A88575:21
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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Most humbly showeth,
Most humbly sheweth,
That whereas there are but very few hours between your Petitioner and Death, he is humbly bold before he breathe out his soul to God, to breathe out his Request to the Parliament, by making his last Address to you, humbly acknowledging he hath incurred your high Displeasure (of which he is deeply sensible) and violated the Laws of this Commonwealth, for which he is unfeignedly sorrowful, and now also submitteth to the Sentence of the High Court, and promiseth and offereth further Security neither to Plot, Contrive or Design the Subversion of this present Government, accounting it as a brand of the highest Ingratitude to employ his life against you, if he should by an Act of Grace and Favour receive a new life from you.
THat whereas there are but very few hours between your Petitioner and Death, he is humbly bold before he breathe out his soul to God, to breathe out his Request to the Parliament, by making his last Address to you, humbly acknowledging he hath incurred your high Displeasure (of which he is deeply sensible) and violated the Laws of this Commonwealth, for which he is unfeignedly sorrowful, and now also submitteth to the Sentence of the High Court, and promiseth and offereth further Security neither to Plot, Contrive or Design the Subversion of this present Government, accounting it as a brand of the highest Ingratitude to imploy his life against you, if he should by an Act of Grace and Favor receive a new life from you.
Wherefore your dying Petitioner, before he commend his soul to God on the Block, he pours out his soul to you, at your Bar, That you would be pleased by your gracious, merciful and seasonable Interposition, to prevent this sad stroke now the hand is even lifted up, and he is as one giving up the ghost; and if he have provoked you so far as to render him uncapable of an Absolute Pardon, yet he humbly beseeches you to change the Sentence of death into perpetual