A88575:216
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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Animadversions › Section 9, 10, 11, 12: ANIMAD. upon Sect. 9, 10, 11, 12.
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ANIMAD. upon Sect. 9, 10, 11, 12.
M. Love here instanceth five Aspersions laid upon him in point of practice. As for those of Extortion and Adultery, I never so much as heard M. Love, and either of them, named together. I will not say that M. Love prudentially subjecteth himself to such aspersions, from which he knows he can sufficiently purge himself. But he that lieth under a suspicion of several Crimes, and is able fully to assert his innocency in respect of any one or more of them, gains an advantage hereby to make the purgation of himself from the rest the more creditable. Concerning Murder; neither did I ever hear this formally, or in the letter of it, laid to his charge; But that in his Communications with the King of Scots, and other persons of his adherency, declared Enemies to the State and Government of this Commonwealth, he was eminently and transcendently a murderer, hath been sufficiently proved against him upon oath, by many witnesses; yea his own Confessions in his Narrative and Petitions do not fall much short of such a proof. Therefore whereas (§. 11.) he traduceth those who charge him with the guilt of that blood, which hath been spilt in the present Wars between the two Nations; that they do by him as Nero did by the Christians, &c. (a notion suggested by the same spirit of Revenge unto his fellow Gibbons also) he deals by them as Potiphar's wife did by her servant Joseph, who being incontinent her self, accused him of incontinency to his Lord, because he refused to gratify her lust. M. Love, Mr. Gibbon, and the rest of their Association being desirous that this State, and those in present power amongst us, should condescend to their impolitic Principles and Humours, in admitting the Scottish King to a monarchical Throne over this Nation, and herein to own a Scottish Superintendency over them and the Nation; and they refusing to comport with them in such their lusts and desires, and attempting by the best, and (indeed) the only means they had to withstand the said King in his claim to the English Throne, together with the Scottish Nation (his imperious and proud Abettors in this his Claim) upon this Account, and this only, Mr. Love and M. Gibbon charge the Blood that hath been spilt in the present Wars between the Nations, upon the State and present Powers amongst us.