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 ''M,M. [sic] Lilburn. Well then Sir, (applying himselfe to M. Keeble'' as the President of the Court) I take your Explanation of it, and lay hold of that.

Lord Keeble. You must answer Positively Sir, for you have had advice enough, yea good advice if you imbrace it, it is good advice to you, but the Court doth not expect an answer from you to what hath been already said to you, but they expect that without any more dispute you apply your selfe to answer according to that which you are advised unto, do it if you will, and if you will but answer to it so as hath been declared to you, it shall suffice; but so farre you must go to this, as to declare whether you be the man or no before you go away; and therefore dispute it no more, lest you deprive your selfe of the benefit of the Law.

''Lent. Col. Lilburn. Well then Sir, according to your own explanation, I say my Name is John Lilburn sonne to M. Richard Lilburn, of the County of Durham, a Free-man of the City of London, and sometimes Lieutenant Colonel in the Parliaments Army; and if you will not believe that I am the man, my Guardian the Lieutenant of the Tower'' there (pointing to him) will aver that I am.

Lord Keeble. So then you are the man.

Judge Jarmen. Ask him again, hearken M. Lilburn, hearken what he saies, and use that moderation, and temper, and discretion that you have promised.

''Lieut. Col. Lilburn. One word more, and I shall have done, and that is by the law of England'', (but being interrupted he cryed out) with your favour Sir, I will come to the main thing, I hope you do not go about to Circumvent me, therefore heare me I beseech you.

Lord Keebel. Hear the Court M. Lilburn, there shall be nothing of Circumvention or interruption, but as you have professed to be a Rational and understanding man in words, let your deeds so declare you.

''Lieut. Col. Lilburn. Sir, I beseech you do not supprise me with puntilios, or nicities, which are hard things for me to lose my life upon, I tell you again, my Name is John Lilburn, son to M. Richard Lilburn''.

Lord Keeble. Talk not of puntilios with us, nor talk not of udges made by the lawes, you shall not want law; but if you talk of puntilios here in this room, we will stop that language.