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A Further narrative of the passages of these times in the Common-wealth of England an act for renouncing and disanulling the pretended title of Charls Stuart, and for the taking away of the Court of Wards and Liveries, the judgment ... against James Naylor the Quaker : with the triall of Miles Sundercombe ...
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tryed by but that was not granted him but the court being erected according to Act of Parliament they supplyed a Jury These things he insisted on as the Rights and Priviledges of an English man and being denied him he thereupon refused to plead That the President of the Court did indeed read the Clause in the Act which declared That in case he stood mute he must be taken as guilty upon default of answer and that he having made three defaults was at last taken from the bar then when he intended to have pleaded One would wonder such words should proceed from a dying man whereas all persons present and at his tryall do know that the Court had patience with him some hours and in a great deale of tendernesse towards him caused the Clause in the Act which concerns default of answer to be read to him several times and to the very last advised him to plead but he still refused and never uttered so much as one Syllable that he would plead Sr. Hen Slingsby Dr. Hewet Beheded at Tower-Hill June the 8th 1658 Col Ashton Iohn Betteley hanged Drawne quartred Ashton at mark Lane end the other in Cheep side Here I cannot but observe that this dying mans Charity was greater then his memory because what he sayes here clashes with what he said before it appearing by his own very words That if he were a Martyr for the people it was much against his will seeing a little before he tells us he would have pleaded to be Court and so have owned their jurisdiction and that if the owning of them had been to have given up the rights of the people It seems by his owâ— confession â—ere he would have done it in hope to have escaped this kinde of Martyrdome â—s he calls it Then he proceeded to this effect That having declared what passed upon his tryall in Court he would next proceed to cleere himselfe of some imputations laid upon him one whereof was That he was one engaged with those who were said to have designed the firing of the City to this he protested That had he been engaged amongst such persons that should have â—ntended such a horrid busines he would have been the first that should have discovered them Another was That it was reported he should entertain the Duke or Marquis of Ormond and harbored him in his house when lately here in England to which he protested That to his best remembrance he never saw his person A third was that it was reported he should be preaching at St. Gregories one Sunday and that the next after being absent he should be at Brudges in Flanders and there have communication with him whom he called the King and kiss his hand In answer to this he said That for these three yeares past he had not been threescore miles from this City and I am sure said he that Brudges in Flanders is a great deale farther This pains the Doctor might have spared seeing none of the particulars he was pleased to dilate upon were ever charged upon him by any Authority but it is very observable that in all his discourse upon the Scaffold he never made any prâ—â—â—station to declare his innocency concerning the matters charged in Court against him It being a time he thought wherein he might make more bâ—ld to straine his Oratory then his conscience and yet sure that was no time to stand confuting the Tattles of the Town In conclusion he said That having now spoken to the people he would also pray for them and blesse them in the name of the Lord and so kneeling in their view he made a long prayer the three Ministers kneeling behind him which seemed by the contexture of it to have been penned on purpose for the occasion because of the very many passages of the Common Prayer Book that were interwoven in it His prayer consisted of severall parts After which the Executioner asking him if he were ready he answered Yea and his head was severed from his body at one blow and a little rase of the Ax upon a small piece of the skin His head also was put up into a scarf and with his body put up into a coffin which stood ready on the Schaffold A Breviate of the charge of High treason exhibited against Summer and the rest for plotting contriving and endeavouring together with John Hewet late of London Doctor of Divinity deceased Henry Mallery late of London Gentleman Hartgil Baron Francis Mansel and other false Traytors and enemies to his highnesse and this Commonwealth 1. TO levv warre and raise force against his highnesse and the Common-wealth 2. For declaring and promoting Charls Stuart to be King of England For holding intelligence with Charls Stuart And they declared these Treasons by several overt acts I. By appointing several places of Meeting II. By conferring amongst themselves and others their complices how to effect their said Treasons III. By designing to fire the City of London or some part thereof IV. By providing and furnishing themselves with barrels of Powder and other habiliments of War V. By delivering commission in the name of and as from Charls Stuart VI By appoynting several Officers of War And this against the forme of the Statute in that case made and provided London July 17. This morning between nine and ten of the Clock Col. Ashton who was by the Court of Justice sentenced to suffer death as this day was accordingly conveyed in a Sled from Newgate drawn with four horses Dr. Warmistry sitting in the Sled with him to Tower-street over against Marke lane end where a Gibbet was erected being come to the place of Execution and taken off the Sled at his going up the Ladder he desired r. Warmistry to pray with him And just as he was going up the Ladder the doctor used these following words to him Almighty God who is a strong Tower be with thee and make thee know and feele that there is no other name under heaven whereby to attaine everlasting life but by the name of Jesus The blessing of God the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost be with you hence forth and forever Amen When he was upon the Ladder he spake thus Ashton I hope I see my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Dr. Warmistry I hope so sayes the Dâ— passe on from the crosse to the Crown Remember who went before you Ashton I am brought here to a shamefull death I am an English man born and as many know a Gentleman born I am brought here by occasion of two fellows that corrupted me namely Topham and Langhorn who were the men that brought me acquainted with one Manley And Manley and the rest told me they would raise a Regiment for me and then I told them I would command it I was drawn into the businesse And now I am brought here for my former sins God hath delivered me severall times from severall judgments he hath visited me at this time because I
slighted and did not follow that Repentance that I promised Therefore I desire all protestants to leave off their sins for Christ his sake and become new men for it is that that brings all men to ruine I beseech God of mercy have mercy upon my soule Lord God I come to thee Lord the Father of heaven have mercy upon me O God the Son Redeemer of the World have mercy upon me O God the Holy Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Son have mercy upon me Remember not my offences but spare me good Lord God I beseech thee spare thy servant whom thou hast redeemed for thy dear Sons sake I have no more to say but desire the prayers of all good people Doctor One word remember that saying of the Psalmist Thou shalt answer for me O Lord Ashton The Executioner asking him if he had any more to say he answered No But concluded thus I commit my spirit into thy hands O God the Lord have mercy upon my soul Which being said the Executioner turned him off the Ladder and afterwards being cut down he ripped up his belâ—y tooke out the bowels and burnt them in a fire ready prepared upon the place Then his head was cut off and his body divided into four Quarters Execution being done upon Colonel Ashton and his Quarters conveyed away in a Basket upon a Cart to Newgate The Sheriffs officers went to the Tower to fetch John Betteley to his Execution who was likewise drawn upon the same sled into Cheapside where formerly the Crosse stood where was likewise a Gibbet crected The manner of the execution of John Betteley in Cheapside Being come to the Gibbet on a Sled with a Minister the Minister read and the people sung with him a Psalm beginning thus O Lord consider my distress c Betteley I trust in him that he will certainly save me Then he went up the Ladder His confession followeth LOrd receive my Soul and be mercifull to me I commit my Soule into Almighty Gods hands for he is my Protector and Redeemer I am not ashamed to live nor afraid to dye for my conversation hath been such in Christ Jesus I hope I shall find mercy As concerning them that are my enemies I pray God forgive them their sins I freely forgive them all that have done me wrong As for the late Plot I was never but once in company with them concerned therein I did know of such a thing but deny that I acted therein Shall I damne my soule at this instant I will speake the truth I doe acknowledge I offended God in it and wronged this Nation in hearing it and not discovering it One Brandon that was one of them drew me into the businesse and his man I carrying worke to him could not refraine his house he so often inticed me thereto and would not let me alone till he had got me into a house where we dranke together I have no more to say as to the plot but desire mercy from God Having thus done the Executioner turned him off and the rest of the Sentence was executed upon him as before upon Col. Ashton and his Head and Quarters were conveyed also to Newgate As for the third man Fryer who was to have been executed this day in Smithfield he was drawn on a Sled also from the Tower in the afternoone to Smithfield where after he had performed his Devotions being upon the ladder and the Executioner ready to turn him off a Reprieve came and he was carried back againe to the Tower by the Officers in a Coach Articles of surrender of Dunkerke June 20. 1658. 1. That the Town should be yeelded up with all their great guns their stores of victual Magazins of arms and ammunition without any imbesilment 2. That all Officers and Soldiers should have liberty to march out with their Arms Drums beating Colours flying two pieces of Ordnance and their baggage 3. That they should have the liberty to march with a convoy to conduct them to St. Omers 4. That the inhabitants should remain indemnified in their persons goods enjoying their former custome priviledges for 2 years not be molested touching the exercise of their Religion Hereubon they accordingly marched out on Tuesday the 25 instant being 1000 horse and foot and 700 more that were wounded men and at the same time the besiegers entred into the Town the King himselfe also in person with the Cardinal and the Lord General Lockhart And his Majesty desirous to give due testimonyes of reall friendship and good correspondence with England put the Town into the possession of my Lord Lockhart on the behalfe of his highnesse the Protector our English being entred in here for that purpose and more we expect for the preserving it in our hands This wilâ— we suppose be acceptable news to the Merchants who have formerly suffered so much by this place the obtaining whereof must be attributed next under God to the prudence of his highnesse and to that happy successe wherewith it pleaseth the most High to follow him in all his enterprizes and Actions whereas on the otherside it is observed that nothing but mischiefe and misfortune hath accompanyed the Spaniard in this Country ever since he gave entertainment to and joyned Interest with that Family which hath a fate entailed upon it sufficient to sinke whole Kingdomes as hitherto it hath done and ruined likewise all its particular followers and partakers Which was also most observable even in the late victory wherein the deadliest storm fell upon the Regiment of Charls and his Brother so that very few or none of them escaped with their lives The French Army is since marched to Bergen but what they have done or will doe there we yet here not The Spaniard left behind in this Town about one hundred and forty great guns all brasse except 7 or 8 An Oath to be administred to the Inhabitants of Dunkirke was passed by the Councill being as followeth vix I. A. B. Do in the presence and by the name of Almighty God promise and sweare that from hence forth I shall beare faith and true Allegiance and shall be true and faithfull unto Oliver now Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging and his Successors as chiefe Magistrate thereof and shall not design Contrive or Attempt any thing against the person or Authority of the Lord Protector or against the safety just defence or necessary preservation of this Town or place of Dunkirk in and for its safety defence and preservation under the Government of the Lord Protector and his successors against all Conspiracies and attempts whatsoever and will doe my best endeavor to make known and disclose unto the Protector and his successors or the Commander in chiefe in this place under his said Highnesse for the time being all Treasons and Traiterous Conspiracies which I shall know or hear of to be against his Person or Authority or against the safety of this Town or place of Dunkirke or for the betraying of it into the hands of any other persons or that tends to the withdrawing of any the persons or people in it from their fidelity to the Lord Protector or to his Government FINIS Oliver Cromwell L. Ptor. of Engd: Scotd: and Ierld: borne at Huntington of the name of Williams of Glamorgan and by K H 8. changed into Cromwell was educated in Cambridge afterward of Lincons Inn at the begining of the Warres Cp of a Troop of Horse raised at his owne charge and by the Parlimt: made ComÌ„ander in cheefe reduced Ierld: and South wales overthrew Dâ— Hambletons Army the Kerkes Army at Dunbar reduced all Scotland defeted ch Stewards Army at Woster he had two Sons Ld Richard Protector in his fathers roome Ld Henery now Ld Debty of Ierld: and 4 Daughters Ly. Bridget first married L: Ierton afterward Lt. C: Fleetâ—â—od Ly: Elizabeth married L: Clapole Ly: Mary married Ld: Vicount Fauconbrige Ly: Francis married the Rt. Hoble. Rob: Rich Granchild to the Hoble. E: of Warwick was declared L Ptr: of End Scd. and Ird. 16 of Decemb: 1653. died 3. Sep 1658. after 14. dayes sicknesse of an agew with great assurance and serenitie of minde peaceabley in his bed Natus 15. Ap 1599. Dunkerke in Flanders surrendred to him 20th of Iune 1658. * It was the first day of the Parliament This Sundercomb had engaged to kill Generall Monk in Scotland and would have engaged the said Mr. Cecil therein also * Hilton deposed fully concerning the Viol case and Trunk of Arms