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A52526	An exact and most impartial accompt of the indictment, arraignment, trial, and judgment (according to law) of twenty nine regicides, the murtherers of His Late Sacred Majesty of most glorious memory begun at Hicks-Hall on Tuesday, the 9th of October, 1660, and continued (at the Sessions-House in the Old-Bayley) until Friday, the nineteenth of the same moneth : together with a summary of the dark and horrid decrees of the caballists, preperatory to that hellish fact exposed to view for the reader's satisfaction, and information of posterity.	Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of, 1621-1682.	1679 (1679)	Wing N1404; ESTC R17120	239,655	332

be directed to answer and if he refused That the matter of the Charge be taken pro confesso And the King not owning their Authority was remanded Fol. 58. Westminster-Hall Tuesday the 23d Afternoon The King not owning their Authority was remanded and the Court Adjourned to the Painted-Chamber And there Resolved They would examine Witnesses Fol. 61. Painted-Chamber Wednesday the 24th was spent in examining their Witnesses Fol. 66. Painted-Chamber Thursday the 25th Afternoon They examined more Witnesses They Resolved to proceed to Sentence of Condemnation against the King And that this Condemnation be for being Tyrant Traytor and Murtherer and Publick Enemy to the Commonwealth And that the Condemnation extend to Death Fol. 68. And Ordered That a Sentence grounded upon these Votes be prepared by Scot Marten Harrison and others Painted-Chamber Friday the 26 th The draught of the Sentence Reported and agreed And Resolved That the King be brought the next day to Westminster-Hall to receive it Fol 96. Painted-Chamber Saturday the 27 th Fore-noon The Sentence being engrossed Resolved The same should be the Sentence which should be read and published in Westminster-Hall the same day That the President should not permit the King to speak after Sentence That after the Sentence read he should declare it to be the Sence and Judgment of the Court. That the Commissioners should thereupon signifie their Consent by standing up And the same day the Commons Ordered the Clerk to bring in the Records of that Judgment to the House Journal of the House Westminster-Hall the same Day After-noon The King being brought in and not owning their Authority the Sentence was read And upon the Declaration of the President That it was the Judgment of the Court they stood up and Owned it and Adjourned to the Painted-Chamber And there appointed Waller and others to consider of the Time and Place for Execution Painted-Chamber Monday the 29 th Upon the report of the Committee Ordered A Warrant be drawn for executing the King in the open Street before White-Hall the next day directed to Hacker and others which was done accordingly Fol. 116. 31. January 1648. Ordered by the Commons That the Lord Grey out of Haberdashers-Hall to difpose of 100 l. for the Service of the Common-wealth 2. February 1648. They Ordered in the first place to take into Consideration and Debate the House of Lords for settlement of the Government 6. February 1648. The House being seventy three And the Question put Whether that House should take the Advice of the House of Lords in the exercise of the Legislative Power The House was divided and it carried in the Negative by fifteen Voices And then Resolved That the House of Peers was useless and dangerous and ought to be abolished And Ordered an Act to be brought in for that purpose 7. February 1648. The Declared That the Office of a King in this Nation and to have Power thereof in a Single Person was unnecessary burthensom and dangerous to the Liberty Safety and publick interest of the People and therefore ought to be abolished 9. February 1648. They Ordered The Narrative of the Proceeding and Records for Tryal of the King to be forthwith brought into this House 16. February 1648. They Ordered That the Clerk of that High Court of Justice be desired to bring in those Proceedings to their House the next Day March 1648. Sir Arthur Hasilrig Reports from the Committee that Charls and James Stewart Sons of the late King should dye without Mercy wheresoever they should be found 12. December 1650. Mr. Say Reported the Proceedings of their High-Court against the King contained in a Book entituled A Journal c. which was read at large by their Clerk He likewise presented from that Court the Act for Tryal of the King and the Precept for holding the Court. The Charge was exhibited the twentieth And The Sentence Read the twenty seventh of January 1648. And thereupon they Declared That the Persons entrusted in that great Service had discharged their Trust with great Courage and Fidelity That the Parliament was well satisfied in that Accompt of the Particulars and Proceedings And Ordered That the same Records do remain among the Records of Parliament That those Proceedings be Engrossed in a Roll and Recorded among the Parliament-Rolls for transmitting the Memory thereof to Posterity And Resolved That their Commissioners for their Great Seal issue a Certiorari to their Clerk to transmit those Proceedings into the Chancery there to be on Record And that the same be sent by Mittimus from thence to other Courts at Westminster and Custos Rotulorum of the Counties to be Recorded In the County Middlesex The Proceedings at Hicks Hall Tuesday the 9th of October 1660. in order to the Tryal of the pretended Judges of his late Sacred Majesty THe Court being sate the Commission of Oyer and Terminer under the Great Seal of England was first read It was directed to the Lords and others hereafter named viz. Thomas Aleyn Knight and Baronet Lord Mayor of the City of London The Lord Chancellor of England The Earl of South-hampton Lord Treasurer of England The Duke of Somerset The Duke of Albemarle The Marquess of Ormond Steward of his Majesties Houshold The Earl of Lindsey Great Chamberlain of England The Earl of Manchester Chamberlain of his Majesties Houshold The Earl of Dorset The Earl of Berkshire The Earl of Sandwich Viscount Say and Seal The Lord Roberts The Lord Finch Denzil Hollis Esquire Sir Frederick Cornwallis Knight and Baronet Treasurer of His Majesties Houshold Sir Charles Barkly Knight Comptrouler of His Majesties Houshold Mr. Secretary Nicholas Mr. Secretary Morris Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper Arthur Annesley Esquire The Lord Chief Baron Mr. Justice Foster Mr. Justice Mallet Mr. Justice Hide Mr. Baron Atkins Mr. Justice Twisden Mr. Justice Tyrrel Mr. Baron Turner Sir Harbottle Grimston Knight and Baronet Sir William Wild Knight and Baronet Recorder of London Mr. Serjeant Brown Mr. Serjeant Hale John Howel Esquire Sir Geoffry Palmer His Majestie 's Attorny General Sir Heneage Finch His Majestie 's Solicitor General Sir Edward Turner Attorney to His Highness the Duke of York Wadham Windham Esquire Edward Shelton Esquire Clerk of the Crown The Grand Jury Sworn were Sir William Darcy Baronet Foreman Sir Robert Bolles Baronet Sir Edward Ford Knight Sir Thomas Prestwick Sir William Coney Knight Sir Charles Sidley Baronet Sir Lewis Kirk Knight Sir Henry Littleton Baronet Sir Ralph Bovey Baronet Edward Chard Esquire Robert Giggon Esquire John Fotherly Esquire Charles Gibbons Esquire Thomas Geree Esquire Richard Cox Esquire Robert Bladwell Esquire Henry Mustian Esquire John Markham Esquire Edward Buckley Gent. Francis Bourchier Gent. Edward Lole Hart Cryer After Proclamation for silence was made it pleased Sir Orlando-Bridgman Lord Chief Baron of His Majestie 's High Court of Exchequer to speak to the Jury as followeth The Lord Chief Baron's Speech Gentlemen YOu are the Grand Inquest for the Body of this County of Middlesex You may

the name of Daniel Axtel of Westminster in the County of Middlesex Gentleman I think none knew me to live there and inhabit there Lord Chief Baron I would not interrupt you this is past you should have made your exception to that as Master Matten did before concerning his name that should have been first done you have appeared and pleaded to that name and it was late of Westminster Axtell My Lord I have this to speak in arrest of Judgment that the Indictment being grounded upon that statute of the twenty fifth of Edward the third it is either mistaken or not pursued my Lords I did yesterday give you the Judgment of the Lords and Commons concerning the statute in relation to my case I say the Statute was mistaken or not pursued Lord chief Baron That was offered before Sir as to the matter of it Axtell My Lord I think not I am mistaken if it were Lord Chief Baron Then open it Axtell My Lord I do not find in that statute that words are an overt act words only L. Ch. B. This was over-ruled The things that you objected were these That there is not any overt act that is laid that could be applicable to your case if it were not particularly applicable you are found guilty by the Jury it would be nothing But there is an overt act you were present at the Court beating the Souldiers sending for an Executioner but for words if one man should say here is the King go and kill him this is Treason but you were guilty in all according to Law You being there and doing this you were not guilty onely of the words but of all that was done there is none but Principals in Treason What we say and do to you we well know we must answer before God Almighty for it Axtell I have but one word more truly I do appeal to God before whom I shall have another tryall I do not find my self guilty either of consulting contriving or having a hand in the death of the King I am innocent and I pray God that my innocent blood Lord Chief Baron Pray Sir Axtell May not cry Lord Chief Baron You are now to speak in arrest of Judgment Axtell I have no more I pray your Lordships favour and mercy to me William Hulet alias Howlet hold up thy hand thou art in the same condition what canst thou say for thy self why Judgment c. Hulet Truly my Lord I have little further to say If you had been pleased to give me further time I should have cleared my self I call God above to witness upon this account that I am as clear as any man I submit to the mercy of the Court. L. Ch. B. For that I do but cannot positively say it that at your request notwithstanding the Judgment will pass against you there may be some time till his Majesties pleasure be known before any execution will be upon that Judgment against you in the mean time we must proceed according to Law and Justice Proclamation for silence whilst Judgment is giving The Lord Chief Barons speech before the Sentence pronounced against the aforenamed Prisoners found guilty YOu that are Prisoners at the Bar you stand here in several Capacities yet all of you persons convicted of the detestable and execrable murder of our Soveraign Lord King Charles the first of blessed memory Mistake me not I do not say that you are all of you guilty of executing the fact but in Law and in conscience pro tanto though not pro toto you are guilty of it in that you prepared the way and means to it in that you brought his head to the block though you did not cut it off You are here in three sorts and I must apply my words accordingly and truely I do it with as much sorrow of heart as you have many of you being persons of liberal education great parts I say you are of three sorts There are some of you that though the Judgment of death is to pass against you by his Majesties grace and favour and the mercy under him of the two houses of Parliament Execution is to be suspended untill another Act of Parliament shall pass to that purpose that is all of you but three for those three the one of them that was last called William Heveningham he is in another capacity too for I presume some time will be given to him to consider of something relating to him before any order will be given for his execution there are two others of you and that is Dan. Axtel and Francis Hacker and for you as it yet stands before us there is no mercy there is no room for it but though you be in these several Classes yet what I shall say will concern you all because I do not know how it may fall with you none of us know how soon we may come to our deaths some probably sooner then others all must come to it you are now before the Tribunal of man but that is for Judgment for your offence here but there is another Judgment hereafter and a Tribunal before which both you and we must stand every man here and we must receive according to our work those that have done ignorantly by a serious and unfeigned repentance God Almighty may shew mercy unto them He hath reserved mercy even for the greatest offenders Saint Paul himself when he presecuted Christ ignorantly upon his repentance he found mercy those of you that are not yet convicted in your consciences of the foulness of this horrid fact look into your Consciences a little more and see if it be not a great Judgment for your former offence that you should be given over to a reprobate sense let me tell you a seared Conscience a bold confidence not upon good grounds is so far from securing the Conscience it may stifle perhaps the mouth of Conscience but it will rise up more in Judgment against you Here you have made your defence and I do not blame you for it life is precious but remember the thoughts of your hearts are open whether you did it ignorantly covetously or to get the Government into your own hands that I am not able to search into God and you only know that give me leave to say something perhaps I have repeated it by parts before God is my witness what I speak I speak from mine own Conscience and that is this Gentlemen because I saw it stuck with some of you that is that whatsoever the case was that by the Laws of these Nations the fundamental Laws there could not be any coercive power over your King I speak it again because I would as near as I could speak the whole truth and would not mislead any man in such a case remember that no power no person no Community or body of men not the people either collectively or representatively have any coercive power over the person of the King by the fundamental Laws for that