FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   88   89   90   91   92   93   94   95   96   97   98   99   100   101   102   103   104   105   106   107   108   109   110   111   112  
113   114   115   116   117   118   119   120   121   122   123   124   125   126   127   128   129   130   131   132   133   134   135   136   137   >>   >|  
sure 'blacken' was his word. _Lord Newburgh_,[37] when he was living at Bagshot, saw Harrison conducting the King in custody from Hurst Castle to London. The two warrants, one for the trial, the other for the execution of the King, were produced, and Harrison's signatures to them were proved to be in his handwriting. The Court pointed out that they were not produced as records, but as evidence of overt acts of constituting a compassing of the King's death on his part. HARRISON--I do not come to be denying anything that in my own judgment and conscience I have done or committed, but rather to be bringing it forth to the light. COURT--Sir, you must understand this by the way, this you must take along with you, that these are read not as anything of authority in themselves, or as used to any other purpose, but as evidence of the fact against you; take that along with you. This concluded the evidence; and Windham summed up the case very shortly, concluding, 'I think a clearer evidence of a fact can never be given than is for these things,' [Here the spectators hummed.] LORD CHIEF-BARON--Gentlemen, this humming is not at all becoming the gravity of this Court. Let there be free speaking by the prisoner and the Court Counsel. It is more fitting for a stage-play than for a Court of Justice. HARRISON--It is now time, my Lords, to offer what I have to say. Have these learned gentlemen offered what they have to say? COUNSEL--We have no more till he hath given us occasion, not for evidence of the fact. HARRISON--My lords, the matter that hath been offered to you, as it was touched, was not a thing done in a corner. I believe the sound of it hath been in most nations. I believe the hearts of some have felt the terrors of that presence of God that was with his servants in those days (however it seemeth good to him to suffer this turn to come on us) and are witnesses that the things were not done in a corner. I have desired, as in the sight of him that searcheth all hearts, whilst this hath been done, to wait, and receive from him convictions upon my own conscience, though I have sought it with tears many a time, and prayers over and over, to that God to whom you and all nations are less than a drop of water in the bucket; and to this moment I have received rather assurance of it, and that the things t
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   88   89   90   91   92   93   94   95   96   97   98   99   100   101   102   103   104   105   106   107   108   109   110   111   112  
113   114   115   116   117   118   119   120   121   122   123   124   125   126   127   128   129   130   131   132   133   134   135   136   137   >>   >|  



Top keywords:

evidence

 

things

 

HARRISON

 
conscience
 
nations
 

corner

 
hearts
 

offered

 

Harrison

 

produced


gentlemen
 

learned

 

COUNSEL

 

speaking

 

occasion

 
prisoner
 

Counsel

 

assurance

 

received

 
moment

Justice

 
bucket
 

fitting

 

prayers

 

witnesses

 

suffer

 

desired

 
terrors
 

seemeth

 

presence


searcheth

 

touched

 

servants

 

matter

 

sought

 

whilst

 

receive

 

convictions

 

concluded

 

pointed


records

 

handwriting

 

proved

 

execution

 

signatures

 

denying

 
judgment
 

committed

 

constituting

 

compassing