A88575:52
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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I do confess, I writ an answer to Massey's Letter, which none in the World could accuse me of; it was the first and only Letter that ever I writ into Scotland, since the Wars began: I writ it in long hand, for I never used Cypher or Character in all my life. And though before the High Court I did say (and that truly) I never wrote Letter to any person of the Scottish Nation, since the Wars began, yet I durst not say, I never writ to any person in the Scottish Nation, because I did write this one (and but this one) Letter to Massey: The substance of the Letter was to this effect, To let him know, his Friends here could not forget the eminent Services he had formerly done; That we were sorry to hear of the Necessity of his Condition; That some Friends here had resolved, as an Expression of their Respects towards him and Cap. Titus, to send them Four hundred pounds (although I believe that sum was never raised) for a supply of their personal Necessities: But as for Arms, I wrote expressly, We could not, we would not provide any; it was neither safe, nor fit for us to engage in a business of that nature: Wherefore I prayed him to forbear any such motions to us. There were present at this meeting these persons following, Major Alford, Lieut. Col. Jackson, Mr. Case, Cap. Massey, Major Adams, Dr. Drake, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Cauton, Cap. Far, and my self, with some others; but who more, I cannot well remember.
I do confess, I writ an answer to Massey's Letter, which none in the World could accuse me of; it was the first and onely Letter that ever I writ into Scotland, since the Wars began: I writ it in long hand, for I never used Cypher or Character in all my life. And though before the High Court I did say (and that truly) I never wrote Letter to any person of the Scotish Nation, since the Wars began, yet I durst not say, I never writ to any person in the Scotish Nation, because I did write this one (and but this one) Letter to Massey: The substance of the Letter was to this effect, To let him know, his Friends here could not forget the eminent Services he had formerly done; That we were sorry to hear of the Necessity of his Condition; That some Friends here had resolved, as an Expression of their Respects towards him and Cap. Titus, to send them Four hundred pounds (although I believe that sum was never raised) for a supply of their personal Necessities: But as for Arms, I wrote expresly, We could not, we would not provide any; it was neither safe, nor fit for us to ingage in a business of that nature: Wherefore I prayed him to forbear any such motions to us. There were present at this meeting these persons following, Major Alford, Lieut. Col. Jackson, Mr. Case, Cap. Massey, Major Adams, Dr. Drake, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Cauton, Cap. Farr, and my self, with some others; but who more, I cannot well remember.