discomposed both in spirit and mind for he retained much of his former Frenetick humours now he was going to Execution He was drawn upon a Hurdle from Newgate to Charing Cross sitting therein like a Sot all the way he went and either plucking the Straws therein or gnawing the Fingers of his Gloves Being come to the place aforesaid not like a Minister but like some ignorant Atheist he ascended the Ladder but knew not what to say or how to carry himself at the hour of his death but standing there a while at length he perfectly burst forth into weeping and then after a little pause he held his hand before his eyes he prayed for a short space and now the Hangman being ready he very often remembred him to make haste by checking him with the Rope and at last very unwillingly he turned him off the Lader and after he had hung almost a quarter of an hour he was cut down and quartered His Head was set on London Bridge and his Limbs on the City Gates Upon Hugh Peters written by an ingenuous Spectator of his Execution See here the last and best Edition Of Hugh the Author of Sedition So full of Errors 't is not fit To read till Dun 's Corrected it But now 't is perfect nay far more 'T is better bound then 't was before And now I hope it is no sin To say Rebellion take thy swing For he that sayes sayes much amiss That Hugh an Independent is The Life of Mr. THOMAS SCOT MR. Thomas S ot was born in the County of Buckingham of no noted Family The first occasion of their publick notice was by the wicked projects of this unfortunate mâ—n He was sent to London by his friends to be brought up in some honest Calling which he was never so honest as to practice The highest preferment that he could reach before the Wars was being a Partner to a Brewer in the Precinct of Bridewel but of his honesty and faithfulness in his carriage therein I leave to his acquaintance and Neighbours to judge But he hoping to make better profit by having a hand in brewing of State Affairs makes friends to a Borough in Buckinghamshire where he was chosen a Burgess and so improves the good will of this his Country who made him a Parliament man to the destruction and confusion of the whole for being pre-prejudiced against the B shops and a constant envier against Monarchy he now had an opportunity to vent his malice and spit his venome by long Speeches and dilated Harr a gues in the Parliament This Tho. Scot being now crept into the House of Commons whispers Treason into many of the Members ears animating the War and ripping up and studying aggravations thereunto was forward upon all Tumultuous occasions to exasperate the people against the Bishops and through them striking at the King himself But it is to be observed how the drift of his malice soon after appeared This covetous wretch was so great an enemy to the Bishops onely that he might be partaker of their Lands for not long after that too forward Abolition of that Order and Government he then gets into the Bishop of Canterburies house at Lambeth and there Lords it with as much state as if he wanted nothing but the Title of an Arch Bishop And now his estate and his factious principles encrease together grasping as much of the Church Lands as he could and being of opinion that it had been no Sacriledge if he had pulled down the Churches themselves and did not think it enough for himself to be engaged in the Lands of the Church but he would engage his Son in the Lands of the King who was chosen and acted as one of the Trustees at Worcester house in the Strand for sale of the Lands of the King Queen and Prince In the year 1647. finding himself so far precipitated in the occasions and promoting of the War he sticks close to the Army and sayes There was no putting up the Sword after they had once drawn it against the King is admitted to the consultations of their private Meetings When they were contriving the death of the King he was one of the cheif underminers of that Parliament For when they Voted the Concessions of the King at the Isle of Wight were a sufficient ground for the peace of the Nations he with others and their never failng Speaker flie to the Army and coming to Town caused most of them to be secluded and he was one of the forty Members that Usurped the Title of a Parliament after they had driven away almost three hundred of their number and was a chief instrument in setting on foot that wicked thing called An Act of Parliament for the Trying of the King And because the Kings Seal could not be used to pass an Act against himself they all set their own Seals to that horrid instrument amongst whom this Mr. Scot's was one Every day that this wretched Crew called the High Court of Justice sate this Mr. Scot would be sure to be amongst them he was present and stood up when that impudent and unparaleld President commanded the Sentence to be read and he set his â—â—â—nd and Seal to that bloody Warrant for the Execution And now they thought their work was done after they had thus barbarously murthered the King Those few Members take upon them the Authority of the three Nations and Mr. Sc t is appointed one of their Council of State acts in the nature of a Secretary of State and is made the onely person to mannage the â—ntelligence as well Forraign as â—omestick both publick and private and thinks himself little other then a petty Prince in which condition he continued till the year 1653. at which time they were dissolved by the Ambition of the Grand Usurper He kept under him during the time of his domination several Spies called Pursivants and was a continual perplexer of Printers and Booksellers not suffering them to vent the least light of Transactions foâ— the information of the â—eople but by his Substitutes especially Ledsum all honest and true Intelligence was not onely seized and suppressed but the Divulgers thereof were both punished and imprisoned When Oliver Cromwel took the Government upon himself this busie body lay idle all the time onely behaved himself like a Wasp upon all occasions putting forth his sting He did nothing observable during that Usurpation worth our mention in this abridgement of their actions But that Government under him ceasing and Richard Cromwel now being setled in the scornful seat of his Father Mr. Scot begins again to shew himself and was a very active instrument in dethroning that foolish pretender and a chief Counsellor at Wallingford house with Lambert Fleetwood c. for the establishing of the Rump Parliament Which succeeding according to his desire he now appears as eminent as before and is re-instated in the places which under the Rump Parliament he had formerly exercised But a
received amongst them again at their return after Olivers interruption His guilty Conscience and his Ignorance together would not suffer him to make any Plea at the Bar or Speech or Prayer at the Gallowes For being there he was asked whether he had any thing to say before the Hangman did his Office he said no upon which Execution was done and being quartered his Head was set upon London Bridge ' and his Limbs disposed of as the rest The Life of Col. Adrian Scroop COl Adrian Scroop was descended of a good Family in Buckinghamshire He was in those days a great Puritan and stickler against the Bishops which made him in the beginning of the Wâ—rs to take up Armes against the King He went forth at first a Captain of Horse but being inveterate against the King he soon got preferment in the Army He was no Parliament man and yet was drawn in as he pretended by Olivâ—r Cromwel to be one in the black List for the Tryal of the King He was most dayes at that Court when that wicked crew sate upon His Mâ—jesty and especially the last day wâ—â—â— Sentence was giv◠〈◊〉 him and afterwards 〈…〉 and sealed the bloody Warrâ—â—t for that horrid murther I finde little mention of him all that short time of Olivers Usurpation But when the King came home and set forth the Proclamation commanding those that were his Fathers Judges to appear who were either fled or had hid themselves Col. Scroop comes in and delivers himself up unto the Speaker with some others and they had made a Vote that he should be onely fined a years value of his estate But soon after he discoursing with General Brown about the Kings murther justifies the act thereof saying He did believe it to be no murther with other expressions tending to prove that the King did deserve death which being reported to the Parliament he was wholly excepted out of the Act of general pardon And being brought to his Tryal in the Old Bailey the chief part of his plea was not so much to justifie the act as the power by which he acted saying That they were owned both at home and abroad and that he was no Parliament man but acted by their Authority who were then the Supream Authority of the Nations and he hoped that Authority would excuse him But being told as all the rest had been the vanity of that plea and the weakness of his Argument to prove the same and how far they were from the least colour of Authority he was left to his Jury who soon brought him in guilty And on Wednesday following he was brought from Newgate to Charing Cross upon a Hurdle He see 〈◊〉 to look very cheerfully upon the Ladder He bewailed his unfortunate discourse with General Brown to be the chief cause of his being brought thither And after he had prayed a pretty space he surrendered himself up to death which was soon done and he was likewise quartered as the rest before him had been and disposed of accordingly The Life of Mr Johâ—â—arew MR Jâ—hn Carew was borâ— Cornwâ—â— and descended of a very ancient Family there He was alwayes of very fâ—ctioâ—s and turbulent principles at last â—â—rived at the same pitch of Opâ—â—â—â—â— with Major General Har ison and did pertake of the same 〈◊〉 with him and it is no woâ—◠〈◊〉 that nâ— was one of the Judâ—es of 〈◊〉 King whâ— was conâ—â—â—â—â—ng to 〈◊〉 of his own Brother All the time of the 〈◊〉 he appâ—â—ed very maliciously against the King and indeed all kind of Monarchy And when the Army came up to puâ—ge the House when indeed none wanted more purging then those who were left afterwards in it This Mr. Carew was one and was very busie at the passing of the Act for establishing a High Court of Justice he set his Hand and Seal thereunto he wâ—s every day at the Court and shewed his assent to the Kingâ— murther by standing up when the Senâ—ence was read against him and he likewise signed and Sealed to that w cked Warrant Afterwards when the Rump Parliament was turned out he Sequestred himself from any publick imployment and kept himself reserved and retired being utterly agâ—inst Olivers Usurpation as indeed he was against all Mâ—narchial Gâ—vernment and to give hâ—m his due he was one that made the least advantage by the mâ—series of the times then any man besides which I knew in that Rump Parliament But the King being now come home and he being known in his own Countrey to have been a forward instrument in that evil design was seized there and sent up Prisoner to the Tower of London and afterwards was brought to his Tryal with the rest in the Old Baily Upon the reading of his â—nditement which said that they had committed that horrid murther not having the fear of God before thâ—iâ— eyes but being led by the instigation of the Devil he pleaded error to the Inditement saying That what was done was not in sucâ— a fear but in the fear of the most Holy and most Righteous Lord which troubled the Court much to see him make â—od the Au hour of their murther He was lâ—kewise about to have justified the Authority of the Rump Parliament called by Mr. Prynn very well the Unparliamentary Juncto which was answered as before having no other matter to plead for himself the Jury went forth and found him guilty And on Monday following he was drawn from Newgate to Charing Cross on a Hurdle First having prepared himself by drinking three pintes of Sack to bear up his spirits which caused a more then ordinary flushing in his face all the way he went and sweat so much that his Handkerchief could fearcely keep the water from running down his face But his Spirits notwithstanding thus encouraged could not out-dare the conflict Being come to the Ladder he lifted up his Hands and his Eyes and had sâ—me private jaculations to himself He spake very little having now as he said little else to do then to pray in which he was but short wherein he desired God to guide and direct the Kings Majesty to bless the three Nations with peace and happiness and all sorts of people therein after which he submitted and being turned off the Ladder he was soon dead and quartered which being done his Quarters were begged by his Brother of the King and by him they are buried This wretched and unhappy man Appears and does the most he can To shed his Soveraigns Royal blood Which done caused another flood Of tears and sorrow from all these Who with their Treason could not close The Life of Col. Francis Hacker COl Francis Hacker at the beginning of the Wars was a man of a desperate Fortune one of a greater bulk of body then of perfections of mind his factious principles advanced him in the Army and made him of great repute with those Miscreants who contrived the Kings death insomuch as the High Court of Injustice thought they could not
Francis Allen. FRancis Allen a Citizen and Gold Smith of London and Lived Over against St. Dunstans Church neer Temple Bar was a great stickler against the King and one that had no way to improve his now decaying Estate but by siding with the rising Sectaries by which means he was made one of the Commissiâ—ners for their Customs and a Trustee for Sale of the Lands of the Bishops Deans and Chapters And the time coming on wherein his Soveraignes bloud was to be spilt he appears a forward Designer of that wicked Act and accepts very readily of the imployment of one of the Kings Judges where he appeared every day to propagate the Murther and was a great encourager of others to doe the same He likewise Signed to the warrant for the Execution and was ever after a continued Rumper and a great enemy of Olivers because he dissolved them and I think it will not be unseasonable to insert in this place part of a mock hymn which was made pretendedly by Mr. John Goodwin although onely a Jeer made in imitation of the like Drollery which he made and caused to be Sung in his Church Then spake one Allen of the City at which we gave a shout Who said indeed it was great pitty we should be thus turn'd out But Cromwell answered him again and said t' was such as he That were the Spunges of the land and now must squezed be Which indeed in some case was not said amisse for he arrived at a very vast estate by being a Customer and one of the Treasurers for sale of the King Queen and Princesse Lands at VVorcester house and of the lands belonging to the pretended Delinquents at the Lord Cravens House in Drury lane besides he compassed a considerable Estate out of the Lands of the Bishop of Chester at a very inconsiderable rate He dyed much about the time with Oliver Cromwell at his assumed house at Fox-hall and presently after him dyed his Wife also leaving their illegal and ill-gotten Estate to his Brother Deputy Allen a Herald Painter in London whose Heirs I doubt will have little cause to glory in it The Life of Thomas Andrewes ALderman Thomas Andrewes was at first a Linnen Draper upon Fish-street hill but improved his Estate better by the times then by his Trade for which purpose he was made a Treasurer for Plate Money and one of the Treasurers at War for which he received three pence per pound he was likewise one of the Commissioners for the Customes and with his brother Allen was likewâ—se one of the Treasures for sale of the Lands of the late King Queen and Prince c. These imployments being gainfull to him made him take any course to maintaine and propagate the power by which he received them whereupon he sides with the Kings Murtherers and appears at that Court as one of his Judges and at last signes likewise the Warrant for Execution And now having had a hand in the King's bloud he is resolved to blot out the Name thereof For in the year 1649. Alderman Reynoldson Lord Mayor of London in whose Mayoralty an Act was set on foot for the abolishing of Kingly Government and for the declaring our now Soveraigne then Prince a Traytor which was Ordered to be proclaimed in the City of London But honest Alderman Reynoldson refused to be present at that wicked Proclamation and publiquely and plainly told them he would not publish any such thing and for such his denyal was fyned two thousand pounds and three months Imprisonment yet notwithstanding this Alderman Andrews accepts of the place of Maior in his absence proclaimes the Act against Kingly Government and serves out the remaining part of Alderm Reynoldson's Government as if he had been legally chosen to doe the same and the next yeare succeeding was chosen himselfe by the City Lord Mayor of London He arrived at very little notice afterwards unlesse a Knighthood from the Protector which he but little while enjoyed although he was a principal Man at the proclaiming Richard Cromwell after the Usurpers Death He had very many Children most of his Sons got their Estates in Imployments under him but never lived to enjoy them for to his continued grief he was hardly out of Mourning for one before he had occasion to mourne for the losse of another At last a Suit of law coming upon him for a wrongfully detain'd sum of money which he injuriously kept in his hands of another Mans he dyed suddenly full of years in the Year 1659. and had he lived a Yeare longer three that had been Lord Maiors of London in Twenty years time had held up their hands at the same Barre where they had Condemned many Wretched persons which had not so much deserved it as themselves The Life of Col. John Venn COl John Venn was a Citizen of London likewise and as I have heard a decaying Tradsman he was taken notice of for his more then ordinary forwardnesse against the Kings interest when the Wars increased his Factious Principles increased too by reason whereof he was made Governour of VVindsor where he had the opportunity to encrease his Estate not onely by the Plunder of the Countrey thereabouts but by getting into his possession much of the Kings houshold stuff Hangings Linnen c. He was a chief Consultator with the wicked Councel of the Army at VVindsor and gave his Vote among them to Murther the King Mr. Christopher Love afterwards Martyr'd Chaplaine to his Regiment who instructed him in better Principles then he afterwards profest and about the year 1645 or 1646 this Col. Venn took a house in Aldersgate-street London for the onely reason that he might be near unto Mr. Love who then preached at St. Annes Church Aldersgate not far from Venns Lodging and about the year 1647 this professed Religious Collonel being to remove from thence to a place called Brumley near Kensington by reason of which distance he could not enjoy as he pretended the benefit of Mr Lov 's soul searching preaching whereupon he hired the Author of this small Treatise to be a constant Hearer of M. Love and to take his Sermons in Short-writing who made it his businesse all the weeke following to transcribe them again into a legible hand whereby what Mr. Love preach'd one Sunday at St. Anns was the next Sunday re-preach'd by Col. Venn in his own Family And yet this wretched Man acts contrary even to these Principles in the year 1648 he forsook both Mr. Love and his Religion too and sides with the then prevailing factious party and is nominated one of the Judges of the King who by this time they had contrived to put to Death to the great affliction and more then ordinary trouble of spirit of Mr. Love Finally he was one of the Judges of the King and most impudently sate among them he signed likewise to that blacke Authority that caused that unheard of Execution and lastly he proved a great enemy to
surrender up that power which God and the People had put upon him In the year 1656 a Parliament was called and indeed his last where none were suffered to sit but such as would sign to own his usurpation and one day when about a hundred and odde sate the greatest part whereof were either his own servants alliance or friends he is voted King as some of them have said since only to set him upon that ticklish pinacle that so his fall â—ight be the greater but the Army â—ould not endure that title which so â—â—tely they had buried with so much â—retetended seeking of God otherâ—ise called hypocrisie and mocking â—f God but yet he accepts of the â—ignity preheminence and preâ—ence of a King in all respects whatâ—oever and acts as one accordâ—ngly But here his heart is broke he â—o ingratiate himself with the Peoâ—le mittigates the Tax although his expence increased the publike Assesment is reduced from 120 to â—hreescore thousand pounds per menâ—em and the charge of the Navy and Army continues as before whereby he ran much behind hand with them both and in the mean time the King our now gracious Sovereign began to revive in the hearts of the people several sums of money are sent him out of England of which Oliver gets intelligence then he begins to contrive plots many innocents are drawn in Dr. Heâ—it tâ—aâ— innocent lamb with others are devoured by this ravenous Wolfe the Gen ry all the Nation over are disturbed and imprisoned and all things now begin to be in a strange confusion he sends for the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London and to them Crocodile like he weeps and tels a story of the Kings preparation on the other side the water that a great plot had been designing against him to the imbrewing the Nation again in blood with other strange stories never thought of before he contrived them himself and now like the Devil he began to rave and tear when he perceived his Kingdom to be at an end and at last having a Jury of distempers in him all concentring together at one time to agonize that wicked body that had been the Author of so much misâ—hief and Murther he died on the â—hird of September 1658 and alâ—hough he had at that time the soâ—â—mnization of a Funeral fit for a â—ing of England yet his ignominiâ—us Statue and the mock Pomp of â—â—at dayes glory was soon turned inâ—â— shame and disgrace by his own â—ouldiers and friends who now â—y the change of Government from â—ichard his Son to the Rump Parliaâ—ent defaced and destroyed that â—tate wherein he was set up in Westminster Abbey and converted â—is Protectorship into a more scurâ—ilous disparagement then that of â—ne of his meanest Souldiers We â—ill take leave of this Monster and â—ome to some of his wicked Abetâ—ors only will leave this Superâ—cription to be engraven on his Tomb if he be thought worthy of one Here lies ignominious dust Which was the only seat of lust A man and yet a Monster too That did both King and State undo Most people say this is his doom That here he don't deserve a Tomb. The Life of Ma. Gen. Thomas Harrison HAving given you a short account of the General of this black Aâ—my the next whose picture shall be presented to you is Maj. General Harrison a great Canter in Divinity and a principal Header of the Fifth Monarchy Professors He was born at Newcastle under line in the County of Stafford of very mean parents although he afterwards arrived to a very considerable Estate being gained chiefly by the miseries of the times and the hypocrisie of his pretended preaching His Father was a Butcher who brought him according unto his abâ—litie unto Learning and after a while placed him with one Mr. Hulk an Attourney of Cliffords Inn. But what ever the matter was he desired to live rather by the ruines than by the practice of the Law For not long after he betook himself from his Pen to the Sword and so insinuated himself with the deluded Army that he past from one command to another till at last he attained to be Major General of Wales in which imployment to characterize his tyrannie would swell to a volumn far exceeding this intended Discourse The Laws of the Land were not executed in Wales but Major General Harrisons Laws were there in full force No Orthodox Minister could there be suffered but whom he pleased to allow and with the assistance of his Chaplain Mr. Vavasor Powel a giddy headed Parson and second Brother to H. Peters he endeavour'd the modeling of that Countrey so as that none but their own proselytes should teach and instruct the people In a word he was the chief Holden forth to that dangerous people called Fifth Monarchiers and the chief Incendiary to set on foot malignant and evil designs against that sacred Institution of Kings and Princes and one that upon the trial of our most innocent Sovereign used this expression That they should blacken that white person as much as they could in drawing up their charge against him About the time of the Murther of our said Soveraign he was in great reputation with the Armie insomuch as he was several times intrusted with the Kings person during that wicked confinement He brought him from the Isle of Wight to Windsor and there had the charge of his person And it was reported to the King at that time That this Major General Harrison had a design on foot to murther him privately Which upon Harrisons trial he denied saying That the King did once task him with such a thing but would not believe it when he saw his countenance and that the King said unto him If those persons had been present that brought him such a report he would give them the lie for that he himself had some skill in Physiognomy and perceived in his face better principles When the King was brought to his trial this Harrison was every day at that bloody Court he was at all the private meetings for carrying on that wicked Act he was at the consultations for drawing up that horrid Charge he was one who appointed the time the place and the manner of the Kings Execution and he was lying in the bed with Ireton in a Chamber in Whitehall where Cromwell lay Likewise when those Miscreants contrived a Sub-warrant to murther the King which was drawn up by Cromwell for Hacker to signe that morning when this unparalel'd act was done He continued one of the Darlings of that Rump Parliament untill the year 1653. about which time they began to think of a New Representative as they then called it But Maj. General Harrison contents not himself with the illegal power of the Rump Parliament but conspires with Cromwell for their dissolution although by his own confession in Newgate it happened otherwise which take as followeth That morning that Cromwell went to dissolve them being the 23. of April 1653. he called Harrison
to go along with him which he did and as he pretended at that time not knowing his design But coming with him into the Parliament-house and observing the disorder he put them into by reason of his intention to dissolve them he began to think that those Members intended to perpetuate themselves and that there were others whom he said God would finish his work by and hereupon he sided with Cromwell commanding the Speaker to come out of his Chair but he said he would not come out unless he were pull'd out to which Harrison said Sir I will lend you my hand which the Speaker giving him he came out of his Chair and so that piece of a Parliament were then interrupted But Cromwell now seeing the way was layd open for himself to usurp and having kill'd to take possession puts Harrison upon the work of dissolving that mock Parliament which being done they now contrive which way to call such a Parliament as would do what they pleased and this was that which was called the praying Parliament of which Praise-God Barebone was a Member These were not chosen by the Countrey but by Cromwell and Harrison but after they â—ad played with the Goveâ—â—ment â—wo or three months these were â—ikewise in like manner dissolved And now these two stand in competition who should be greatest in â—his earthly Kingdom But Cromwell having an Over-vote with the Officers of the Army gets the head â—f Harris n and will either make â—im bow to his designs or break â—im in pieces which Harrison refuâ—ing to do lays down his Commission and Command together and â—as ever after the Usurpers Prisoâ—er being carried from Castle to Castle through most parts of the Nation like an exiled Malefactor â—n which condition he continued for â—ome years untill he was released â—y the Rump Parliament whom â—otwithstanding he would not acâ—nowledg but looks for the immediate Reign of our Saviour upon the â—arth There was little more observable in the passages of his Life but what were immediate forerunners of his Death Maj. G. Lambert having made an escape from the Tower had pre-engaged some factious persons in the Countrey of which this Harrison was one to raise Forces against the King who was now voiced in most parts of the Nation to be returning home But Harrison was taken in the very point of time wherein he intended to have headed a Party and was brought Prisoner to the Tower of London where he continued some months before he was arraigned in the Old Baily He being brought to the Bar seemed to flight and unconcern himself in the Tryal his Conscience being feared was not at all penitent for being instrumental in shedding the innocent bloud of that pious Prince But saying That although other Kings had been privately assassinated yet what he had done was in â—â—e face of the Sun and in the fear 〈◊〉 the Lord. He was found guilty â—y his Jury and was condemn'd to â—e hang'd drawn and quartered On Saturday the 13 day of October â—e was brought from New-gate conâ—ucted by a Troop of horse and some 〈◊〉 the Trained Bands and attended â—y the Sheriffs Officers being drawn â—n a Sledg through the streets to â—hairing-Cross where a Gallows was â—â—ected for his execution All the â—ay as he went he endeavoured to â—iscover to the world the undaunâ—edness of his spirit by the smiles of â—is countenance which notwithâ—aÌ„ding would not do for he betrayed 〈◊〉 himself much fear by an agony of â—wet and the more than ordinary â—â—embling and shaking of his â—oynts Being come to the Gallows he â—scended the Ladder where he â—pake to the following effect That all that had been done in the late War was by the strange and wonderful Providence of Almighty God That all the Windings and Turnings that had been seen in the late Changes had been ordered and contrived by the same Providence That by this Providence he was drawn in to be an unhappy Instrument in the Kings Death And the same all wise-disposing Providence had brought him to that End After he had spake a little time to the same purpose he went to Prayers and then began to make himself ready for the Executioner He bare up his spirits as much as could be to flight Death having taken a strong Cordiall in the morning to that purpose His last words were That now he was going to the Lord Jesus and should at the last Day come again with him iâ— Glory to judg the Kings and Princes of the Earth and those that haâ— been his Judges He was not so much thrown off the Ladder by the Executioner but went as readily off himself After which the sentence was executed upon him his members were cut off and with his bowels burnt his Head was severed from his body and on Tuesday following set on Westminster-Hall Gate and his four Quarters were ordered to be set upon the Gates of the City of London Thus ended He that did betray Hâ—s King and Countrey made a prey Of Law and Gospel and did spend His chiefest skill to puâ— an end To Kingly Power and throw down Both the Kings â—itle and his Crown The Life of Colonel Iohn Iones COllonel John Jones came of mean Family in Wales was 〈◊〉 man of no repute before thâ— Warre he was sent up to Londoâ— to be an Apprentice but was plâ—ced as a Serving-man to a Gentlâ— man and afterwards was preferred to Sir Thomas Middleton Lorâ— Mayor of London with whom hâ— lived many years in the said capacity but the Warres comming on hâ— like the rest thought it would bâ— good fishing in troubled waters hâ— went forth at the beginning of thâ— Warres a Captain of foot and bâ— his factious principles which at thaâ— time was the only way to get into preferment he was taken notice of and was countenanced and advanced by the Cromwelian party by reason whereof he was chosen a Parliament man in an absent place and by degrees came to be made Governour of Anglesey in North Wales and several other successive imployments And now the same party thirsting after the blood of the King this John Jones is made a chief instrument in prosecuting that horrid Murther and an eminent blood-hound in pursuing this innocent game he set his hand to the Act for constituting that Court of Injustice and likewise signed and sealed that black warrant for the Execution for which service he gained more and more in the esteem of those wretched men and was suddenly after sent with Corbet Ludlow c. one of the Commissioners of Parliament so called for the Government of Ireland iâ— which place it is admirable to thinâ— with what state and tyranny he caâ—ryed himself persecuting all thaâ— were contrary to his principles taking up old Laws concerning thâ— brewing of Beer and Ale and puâ—ting them in execution with rigour plaguing all the houses in Dubliâ— that sold drink and not suffâ—rinâ— any one to be in any publique imployment that was seen to go intâ— an
thereof When the King was siezed at Holmby by the damnable impudence of a till that time mean and despised Officer he was the first man that ever was heard to make mention of the Kings Death or for ought I know so much as to imagine it He was at the several meetings with Cromwell Ireton Harrison and those other few persons that contrived it privately among themselves at the Star in Colemanstreet and the Nags head over against Basinghall street he prepared the People and Souldiers by Sermons for that wicked murther and made use of his Calling wherein he should have been the Minister of Peace to be the Trumpeter of Treason Afterwards when the King was at Windsor he was among the wicked Council of the Army at the hatching of this Design and when they brought the King from thence to London he rode before him audaciously like his Almoner This wicked Jesuitical Priest was the onely busie man that directed how and where the Act for Establishing the High Court of Justice should be proclaimed which done he said That there was a day a coming meaning that day when the King should be murthered that the Saints had been for many years a praying for And when that bloody Court sate he used this expression That he could even reverence them their sitting did so much represent the great day of Judgment and the tryal of the whole world which should then be performed by the Saints And now Mr Peters begins not onely as a private person but as a Minister to prosecute this worst of Evils For the next day after the Court of that Injustice sate he preached at Whitehall before that grand Tyrant Oliver Cromwell and for his Text took that then abused place of Scripture Psal 149. the three last verses To bind their Kings in chains and their Nobles in fetters of iron This honour have all the Saints c. The Murther of the King is finished and now Hugh Peters runs on to make Divinity the handmaid of his Devilish Doctrine For the next Sunday after that abominable Fact was committed he preaches again and took his Text Isai 14.18 19 20 21. All the Kings of the Nations even all of them lie in glory every one in his own house But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch and as the rayment of those that are slain thrust through with a sword that go down to the stones of the pit as a carcase troden under feet Thou shalt not be joyned with them in burial c. Upon the top of the margin whereof was written The Tyrants fall And in his Application of that misinterpreted Text he compared the King of Babylon to the King of England all the time of which odious comparison Cromwell sate before him laughing not being able to forbear the same to see this wicked Instrument of the Devils thus plausibly and confidently to avouch and maintain this hellish practice The next occurrence which happened during these strange transactions was the Parliaments appointing Oliver Cromwell to be Lord Lievtenant of Ireland and to reduce the Earl of Ormond and the Lord In chiquin to the obedience of that Rump Parliament Who is appointed his Companion but Mr Hugh Peters and he must be the immediate Chaplain to the Devils Champion In this Expedition for Ireland it was strange and almost wonderful to think how God curst them with success and how suddainly that Nation which had so long groaned with the dayly effusion of bloud was within the space of a year or a little more reduced to that usurped power Here Mr Peters advised them to make short work of the business and by giving an example to the strongest Garrison they might thereby frighten the whole Nation Pursuant whereunto Tredagh was stormed and although Quarter was promised yet none was given and 4500 souls were there butchered most of which were English and Protestants Which cruel Act giving an allarm to the whole Countrey caused the rest to surrender upon Articles About the year 1656. when Oliver Cromwell had assumed the Government Hugh Peters is a great Courtier a continual Asserter and Vindicator of his Usurpation but however it came to pass Hugh Peters is presently out of favour because he had too far courted a Court-Lady as some say his active spirit had carnally known her hereupon Hugh Peters grows litrle better than stark mad raves like a Bedlamite and shews himself much more void of sense than ever he was before yet notwithstanding for the wicked service he had done and for the further more damnable services which they expected he might he was again dub'd a favorite to his aforesaid wicked Patron Finally in the begining of the last year of Olivers Tyranny Dunkirk being now besieged and every day expected to be taken Hugh Peters is sent over to encourage the Souldiers as â—his former wont had been and being landed upon the Sands of Flanders he immediately fell down upon his knees and hypocritically praying told the Souldiers That he had assurance from God that they were to be the Instruments of making his name known to the utmost parts of the earth Presently after Oliver dies and Peters preaching the next day in the Chappel at Whitehall took his Text in Deuteronomy My Servant Moses 〈◊〉 dead The drift of his Sermon being to make out Oliver Cromwell equallâ— the Servant of God as Moses haâ— been And here ends the further mentioâ— of our Prophet for Governmenâ— ever and anon afterwards being shifted from one factious party to another at last all proved for Restaurâ—tion of our Gracious Sovereign which happy day now hastening anâ— like the wings of morning makinâ— haste to a perfect day Hugh Peteâ— with that black crew desire to be a abscond and as much in the dark 〈◊〉 their actions had been now play Nâ— inventus But the eye of the Almighty Providence at last found him out Although he flew for sanctuary to 〈◊〉 Womans bed that had now newlâ— lyen in But the intelligence beinâ— certain that he was there they pressâ— in upon him he denying his name tâ— be Peters but his name was Thompson and begging of the Constable and â—â—e rest that they would not call â—im Peters for fear the people â—hould tear him to pieces But beâ—â—g brought to the Tower he not â—nely confessed himself to Sir John â—â—binson but was well known to be â—he same man And here we shall conclude his wicked life and come to the passages of his miserable death Being â—rought to hiâ— Tâ—yal it is strange to â—hink with what stupidity he behaâ—ed himself for although upon â—is Arraignment he said he would not plead guilty for all the World yet upon his Tryal he was found â—o be as is before exprest one of the principal Actors in that sad Tragedy and brought in guilty by his Jury not being able to plead the least rational circumstance for himself On Tuesday following he was ordered to die but was much
pitch on a fitter man unto whom to direct that wicked Warrant for to see the Kings murther performed That morning this horrible act was to be committed Cromwel sends for this Hacker with Col. Phaire and Col. Huncks and would have those three to sign a Sub Warrant for the Kings murther the last two refused but Col. Hacker subscribes to whatsoever Cromwel himself had Written for that purpose This Col. Hacker likewise by virtue of the said unwarrantable Warrant from that High Court of Injustice goes to Col. Thomlinson who had then the custody of the Kings person and demands the King from him carries him in the middest of his own Regiment through St. James Park conducts him through the Gallery to the Banqueting House and from thence brings him upon the Scaffold and there stands according to his pretended Warrant to see that bloody and unparaleld Execution Afterwards he continues in the Army sides with all parties that have the Government and was a Col. in the Army at the very time when the King came home and being seized and examined in order to find out the mystery of this Regicide he vvas sent to the Tower of London and shortly after vvith the rest brought to his Tryal His Tryal vvas very short in regard he could not deny the aforesaid actions of his in that unparaleld business and being asked by the Court to whom he directed his Sub warrant to strike the fatal blow he answered that he did not know for Cromwel bid him write somthing and bid him put his hand to it but whose hand he put in for that purpose he could not tell This being all his plea he was soon brought in guilty likewise And on Friday following he vvas drawn from Newgate on a Hurdle to Tyburn vvhere he spake very little for himself onely left the vvhole business of prayer to be carried on by Col. Axtel vvho performed it for them both after vvhich being ended he vvas onely hanged and being cut down he vvas put in a Heâ—se vvhich was there brought to carry bâ—ck his Body his Son hath begged the same from the King vvho granted him his Fathers body vvithout quartering and accordingly buried the same in the City of London As for Quarter Master William Hewleâ— in regard that though he be Condemned yet is Reprieved in order to a clear discovery of this wicked act I shall leave his Character and Description to the time when Justice shall likewise make him an Example for putting on a Vizor on his Faces and a Frock on his Body for such a horrid purpose There are eighteen more Condemned viz. Sir Hard ess Waller William Hevenningham Isaac Pennington Hen. Ma tin Gilbert Millington Roâ—ert Titch urn Owen Roe Robert Lilbuâ—n Henâ—y Smith Edmund Harvey John Dowâ—s Vincent Potter Augustine Gaâ—land George Fleetwood Simoâ— Mâ—yne Thomas Wâ—it James T mple Peter Temple of whom I think nâ—t convenient to write â—ny thiâ—g of their lives til I shall be prepared to give an account alâ—o of the manner of their deaths These are close prisoners in the Tower of London till the pleasure of the Parliament shall be declared concerning them Several others there are viz. William Say John Barkstead Sir Michael Livesly Miles Corâ—et Thomas Woogan Mr. Love Daniel Blagrave Andrew Broughton Eâ—ward Denby John Dixwel Thomas Challoâ—er John Lâ—sle William Cawley John Okey Will. Goff John Hewson Valentine Wanton Ed Whaley Edw. Ludlow Cor. Holland Who vvander about the World as Vagabons like Cain vvith they cry of blood at their Heels vvho at last vvill â—o question be found out by the All searching hand of divine Justice and brought to receive a condigne punishment fâ—r their horrible Treason of whom also in time we shall give you a more perfect account And thus I conclude the story of these few wretched and miserable Traytors whose Limbs are set up as Lots Wife 's Pillar of Salt the remarkable examples of the Almighties just punishment that thus would imbrew their hands in the Sacred blood of his own Anointed which was so far a Deicide as Kings are called Gods upon the Earth and which ought to be the prayers of all truly Christianized That God would cleanse the City and Nation from the guilt of that precious blood so inhumanely and unchristianly shed as before sail and keep these Nations from Rebellion and privy Conspiracy from all false Doctrine and Heresie that no Jesuitical plots from abroad or Anabaptistical or Schismatical consultations at home may he ever able to raise Sedition in the people or distâ—â—â— the peace of the King The Life of Henry Ireton HEnry Ireton Son-in-Law to Oliver Cromwell a man full of wicked policy and contrivance and his Fathers chief Councellour and second in all his undertakings he arives at Comisary Gene. in the Army very factious in his Principles and a great encourager of all that were such A great Promoter of the Kings Death one that stood in the margent of Olivers enterprize in that wicked murder he was not only of the High Court of Justice but took upon him with Major Gen. Harison c. the appointing of the time place and manner of the Kings Execution After which he goes over with his Father Cromwell into Ireland and by him is left Lord Deputy thereof here he made victorious in the reducing of many Garisons there and at last sets down before Limerick which Siege was the last that ever he made for not long after the surrender of that City he dyed of the Plague his Death was very suddain and strange to the Army but however he was sent into England carryed to Summerset House where his Father mocks his Body with that vain glory which himself had often declared against and a Funeral in great state is made by the Army interring him among the Kings of England and Iretons Wife Oliver Cromwels own Daughters ordered by her Fathers means 2000 pound in money and 2000 pound per Annum out of the Land of Goran in Ireland being of the Lands belonging to the Marquess of Ormond which he hath now repossed again according to an Act of Parliament made in that behalf Oliver erects a Tomb for this victorious Sectarian Champion with his Effigies and his Wifes lying by him in King Henry the sevenths Chappel which is since ignominiously broken down and no footstep lest of his remembrance in that royal and stately memorial of our English Kings and his name is now as rotten as his Carcass perished through the wickedness of his bloody Life The Life of John Bradshaw JOhn Bradshaw borne in Cheshire and better sure it had been if he had nere been born a man although brought up in that honourable practice of the Law yet a shameful and most wicked destroyer of the very foundation and corner stone thereof he was made Judge of the County Palatine of Chester and afterwards of the Sheriffes Court in Guild-hall London and from thence most auda tiously and impudently he appears in the