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A32120 His Majesties speech on the scaffold at White-Hall on Tuesday last Jan. 30 before the time of his coming to the block of execution and a declaration of the deportment of the said Charles Stuart before he was executed to the great admiration of the people : and a proclamation of the Commons of England assembled in Parliament to be published throughout the Kingdoms prohibiting the proclaiming of any person to be King of England, Ireland or the dominions thereof : also A letter from the north to a member of the Army containing the declaration and resolutions of the Northern Army touching the late King of England and the lofty cedars of the city of London. Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Parliament. 1649 (1649) Wing C2792B; ESTC R29203 3,299 10

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His Majesties SPEECH On the Scaffold at WHITE-HALL On Tuesday last Jan. 30. Before the time of His coming to the Block of Execution And a Declaration of the Deportment of the said Charles Stuart before He was executed to the great admiration of the People AND A Proclamation of the Commons of England assembled in Parliament to be published throughout the Kingdom prohibiting the proclaiming of any person to be King of England Ireland or the Dominions thereof ALSO A Letter from the North to a member of the Army containing the Declaration and Resolutions of the Northern Army touching the late King of England and the lofty Cedars of the City of London Imprimatur THEODORE JENNINGS Printed for R.W. for general satisfaction of the people A Letter from the North containing the Declaration and Resolutions of the Northern Army and the Inhabitants of Yorkshire concerning the executing of Iustice upon Charles Stuart late King of England and the cutting off the lofty Cedars within the City of London and elsewhere who have been promoters of the bloudy and tyrannicall design of the Royall party against the free-borne people of England Endeared Sir Yours of the 6. instant I received together with your papers therein inclosed and according to your ardent expresly intimated I shall here indeavour to satisfie your expectation in communicating those particulars which are most observable in these parts viz. As for your present proceedings in order to the executing of Justice it is the object whereon our eyes are fixed our hearts thirsting after Justice and Righteousnesse considering that Judgment truly denounced is as a Crown of glory to all those who indevour to walk in the direct path of Truth and Holinesse And seeing that God hath bin pleased out of the abundance of his love to open a doore of deliverance to his people on earth for the bringing them out of the snare of tyranny and Norman oppression We doe therebore beseech our noble Se●ars in the South to use their utmost endeavours in carrying on this great work of Liberty and Freedom for the true and impartiall executing of Justice and establishing of Peace and Righteousnesse For we are confident that if Justice bee not speedily executed that both you and we shall perish the wrath of the Almighty Jehovah being ready to issue forth in streames of Vengeance from the Canopy of Heaven against the unrighteousnesse of Heaven for acting against the known Lawes and Will of God and standing in opposition against the most glorious splendor of the true light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ In consideration whereof We the Officers and Souldiery in the Northern Brigade do unanimously desire euen from the superiour to the inferiour that Justice may be speedily executed and that the tottering and corrupted pillars of the Common-wealth of England may be immediatly cut off and hewen down as well the persons of Princes as either Lords or Commoners In order thereunto and for the impartiall executing thereof it is the sense of the Officers and Souldiery in these parts to live and dye aad stand and fall with you for the performance thereof protesting to leave no meanes unassayed for the clearing of Englands putrified channell which ebbes and flows in a prerogative and usurping way both in Church and State And not onely we alone but the honest and free born Denizons in the East and West-Ridinr of this County have mutually resolved to live and dye with us in prosecution of the same who upon a meeting near Leeds on tee 19 of this instr declared their Resolutions and entred into protest●tion to sacrifice lives and fortunes in the defence of Parliament and Army for the obtaining of Justice Liberty and Freedom together with the common Rights of the people of England And do desire th●t impartiall Justice may without detraction of time be forthwith executed upon the person of the King and that the lofty Cedars of the City of London and else-where may bee lopt and taken down wdo have ayded and assisted him in this unnatural tyrannicall and bloudy war and promoted the Designes of the adverse party against the well-affected of this Kingdom Since which Declaratory Expressions from the said well-affected party the spirits of malignancy have been much abated in these parts But in Lancashire Westmerland and Cumberland the Coles of Enmity are a kindling and ready to break forth into n●w flames of Discord and Contention the Clergy stirring up the people in their pulpits and using all meanes possible to incite them to an Engagement against the Parliament and Army declaring That all their Actions and Designes tends only to the extirpation of Religion and Government and to erect a new Government according to the will of their own hearts telling them that they shall not only be deprived of their most lawfull and dread Soveraign but also of their just Rights Liberties and Estates But we doubt not but a speedy Glister will be administred to these inveterate and putrified Caterpillars and to give them a strong purgation and Vomit in recompense of all their infective Language and quack-salving Cordials to the people We hear that divers Agents from Scotland have dispiersed themselvs throughout severall counties in these parts agitating with the Royal party for a new commotion telling them that 40000. horse and foot will bee ready before the 16. of Feb. to make an inrode into England in behalf of their King and Covenant but it s believed a second English storm if a fourth invasion bee made will soon expiate all their Scottish Mists which is all at present from Your obliged and most feruent friend Peter Michael Wakefield 24 Ian. 1648. An Act or Proclamation prohibiting the proclaiming of any person to be King of England or Ireland or the Dominions thereof WHereas Charles Stuart King of England being for the notorious Treasons Tyrannies and Murthers committed by him in the late and unnaturall and cruell wars condemned to death whereupon after execution of the same several pretences may be made and Title set on foot unto the Kingly Office of the apparent hazard of the publike peace For prevention thereof Be it Enacted and Ordained by this present Parl and by authority of the same That no person or persons whatsoever de presume to proclaim declare publish or any way promote Charles Stuart Son of the said Charles commonly called the Prince of Wales or any other person to be King or chief Magistrate of England Ireland or of any the Dominions belonging to them or either of them by colour of inheritance succession election or any other claim whatsoever without the free consent of the people in Parl. first had and signified by a particular Act or Ordinance for that purpose any Statute Law Usage or Custome to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding And be it further enacted and ordained and it is hereby enacted and ordained That whosoever shall contrary to this Act proclaim declare publish or any way promote the said Charles Stuart the Son or any other person to be King or chief Magistrate of England Ireland or of any the Dominions belonging to them or to either of them without the said consent in Parliament signed as aforesaid shall be deemed and adjudged a traytor to the Common-wealth and shal suffer pains of death and such other punishments as belong to the Crime of high Treason And all Officers as wel Civil as Military and all other well affected persons are hereby authorized and required forthwith to apprehend all such Offenders and to bring them in safe custody to the next Justice of peace that they may be proceeded against accordingly H. Scobel Cler. Parl. D. Com. The substance of his Majesties Speech to the Officers of the Army at the place of Execution on the Scaffold at White-Hall on Tuesday Ian. 30. 1649. HIs Majesty having received Sentence of Death from the High Court of Justice sitting in Westminster Hall a Scaffold was ordred to be forthwith erected and set up against White-hall one end thereof adjoyning to the said Banqueting house at White Hall being the place appointed for execution and upon Tuesday being the 30. of Jan. about one of the clock in the afternoon his Majesty was guarded from his Palace to the said place of execution by divers Officers of the Army who came with a most pleasant and undanted courage to the Scaffold being attyred in a black Sute and Clo●k with his blew Ribbon and a george over his shoulders attended by Dr. Juxson late Bishop of London and upon his Majesties coming towards the Block He fixed his eyes thereon not seeming to be danted in the least saying That He was willing to sacrifice His life for the liberty and freedom of His people and to dye as a Martyr of the people of England by changing this corruptible C●owne of Misery to an incorruptible Crown of Glory and that Hee was never guilty of the spilling of any bloud except the E. of Straffords which done His Majesty kneeled down upon the Scaffold and went to prayers with the Bishop and having prepared himself for death he cast off his Cloak giving his George and Ribbin to Dr. Juxson and stript himself of his Dublit who being in his Skey-colour wastcoat the Executioner came unto him and folded up the hair of his head under his white cap after which his Majesty came to the block and casting his eyes to Heaven kneeled down the Executioner immediatly doing his office who severed his head from his shoulders at one blow which being taken up into a Scarf the Body and it was both carryed off from the Scaffold to White-Hall FINIS