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lord_n	day_n	good_a	let_v	10,395	5	4.3193	3	false

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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