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A35243	The life of Oliver Cromwel, Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland being an account of all the battles, sieges, and other military atchievements, wherein he was engaged, in these three nations : and likewise, of his civil administrations while he had the supream government, till his death.	R. B., 1632?-1725?	1680 (1680)	Wing C7343; ESTC T135016	57,584	144

erected for the Tryal of them and first they began with Sir Henry Slingsby the Articles charged against them will in part discover themselves in their several Speeches made just before their Deaths In short they were both condemned Dr. Hewet professing himself to be ignorant of such Law tho' amongst the most learned Divines few of them were more knowing in the Gospel being taken in three defaults upon formalities of the Court was proceeded against as mute June 8. 1658. was the Day appointed for their beheading Sir Henry Slingsby first mounting the Stage spake in effect as followeth That he stood condemned by the Court of Justice as contriving and endeavouring to withdraw divers Officers of the Garrison of Kingston upon Hull from their Duty and perswading them to a surrendring and yielding up of that Garrison and one that held correspondence with some beyond Sea to that end That it was true he had conference upon that Account with the Officers of that Garrison and that he gave Major Waterhouse a Commission signed Charles R. But that it was but an old one that had lain by him though he thought fit to make use of it to the Major Many Passages he said there were which he would not insist on that some Friends of his had made Application to his Highness for the saving of his Life but it seems it was thought fit not to be granted and therefore he submitted and was ready to dye c. Having uttered these and the like Words he took off a Ring from his Bandstrings wherein instead of a Seal engraven was the Picture of the late King exactly done and giving it to a Gentleman that stood by him he said Pray give this to Harry Then he addrest himself to Prayer wherein he continued some time taking leave of his Friends he submitted his Neck to the Block and had his Head severed from his Body at one Blow by the Executioner This at one Blow by the Executioner the Reader may observe hath been very often repeated in this Volume His Tragick Scene being acted that Religious and Reverend Divine Doctor Hewet the golden tongu'd Chrysostom entered the Lists of Death In this Warfare the Doctor put on the spiritual Armour of a blessed Confidence delivering his Mind to the People in these following Words I am now become a publick Spectacle to Men and Angels and I hope God who is omniscient is now beholding me with much Pity Mercy and Compassion and the more because I am now come to that end that his own Son came into the World to to bear Witness to the Truth he himself said For this end was I born for this cause came I into the World that I should bear Witness to the Truth I was brought into the World the Christian World for to bear Witness to the Truth of the Gospel as 〈◊〉 common Christian I was brought into th● World the Church as a Minister of hi● blessed Word and Sacraments blessed be his Name for that great Honour and Dignity and I came into the World to dy more immediately for the Testimony of Jesus which God hath now called me to 〈◊〉 came into this World this Commonwealth to be a Member thereof to bear Witness to the Truths of the Customs the Laws the Liberties and Priviledges thereof fo● am a Member of the Common-wealth And methinks it seems to me a strange thing that in as much as we all plead for Liberty and Priviledges and I pleading for the Priviledges the Laws the Statutes and th● Customs of this Land yet I should die by those that should stand for the Laws the Statutes and Priviledges of the Land An● I am here beheld by those that plead for their Liberties and I hope I am pittied because I here give up my self willingly and steely to be a State-Martyr for the publick good and I had rather die many Deaths my ●elf then betray my fellow Freemen to so ●any Inconveniencies that they might be ●●ke to suffer by being subject to the Wills ●f them that willed me to this Death And it is worthy Remembrance that Master Solicitor having impeached me of Treason to the Commissioners of the Court ●gainst his Highness I did often when brought before those Commissioners plead for the Liberties of the People of England ●hough I had no Knowledge of the Law ●et I had Instructions from those that were learned in the Law and had several Law-Cases and made my Appeal First for ●he Judicature that I was to be tryed by Whether it were according to Law Whether it were according to the Act And whether it were according to the Words of the said Act I did appeal to have the said Act argued by learned Lawyers on both sides and then to be resolved by his Highness own Council which was denied me This by the by I pressing the Argument made a second Appeal that those Judges if they would give singly their several Judgments that it was a just and lawful Court of Judicature I would answer to my Charge I did make another Appeal to those that were his Highnesses Council and pleaded against me That if they would deliver it to me under their 〈◊〉 to be according to Law I would then plead and answer to the Charge What was then said further my Spirits being faint I shall not say much but only this I was taken in three defaults upon formality of the Court It seems it is a custom in all Courts which I did not know before that if they answer not the third time speaking by the Clerk that then they are guilty of three defaults and proceeded against as mute I had no such Knowledge of the Law So they found me guilty of those defaults and when I would have pleaded and resolved to begin to plead I was taken from the Bar. I did the next Day make my Petition to the Court in the Painted Chamber two Petitions were presented the same in effect the former the Title was mistaken Yet because the Title was mistaken and no Answer given therefore it was that another Petition was drawn up to the same Effect with a new Title given as I remember presented by the Serjeant at Arms and one writ it over in such haste lest they should be drawn out of the Painted Chamber into the Court that I had not time to read it over only I subscribed my Name and there was in the Front of the Petition a Word left out but what the Word was I know not and this was taken so ill as if I had put an Affront and Contempt on the Court And it was thought they would have heard me plead and then because of that mistake they sent Word I should have my Answer when I came into the Court and my Answer was the Sentence of Condemnation And therefore I pray with all my Soul that God would forgive all those that occasioned the Charge to be drawn against me to give such unjust Things against me I pray with all

own Cause rescue the Light of thy Truth from all those Clouds of Errors and Heresies which do so much obscure it and let the Light thereof in a free Proffession break forth and shine again among us and that continually even as long as the Sun and Moon endures To this end O Lord bless us all and bless him the Posterity which in Authority ought to rule over and be above us Bless him in his Soul and in his Body in his Friends and in his Servants and all his Relations Guide him by thy Council prosper him in all Undertakings granting him a long prosperous and honourable Life here upon Earth and that he may attain to a Blessed Life hereafter And gracious God look mercifully upon all our Relations and do thou bring them to the Light of thy Truth that are wandering and ready to fall Confirm them in thy Truth that already stand show some good Token for good unto them that they may rejoyce O let thy good Hand of Providence be over them in all their Ways And to all Orders and Degrees of Men that be amongst us give Religious Hearts to them that now rule in Authority over us Loyal Hearts in the Subjects towards their Supream and loving Hearts in all Men to their Friends and charitable Hearts one towards another And for the Continuance of thy Gospel among us restore in thy good Time to their several Places and Callings and give Grace O Heavenly Father to all Bishops Pastors and Curates that they may both by their Life and Doctrine set forth thy true and lively Word and rightly and duly administer thy Holy Sacraments And Lord bless thy Church still with Pastors after thine own Heart with a continual Succession of faithful and able Men that they may both by Life and Doctrine declare thy Truth and never for fear or favour backslide or depart from the same and give them the Assistance of thy Spirit that may enable them so to preach thy Word that may keep the People upright in the midst of a corrupted and corrupt Generation And good Lord bless thy People every where with hearing Ears understanding Hearts conscientious Souls and obedient Lives especially those over whom I have had either lately or formerly a charge that with meek Heart and due reverence they may hear and receive thy Holy Word truly serving thee in Righteousness and Holiness all the Days of their Lives And we beseech the of thy Goodness and Mercy to comfort and succour all those that in this transitory Life be in Trouble Sorrow Need Sickness or any other Adversity Lord help the Helpless and comfort the Comfortless vifit the Sick relieve the Oppressed help them to right that suffer wrong set them at Liberty that are in Prison restore the Banished and of thy great Mercy and in thy good Time deliver all thy People out of their Necessities Lord do thou of thy great Mercy fit us all for our latter end for the Hour of Death and the Day of Judgment and do thou in the Hour of Death and at the Day of Judgment from thy Wrath and everlasting Damnation good Lord deliver us through the Cross and Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ In the mean Time O Lord teach us so to number our Days and me my Minutes that we may apply our Hearts to true Wisdom that we may be Wise unto Salvation that we may live soberly Godly and Righteously in this present World denying all Ungodliness and worldly Lusts Lords teach us so to live that we may not be afraid to dye and that we may so live that we may be always prepared to dye that when Death shall seize upon us it may not surprize us but that we may lift up our Heads with Joy knowing that our Redemption draws nigh and that we shall be for ever happy being assured that we shall come to the Felicity of the Chosen and rejoice with the Gladness of the People and give us such a fullness of thy Holy Spirit that may make us stedfast in this Faith and confirm us in this Hope indue us with Patience under thy afflicting Hand and withal a chearful Resolution of our selves to thy divine disposing that so passing the Pilgrimage of this World we may come to the Land of Promise the Heavenly Canaan that we may reign with thee in the World to come through Jesus Christ our Lord in whose blessed Name and Words we farther call upon thee saying Our Father c. Let thy mighty Hand and out-stretched Arm O Lord be the Defence of me and all other thy servants thy mercy and loving kindness in Jesus Christ our salvation thy true and holy word our instruction thy grace and holy Spirit our comfort and consolation to the end and in the end through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen His Speech and Prayer ended with much Meekness and spiritual Consolation He submitted his Neck to the stroak of the Ax to as great a Loss of the Church of Christ and of all good Men as hath happened in our Times I have the more enlarged my self that my Reader might not without a kind of a Consternation or Possession of strange Amazement pass by the Concernments of this blessed Heroe The same Day of Doctor Hewets Tryal was also tryed John Mordant of Clement Danes Esquire with whom he was a Fellow-Prisoner the Charge against him was for combining with Henry Bishop of Parham in Sussex Gent. Hartgil Baron and Francis Mansil with divers others for raising War against Oliver Lord Protector in the behalf of Charles Stuart and confering with J. Stapely Esq Henry Mallory and others how to effect the same and delivering Commissions to several Persons in the Name of and as from the said Charles Stuart c. He stood long upon it as did ●●e Doctor before to have Council assigne● him and that he might be tryed by a Jury but finding it would not be granted he at last pleaded not Guilty many Witnesses deposited against him yet he by his Ingenuity so cleared himself that notwithstanding many Endeavours to the contrary he was discharged July the 17. following Colonel Ashton and John Betley were executed the one in Tower-street the other in Cheap-side Colonel Ashton was the first being drawn on a Sledge that Worthy Divine Doctor Warmestry submitting for the good of a poor Christians Soul to lie along with him upon the Sledge that he might lose no Time for his spiritual Converse They were drawn from Newgate to Tower-street over against Mark-lane end where a Gibbet was erected As he ascended the Ladder Doctor Warmestry said Almighty God who is a strong Tower be with thee and make thee know and feel that there is no other Name under Heaven whereby to attain everlasting Life but by the Name of Jesus The Blessing of God the Father the Son and Holy Ghost be with you henceforth and for ever Amen He being upon the Ladder exprest a great deal of Confidence he had in the