A88575:97
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Mr. Love's Speech made on the Scaffold on Tower-Hill, August 22. 1651. › Section 9
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SECT. IX.
I shall begin with the first: There are five Aspersions as to my practices that are laid upon me; First, That I am a Liar, that I am an Extortioner, that I am an Adulterer, that I am a Murderer, and that I am a turbulent person; crimes scandalous in any man, but much more abominable in a Minister.
I shall begin with the first: There are five Aspersions as to my practices that are laid upon me; First, That I am a Lyar, that I am an Extortioner, that I am an Adulterer, that I am a Murtherer, and that I am a turbulent person; crimes scandalous in any man, but much more abominable in a Minister.
Now I hope you will believe a dying man, who dare not look God in the face with a lye in his mouth. I am accused of lying, that what I denied before the High Court of Justice, that afterwards I should confess, or else was proved against me: Now in the presence of God I tell you, as I would confess nothing that was criminal, so I did deny nothing that was true, and that I might seal it to you with my blood; what I did deny, the protestations I made before the High Court, I make them briefly now, That I never writ Letter to the King, Queen, Church or State of Scotland, or to any particular person of the Scottish Nation since the Wars began to this day: That I never received any Letter writ to me, either from the King, or from the Queen, or from the Church or State of Scotland, or from any particular person of the Scottish Nation since the Wars began to this day: That I never collected, gave or lent one penny of money, either to the King, Queen, Church or State of Scotland, or to any particular person to send into Scotland, to any particular person of the Scottish Nation to this day. It is true, I confessed though it was not proved, and happily upon that ground the mistake might rise, I did give money to Massey, but he is of the English not of the Scottish Nation, and I did write a Letter to him, but he is of the English not of the Scottish Nation. That for which I here come, is for moving only for money for him, and for being present when Letters were read from him and others; and I am so far (though man hath condemned me) from thinking that either God or my own Conscience condemns me for a sin in what I am condemned for, that God and my own Conscience acquits me; and what I said at the Bar when I received my Sentence that now is to be executed, I shall say now upon the Scaffold, That for the things I am condemned, neither doth God nor my own Conscience condemn me.