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The Lieutenant of the Tower sworn.
Mr. Atturny. Lieut. of the Tower you are questioned about the salvo libertate that Mr. Lilburn delivered unto you, have you the originall?
Lieut. Tower. Yes Sir, I have.
Mr. Atturny. How come you by it?
Lieut. Tower. I shall be short in what I say, because I will not trouble the Court.
L. Coll. Lilb. Let me heare you then.
Lieut. Tower. Being abroad, there was a message left with my servants, that I should bring up Lieut. Col. Lilb. to Mr. Atturneys chamber in the Temple, and when I came in, I had notice of it: I did then send to Lieut. Col. John Lilburn, to let him know what command I had reciived from the Atturney generall, the next day to carry up Lieut. Col. John Lilburn to the Atturney Generals chamber: But Lieut. Col. Lilburn not well understanding whether I had a written warrant or no; but before he came at home he recalled himself, and came back, and desired the sight of my warrant, I told you before I had no warrant, but by word of mouth; why sayes he, doe you thinke I will goe upon a verball Warrant? saith he, I will not goe unlesse you force me; but the next day Mr. Atturney Generall was acquainted that he refused to come without a warrnnt. When the Warrant was made, I met with Lieut. Col. Lilburn about 10. of the clocke in the Tower, who intreated me to let him see it. I shewed it him, he read it, he desired a copy of it, takes it; which when he had, he went from me, and about two hours after hee came to me about one of the clocke, and said I—pray receive this from mee, for saies he I doe intend not to own the Authority and power of that Gentleman that sens me the Warrant, whereupon I told him I would shew this same to the Aturny Generall, why sais he, I give you it to that purpose.
When the time came, Lieut. Col. Lilburn did goe along with me in an erderly civill way: I had no body but my man, for I told him I will take no body but my man, if you will engage your selfe to me that you will returne peaceably, which he did, and so we went very orderly to Mr. Atturnies Chamber, which is all for that I can say.
Mr. Aturny. If you please that the Lieutenant may upon his oath declare whether that be the true Originall he had from Mr. Lilburn’s owne hands or no?
Lieut. Tower. It was never out of my custodie since he gave it me.
Lord Keble. Mr. Lilburn, you doe acknowledge it to be your own handwriting, shew it him.
Lieut Col. Lilb. Sir, I am too old with such simple ginnes to beecatch’d
