Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	time_n	year_n	19,963	5	5.0438	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74264	The tryall and condemnation of Mr. John Cooke, sollicitor to the late High-court of injustice. And Mr. Hugh Peters, that carnall prophet, for their several high-treasons, &c. At the Sessions-house in the Old-baily, on Saturday the 13. of October, 1660. Together with, their several pleas, and the answers thereunto.	Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.; England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex)	1660 (1660)	Thomason E1046_6	7,008	15

was several times at meetings with Oliver Cromwel and Henry Ireton at the star in Colemanstreet that he used sometimes to come with along sword thither and not to depart till four a clock in the morning That he marcht in the head of the Soldiery several times and when the High Court of Justice sate That he was very busie that day the Proclamation was made for the said High Court in the Pallace yard at Westminster and said that that was nothing unless it was proclaimed at Cheapside-cross and the Old Exchange too Twat he was in Westminster-hall when the High Court of Justice sate and did encourage the Soldiers of Col. Stubbers Regiment and others cry out Justice Justice and that the said Soldiers did cry out so accordingly That he was several times in consultation with the Officers of the Army in the painted Chamber about the Kings Trial and that he was several times also with Bradshaw till two a clock in the morning in the Deanery of Westminster Another Wisnesssaid That he heard Mr. Peters say that he was in a consultation with the Officers about the death of the King and that he should see a blessed day very suddenly That he said he could even reverence the High Court of Justice it did so much resemble the tryal of the world which shall be at the last day by the Saints That he seldom spoke of the King but maliciously and trayterously calling him Tyrant Murtherer of his people c. And further that Hugh Peters said he was appointed one day to preach before the King but the wretch would not hear him meaning the King That he was upon the Scaffold that morning that the King was beheaded and was ordering and preparing things for that purpose That he carrying on the work of prayer as they called it a moneth before the King was murthered and being ordered to preach in the Painted Chamber used these words Lord what a do there is to bring this great man to his tryal and yet what a mercy is that this great City falls down before us He will bring us all into blood again if we do not take away his That in a Sermon preached at St. Margarets in Westminster his whole drift was to prepare the people for the murther of the King calling him Tyrant a Murtherer of his people a Traytor c. and said Good people of the Nation the power is in you calling the King that Barabas Here Mr. Peters as in all the rest out-faced and denied all The Council here said That after he had thus prepared the business and brought things to his purpose the first Sunday after the King was brought to the Bar being 21 January 1648. He preached before Cromwel and others at Whitehal upon this Text Psal 49. the latter end To binde their Kings in chains and their Nobles in fetters of iron this honor have all the Saints praise ye the Lord. And that he said at that time blessed be the Lord the lower house is now purged c. The upper house will fall down suddenly in the same Sermon calling his Majesty that wretch very often And at another time Preached upon a Text Isai 14.18 19 20. verses All the Kings of the Nations even all of them lie in glorie every own 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 thorow with a sword that go down to the stones of the pit as a carcase is troden under feet Thou shalt not be joyned with them in burial because thou hast destroyed thy land and slain thy people the seed of evil doers shall never be renowned At the top of the Margent in the Bible being the note to find the Chapter is writ the Tyrants fall where he indeavoured to make a parallel between the King of Babylon and the King of England Another witness being sworn said That Hugh Peters was often among the councel of Officers at Winsor That he used to be with them late at night when the Kings death was contrived That the Gentleman of the house saying grace one day where he dined and giving thanks was about to pray after the usual form God save the King c. and he said God save the King and deliver him out of the hands of all his Enemies but Hugh Peters started up of a sudden and said Hold Gentlemen your Idol shall not stand long That at another time it was said by Hugh Peters That if they could but keep the Army but one seven years longer they need not care for the King and all his Posterity That he said That day the High Court of Iustice sate was the happiest day that ever England saw That it was a day that many of the Saints of God had been praying for these many yeers and that he could freely say Now Lord lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word for mine eyes have seen thy salvation This is the glorious beginning of the work c. After many things passing in the Court Mr Hugh could not say any thing for himself but plead several good offices he had done for the Kings Friends to which the Judge answered That he was not brought thither for any of his good deeds At last the Kings Councel told the Jury in short That he had been a grand abuser of the people by his seditious Doctrine That he had been a grand contriver of the Kings death That his death would preach better then his life and that since he had put himself upon his Country and the Country had put themselves upon them that they should free their Country from that innocent blood whereupon the Jury without going forth found him guilty Sentence passed on him accordingly to be hang'd drawn and quartred And according to the Sentence they were both executed at Chaiing-cross this 16. Octob. 1660. FINIS

this purpose much longer urging that words cannot be instrumental to take away any mans Life that he did it for his Fee being a Councellour that he did not doe it Magisterially but Ministerially and though he did not act by a legal Authority yet he hoped that he not exceeding their Order it might bear him out and therefore seeing there was not such an Evidence as might clear it as the Sun at noon day that did see him sign that Charge of High Treason against the King whether they did believe that he had such a trayterous intention as in the Indictment was mentioned After it was answered by the King's Council That Mr. Cook had spoken much like a Lawyer That it was strange that he that knew the Law so much should transgresse so much He was no doubt long enough in contriving the Death of the King for that he oftentimes interrupted Him made long Speeches to that purpose which shewes That out of the multitude of the thoughts of the heart the mouth speaketh He demands justice and prest the Murther and whether when he ordered the Clerk to Record that wicked Charge he did not imagine the Death of the King he was one that did Assemble meet and consult with that wicked Council there can be no accessaries in Treasons for if he be guilty in any part he is guilty of the whole And whereas he says what he did was but for his Fee is as much as to say That no Councellor can be guilty of High Treason and that if a Councellour give advice to kill a Man he shall be excused He exhibits this charge against the King in the Name of the people of England of which Gentlemen of the Jury you are part therefore look to it if you own the thing you justifie what he sayes But I hope you stand here to tell all the World that the people of England had no hand in it It was not enough that he exhibits the Charge but he aggravates it with all the circumstances imaginable he presses it he is angry at delays he would have things taken pro Confesso he pretends to be a servant for the people of England and when he meets his old acquaintance he tells them that the King must die and Monarchy with him and I hope that both You and We are bound to vindicate the Commons of England from that horrid Murther Gentlemen every step and gradation in this sad Tragedy is Treason the very Act of drawing the Charge was Treason the appearing in the Court was Treason the coming into Westminster-Hall was Treason and all present in the Hall except the sad Spectators were guilty of Treason He sayes he did it for his Fee and so Gentlemen did Judas it was a Judas his Fee of thirty Pieces of Silver which made that Wretch go forth and hang himself A Councellour must keep within the compasse of the Law as well as other people There was never such a thing as a High Court of Justice known a High Court it was a Shambles rather set up onely for the Butchering of his Majesty For Mr. Cook 's knowing of such a Paper which calls the King a Murtherer and promoting it signing it and bringing it into that Assembly shews clearly that you had a Design of taking away the Life of the King And truly my Lord since he says he did the King a courtesie in demanding Justice against Him I hope he will think it no unkindnesse in me if I demand Justice against him And since he said that the KING must die and MONARCHY with Him and considering all the other CIRCVMSTANCES it cannot be conceived but that his demanding Justice against the KING must intend the giving Sentence for his Death He sayes he demanded Justice and so did they that Spit in His Face and he demanded Judgement saying The bloud that had been spilt cryed for it After all which having no more to say the JURY without going forth found him Guilty and accordingly Sentence to be Hang'd Drawn and Quarter'd was pronounced against him After Mr. Cook was tuken from the Bar Mr. Hugh Peters the grand Imposter of the Nation the General of all fomented mischief and the abuser of the word of God maker of malicious interpretations thereupon to animate the people against his Majestie was brought to answer according to Law for such his aforosaid mischeivious Trayterous and abominable practices The Jury being sworn and silence commanded the Indictment was read after which the Kings Counsel stood up and spake to the following effect Gentlemen the Prisoner at the Bar hath been Indicted for aiding assisting abetting councelling and compassing the death of the King We have evidence against the Prisoner to be a principle Actor in that sad tragedy next to him that God hath taken to his own judgment I say my Lords he was the principle actor for procuring the Souldiery to be assisting thereunto he makes use of his Profession for that purpose for whereas he should have been the Minister of peace he makes himself the Trumpeter of Treason to the destruction of the King he Preached many Sermans prepareing the Souldiery for his death compared the King to Barrabas he was Instrumenial for procuring a High Court of Justice to be erected appointed where and in what place it should be proclaimed way instrumental for bringing the King upon the Stage before that Mock Court he encouraged the Souldiers to cry Justice Justice We shall shew you how at several times he promoted the Kings Death and after when they brought him to his Tryal this wretched man stood behind him like the Marshal General we shall prove too much of his activeness upon that bloody Stage which we shall leave to the Witnesses more fully to declare Mr. Hugh Peters had a cloud of Witnesses to justifie this against him but his confident Impudence denyed every thing objected against him though many things were not onely proved by the Journal books of the Rump Parliament but by several authentique and credible Witnesses The substance of all the Witnesses is contained in the following Relation That Hugh Peters was several times between England and Holland to advise with them how to bring England into a free state That he said that it could not be effected unless 150. were taken out of the Nation the same witness asked him what he meant by 150. he answered three LLL The said Witness desiring to explaine himself he said that the Nation could not be setled till the Lords the Lawyers and the Levites were taken out of it That he did advise with Cromwel whether there were not a way for the Kingdom to be settled without the King and that it was said between them that there was no other way then to cut off the Kings head and being asked whether Cromwel or Peters spoke the words he answered That he did not know which but that was the effect of their consultation as Mr. Peters himself had confest That Hugh Peters