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 ing that Booke; For Mr. Lilburn and this Capt. Iones brought this Booke to the presse to be Printed, we shall offer unto you where he hath published it to Souldiers of the Army, to engage them in a mutiny, and discontent against their superiour Officers; therefore in the first place call Thomas Newcombe.

Iust. Iermin Before you speak look upon the prisoner first, whether you know him or not.

Mr. Atturney. My Lord, if you please, he may take the booke in his hand, and see whether he printed it, and when he printed it, and who brought it to the presse?

Mr. Newcombe. ''I Printed of this Booke onely the last sheet, not knowing where the former part of it was done, which Booke was brought to me by Leiut. Col. Lilburn, and Capt. Iones, which Capt. Iones did agree with me in the price, I was stopt in the proceedings in it: I say, that Capt. Iones together with Leiut. Col. Lilburn did bring it to me, and that Capt. Iones did agree with me in the price, but I was taken before I did perfect it, but Capt. Iones did indent with me for the price; but this I must say, Leiut. Col. Lilburne came alone with the Copy, and afterwards at night he came againe, and had a proof of it, and that he was present when it was corrected.''

Mr. Atturney. And when the first sheet was printed, then they came at night again, and examined the proof with Capt. Iones, and his Corrector.

L. Keeble. And he brought the Copy of the whole draught of the Booke unto you.

''Leiut. Col. Lilb. Sir by your favour, if Mr. Prideaux'' have done with the Witnesse, I crave my right by Law to aske him some questions. In the first place, I desire he may be asked, whether I was either reader of the Originall Copy, or the over-looker of the printed proof?

Mr. Newcombe. You had a printed sheet of it and that was all.

L''eiut. Col. Lilb.'' I desire to know, whether I was either the reader of that he printed, or the looker upon the written Copy?

Mr. Newcombe. You look’t upon the sheet that was printed, Capt. Iones read the manuscript.

L''eiut. Col. Lilb.'' Aske him the question thus, whether was I the Corrector of the thing printed, or the looker on upon the printed Copy? And whether or no he can sweare, That the printed sheet that he saies I had, was corrected and revized, and was a true and perfect sheet according to the Originall?

Mr. Newcombe. It was a Copy of the sheet before it was corrected or revized.