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A81558 The pretended high court of justice unbowelled being a caveat for traytors, or, treason condemned and truth vindicated. With severall reasons presented to Oliver Cromwell, four days before the massacring of his Majesty proving the sad sentence passed upon his late sacred Majesty, the 27 of Ianuary 1648. unjust and contrary both to the law of God and these nations. Together with his Majesties speech to a precious jewel then sitting as one of his judges, though formerly a servant to his sacred Majestie. Never publish'd till this day of England's redemption. E. D. 1660 (1660) Wing D16A; ESTC R223234 5,038 8

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of the people living then of himself dying for looking round about upon the people whom the thick Guards of Souldiers kept a distance off and seeing he could not be heard by them omitting probably what he purposed to have spoken to them therefore turning to the Officers and Actors by him he delivered himself in a short but excellent Speech which being ended he meekly went to Prayers and after some heavenly discourse between him and the Bishop having prepared himself he lifted up his eyes to heaven mildly praying to himself he stooping down to the block as to a Prayer-deske and most humbly bowed his generous Neck to God to be cut of by the V●zarded Executioner which was sodainly done at one blow Thus fell King Charls and thus all Britain with him The true Copy of a Letter sent by Ed. Barber Freeman of England and Clothworker of London to Gen. Crumwel after his Majesty had received the sentence of Death for the saving of his Life Directed to the Right honorable Oliver Crumwel L. Gen. of the Forces raysed by the Parl. of the Common-wralth of England c. My Lord MAy it please your honour I cannot but write these few lines unto you concerning the Parliaments dealing with the Kings Majesty whom although they have condemned to death yet I hope will never put their Judgment to execution but look back to their former promises and Engagements which they have made to God his Majesty and this Nation with their hands lift up to the most high God that all the world should see that they intended nothing against his Majesty but his evil Counsel for the Liberty of the Gospel and the freedom of the people and that they would make him a glorious King c. Now I beseech you consider the practise of Joshua that glorious type of Christ to the Gibeonites Ioshua 9.14 15 18 19 20. And the men took of their victuals and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord And Joshua made peace with them and made a League with them to let them live And the Princes of the Congregation swear unto them c. And the children of Israel smote them not because the Princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel And all the congregation murmured against the Princes But all the Princes said unto all the congregation We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel Now therefore we may not touch them this will we do to them we will even let them live least wrath be upon us because of the Oath which we swore unto them And the Princes said unto them let them live but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the Congregation c Yet the Lord had commanded that they should be utterly cut off and destroyed as Deut. 7.1.2.16 When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the Land whether thou goest to possesse it and hath cast out many Nations before thee c. seven Nations greater and mightier then thou And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee thou shalt smite them and utterly destroy them thou shalt make no Covenant with them nor shew mercy unto them and thou shalt consume all the people which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee thine eye shall have no pitty upon them neither shalt thou serve their gods for that will be a snare unto thee c. Yet durst not Joshua destroy them because of his oath c. And afterwards the Lord brought three years samine in the dayes of David for Sauls Bloody house In slaying the Gibeonites And would not be appeased but by sarisfying the Gibeonites which was done by hanging seven of Sauls Sons 2 Sam. 21.1 to the 6. And King 2.6.13 to the 23. there is a Remarkable passage of mercy Captives in time of misery where the King of Israel said unto Elisha the Prophet concerning the Syreans taken p●isoners my father shall I smite them shall I smite them And be answered thou shalt not smite them wouldst thou smite them whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword And with thy bow set bread and water before them that they may eat drink And go to their master he prepared great provision for them and when they had eaten and drank he sent them Away and they went to their master I could have wisht it had been so done to the poor Scots that were brought here to London see the Armies of Syria came no more into the Land of Israel see what kindness and mercy wrought upon them this is the way to please God and purchase peace and love and unite the Nations And not to render evil for evil but to follow that which is good Deut. 32.35 to me saith the Lord belongeth vengeance and recompence and Prov. 25.21 If thine enemy be hungry give him bread to eat and if he be thirsty give him water to drink for thou shalt heap up coals of fire upon his head and the Lord shall reward thee compare with Rom. 12.17 to the 21. Recompence to no man evil for evil provide things honest in the sight of all men if it be possible as much as lies in you live peaceably with all men dearly beloved avenge not your selves but rather give place unto wrath for it is written vengeance is mine I will repay it saith the Lord therefore if thine enemy hunger feed him if he thirst give him drink for in so doing thou shall heap coals of fire on his head be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good c. Again when the Lord saith Ecol 5.4.5 when thou vowest a vow unto God as you have done many times defer not to pay it for he hath no pleasure in fools pay that which thou hast vowed Better is it that thou wouldst not vow then that thou shouldst vow and not pay c. Consider these things I could not but commit to your honours consideration and the Lord give you understanding and a heart to do according to the engagements that the wrath of the Lord break not forth against this poor bleeding Nation to the utter ruine and destruction thereof for breach of vows and Covenants for I fear because of oathes the Land mourneth And Jer. 48.10 cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully And Nehemiah 5.9 to the 15. the Prophet rebuked the Nobles and the Rulers for their usury oppression exhorting them to restore their evil gotten goods as vers 11. which they promised to do verse 12. upon which the Prophet shook his lap and said so God shake out every man from his house and from his Labour that performeth this promise even thus be he shaken out and emptied and all the Congregation said Amen and praised the Lord and the people did according to this promise c. But so have not you come short of this to the dishonour to God and the shame and reproach of this Nation and instead of performing that promises you flew upon the spoil like Saul-Sam 1.15.13 to the 19. c. And I believe God hath and will shake many of you until ye repent for the Lord is overturning As Eze. 21.27 I will overturn overturn overturn it and it shall he no more until he come whose right it is and I will give it him thus committing you to the most blessed guidance of the Almighty God I rest your honours and the Nations faithful Servant E.D. This lettet was delivered to the Lord Gen. Cromwel but never any answer given FINIS