A88575:13
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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To the Supreme Authority, The Parliament of the Commonwealth of ENGLAND:
To the Supream Authority, The Parliament of the Commonwealth of ENGLAND:
The Humble Petition of Christopher Love, a Condemned Prisoner in the Tower of London;
Most humbly showeth,
Most humbly sheweth,
That your Petitioner doth with all Thankfulness acknowledge it a singular Providence of God, and special Favour of the Parliament, that a door of Hope is yet open, and opportunity once more offered to prostrate himself at your feet for a Grant of his Life, which if you vouchsafe, he shall accept as an Act of great Grace and Mercy. It is no little grief of heart to your Petitioner, that through unadvisedness and weakness he is fallen under your sad and heavy Displeasure, and hath offended against the Laws of this Commonwealth, and now by the Sentence of the High Court of Justice (to which he submits with all Christian meekness and humble acknowledgement of Gods hand therein) is in inevitable and sudden danger to lose his Life, without your merciful and gracious Interposition: And whereas there is a Surmise of a Plot continued against the Peace and Welfare of this Commonwealth, he doth protest in the presence of God the Searcher of all hearts, that he knoweth no Plot or Design against the present Government; nor is he privy in the least to any preparations for, or intendments towards any intestine Insurrections or foreign Invasions, or to any Correspondencies now held with any in, or of the Scottish Nation, or any other whatsoever: He is not ignorant how much Malignants will triumph at his death, nor is he without natural affections to his dear Wife and Children, nor without real desires of life to do God and his Country service, which are powerful Persuasions to him to do whatever he can, without wounding his Conscience.