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A26768	The lives, actions, and execution of the prime actors, and principall contrivers of that horrid murder of our late pious and sacred soveraigne, King Charles the First ... with severall remarkable passages in the lives of others, their assistants, who died before they could be brought to justice / by George Bate, an observer of those transactions.; Elenchus motuum nuperorum in Anglia. English	Bate, George, 1608-1669.	1661 (1661)	Wing B1084; ESTC R5539	37,635	156

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 encourage● of them Henry Ireton then Deputy of Ireland Son in ●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 ●ife onely that in that vacancy he ●ad a fair opportunity to encrease his estate which indeed he made ●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. Sa●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 Ch●shire and marches them into the North but they very unwilling ●ndertook that business and although with entreaties beggings prayers and tears he wo●d them to pr●ceed in th Good Old Cause yet he coul not prevail upon them for they discer●ed both Lambert and their own cheif Officers and declare for General Monck and ●he Parliament and now Col Ax●el is left to seek his fortune which at that time was more despera●● h●● 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 s●nt to the ●ower of London And sho●tly a●ter that he was brought to his Tryal in te Old-●●iley where his ●hi●●●lea was That he had d●● 〈◊〉 ●●ng during the time of the Tryal of the King but what he was commanded t● 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 ●ings death onely acted as a Souldier under command by virtue thereof But the Witn●sses proving the aforementioned pass●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 f●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 ●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 c●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