The tryal of Mr. Richard Weston, at the Guild-Hall of the City of London, for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, Knt. October the 19th, 1615. 13 Jac. I.
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Credit: The tryal of Mr. Richard Weston, at the Guild-Hall of the City of London, for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, Knt. October the 19th, 1615. 13 Jac. I. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![upon, which he imagined to heap upon himfelf. , It is faid of thofe Flies whofe Mat¬ ter is corruption, they always light upon fore Places, upon galled Backs, upon carrion ; other Birds, when they fly upon fair Meadows, will not touch thefe. Certainly the Parliament of England, the Army, all the Officers of it, (whofe Fame, both as Parliament and Army, all Men know in an extraordinary manner) are now in a Ballance agairilt Mr. Lilburne : But for the Army and the Officers of it, no Man can fay but they have been faithful and true to their Trufl, gallant and courageous, and ex¬ treme fuccefsful co the Peace and Hap- pinds of this Nation; and God is pleafed at this Inftant to own them, and blefs them in a miraculous man¬ ner. * Lieut. Col. Lilburne. And yet not¬ withstanding, did not you help to vote them Traitors oqce ? I am fure I was in a chamber in Whitehall lait Year, when their Commiflioners (now Mem¬ bers of your Houfe) put your Name down in their black Bill for a Ma¬ lignant : But it feems you have recanted your Errors, and engaged to be a good acquielcing creature, or elfe you had not been here this Day in the condition you are in. But for all their Faithfulnefs, See. have they not rebelled twice againft their Creators, Lords and Mailers Mr. Attorney. Never Army, hath done greater Things, and yet they have not efcaped Mr. Lilburne’s Tongue and Pen ; they have not efcaped it, my lords, but he hath lafhed them to the Purpofe. I ftiali be as good as my word, not to aggravate the Offencesj for they are •*- - » I fo vile, they aggravate themfelv enough; and therefore I leave itthtj the naked Truth, and the Worth oi j as the Books themfelves have ofFerc themfelves. But I fhall fay thus much more, tl: Honour of the Parliament of Englam all the Magistracy therein, the Honor of the Government, the Honour an Renown of the Army, that hath dor fuch great and wonderful Things, j now at Stake again ft Mr. Lilburne! and there being a Law publiflied, thu did give warning : And Mr. Lilburni had been try’ci for his Lite fooner, up on my Knowledge; I fay, Mr. Lil burne had been iboner try'd, an< fooner condemned and executed, i; the Law had been fooner made anc publiflied. But as he faith, Where there is n< Law, there is no Tranfgreffion; anc therefore there being a Law again! which he hath offended, he muft fmar for it. Lieut. Col. Lilburne. I am fure ] was imprifoned moil unjuftly, whhoui any the leaft Shadow or Colour ir law, many Months before your A£h were made, and extremely oppreffed : and now you go about to hang me as s Traitor, for at moft but crying out ol your Oppreffon. ’ *’■ O unrighteous Men ! The Lord in Mercy look upon me, and deli ver me and every hone It Man from you, the vileil: of Men. Mr. Attorney. And that law was publifled and proclaimed in this City, by means of which, Mr. Lilburne and others had timely Notice that they flould not do fuch Things as are there forbidden ; it alio told them the Pe¬ nalties of it, which are thofe that are due](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3050613x_0168.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
