ufo 
His Arraignment, Tryal;, and Cordenijigien ; 
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| Whe Seritetice of Death pronounced agiinh him, 
__ "Tobe Hang *d; EY and Quarter'd. 


As alſo the Spteches of Alderman TichMr burn, 
| Hugh P:ters, Col. Axtel, and Col. Lilburs 3 5 | 


.AttheSeffions Houſe.ivtht Ol Bayley, before the 


moſt HonourebleLords,, atid others His Majelties Commiſ- 
fioners'© of Oyer and Terminer ; 


Upon the readitig of the Charge da of 


High-Treaſon, That they had Wilfully, Maliciouſly,and Tray- 
teruuſly, Adviſed, Aberad Afiſted,Contrived, and Com- 
paſſed the Death of our late Dread Soveraign Charles 
the Firſt by the Grace of God of ever bleſſed Me- 
| mory King of England,Scotlayd, France, and Ire- 
land, Defender of the Faith, &c. ' 
angina ——— ! ——— ; 


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.T * Speech of Maj or Ger biiititou, Sir Hacdrefs 
Waller,and Hugh Peters, at Juſtice-Hall.in the 
'Old-Bayley; uppn the reading of the Bills af 
Tndictment, &c. 


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7 He Pill of Indiiment beings (on Tueſday 
| aſt) readar Hicks-Hall, againſt thoſe unjuſt. 
Tikes -who contriv'd arraign'd ſentenced, and exe- 
cuted tharmoſt vertnous Prince-our lace Soverai.n 
King Charles the Firſt of -ever bleſſ-d Memory ; 
And the laid Bill being fcund-by-tke Grand Jury of 

-Koights and Genclem:n of qualicy of the Copnty | 
.of Middlefex,on \ ednelay ( "Ocob.1o.) Twenty 
eight of thoſe whom-the Grand Zury had found, 
were brought from the Tower to Juſtice Hall _” 
the (21d Bay ley betore the-moft honorable. Lords, 
.and other His Majeſties C. mmiſſjoners-of Oyer & 


'Terminer : the Dang” the Puſoners nere, 
"Sir Hardreſs wilker, Willian Heveninghan, 
"Thomas Harriſon, Henry 'Maxten, 
IRobert Tickhb ne, «Robert lilburve, 


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 Jobn Carew, Thomas Scot, 
{aac Pennington, Gilbot Milluughony . 
- - Onan Boe, Adrian Scroep, 

John Jones, Gregory Clement, 


Jobn Cgok, Fampua Hire? © 
- Henry Smith, OUinient Potter, 
;. - . * John Downs, Angafliint@arland, 
..” George Fleciwoed, Jars Towple, 


Thomas Wait, Franci Hacker, 
_* © Simon Mee, Peter Temple, 
Hugh Peters, Daniel Axtel, 


The Court being ſate, called three Priſoners to the Bary. 
viz.'Sir Hararefs Waller, Col. Harriſen, William He venning-- 
han, The firſt was Sir Hardrefs Waller, which with the two . 
others were indicted to this purpoſe following : wo 

* That they together with Oliver (romwel, Henry Ireton, _ 
Rgbert Tuchbourn, Iſaxc Pennington, Revert Lilburn, John - 
Hewſon late of the City of weſtminſter Shoo- maker, &c. had 
Wiltt'ily, V alicioufly, and Traterouſly, Adviſed, Abet- 
ed, Aflifted, Contrived, and Compalled the Death of 
Our lace [*read Soveraign CHARLES theFirſt, by the. 
Grace? of God ot ever blelled Memory, King of England, 
Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, 
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Sir Hw dreſs Waler began to excuſe his long being out of © 
England, and unacquaintance with, Engliſh affairs; Bur - 
cing bid to anſwer poſitively, whether he was Guilty or - 
not Guilty of the High Treaſon whereof he had been indi- 
ed, and theo Arrajgned, anſwered, Guilty, | 
The next was Col. Thomas Hir:ſox, who at the firſt re-_ 

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Heyry Martea being the next began to Quibble with the - 


whercupan the Court were' put to the trouble of calling for 
the At of Oblivion, and there read his name ; but he an- 
ſwered, that his name was Martez not Martin, asin the AQ 
expreiled, But being cold they knew him-to be the Man, let 
his name be whatit would, was bid to anſwer, who then 
ſaid, not Guilty. | | 


. Titohlourn being next, began to: excuſe his want of ſkill 
in Lawatffairs; pleading,that he was before very Wiſe, Lear- 
ned, ard Judicious Lawyers, and that being enable to plead 
for himſelf, deſired the Court-to aſsign him; Councel to aſ- 
G{t him therein; To which it was anſwered, that he was not 
yet came to'his Tryal, but onely Arraigned ; and aſked him 
Guilty or not Guilty 2 to which hecould not tell what to 
anſwer z He ſaid he did acknowledge part of the Indiftment. . 
But being told he muſt ſay Guilty or notz anfwered, not 

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:berty of an Engliſh-man, that = Law was his 
_ Birth righe, and-ſo he mighe lawfully claim it, That. 
he did conceive there was Lai in 'his Caſe, ind lo. 
defired to have Counceb init, That he did believe. 
the Parliament—— Bur therehe wwas-bid-toplead 
to the Inditment, Guilty or not Gailey ; which af- 
ter much roving;and being told the danger of ſtan- . 
drng Mute,he anſwered, Why then,not Guilty. And 
being asked by whom he would betryed.hedid nor 
anſwer ; :ar which -one bid len-autfvrer , By God. 
and his Countrey. Bur heanſwered, he could not do. 
ſo ;-For he did not bclieve God to be there. In con- 
clude. he faid, He-would be 'tryed by the Lord 
Telus Chriſt, and by his Countrey, 
 Hegh Peters | eng asked whether ha was guilry 
-ofthe High Treaſon whereof he was Indicted, he 
lifted up his hands and eyes,andilaid.; Fuilty & No 
-not for ten thouſand Worlds. - 
'Tis probable, he may have regret-of Conſcience, - 
for ulkeringin his former Dottrines(or rather laſ- 
phemies) of Herefies and Rebellions; and with the 
Penitentthus contemplate'with a ferve: rSpirit O 
miſer:ble and wretched Souls, to uſe ſuch Barba- 


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.oommi:ted ſuch korrid impiery in the aſſaſþnating, 
of their moſt Gracious Soveraign, that whoſoever. 
keard thereof; it cou] i nor but make both his Ears... 
ro tingle;his-heartto faint and his knees to-tremble.”. 
| O it was we thatin a tumu]cuous and diſſoyal. way. 
made Covenants to oppole the King; and: count... 
nance trat'Empoſtreſs Maiden who { pretending to- 
\ -. Fnthufaſmes) perſwadedthe People to Rebellion, . 

x andblaſphemed Chriſt by che name of Covenaating 
Iefus. It was Wethat was the Caule. cf the late. 
execrabie M. iſeries throughout the three Kingdoms ; _ 
Good God what Adyocate ſhall We have to plead © 
for Us ar the Barre of Gods ludgemevr, now thou 
art calling for us tomake anaccount of cheſc things?- - 
when Inquiſition is made-for blood, . and the cry. of: 
the Soules under the Altar Wall obtain their dehired* * 
yengeanceupon Us. : How harhievery loyal Bre.ſt . 
ſhrunk'and every faithful Soul thrill'd at: the horcor - 
_ of that fatal blow ., which at one ſtroak murdered 

| not onely one Prince, but three. Kings + in one, the - 
beſt of men and.three Kingdoms, the-moſt flouriſh- 
ingof all People,and in ehemthe moſt Royal Blood : _ 
ot Imperial Majxeſty,the pureſt of all-Religions,the - 
Juſteſt of all Laws, the«wiſelt: Conſtitution of all 
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