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time with him to examine it, that is, he had a printed Copy that was then printing, to be printed, and was the Corrector for the Presse, reading the Originall copie: so farre he is privy to the printing of the booke. In the next place three witnesses, (Souldiers of the Armie) swears, he gave them one of those bookes, and one of them gave it to his Lieut. and the Lieut. to the Captaine, and the Captain sweares this individuall booke is that which Master Lilburn gave into the hands of Mr. Lewis; what can be more plaine then this, I pray you Judge; for here is plain testimony of Mr. Lilburns delivering this Outcry to the 3. Souldiers, & one of them to his Lieut. & his Lieutenant to his Captain, and his Captain to Mr. Frost, with maks upon it, so this is by consequence proved unto you, this is the individuall booke, that Mr. Lilburn, prisoner at the Barre gave to the 3. Souldiers, and which is to be made use of, when you have occasion upon the evidence, to read it as now it is in the Court with you.
L. Col. Lilb. By your favour I have had no answer to the question that I humbly craved an answer to, which is, whether the Souldiers are positively able to sweare, that this is the individuall booke which they say they had from my hands, and whether they are able to sweare that this individuall booke is a true and exact copy without addition or subscription of that originall manuscript that the Printer saith Captain Jones delivered to his hands, which hee saith I had an uncorrected sheete of.
Mr. Attur. We shall cleare that to you, when we come to make use of it.
L. Col. Lilb. I beseech you Gentlemen of the Jury to take notice of my question, and what I am denyed.
Mr. Prideaux. The next thing that is charged upon him, is a paper written, and intituled, a salvo & libertate, my Lord shall open the thing to you being directed (my Lord) for the prosecution of Mr. Lilburn: and having things of very high concernment that are charged against him, I did by word of mouth send to have him come to me, which I understood he did decline, because he had no warrant; The Liut. of the Tower was pleased to acquaint me with it, and I thereupon directed my warrant to the Lieutenant to bring him before me: and Mr. Lilburn, &c.
L. C. Lilb. My[1] Lord, and please your honours, thus, if we be upon matter of fact, let us come to it, let us have no introduction to teach the witnesses what to say, beyond what their own consciences dictates unto them.
Mr. Atturny. I shall goe no further in it, let the Lieutenant of the Tower speake himselfe.
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- ↑ This was the first or second time that Mr. Lilburns tongue slipt in calling him Lord.
