Chap. II. 7be HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS. 1 • againft the prefent government- that they had declared and publiihed Common– " Charles Stuart, eldeft Son of the late king, to be king of England, ~~alth. " without confent of parliament-- that they had aided the fcots to ~: ,, invade this commonwealth-- that the faid Chrijlopher Lorve, at di- " vers times between the zgth of March I 650. and the firfl: of Jun~? ,, 16 5 r. at London and other place~, had traiteroufly and malicioufly " maintained correfpondence and intelligence by letters and meit1ges cc with Charles Stuart, fon of the late king, and with the qneen his mo- " ther, and with fundry of his council --that he did likewife hold " correfpondence with divers of the fcots nation, and had affifl:ed them " with money, arms, and other fupplies in the prefent war, as well as· '' colonel ctitus, and others of the englijh njjtion, in confederacy with " them, to the hazard of the public peace, and in breach of the laws of cc the land.-" To this charge Mr. Love after having demurred to the jurifdiB:ion of the court, pleaded not guilty. The witnefies againfl: him were eight of the abovementioned gentlemen. The reverend Mr. Jac!ifon was fum– moned, but refufed to be fworn, or give evidence, becaufe he looked on. Mr. Lo·ve to be a good man; faying, he ihould have a hell in his con– icience to his dying day, if he f'nould fpeak any thing that fhould be cir– cumftantially prejudicial to Mr. Love's life. The court put him in mind' ·· of his obligation to the public, and that the very fafety of all government depended upon it. But he refufed to be fworn, for which the court fent him to the Fleet, and fined him five hundred pounds. But it appeared by the other witneifes, that Mr. Love had carried on a 'Iheeviilen~. criminal correfpondence both with the king and the jCots. With regard ta the king it was fworn, that about a month after his late majefty's death, fe veral of them met at a tavern at Dowgate, and other places, to concert· meafures to forward the king's agreement with theji:ots, for which purpofe they applied by letters to the queen, and fent over colonel 'Titus with one hundred pounds to defray his expences. The colonel having delivered his meifage, fent back letters by colonel Alsford, which were read in Mr. Low's houfe; with the copy of a letter from the king himfelf, ,Mr. Lovebeing prefent. Upon thefe and fuch like facts, the council for the com– n:onwealth in lifted, that ~ere was a criminal correfpondence to rejlore thekmg, contrary to the ordmance of 'Jan. 30. 1648•. which· fays, "that: u whofoever ihall proclaim, declare, publia1, or any ways promote " Charles Stuart, or any other perfon to be king of England, wtthout '' confent of parliament, ihall be adjudged a traytor, and fuffer the painS' " of death as a traytor.'~ The
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