A88575:99
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 10
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SECT. X.
The next particular, I am accused to be an Extortioner, and this is in the mouths, I am loth to name them because I would not show rancour, but I am charged as if I should be a grievous Extortioner, to receive 30 l. for the loan of 300. besides 8 l. in the hundred for interest, which in the presence of God, and of you all, I do declare to you, is a most notorious and an abominable falsehood. I am accused likewise to be an Adulterer: and that this Report it is not in the mouths of mean men, but in the mouths of those that sit at stern, as if I were a debauched person, ⟨p. 19⟩and were guilty of uncleanness. Now I tell you through the grace of God, as Luther said of himself in another case, That he was not tempted to Covetousness, through the grace of God I can say, I was not tempted in all my life to uncleanness. It doth not much grieve me though these slanders lye upon me: I know my betters have been worse accused before me. Athanasius he was accused by two harlots that he had committed folly with them, and yet the man was chaste and innocent. Beza was charged not only of Drunkenness, but of Lasciviousness also, and many others have been accused with the same, if not worse slanders then I have been.
The next particular, I am accused to be an Extortioner, and this is in the mouths, I am loth to name them because I would not shew rancor, but I am charged as if I should be a grievous Extortioner, to receive 30 l. for the loan of 300. besides 8 l. in the hundred for interest, which in the presence of God, and of you all, I do declare to you, is a most notorious and an abominable falshood. I am accused likewise to be an Adulterer: and that this Report it is not in the mouths of mean men, but in the mouths of those that sit at stern, as if I were a debauched person, ⟨p. 19⟩and were guilty of uncleanness. Now I tell you through the grace of God, as Luther said of himself in another case, That he was not tempted to Covetousness, through the grace of God I can say, I was not tempted in all my life to uncleanness. It doth not much grieve me though these slanders lye upon me: I know my betters have been worse accused before me. Athanasius he was accused by two harlets that he had committed folly with them, and yet the man was chaste and innocent. Beza was charged not onely of Drunkenness, but of Lasciviousness also, and many others have been accused with the same, if not worse slanders then I have been.