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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. I did say this from his own expression, he was a diligent observer there, that he might know what was done there, that so he might prepare himself.
Att. Gen. I did say this from his own expression, he was a diligent observer there, that he might know what was done there, that so he might prepare himself.
M. Love. Sir, you did declare this after the change and abolition of a King and House of Lords, that a Trial by a Jury of twelve of the neighbourhood was according to Law; and you urged Master Lilburne with this, that he might plead, and do no harm unto himself. And not only so, but the House also declared, That since the change of Government, they would never alter that way of trial; and upon the ninth of February, 1648. they did declare, That though they thought fit to abolish the Kingly Office, and the House of Lords, yet they resolved they would still retain and preserve the fundamental Laws of the Nation, for and concerning the preservation of the liberties, lives, and estates of the people. Now Sir, they declaring they would never alter this way of trial, and you declaring this way of trial by Juries, to be according to the fundamental Laws of the Land, I beseech you give me the reason why it is denied to me.
M. Love. Sir, you did declare this after the change and abolition of a King and House of Lords, that a Triall by a Jury of twelve of the neighbourhood was according to Law; and you urged Master Lilburne with this, that he might plead, and do no harm unto himself. And not onely so, but the House also declared, That since the change of Government, they would never alter that way of triall; and upon the ninth of February, 1648. they did declare, That though they thought fit to abolish the Kingly Office, and the House of Lords, yet they resolved they would still retain and preserve the fundamentall Laws of the Nation, for and concerning the preservation of the liberties, lives, and estates of the people. Now Sir, they declaring they would never alter this way of triall, and you declaring this way of triall by Juries, to be according to the fundamentall Laws of the Land, I beseech you give me the reason why it is denied to me.