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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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M. Alford. My Lord, after I had liberty for my wife to come to me, she did give me a paper, which I knew was my Sisters hand; if I saw the thing I could tell, but it did miscarry.
Captain Fisher. My Lord the messenger is here in the court that did take the letter, of which this is the true Copy word for word.
Major Alford withdraws, and Major Huntington is called into the Court, and is sworn.
Major Alford withdrawes, and Major Huntington is called into the Court, and is sworn.
L. Pres. What do you know about M. Loves house, about the Commission, and Captain Titus?
M. Huntington. My Lord I can say, that about March, 1648. I met with Major Alford, and he told me that Titus was in town, and asked me if I knew him, and I told him, I; and asked him where he was, he said he was newly come from beyond Sea, from the Fry, there being Alderman Bunce; I asked him where he was, he said little to me; but he said he was to meet him the next day at the Swan at dowgate, that there was to be some Citizens in order to those Gentlemen beyond the Seas, to speak with him there. I did meet, and the Citizens there were Col. Barton, Col. Vaughan, Captain Massey, L. Col. Bains, and I think Hollis his man, I am not certain of it; but Captain Far was there: the business at that time, was only commendations from their friends there; and to tell them that he was commended to their acquaintance. And afterwards, he grew into very high praises of the Prince, and that he had the knowledge of it from a Scotch Lord, I know not his name. After this he told them the Prince was running very unhandsome courses, and they had very great hopes, that his own inclinations did not lead him to it, but it was the Malignant party about him, that had a prevalency over him there, as over his Father here; but he did rather incline to join with the Irish Rebels, and did believe he would incline that way, unless he could get something from hence, to divert him from i; whereupon he did hope they would all set themselves that way, and that he would get letters from persons of honour (whom I know not) that should persuade him into a good belief of the Scots, and to take the Covenant; after this there was a meeting again, I think fourteen days after, at the white Hart in Bread Street, and there I met too; in the time that I was there, I did understand there had been a meeting or two before in order to the business, & Captain Titus did declare he had now again letters from persons of honour, to send to my Lord Percy, and did hope they would set something a foot amongst themselves of the like consequence: for Massey, Bunce, and Graves could see no way under the heavens but for the King to take the Covenant, and join with the Scots, and to engage the Covenanting party here.