a solemne funeral and interred his Body in Christ-Church Dublin And here I cannot but observe how that politique usurper Oliver Cromwel desired to remove all those who were in the least concerned in the Kings death as farre from him as he could for the aforesaid reasons Who were all sent into Ireland viz. This C. Hammond Col. John Iones Lievt Gen Ludlow Mr. Stâ—â—le Col. Hewsâ—n Col. Phatre C. M. Thomlinson Mr. Miles Corbet Justice Cooke Col. Axtell Hâ—wlet c. Col. Huncks With many other private Officers of the Army The Life of Colonel Richard Deane RIchard Deane was first brought up by a Hoyman belonging to the Town of Ipswich and afterwards going to Sea was Boatswain of a ship But the Warrs coming on he goes forth into the Army and there thrives in many successive imployments because a man of like principles with those that then had the domination viz. the Sectarian which was the greatest part of the Army when the Kings Death was contrived amongst them this Colonel Deane is a very forward busie-body to promote and countenance it he was one of the High Court of Injustice Seals the Warrant for the Murther and with Harison and with Ireton appoints the place of Execution After which he continued with the Army went into Scotland with Cromwell when he conquered the covenanting Professors where he was a Colonel of Horse and finally he is made one of the General at Sea with General Monck and General Blake in the Fights which were made with the Dutch but in the second Fight with them he encouraging the Seamen was shot in pieces with a Cannon Bullet and all the small remains they could find of him were Coffind up and brought to Greenwich and from thence were carryed by water in a solemn manner to Westminster and buried in the Chappel of King Henry the Seventh The Life of Colonel Thomas Pride THo Pride a man of a very mean yet of a very uncertain Birth some of the Ancients have reported that he was a poor boy brought up by the Parish of St. Brides Alies St. Bridgets London and by them put forth at first to an Ale-House-keeper in Bride Lane to draw drink but whether this be true or no I will not assert it But the first mention that I find of him was being a Servant to Mr. Hiccocks a Brewer in Southwark and now living in the Bridg-house in S. Tulyes Street there with him he was a Drayman and a common carrier of Beer with the Slings When the Warrs began he being a busling fellow in any disturbance he went forth an Ensigne under the Earle of Essex but by his continual siding with People like himself viz. Ignorant yet impudent in all their proceedings he at last commences Colonel of a foot Company now his meaness aims at nothing more than to be one of the Princes of the People And when the Army at New-Market-Heath began the business of agitators and by that means to forsake their old Masters the Parliament Colonel Pride encourages and animates them thereunto and upon their coming to London he appears a great stickler to have the impeached Members and Major Gen. Browne brought to Justice and because the greater part of the House was so honest as to scorne to be taught and frighted into any illegal and base practises by the Army This Colonel Pride together with Sir Hardress Walter Col. Hewson seize all the aforesaid honest and conscientious Members driving them away from the exercise of their trust comitted to their charge by their Country and for some time forcing the greatest part of them into an Ordinary called Hell near Westminster-Hall which accasioned some to use that expression that Pride carried the Parliament to Hell After this he proceeds according as the faction lead him and is a great Councellour in all the consultations about the Kings Death and when the King was brought from Windsor to his own House at St. Jamses Col. Pride was very angry that the King was brought into his Chamber although it being then cold weather it was only for a small time Col. Pride having a fire in that Chamber until another fire in another room could be provided for the King And now the time drawing near wherein they intended this horrid Murther Colonel Pride is made one of the Kings judges he is among them very active every day and when that black sentence was pronounced Col. Pride sets his hand seal to the murder and with his Regiment is upon the guard that day it was accomplished Matters thus suceeding and his Pockets being fil'd with the spoils of the people he begins to think then of his Draymans place yet of a Brewers trade and accordingly he laid out a considerable sum of money upon a Brew-house in Pie-Corner and by his Wife and substitutes kept the same for many years together After came on the Warrs of Scotland which when Cromwel undertook he is a chief follower of his said Master and is very forward in that enterpriz And after when the Scotch Trophies and Colours wer taken and for the honour of that victory hanged up in Westminster Hall he was the Man that uttered the expression that he would have the Lawyers Gowns hang'd there too And thus he continues till Oliver takes the Government upon himself Col. Pride assists him in this too and stands up very much for this new made Protector noe wayes doubting but that if Oliver were a King he should be one of his Inferior Princes not long after hâ— dubd him S. Thomas Pride and yet by his usurping Master when they were among themselvs was often called Sir Thomas Slingsby which indeed was the more proper name of the two Col. Pride being of a very great corpulent Body by reason whereof his Gate was very uncomely Cromwell would used â—o say when he saw him comming â—owards him see here how Pride comes wadling too and again as if he hâ—d the Slings upon his back And being newly Knighted he thought to adventure upon some noble Atchievement to make himself famous and his first encounter was at the Beare-Garden where the Beaâ—es felt the couragousness of hâ—â— valour and were all slain in tâ— Fight upon which Col. Pride can off the Conquerer For which and other services tâ—â— valourous Knight was suddenly â—â—ter made a Lord and thinks thâ— Lords place would become a Dr 〈◊〉 man very well This mock homâ— sate not long before the Fabricator of it had an end put to his Life and Col. Pride thought it not manners to stay behind him whome he had alwayes followed in all his designs and fearing a swing insteed of his slings he dyed about a month after him neer Nonsuch in the County of Surry which Parke of the Kings so called he had as his Portion for his aforesaid wicked Services the manner of his Death is uncertain as that of his Birth being buried in a Church near there abouts in the County of Surrey The Life of
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
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
Col. Huncks should strike Sail before they had cast Anchor He went afterwards into the next expedition for Ireland where he soon comenced Colonel And it is strange what Hellish cruelties he used there not onely against the Native Irish whom he would murther like Vermine but even against Protestants and English not favouring either although he had not onely promised but assured them fair Quarter The Army at this time being universally Anabaptists and under the Government of that Grand encourageâ— of them Henry Ireton then Deputy of Ireland Son in â—aw to Oliver Cromwel this Col. Axtel was so too being a general disowner of Orthodox Ministers and a great countenancer of Sects and Factions and a self conceited Preacher himself He was made Governour of the County and City of Kilkenny in Ireland and here he shews his cruelty so conspicuous as that his very merciless brethren of the Army condemn him He hanged what Gentry of the Country he pleased whether they were guilty or not never affording them any Tryal but making his own Will his Law he exercised it according to his discretion by reason whereof many Innocents causelesly suffered and for which his own brethren on the Army drew up Articles against him in a Court Marshal and he had then received punishment for the price of blood had not the Anabaptist and Charls Fleetwood in the head of them at that time being the predominant party past by the business Soon after Charles Fleetwood being removed from the Government of Ireland and Henry Cromwel sent over thither to represent the Lord Deputy of that Nation the Anabaptists was not only discountenanced by him but their domination was reduced and levelled equal to those of different principles which Col. Axtel perceiving as likwise that now they were not suffered to have that rambling latitude to domineer over the weak brethren as formerly for such they counted all not alike principled with themselves he with three others formerly like himself Governing Charles Fleetwood and indeed all Ireland as they pleased viz. Col. Barrow Adjutant General Allen and Quarter Master Gen. Vernon came to Henry Cromwel and in a great deal of seeming dissatisfaction delivered him up their Commissions from that time ceasing to act any further because they could not act as they pleased There was very little more observable during Oliver Cromwels â—ife onely that in that vacancy he â—ad a fair opportunity to encrease his estate which indeed he made â—rise to at least 2000 lib. per annum At last Oliver dies and Richards weakness being practised upon by his cunning and treacherous Kindred though false friends Col. Axtel appears very busie therein and the Rump Parliament appearing again upon the Stage he has order for a Regiment of Foot and is sent to Ireland where he had not been long before Sir George Booth appeared in the head of a party in Cheshire for the overcoming whereof when the Army of England were thought too little but help must he had from Ireland also for which purpose Col. Axtel is sent over ommander in Cheif of the Foot and Col. Saâ—key of the Horse which coming over of theirs proved ineffectual for that the business was done before their landing When Lambert and the Rump Parliament fell out Col. Axtel is very forward and assistant for the dissolving of them he is one of the Saints at Wallingford house and a contriver of the settlement of the Nation by a Committee of Safety and he likewise is resolved with Lambert And the rest to fetch Gen. Monck out of Scotland or to make him submit to their tearms and accordingly he went down to head the Irish Brigade then in Châ—shire and marches them into the North but they very unwilling â—ndertook that business and although with entreaties beggings prayers and tears he woâ—d them to prâ—ceed in th Good Old Cause yet he coul not prevail upon them for they discerâ—ed both Lambert and their own cheif Officers and declare for General Monck and â—he Parliament and now Col Axâ—el is left to seek his fortune which at that time was more desperaâ—â— hâ—â— when he first left his Master to go into he Army When the King ws comming home he commits himself to the private Chamber of a particular friend who thought it not safe to entertain him long since Proclamation was made or for that purpose and so delivering him up to the next Constable he was ordered to be sâ—nt to the â—ower of London And shoâ—tly aâ—ter that he was brought to his Tryal in te Old-â—â—iley where his â—hiâ—â—â—lea was That he had dâ—◠〈◊〉 â—â—ng during the time of the Tryal of the King but what he was commanded tâ— by his superiour Officers That he might have suffered as much for disobeying them as now he was like to do for performing them That he was no Parliament man none of the High Court of Justice no Counsellor no Contriver none that Sate none that Signed to the â—ings death onely acted as a Souldier under command by virtue thereof But the Witnâ—sses proving the aforementioned passâ—ges of his life and that he had often confest in Ireland that he had been a cheif instrument in bringing the King to that fâ—tal Axe as also several other black and horrid circumstances to prove him a principle promoter thereof he was soon found guilty by the Jury and accordingly received Sentence of condemnation And on Friday following he was drawn from Newgate to Tyburn upon an Hurdle He seemed to be penitent but yet retained a cheerful countenance Being come to the Gallowes he seriously told the People that he went out n the Wars at the beginning thereof by the instigation and encouragement of a Minister in Ironmonger â—ane who stirred him with many motives to shew him it was the cause of God c. and many words to the same effect After which he prayed most affectionately for all sorts of people uttering many Heavenly and Christian like expressions and at last concluding desiring God for that poor Wretch that was then to imbrue his hands in his Blood to bath his Soul in the blood of Jesus Christ His end Was full of penitence and sorrow and now being fitted to die he very willingly submitted to the hand of Justice and being hanged was soon after quartered and his Limbs are disposed of upon the Gates of the City This active Man commands the Guard Of that black Court loud was heard To câ—ll for Justice and did beat Such as would not the same repeat Friend pray be patient now I hope Justice hath met you with a Rope The Life of Gregory Clement GReg. Clement was a man hardly worth the mention considering the wickedness of his lewd life He was a Merchant by his first profession but failing therein and growing into a desperate fortune thought to thrive by merchandizing in Bishops Lands wherein he got a considerable estate He was turned out of the Rump Parliam for lying with his Maid at Greenwich but was
Front of the High Court of Justice as their President and judges him that was the Judge of the Law and now I even tremble to think how I saw him the day of the Kings Tryal in Scarlet with a heart and conscience as deep dyed as his Gown most divilishly inhumanely staining that white innocency of the Kings Majesty with approbrions and wicked language which I dare not mention in this place unless I give occasion of making that sad wound to bleed afresh in the sight of all tender and truly pious Christians This wicked and unparralleld murder was not called to account in his Life but he lives though in a very timerous condition and acts as President to the Councel of State afterwards and hath given him by those who thought that by taking of Gods anointed they did the Devil good service several considerable Revenues both in Hampshire and Cheshire and among the rest lives though not securely in the Deanary of Westminster where for his safeties sake he built his Study on the top of Westminster Abbey higer than the like was ever seen before getting as nigh Heaven as he could whilst he lived as not expecting to come there when he dyed All the time of Olivers short Reign he acted not But the Rump Parliament coming into play again he is again reinstated in his former Presidentship and is made the prime Lord Comissioner of the great Seal of England But Lambert turned out the Parliamen again he raves now like one stark mad flinging out of the room in usury and calling them all Traytors and whilst the Committee of Safety sate he seeing now that all things would make for the Kings interest goes home takes his Bed never comes abroad more his wicked body was tortured wiih many distempers languishing in much pain and misery insomuch that he was often reported and really thought to be dead before he truly was his conscience being seared he repented not of his aforesaid wicked practises and at last this miserable man passed through the aforesaid much afflicted and tormented body to the immediate Judgment of God and no doubt is gone to his place his body was burned in Westminster Abbey The Life of Doctor Dorislavs DOctor Dorislavs formerly a Doctor of the civil by him made the uncivill Law was by an order of this corrupted piece of the Parliament made one of the chief Councel with Mr. Ask and Mr. Cooke to contrive and prepare a charge against the King and very confidently he appears in the Court against him seconding Mr. Cooke in his wicked demanding of Justice against the King This Dr. Dorislavs pleaded that the King ought to answer the Court and not in the least to question their authority which proved his own death at â—ast for not long after he being sent into Holland in the nature of an Agent from the Parliament was stobbed in his lodging in the Hague by some resolute persons who likewise not questioning their own authority resolved to make him a part example of the Kings Murder his body was brought from Holland to Baynards Castle in Thames Street from thence privately interred accompanied with some pretended mourners in Westminster Abbey The Life of Thomas Hammond THOmas Hammond of Surry and of no great fortune there He went out into the Army one of the Life guard of the Earle of Essex and was afterwards made Lieâ—ytenâ—â— Gen. to the traine of Artillery under the Lord Fairfax this Col Hammond afterwards was preferred to have the custody of the King at the Isle of Wight and there not only undutifully but very sawcily and peremptorily behaved himself towards him not suffering the King to have any papers about him but what he would first peruse and when the Parliament made those Votes of non addresses as it hath been credibly reported Letters were write to this Col. Hammond by Oliver Cromwell who found that nothing could be done in their own affaire till the King were taken off that he should either remove the King out of the way or prison him by one means or other Upon which Mr. Osborn then being in the Country writs a letter to the House that Major Rolfe had confest that such a Letter was written to Hammond to the aforesaid purpose but that Hammond had a good allowance for keeping the King and therefore would not do it because he would not loose his allowance and desired the said Mr. Osborn to joyn with him in conveighing the King to some private place and then they would do with him what they pleased This business was strangely hudled up in the House the Army party therein arguing that Osborn was a Malignant and no notice was fit to be taken of his words others said that the Examination of the business was a Malignant design to draw Col. Hammond to this Town that so the King might make his escape in the Cols absence But although the business was then husht up yet Mr. Osborne and others offered to confirme the design and that Rolfe was appointed to pistol the King but still they endeaver to abscond the truth Rolfe is sent up by Col. Hammond with letters to the House and therein denies the business and although the thing appeared plain notwithstanding Rolfe with a trembling voice not halfe loud enough to make a satisfactory answer pleads at the House Bar that there wâ—s no such thing he was suddainly conveyed out of the way by the Army Hammond was never so much as questioned Presently after the design being carried on for the Kings Murther this Col. Hammond presents to the House a Scandalous libel called the Agreement of the people which contained nothing else but a desire of the Kings tryal and a subversion of the ancient Laws of the Land which was ordered to be printed although not a hundred part of the people had not the least thought thereof And the next thing is the bringing the King to his tryal in Westminster Hall instead of the pretended making him a glorious King and bringing him home to his Parliament and this Col. Hammond contrary to the advice and to the great greife of Dr. Hammond appeared as one of the Kings Judges and afterwards became one of the great promotets of the Tyrannical usurper and in the year 1654. When Oliver took the Protectorship upon him Col. Hammond is sent into Ireland as one of the Privy Counsel of that Nation Charles Fleetwood was made Lord Deputy and Milts Corbet Câ—l Thomâ—â—son c. were made of the same Councell wâ—â—â— him for Oliver durst not trust such near him who had so lately betrayed the King as conceiving they would do the like by him but Col. Hammond being landed at Dublin his Councelship was soon ended For before a fortnight was ended he dyed of a spotted Feaver there very suddenly and unexpectedly dying senecless and therefore no accompt can be given whether he repented of that horrid murther or no Fleetwood and his factious crew gave him
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