and a half from the Camp marching in battaile aray at the head of his Army about an houre and half before the said battaile was fought and that the same day he saw afterwards many bodies dead upon the place Giles Grice of Wellington in Shropshire Gentleman DId depose that he saw the King at the head of his Army at Cropredie Bridge with his sword drawn in his hand the same day that there was a battail fought against Sr. William Waller's Army which was on a Friday 1644. about July as much as he could call to minde That he saw him also at the head of his Army the same summer nigh Lietchfield at the same time that the Earle of Essex was there with his Army Also that he saw the King at the head of his men in the second fight at Newbery And that he saw him Arm'd back and brest at the head of his Army at Naseby The same did testifie that he saw him at the head of his Army at the taking of Leicester at the same time that an assault was given and after enter'd the place on horseback after it was taken and that he saw many men kill'd on both sides and many houses were pillaged in the said Town John Vinson of Damorham in Wiltshire Gentleman affirmed THat he saw the King at the head of his Army at the first Newbery battaile about September 1643. and many people dead on both sides The same hath also deposed that he saw the King at the head of his Army armed Capape with his sword drawn in his hand in the second fight at Newberry about Octob. 1644. at what time he saw him draw up the Regiment of Horse of Colonel Tho. Howard to a Charge and that he heard him make a speech to that Regiment saying that they were to make good to him that day that his Crown was at the point of his Sword and if he lost that Battail he lost his honour and his Crown for ever and that after he saw great number of dead men killd in that fight on both sides The same also testified that he saw the King in the battail at Naseby in Northamptonshire about June 1645. being armed with his Head-piece on his word drawn in his hand where perceiving his people in flight he himself made the horse to rally and staid them at what time he also saw many dead bodies on both sides George Seeley of London Shoomaker deposed THat he saw the King at the siege of Glocester at the head of a Brigade of horse and that he saw him at the first fight of Newberry about September 1643 being at the head of a Regiment of horse and that many were killed on both sides in this fight To which he added that he also saw the King in the midst of his Army in the second Newberry fight about November 1644. John Moor of Cork in Ireland Gentleman did depose THat in the Battel at Newberry second fight in the same month he saw the King in the middle of his horse with his sword drawn that afterwards he saw many killed on both sides in this fight and that he saw him enter on horse-back in the head of a Brigade of horse into Leicester the same day that it was taken by his men about June 1645. he also added that he saw the King in the midst of a Regiment of horse at Copredibridge before Leicester fight and saw the fields covered with dead men killed in that fight where the King was in person that he saw him also at the head of a Regiment of horse in Naseby fight about June 1645. and that there was also many killed and wounded Thomas Grees of Boyset in Northamptonshire Labourer did testifie THat he saw the King at the first Newbury fight in Bark-shire September 1643 and that he there saw many dead bodies having himself received orders amongst others to stop the Parliaments forces till their dead men were taken away that he also saw the King marching with his Army towards Naseby field immediatly before the fight about June 1645. and that his Army being routed he saw him make a retreat with a Brigado of horse and that a great number were killed on both sides in this fight Thomas Rollins of Hanslop in Euekingham-shire Gentleman did depose THat he saw the King nigh Foy in Cornwall about July 1644. at the head of a brigade of horse and that he saw some Parliament-souldiers pilledged nigh the Kings person contrary to the Articles agreed upon on both sides Thomas Read of Maidstone in Kent Gentleman AFfirmed upon Oath that presently after the Parliaments Army had rendred it self in Cornwall upon composition he saw the King at the head of a guard of horse between Lestithiel and Foy about the end of August or the beginning of September 1644. James Grosby of Dublin in Ireland did depose THat at the first Newbury fight about harvest time 16â—3 he saw the King coming on horseback from Newbury accompanied with abundance of great Lords and Noble men and going towards the place where his forces were engaged to the Parliaments Army Samuel Burden of Lyneham in Wiltshire Gentleman testified THat he was at Nottingham about August 1642. at what time he saw the great Standard displayd upon one of the Towers of the Castle and that the next day he saw the King whilst his Standard as they call it was displayd moreover that he saw the King at the head of his Army near Copredy-bridge in a stubble field being in pursuit of Sir William Wallers forces who was routed about July 1644. and that be saw at that time great numbers of dead men in the field he testified farther that towards November following he saw the King in the last Newberry fight galloping up and down from Regiment to Regiment whilst his Army was engaged with that of the Parliament and that he saw afterwards great numbers of men killed fighting on both sides Michael Potts of Sharpeton in Northamberland Vintner deposed THat he saw the King at the head of of his Army in a field about a mile and an half distant from Newberry upon a plain the day before the fight which was about harvest time 1643. and that he saw the King in the field nigh a peice of great Canon during the fight that he also saw him at the head of his Army in the second Newberry fight about Michaelmass 1644. after which he saw great number of men kild on both sides Adding moreover that he did also see him at the head of his Forces nigh Copredy bridge and afterwards the same year towards harvest nigh Lestithiel in Cornwall at what time the Earle of Essex was there with his Army The NAMES of the said Pretended JUDGES who gave Sentence against the Late KING Jan. 27. 1648. JOhn Bradshaw Lord President Oliver Cromwell Henry Ireton Sir Hardress Waller Valentine Walton Thomas Harison Edward Whaley Thomas Pride Isaac Ewer Lord Grey of Grooby William Lord Mounson Sir John Danvers
The severall Depositions of the pretended Witnesses as it is in their Book printed in French William Cuthbert of Patrington in Holdernes Gentleman HAth deposed upon Oath that being at Hull-bridge nigh Beverly he discovered in July 1642. that there were levied about three hundred footmen under the command of Robert Strickland for the Kings guard and that about the second of the said Month which was Sunday he saw about four or five of the clock in the evening a Troop of Horse called the Princes Troop enter Beverly at which time James Nelthorp was Mayor of the Town and that he saw the same day this Troop march from Beverly to Holdernes where he saw ammunition distributed to them which were brought for them from about Humber Moreover the same upon deposition said that the same Sunday night there arrived at the gate of his house called the Bridge of Hull nigh Berverly about three hundred footmen that said they were the Regiment of Sir Robert Strickland under the command of Lieutenant Col. Duncomb and were called the Kings guard who forced open his door and took possession of his house and that the same night my Lord Newport and my Lord Carnarvan came to these souldiers with divers others at which time the Deponent was informed that Sir Thomas Gower Sheriff of that County was present at this rendezvous and had left order and expresse command to stop all Provisions from those quarters and that none should be carried to Sir J. Hotham Governour of Hull for the Parliament which Order was put into the hands of the Deponent being then Constable of that Parish for the said Lieutenant Colonel Duncombe The said William Cutbert has deposed in processe that he was driven out of his house by the soldiers and was forced to retire to Beverly with his Family and that afterward to wit Thursday next as much as he can remember he saw the King come to Beverly and go into my Lady Gees houses in which he saw him severall times with Prince Charls and the Duke of York and that the Militia was raised in Holdernes in the name and by the command of the King and he published himself every where He hath farther deposed that the night following these soldiers that had seized upon his house as was said which was the first act of hostility that was committed in those parts they plundred also the House of Colonel Ledgeers and that after this regiment of Colonel Strickland was gone from the Bridge of Hull where it had quartered ten days Colonel Wynewell seized upon it also with seven huudred foot that lodg'd there Item he deposed that the Order which he shewed the Court is the originall of which we have spoken As also that my Lord Lindsey was made Generall of those Forces and of those that were then levied and that he was brought before him upon report that he held intelligence with Sir J. Hotham Governour of Hull and that notice being given to the said General that the Deponent had provisions of corn to send into Ireland he was prohibited to have them transported or carried to any other place without the Kings command or the said Generals John Bennet in the County of York Glover HAving born arms on the Kings side from the first day that he erected his Standard at Nottingham six years since being examined upon Oath hath deposed that working at his own Trade at Nottingham he had seen the King two or three times after his great Standard of War was erected and at the same time that it was displayd from the highest Tower of the Castle and also that he heard that the King was present the first day and the first time it was erected He said farther that he then received his livery and that Sir William Pennyman gave cloth at that time to the Regiment of which he was and the said Knight was Colonel of it and that cloth was also given to the Regiment of my Lord Lindsey who was also then proclaimed then General of the Army at the head of every Regiment where the King also caused to be published that those forces should fight against all those that should follow his party particularly against the Earl of Essex Generall of the Parliaments Army against my Lord Brooks and divers other Officers of that party all who were declared Traitors by printed proclamations which were dispersed at the same time through all Regiments by their Officers To which he also added that he had often seen the King in Nottingham at the time that his forces quarter'd there which was about a Moneth that the Drum was beaten over all the Country to raise men for the King and that many were listed partly willing and partly forced for fear of being plundred as among the rest was the Deponent the said Sir William â—enniman cryng out aloud that it would be well done to set the Town on fire the Citizens shewing themselves so backward to take up arms for their Kings service He did farther depose that about the Month of October â—642 he saw the King on horseback at Edge-hill in Warwick-shire looking on his Army in battail and heard him command all the Colonells and Officers that passed before him to encourage their soldiers exhort and animate them to fight against my Lord of Essex my Lord Brooks Sir William Waller and Sir William Belford and that after this first fight he saw in the field a great number of dead bodies of which he saw a list brought afterward to the King at Oxford which they said came to the number of 6559. The Deponent hath also testified that about the Moneth of November following he saw the King at the head of his Army upon Hownslo-heath in the County of Middlesex with Prince Robert by him and heard him encourage divers Regiments of thâ—se that were levied in Wales which had been at the battail of Edge-Hill saying to them he hoped they would regain at Brainford the honour they lost at Edge-Hill William Brayne Gentleman of Wixehall in the County of Salop. HAth deposed upon Oath that in August 1642. he saw the King in Nottingham at the time when his Royal Standard was there erected and displaid and that about that time he marched with the Army in which the King was from thence to Darby and that being suspected in September for a spy he was examined before Sir Robert Heath and divers other Commissioners at Shrewsbury where the King was in person Henry Hartford of Stafford upon Avon in Warwick-shire HAs also given in upon Oath that in the year 1642. he saw the King at the Castle of Nottingham when his great Standard was planted and displayed upon a Tower of the Castle and moreover that about November he saw the King at Brainford being a horse-backe with great number of War-Officers on a Sunday morning immediately after that Satturday night in which great number of the Parliaments people had been killed thereabout Robert Large Painter of the Town and
Sir Thomas Maleverer Sir John Bourcher Isaac Pennington Henry Martin William Purifoye John Barkstead Gilbert Millington Thomas Chaloner Matthew Tomlinson John Blakeston Sir William Constable Edmund Ludlow John Hutchison Sir Michael Levesey Robert Titchburne Owen Roe Robert Lilburne Adrian Scroop Richard Dean John Okey John Harrison John Hewson William Goffe Cornelius Holland John Carew John Jones Thomas Lister Peregrine Pelham Thomas Wogan Frances Allen. Daniel Blagrave John Moor. William Say Francis Lascels John Chaloner Gregory Clement Sir Gregory Norton John Venn Thomas Andrews Anthony Stapley Thomas Horton John Lisle John Brown John Dixwell Miles Corbet Simon Menyne John Alured Henry Smith Humphrey Edwards John Frye Edmund Harvey Thomas Scot. William Cawley John Downes Thomas Hammond Vincent Potter Augustine Garland Charles Fleetwood John Temple Thomas Wayte Counsellours assistant to this Court and to draw up the Charge against the KING were Doctor Dorislaus Mr. Aske Mr. John Cooke Solicitor Serjeant Denby Serjeant at Armes M Broughton M. Phelpes Clerks to the Court. Colonel Humfrey Sword bearer Messengers Door-keepers and Cryers were these Mr. Walford Mr. Radley Mr. Paine Mr. Powell Mr. Hull Mr. King The SENTENCE against the said KING January the 27 th 1648. which was read by Mr. Broughton aforesaid Clerk WHereas the Commons of England in Parliament have appointed them an High Court of Justice for the Tryall of Charles Stuart King of England before whom he had been Three times Convented and at the first time a Charge of High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanours was read in the behalf of the Kingdome of England c. as in the Charge which was read throughout To which Charge he the said Charles Stuart was required to give his Answer but he refused so to do and so exprest severall passages at his Tryall in refusing to answer For all which Treasons and Crims this Court doth adjudge that the said Charles Stuart as a Tyrant Traytor Murtherer and Publick enemy shall be put to death by fevering his head from his body This Sentence sayes the President now read and published is the act Sentence Judgement and Resolution of the whole Court. To which the Members of the Court stood up and assented to what he said by holding up their hands The King offered to speake but he was instantly commanded to be taken away and the Court broke up The true manner of proceeding to take off the Kings Head according to the Sentence given as a foresaid Sir Hardress Waller Collonel Harrison Commissary General Ireton Colonel Dean and Colonel Okey were appointed to consider of the Time and Place for the Exceution of the King according to his Sentence given by the pretended High Court of Justice Painted Chamber Monday January the 29 th 1648. VPon Report made from the Committee for considering of the Time and place of the Executing of the Judgement against the King that the said Committee have Resolved That the open street before White-hal is a fit place And the said Committee conceive it fit That the King be there executed the morrow the King having already notice thereof The Court approved thereof and ordered a Warrant to be drawn to that purpose which Warrant was accordingly drawn and agreed to and Ordred to be ingrossed which was done and signed and sealed according as followeth At the High Court of Justice for the Trying and Judging of King CHARLES the I. of England January 29. 1648. VVHereas Charles Stuart King of England is and standeth Convicted Attainted and Condemned of High Treason and other Crimes and Sentence on Saturday last was pronounced against him by this Court to be put to Death by severing his head from his body of which Sentence Execution yet remaineth to be done These are therefore to will an require you to see the said Sentence Executed in the open street before Whitehall upon the morrow being the 30. day of this instant Moneth of January between the hours of Ten in the morning and Five in the afternoon of the same day with full effect and for so doing This shall be your sufficient Warrant and these are to require all Officers and Soldiers and other the good people of this Nation of England to be assistant unto you in this service To Colonel Francis Hacker Colonel Huncks and Lievtenant Colonel Phray and to every of them Given under our hands and Seals Sealed and Subscribed by John Bradshaw President Thomas Gray Oliver Cromwell Edward Whaley John Okey John Danvers Mich. Lievesey John Bourcher Hen Ireton Tho Maleverer Jo Blackeston Jo Hutchison William Goffe Tho. Pride Henry Smith Vincent Potter William Constable Rich Ingoldsby Will. Cawley John Barkstead Isaac Ewer Val. Walton Peter Temple Tho. Harrison John Hewson Per. Pelham Richard Dean Rob. Tichburn Hump Edwards Dan. Blagrave Owen Roe Will. Purifoye Adrin Scroop James Templer Aug. Garland Edmu. Ludlow Hen. Martia Jo. Allewred Rob. Lilburu Will. Say Anthony Stapley Gregory Norton Tho. â—haloner Tho. Wogan Simon Meyne Tho Horton John Jones Jo. Moore Hardress Waller Gilbert Millington Charls Fleetwood Jo. Venn Greg. Clement Jo. Downes Tho. Waite Tho. Scot. John Carew Miles Corbet Ordered That the Scaffold on which the King is to be executed be covered with Black The Warrant for executing the King being accordingly delivered to those parties to whom the same was directed Execution was done upon him according to the Tenour thereof about Two a clock in the afternoon of the said 30. of January 1648. The Fatall day of the said Execution being Tuesday January the 30. 1648. HIS Majesty continued in Prayer all the morning and receives the Sacrament Just at Ten a Clock before noon he was conveyed on foot from St. James's Palace to Witehall guarded by a Regiment of Foot Soldiers part before part behind with Colours flying and Drums beating his private guard of Patirzans about him and Dr. Juxon Bishop of London next to him on one side and Colonel Tomlinson on the other being come to Whitehall he 〈◊〉 his Cabinet Chamber at his divotions refusing to dine onely about 12 a clock he eat a bit of bread and dranke a glasse of Claret wine from thence he was conveyed into the Banqueting house and the great window inlarged out of which he ascends the Scaffold the rails being hung round and the floor covered with black His Executioners disguised with Visards yet was his Majesty not affrighted He shewed more care of the people living then of himselfe dying for looking round upon the people whom the thick Guards of Soldiers kept a great distance of 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 him self 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 himselfe he lifted up his eyes to heaven mildely praying to himself he stooped down to the block as to a prayer-deske and