A88575:108
Mr. Love's case
Mr. Love's case: wherein is published, first, his several petitions to the Parliament. Secondly, a full narrative of the late dangerous design against the state, written with Mr. Loves own hand, and by him sent to the Parliament; wherein he setteth down his several meetings and secret actings with Major Alford, Maj. Adams, Col. Barton, Mr. Blackmore, Mr. Case, Mr. Cauton, Dr. Drake, Mr. Drake, Cap. Far, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Haviland, Major Huntington, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jaquel, Mr Jackson, Lieut. Col. Jackson, Cap. Massey, Mr. Nalton, Cap. Potter, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Sterks, Colonel Sowton, Colonel Vaughan, and others. Thirdly, Mr. Loves speech and prayer on the scaffold on Tower Hill, August 22. 1651. Printed by an exact copy, taken in short-hand by John Hind. Fourthly, animadversions on the said speech and prayer.Mr. Love's case: wherein is published, first, his several petitions to the Parliament. Secondly, a full narrative of the late dangerous design against the state, written with Mr. Loves own hand, and by him sent to the Parliament; wherein he setteth down his several meetings and secret actings with Major Alford, Maj. Adams, Col. Barton, Mr. Blackmore, Mr. Case, Mr. Cauton, Dr. Drake, Mr. Drake, Cap. Farr, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Haviland, Major Huntington, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jaquel, Mr Jackson, Lieut. Col. Jackson, Cap. Massey, Mr. Nalton, Cap. Potter, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Sterks, Colonel Sowton, Colonel Vaughan, and others. Thirdly, Mr. Loves speech and prayer on the scaffold on Towerhil, August 22. 1651. Printed by an exact copy, taken in short-hand by John Hinde. Fourthly, animadversions on the said speech and prayer.
London: printed for R.W. and Peter Cole, 1651
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Mr. Love's Speech made on the Scaffold on Tower-Hill, August 22. 1651. › Section 13
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
SECT. XIII.
A word now as to my Principles.
I am accused to be an Apostate, to be a Turn-coat, to be this, to be that, to be any thing, but what I am. In the General I will tell you, That I bless my God, an High Court, a long Sword, a bloody Scaffold, hath not made me in the least to alter my Principles, or to wrong my Conscience. And that I might discover to you my Principles, I hope I shall do it with freedom; I will irritate and provoke none; what I shall say, shall not be an irritation, or provocation of others, (at least not intended by me) but only as a genuine and clear Manifestation of my Principles how they stand.
I am accused to be an Apostate, to be a Turn-coat, to be this, to be that, to be any thing, but what I am. In the General I will tell you, That I bless my God, an High Court, a long Sword, a bloody Scaffold, hath not made me in the least to alter my Principles, or to wrong my Conscience. And that I might discover to you my Principles, I hope I shall do it with freedom; I will iritate and provoke none; what I shall say, shall not be an iritation, or provocation of others, (at least not intended by me) but onely as a genuine and clear Manifestation of my Principles how they stand.