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not, and so make Ciphers of us, but all your high words of COnscience and righteousnesse is but a flourish, to make the pleople believe or be apprehensive as though we had none, you had all; but you shall know, here we sit with as much tendernesse and integrity as you stand there, and to do that uprighty which is according to Law and justice.
L. Col: Lilb: I shall not in the least make any comparisons, neither do I in that particular, I onely speak of my own particular, in reference unto that God in whom I have believed, and in whom I enjoy content, peace and quietnesse of mind, and yet for my part I shal rather die then willingly go any further, except I have Councel first.
L. Keeble. Well Mr Lilburne, the Court is very tender not to take up any of your time, you have heard what was declared to you there, that Mr Atturney hath made processe against you returnable, to morrow at seven of the clock, and therefore to spend more time will be but your losse and damage, the Sheriffs of London are to take care to returne the Jury to morrow morning, and therefore the Court doth adjurne til seven a clock to morrow in the morning, and in the mean time they do commit the prisoner at the Bar, to the Lieutenant of the Tower againe.
L. Col: Lilb: Sir, I did not hear you the first words.
L. Keeble. You shall not be denied to hear it againe, the Court desires to be good husbands of time for you, we could have sat long enough, to have trifled away your time that you may spend your meditations, and take your friends advice, do not stand upon and destroy your self by words; Mr Lilburne, all that are here, are[1] to take notice of it, that the prisoner at the Bar tath had more favour already, then ever any prisoner in England in the like case ever had; for by the Laws of England, in the matter of Treason, whereof you are indicted, you ought to have been tried presently, imediatly; but because all the world shall know with what cander and Justice the Court do proceed against you, you have till to morrow mornin⟨g⟩, which is the Courts extraordinary favour, and the doors are wide open, that all the world may know it.
L. Col: Lilb: Sir, I can shew one hundred Presidents to the contrary in your owne Books, to disprove what you say.
L. Keeble. Adjurne the Court.
L. Col: Lilb: I humbly thanke you for what favour I have already received.
The Court adjurned till the next morning, and the Prisoner remanded to the Tower.
- ↑ Just Jermin take notice the Judge stood up and spake out an appeal to the people.
