to do by my place, to examine him; he had made his examination before I came thither, and I brought it with me. My Lord, I did ask him questions, he did answer me upon knowledge, he did confesse the truth, but told them, Mr. Atturney Generall was pleased to help him to particulars, and bring them to his remembrance.
C. Pot. I profess, if it had been to save my life, I could not affirm them, but you putting me in mind of it, I did know of it.
C. Pot. I professe, if it had been to save my life, I could not affirm them, but you putting me in mind of it, I did know of it.
At. Gen. At the Committee of Examinations, then he had more particulars told him, and he did confess he did know them all, and he may give you an account, whether he did not give an account under his own hand: My Lord, I am not abused, but the Council of State, and the Parliament are abused, and if this man should do this wrong to Mr. Love, and inform the Court and Council, and the man be brought upon his life, because he hath affirmed it, and that several times before several Committees. This man must not scape unpunished, if for no other fault but this, to accuse a man before Authority, and when he comes to his oath to deny every word of it. Captain Fisher will witness, that he did bring all under his own hand, and upon my credit, he did speak as fully as we did open, and much more fully; and I answered, upon here-say, how do you know it? and he said he did know it, he did remember it, and he did put it down positively, and that when Mr. Drake went, away, all the meetings were at Mr. Loves house, and Mr. Love did still declare the occasion of the meetings, and the letters were opened by him, and the discourse upon them; and every word he said upon his own knowledge.