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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. Love. I beseech you Sir, I do apprehend there is another matter of law ariseth, and that is from the Act of the 26 March, 1650. there is a prohibition of sending letters or messages to any in arms against the Parliament; now I am charged with sending and writing letters into Scotland: now it doth not appear to me, that Scotland was in arms against the Parliament of England, but for their own preservation. Therefore I desire counsel in this, Whether I that am accused of writing and sending into Scotland, am therefore accused of writing and sending to those who are in arms against the Parliament of England; or whether they were in arms for the preservation of Scotland, or in opposition to the Parliament of England.
M. Love. I beseech you Sir, I do apprehend there is another matter of law ariseth, and that is from the Act of the 26 Maerch, 1650. there is a prohibition of sending letters or messages to any in arms against the Parliament; now I am charged with sending and writing letters into Scotland: now it doth not appear to me, that Scotland was in arms against the Parliament of England, but for their own preservation. Therefore I desire counsel in this, Whether I that am accused of writing and sending into Scotland, am therefore accused of writing and sending to those who are in arms against the Parliament of England; or whether they were in arms for the preservation of Scotland, or in opposition to the Parliament of England.
At. Gen. If you will admit still, that you have sent or received from Scotland, then I readily grant it.
Att. Gen. If you will admit still, that you have sent or received from Scotland, then I readily grant it.
M. Love. I will admit of nothing; I have so much of a christian in me, that I will deny nothing that is proved to be true, and so much of an Englishman, that I will admit of nothing that is seemingly criminal.