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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40857	The famous tragedie of King Charles I basely butchered by those who are, omne nesas proni patare pudoris inanes crudeles, violenti, importunique tyranni mendaces, falsi, perversi, perfidiosi, fædifragi, falsis verbis infunda loquentes in which is included, the several combinations and machinations that brought that incomparable Prince to the block, the overtures hapning at the famous seige of Colchester, the tragicall fals of Sir Charls Lucas and Sir George Lisle, the just reward of the leveller Rainsborough, Hamilton and Bailies trecheries, in delivering the late Scottish army into the hands of Cromwell, and the designe the rebels have, to destroy the royal posterity.		1649 (1649)	Wing F384; ESTC R3816	25,227	52

on with hopes of re-establishment so long that now He doubts my feign'd reallity and a strong Partie in the Junto sit who without me are now in Treatie with Him but I shall breake the necke of their Designe perhaps before they thinke it the severall Commanders of the Army are now all of my Faction while Fairfax silly Foole sits like a Statue as if he nothing knew or nothing durst I have proposed unto the severall Officers to forsake the King and yeild Him up as one not fit to live unto the block I have informed them and it takes exceedingly so forward are the Fooles to worke my ends and their owne certaine ruine that the King is a Man of bloud by no meanes to be trusted being of a rigid and implacable Spirit hating even to the death all have opposed Him and that should He regaine his former Power He quickly would make use on 't to their ruine that therefore they should make a retreat in time nor yeild their necks unto a Tyrants mercy that they having declar'd so highly for Him might the more easily by farre entrap Him nor was it a discredit so to doe since in all Ages such a politick course hath been thought just and safe they snared with my words resolve to doe so for to remove the King by violent death and to set up a Military Power now my plots worke the Stage growes great with horror the English Monarchy growes sick to death its very Basis hath an Ague-fit which wil not cease to shake it till it be Levell'd to the humble earth Mount mount my thoughts unite like scatter'd springs 'T is a strong Torrent that must beare downe Kings Here I appointed my deare Buffone Peters Enter Peters Boswill Pride with Soldiers and Coll. Boswill Pride and my whole Army to meet about this houre See they come Welcome deare Friends you have observ'd your time My Hugh how thrives our Counsell in the Army that our great Generall the Lord Fairfax guides I am sure these gallant Soules serve under me are all unanimous to shake off Kings and while the Iron 's hot to strike that blow which shall for ever free the English Nation from Tyrants and their awfull power Peters Heroick Sir they all even as one Man applaud even to the skies your rare projection both Officers and Souldiers covetous for to accomplish what 's by you propos'd and as a signall of their Resolutions see here the more part of a queint Remonstrance which must by us be brought unto a period wherein we will divulge unto the world the reasons and grounds of our intents Cromwell As I would wish never till now could England hope a happinesse why how now Boswill why art thou so sad the noble Pride stands like a man astonish'd or like a marble Statue whose aged feet are wrapt in wither'd mosse what 's the matter Pride Nothing deare Sir but an excessive joy which hath surpriz'd my faculties and craz'd upon the organs of my speech my mind is busied 'bout the Kingdomes fate my Soule in a deep conference with my sense about mature affaires Boswill The constitution of my Soule agrees with thine in each degree of temper most honoured Cromwell from our late-sworne Principles I 'le not recede though Heaven rain'd down fire upon me though Earth yawn'd wide and Hell gorg'd balls of Sulphure the King that Man of bloud shall lose His Head and all His prime Adherents wait on Him unto the other world the People we will Rule by the Sword 's power their lives and goods by Conquest we have gain'd our sway must be maintain'd by Strength not Law The Sword that cut a passage to our Sphere 'T is that alone must secure us there Cromwell Oh let me put thee in my bosome Boswill henceforth let us converse more neerly and like the Zodiacks Gemini mix our loves we 'l be a second Pylades and Orestes and never part till death my Hugh let 's hear some part of that Remonstrance 't will highly spurre us on to action Peters You shall the most material Clauses Sir are these which take with this exordium I penn'd late yesternight He Reads Absolute power of necessity must subsist and keep above water though all else be assur'd of drowning to the losse of all or at least many branches of universall Freedome and therefore the Fox did not conclude amisse when he saw his fellowes steps march towards the Lyons Den Nos vestigia terrent if we enter into a strict scrutinie we shall find that our choice and our nature gave us Kings the dignity conferr'd upon a single Man was sure intended for the good of all but where one drawes from all can that be pleasing or fortunate or to leave this one can that be injury and therefore in order theretowe declare That we will call King CHARLES to an account as the prime Promoter Abettor and sole Occasioner of all the murthers and outrages committed this many yeares during the Warre and bring Him to a Tryall for His life That with Him we will bring to judgement all those of His Partie who in order to His Arbitrary Commands have murthered spoyled and impoverished the Free-borne People of England Crom. Hold I have heard enough why this is done to purpose and shewes all gallantry did not die with Brutus and his Confederate Consulls now Lawrell wreathes commixt with Myrtle branches shall deck our fortunate brows as the true Patriots of our native Countrey We 'l give the whole world cause for to remember us aside the ensuing Ages when they read our Acts shall blesse our memory with devout respect but flying Phoebus now hath left our Hemisphere black night hath now put on her ebbon robe and wrapt the Welkin in a sable shrowd we must away now towards the frozen North my fellow Souldiers we must direct our march to jerke the Scots back to their Sedgie Cottages malevolent Saturne oh be thou propitious prosper thy Agent in his deeds of death Which are so grim and horrid full of ire Some will suspect the Devill was my Sire Exeunt omnes Enter Fairfax Ireton Rainsborow cum aliis as in a Tent a Table and Tapers Fairfax How goes the night Ireton About the howre of twelve Fairfax Now then while all the worl'd 's involv'd in silence and man and beast takes their repose and rest let us determine 'bout these captive Heroes who with this Towne of Colchester to morrow must yeild themselves unto our mercy Rainsborow Renowned Generall under whose conduct we have been fortunate and victorious I need not now recite since you well know what vast expence of bloud of toyle and treasure we have been at since we besieg'd this Towne the third part of our Army quite consum'd by the immured Enemies frequent Sallies by our unfruitfull Onsets and hard Duty and how mercylesse they have shewn themselves to those of ours whom Fortune gave them Prisoners all which considered I doe give my vote and justice speaks