This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...me blush, 1395 Nor change my Countenance for this Arrest: 1396 A Heart vnspotted, is not easily daunted. 1397 The purest Spring is not so free from mudde, 1398 As I am cleare from Treason to my Soueraigne. 1399 Who can accuse me? wherein am I guiltie? 1400 Yorke.' Tis thought, my Lord, 1401 That you tooke Bribes of France, 1402 And being Protector, stay'd the Souldiers pay, 1403 By meanes whereof, his Highnesse hath lost France. 1404 Glost. Is it but thought so? 1405 What are they that thinke it? 1406 I neuer rob'd the Souldiers of their pay, 1407 Nor euer had one penny Bribe from France. 1408 So helpe me God, as I haue watcht the Night, 1409 I, Night by Night, in studying good for England. 1410 That Doyt that ere I wrested from the King, 1411 Or any Groat I hoorded to my vse, 1412 Be brought against me at my Tryall day. 1413 No: many a Pound of mine owne proper store, 1414 Because I would not taxe the needie Commons, 1415 Haue I dis-pursed to the Garrisons, 1416 And neuer ask'd for restitution. 1417 Card. It serues you well, my Lord, to say so much. 1418 Glost. I say no more then truth, so helpe me God. 1419 1023 Car. In your Protectorship you did deuise 1024 Strange torments for offendors, by which meanes 1025 England hath bene defamde by tyrannic 14231026 Isum,Vfhy tis wel knowne that whilst I was protector 1027 Pitie was all the fault that was in me, 1028 A murtherer or foule felonous theefe, 1029 That robs and murthers silly passengers, 1030 I tortord aboue the rate of common law. 1031 Suffolk. Tush my Lord, these be things of no account, 14331032 But greater matters are laid vnto your charge, 1033 I do arrest thee on high treason here, 1034 And commit thee to my good Lord Cardinall, 1035 Vntill such time as thou canst cleare thy selfe, 1036 King. Good...