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A88579	A cleare and necessary vindication of the principles and practices of me Christopher Love, since my tryall before, and condemnation by, the High Court of Iustice. Whereby it is manifested, that a close prison, a long sword, a High Court, and a bloody scaffold, have not in the least altered my judgment. Whereas also the cruelty of the sentence, the insufficiency of the proofs, and my own innocency, are demonstrated. As also my grounds and reasons of giving in a narrative, and the lawfulness of the matter and titles of my petitions (though to usurpers) manifested and maintained. Together with a declaration of my judgement concerning Cromwells unlawfull invasion of the kingdom of Scotland. Written by me Christopher Love, Master of Arts, minister of Lawrence Iury, London; penned by me the eighth of August, fourteen days before my death.	Love, Christopher, 1618-1651.	1651 (1651)	Wing L3148; Thomason E790_5; ESTC R202748	58,288	49

was so amazed that he knew not what he said or what he d●d but Mr. Atturney had his Examinations which were taken in private and patcht together by Mr. Scot and Captain ●ishop and by the help of those papers Mr. Prideaux made a ●hift to rubbe up his slippery memory and to helpe his slow tongue And Mr. Prideaux perceiving that Captain Far was likely to marre his own evidence had he been let alone to himselfe therefore Mr. Prideaux helps him at a dead lift and puts to Captain Far no lesse than fourscore and eighteene Questions or leading Interrogatories a thing which I think was never heard of before practised in any Court since William the Conquerours dayes untill then yet by the poor misled Members of the Court this was well accepted of though I did protest against it as a most illegall practice Now I am Condemned I am informed that this Captain Far is much troubled to thinke of my death Touching these 8 Accusers I will say but this they did prosecute my life to preserve their own I have done with them I pray God begin with them to humble their hearts and shew them their sinne● that they may see and fear and do no more so wickedly for my part I would not change Conditions with them they are in a sinning but I onely in a suffering Condition I had rather be a Sufferer with the Brethren than an Accuser of the Brethren I have more peace and quietnesse who am to dye than they will have who have bought their lives at so dear a rate as with the price of my blood Having spoken largely about my Witnesses I shall mention but a word about the partiality of my Iudges I think there was never such violent indirect procee●ings to take away the life of a Minister since the Reign of Queen Mary to this day They suffered the Examinations of the Witnesses composed by Mr. Scot and Captain Bishop to be read in Court which is contrary to Law and Justice and the Customes of all Courts They commanded the Scaffolds to be put up the first day when my black and bloody Charge was read and the Witnesses produced in Court but pulled down the Scaffolds when I made my Defence● not caring how many heard my Charge nor how few heard me to clear my selfe And they gave me but from Saturday till Wednesday to make my Defence although the Depositions were to write out which were 28 sheets of paper which I was to peruse and answer Though they pulled down the Scaffolds when I made my defence yet they put them up again when the Counsell for the Common-wealth were to make their Reply to my Defence All this was that I might lye under more disadvantage in the judgement of the Spectators Yea such was the partiality of the Court that they refused to hear my Witnesses when produced them in Court And after they had assigned me Counsell they rejected two of them one of them could not be there and the fourth viz. Mr. Hales was not acquainted with my case I never spake with him untill halfe an hour before the Court sate he never saw nor read the Depositions yet they would not allow my Counsell a days time to study my case but he must plead then ●x tem●ore or not at all Oh extremity of Rigour yea further though I had a Notary to write for me yet have they taken away all the Books from him so that nothing shall come to the publique view but with what additions or alterations they please to my greater disadvantage but my hope is that some faithfull Pen or other hath writ my Defence and the Witnesses Depositions and according to them let my Innocency be judged by indifferent and unprejudicated men But enough of this I have but one thing more to doe in this vindication of my person and ministry and that is to answer a grand objection which is brought against me Object viz. That all the blood of ●co●lana is charged upon me and the rest of my Brethren whom they call my Confederates Answer To take off this false and most notorious slander I shall dispatch these 3. particulars viz. 1. Give you something to observe in the generall 2. Manifest that I have no hand in the War with our dear Brethren of Scotland 3. Lay down Arguments drawn from instances of Scripture clearnesse of reason interest of State to prove the unlawfulnes of the E●glish Arm●'s invading of Scotland then conclude with some Demonstrative suggestions what may be the intollerable mischiefes sad corsequence and unexpressible calamities that may befall the Godly party in both Nations if the English Army prevaile over our brethen of Scotland to subdue and conquer them 1. Touching this Objection I shall give you something to observe in generall that is this That these men do as N●ro did set Rome on fire and then charge the Christians with it so do these new Common-wealths men put two Kingdomes on fire blow the sparks of dissention into a flame so causing a mighty Combustion and Conflagration yet charge it upon us who pour out tears to quench the burning which their lusts and ambition who affect only earthly domination rule over their brethren hath kindled in the Neighbour Nation As the Gunpowder Traytors charged that plot of blowing up the Parliament which themselves onely contrived upon the Puritans who were ever Friends never Enemies to Parliaments till this Apostate Generation of men stood up so doe these Trayterous Hereticks lay lasting Seeds of Division between the two Nations invade Scotland imbrue their hands in their Brethrens blood slay them with a rage reaching up to Heaven spill their blood like water on the ground yet we must be charged with all this blood who have had no hand in but a detestation of the Invasion of the Neighbour Nation the Lord judge bttween them and us What act have I done my Enemies themselves being Judges to make me guil●y of the blood spilt in Scotland Did I ever encourage Cromwell to invade Scotland or ever invite the Scotish Nation to invade England let Cromwell and his Confederates look to it the bloud of Scotland will cry in the eares of him who is the avenger of blood who hath said The Earth shall not cover the blood of her slain I may say as Elijah said to Ahab It is thou and thy Fathers house that hath trouble Israel so it is not I but Cromwell Vane Bradshaw and the rest of that Crew who have troubled Scotland When God comes to make Inquisition for blood they will be charged with all the blood of Scotland If they will say The King had not agreed with the Scots had it not been for me and my Confederates and so by consequence I am guilty of all the blood shed in Scotland To this I say 1. If I by any strained consequence should be found guilty of the blood of Scotland then Cromwell and his Army who did actually and cruelly shed

Scotland for they are of the English not of the Scotish Nation Yea though I did give money to relieve poor Scotch men prisoners and others here in London yet this contradicts not my Protestation for therein I said I did not give money to send into Scotland or any other fo●eign parts to any persons of the Scotish Nation but I did not say I did not give here in London to any person of the Scotish Nation I did relieve many of the poor Scotch prisoners who were taken at Dunbar fight and brought to Black-wall Yet this doth not falsifie my Protestation though I did give money to poor Scotch men in London yet I sent none into Scotland to any Scotch person since the Wars began to this day When I first put pen to paper I did not intend to look fo far back as the Tryall but because the Tryall is so mis-represented and mis-reported in some Bookes in Print especially in that lying Book called The Plea for the Common-wealth and because many black and hideous things are laid to my Charge of which I am not guilty Wherefore I shall doe two things 1. Lay down what none of the 8. Witnesses did prove against me 2. Give a brief Extract of what they did prove against me that so the World may be satisfied upon what I was Condemned to dye None of the 8. Witnesses did prove in Court 1. That I writ Letter to the King of Scots or Queen or Jermin or Piercy or to any other persons in foreign parts either in or of the Scotish Nation since the Wars began to this day 2. Or that ever Letter was writ in my House or in any place else where I was present 3. Or that ever I directed ordered or perswaded any others to write 4. Or that I did know of any person that did write Letters into Scotland or any foreign parts 5. Or that ever I sent or gave my consent to the sending away of any Letters into Scotland or any forein parts 6. Or that ever I received any Letter from Scotland or any foreign parts 7. Or that I ordered any other person to receive Letters for me 8. Or that ever I did so much as read any Letter in my House or anywhere else that did come from Scotland or from foreign parts 9. Or that ever I collected gave or lent any money either for the King of Sc●ts the Queen his Mother the Church and State of Scotland in the generall or for any particular persons either in or of the Scotish Nation since the beginning of the Wars to this day 10. Or that ever I invited any foreign Forces to invade either England or Ireland 11. Or that I was in the least privy to or accquainted with any preparations or endeavours tending to the raising of intestine insurrections at home or joyning with any foreign Invasions from abroad None of these particulars were proved against me yet I was condemned to dye which doth manifest to the world that I I am put to death rather upon an interest of State than Principles of Conscience rather to put a terror upon others than for the merits of the Facts I have don my self yet my Oppressors slay me and hold themselves not guilty The most that was proved against me was this That I was present at meetings in severall Fasts to begge a blessing on the Treaty between the King and the Scots that there might be an Agreement between them upon the interest of Religion and termes of the Covenant That I was severall times present at my House when Letters were read that either were sent to or received from Scotland That I moved for money for Massey and Titus yet one of the Witnesses swore that it was not upon a Military account to maintain the War in Scotland but meerly to relieve the personall necessities of Massey and Titus That two of the Witnesses brought Fifteen pound for Massey and Titus to my House viz. Potter brought Ten pound and Far brought Five pound but neither charged me that I received it Here I desire the Reader to take notice that though 8. Witnesses came in against me yet no two of them did concurre in their Testimony to prove any one thing against me unlesse that I was present at the bearing of Letters read which other men brought to my House As for all other things though two Witnesses might sometimes speake ad idem yet not to the same thing eodem tempore 'T is true two swore that I moved for money yet one swore I did it in a meeting the other swore I did it to him alone at another time But lest it should be thought I am too favourable in my own Cause I have here made an Extract out of the Depositions of the Witnesses that so you may see the worst that is proved against me A brief Extract or Collection out of the Depositions of the Witnesses against Master LOVE The first Witnesse was Captain Potter POtter sware he brought ten pounds to my house which he intended for Masey and Titus he laid it downe in my Parlour 5. or 6. being present but proved not that I saw him or bid him lay the money down or that I received it I can truly say I did neither Potter sware he did receive Letters one from Bamfield another from four Lords in Scotland viz. Argile Loudon Lothian and Bellcarris and another from Mr. Bayly on the superscription was a great L. but said it was not to me but he said he shewed them me and some others at my house and when he came in he said Mr. Love I have nues to shew you in one of the Letters there was a motion for ten thousand pound but said he we all disliked that motion dissented from it and resolved to send a Nagative Answer yea he might have said that I was the man that disswaded them from doing any thing in that businesse Potter said An Answer to those Letters was brought and left at his shop he said he thought it came from me and Dr. Drake but God is my Witnesse I neither sent carried nor left Letter at his shop in all my life Alford said William Drake held a Correspondence with Scotland but he knew no Ministers that knew this He said That after he came from Callis he brought to William Drake a Narrative from Captaine Titus of all his proceedings at Iersey and how the Cavaleers abused him and also brought a Copy of a Letter from the King he said this was read at my house He said There was a Commission and instructions read at my house a little before the Treaty at Bredah to Authorise the Lord Willoughby Bunce Massey Titus Graves to use their interest in the King and in the Scots Commissioners to agree in their Treaty upon the terms of the Covenant I desire you to take notice that this was the only meeting I was at about an agree agreement between the King and the Scots and at this meeting