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Mr. Atturney. And Mr. Iones did read the Originall, and Leiut. Col. Lilburn corrected the Copy.
Leiut. Col Lilb. Vnder favour you are mistaken, he saies, that I cast my eyes upon the Copy; but doth not in the least say, that I corrected it; and therefore Sir, you do abuse me, in going about to make him say more then his own Conscience tels him is truth.
L. Keeble. While the examination was, he saith you read the proof.
L. Col. Lilb. Sir, he says no such thing by your favour.
L. Keeble. Mr. Newcombe, was not Mr. Lilburne there the second time at night, and did he not look upon the Copy?
Mr. Newcombe. That he did my Lord, but my Lord I shall tell you the manner of our Trade in this particular, the manner is, that after we have set a forme of the letter, we make a proof of it, which proof we have a Corrector does read, my Corrector he had one being he Corrected it, and Capt. Iones lookt upon the Manuscript, and L. Col. Lilburne had a copy of the same sheet uncorrected, but he did not correct it, nor read to the Corrector; there was two pul’d off, the Corrector had one, and Mr. Lilburne had the other, and Capt, Iones look’t upon the Manuscript, and read it to the Corrector.
Leiut. Col. Lilb. He has declared unto you, that he was taken printing the thing before it was perfected, I desire to know, whether I was at his house to give any further directions at all after it was taken?
Mr. Atturney. That’s no thanks neither to you nor him.
Leiut. Col. Lilb. I pray let him answer the thing, let me have faire play above board. Sir, I beseech you let me hold him close to the question, he saies he was taken before the sheet was perfected, truly I think they are his very words.
Mr. Newcomb. I said in my examination, that it was a proof of that printed which you had.
Leiut. Col. Lilb. I desire again to know this of him, whether before he had printed or perfected that sheet he had doing, he was not taken, and both the formes?
L. Keeble. Mr. Lilburn, you must desire to aske him the question, and not you to demand it of him your self.
Mr. Lilb. I shall Sir,
Mr. Newcombe. It was before the formes were taken.
Leiut. Col. Lilb. I ask you, whether before the things were compleat and perfect, your formes were not both taken, and your person seized upon?
Mr. Newcombe. There were onely some few Copies printed, and then Iwas
