battail of Edge hill was fought an reg 17. After many battels at Newbery Marston Moore Naseby and other places the King was quite worsted and enforced to fly to the Scots an reg 22. The King being sold to the English by the Scots was brought from the Isle of Wight and being tryed by a High Court of Iustice was beheaded before the gates of Whitehal an reg 23. XXV Oliver Cromwel Protector AFter the death of King Charles Oliver Cromwel having made himself famous by many great atchievements was chosen to be Generalissimo of the Common-wealth of England in the place of the Lord Fairfax and advancing into Ireland he took Drogheda by storm and pursuing his victories he became absolute master of that Nation anno 1649. and 1650. The great battail at Dunbar was fought where the Scots were totally overthrown two and twenty great guns taken and arms for fifteen thousand men an 1651. The arms of the Crown of England and statues of King Charles were put down by order of Parliament 1651. Mr. Love the Minister and Mr. Gibbons were beheaded both on Tower hill 1651. The great battail at Worcester where the young King of Scotland was overthrown an 1652. Many great battails at sea betwixt English and Hollanders 1652. and 1953. The Lord General Cromwel was declared and sworn Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland 1654. The Hollanders obtained peace of the English 1654. A BRIEF ABSTRACT OF All the wonders and remarkable passages since William the Conquerour till the Raign of King Charles Written for the benefit of posterity To the Reader REader I have taken pains to abstract out of the Chronicle all the remarkable wonders and passages of concernment from William the Conqueror to the raign of King Charles I hope thou art not so ignorant but that thou wilt find it and grant it useful for us and our posterity hereafter Vale. Wonders and remarkable passages William Conquerour An. Reg. 3 An. Dom. 1069 A Gelricus Bishop of Durham being accused of treason was imprisoned at Westminster An. Reg. 4 Such a dearth was in England that men did eat horses cats dogs and mans flesh An. Dom. 1070 An. Reg. 5 King William bereaved all the Monasteries and Abbies of England of their gold and silver sparing neither Challice nor Shrine An. Dom. 1075 An. Reg. 10 Walter Bishop of Durham bought of King William the Earldome of Northumberland wherein he used such cruelty that the inhabitants slew him An. Dom. 1076 An. Reg. 11 The earth was hard frozen from the middest of November to the midd'st of April An. Dom. 1077 An. reg 12 Upon Palm Sunday about noon appeared a blazing Star neer unto the Sun An. Dom. 1078 An. reg 13 This year King William builded the Tower of London An. Dom. 1079 An. reg 14 Thurstone Abbot of Glassenbury in his Church caused three monks to be slain and eighteen men to be wounded that their blood ran down from the Altar to the steps An. Reg. 15 This year was a great wind on Christmas day a great Earthquake and roaring out of the earth the sixth of April An. reg 20 There was a great floud so Pauls Church burnt that hills were made soft and consumed and with their fall overwhelmed many villages to the great amazement of all An. reg 21 In a province of Wales called Rose was found the Sepulchre of Gawen upon the sea shore who was sisters son of Arthur the Great king of Brittain being in length fourteen foot King William being at Roan in Normandy went with a great Army into France spoyling all things as he passed last of all he burned the city of Meaux with our Lady Church and two Anchorits that were inclosed there the king cheared his men to feed the fire and came himself so neer that with the heat of his harness he got a disease also the Kings horse leaping over a ditch did burst the inner parts of the King with the pain whereof he was sore afflicted and returned to Roan where shortly after he ended his life the ninth day of September in the year of our Lord 1087. when he had raigned 20. years eight months and sixteen dayes I would have the Reader understand that I set down nothing but things that are remarkable in this kings dayes nor in any kings dayes else and that is the reason that the date of years do not follow in order for I skip a great part of needless things because I would not be too tedious nor abuse thy patience too much William Rufus An. Reg. 4 Agreat tempest fell on St. Lukes day especially in Winchcomb where a great part of the Steeple was overthrown and in London the wind overturned 606. houses and the roof of Bow Church in Cheap-side wherewith some persons were slain An. Reg. 6 This year was a great famine and so great a mortality that the quick were scant able to burie the dead An. Reg. 11 All the land that sometimes belonged to Earl Goodwin by breaking in of the sea was covered with sands and is yet to this day called Goodwin sands An. Reg. 13 In the summer blood sprang out of the earth at Finchamsted in Barkshire King William on the morrow after Lammas day hunting in the new Forrest sir William Tirrel shooting at a dear at unawares hit the King in the brest that he fell down dead and never spake word his men and especially that Knight hid themselves but some came back again and laid his body upon a colliers cart which one poor lean beast did draw to the City of Winchester where he was buried he reigned twelve years eleven months lacking eight daies Henry Beauclark Henry the first An. Reg. 2 VVInchester and Glocester burnt An. Reg. 5 There appeared about the sun four circles and a blazing star An. Reg. 13 This year was a great mortality of men and murren of beasts An. Reg. 15 The City of Worcester was burnt the tenth of October the River Medway by no small number of miles dâ—d so fail of water that in the midst of the Channel the smallest vessels and boates could not pass the self same day the Thames did suffer the like want of water for between the Tower of London and the Bridge not onely with horses but also a great number of men and children did wade over on foot An. Dom. 1115 Chichester was burnt many storms and a blazing starr An. Dom. 1116 In March was exceeding lightning and in December thunder and hail and the moon at both times seemed to be turned into blood An. Dom. 1119 An. Reg. 20 King Henry having tamed the French men and pacified Normandy returned into England in which voyage William Duke of Normandy and Richard his son and Mary his daughter Richard Earl of Chester and his wife with many noble men and to the number of 160. persons were drowned An. Reg. 23 The City of Glocester burnt An. Reg. 32 The City of Rochester sore defaced
men afraid An. Reg. 4 An. Dom. 1277 There was a general Earthquake by force whereof the Church of Saint Michael of the Mount without Glassenbury fell to the ground An. Reg. 5 Michael Tony was hanged drawn and quarter'd for Treason Michaelmas Term was kept at Shrewsbury Reformation was made for clipping the Kings coyn for which offence 267 Jews were executed Edward the First An. Dom. 1281 An. Reg. 9 THere was such a Frost that five arches of London-Bridge and all Rochester-Bridge was borne down and carried away with many Bridges more An. Reg. 15 On New-years day at night as well through vehemency of the wind as violence of the Sea many Churches were overthrown and destroyed not only at Yarmouth Dunwich and Ipswich but also in divers other parts of England An. Reg. 16 An. Dom. 1288 The Summer was so exceeding hot that many men died with extremity thereof and yet Wheat was sold at London for three shillings four pence the Quarter and such cheapness of Beans and Pease as the like hath not been heard of An. Reg. 17 Great hail fell in England and after ensued great rain that the year following Wheat was raised from five pence the bushel to sixteen pence and so encreased yearly till it was lastly sold for twenty shillings the Quarter An. Reg. 19 The King banished all the Jews out of England giving them to bear their charges till they were out of the Realm the number of Jews then expulsed were 15. M. 9. persons An. Reg. 22 An. Dom. 1294 Three men had their right hands cut off for rescuing a prisoner from an Officer of the City of London An. Reg. 23 An. Dom. 1295 The water of Thames over-flowing the banks made a breach at Rother-Hith beside London The low ground about Bermondsey and Tothil was over-flowed An. Reg. 27 An. Dom. 1299 Fire being kindled in the lesser Hall of the Palace at Westminster the flame thereof being driven by winde fired the building of the Monastery next adjoyning which with the Palace were both consumed An. Reg. 33 An. Dom. 1305 William Wallace which had often times set Scotland in great trouble was taken and brought to London where he was hanged headed and quartered An. Dom. 1307 The King being vexed with a Bloody Flux departed this life the seventh of Iuly at Burgh upon the Sands in the year of our Lord 1307. when he had reigned thirty four years seven moneths and odd daies his body was buried at Westminster Edward Carnarvan An. Reg. 1 EDward Carnarvan so called being born at Carnarvan began his Reign the seventh of Iuly in the year 1307. he was fair of body but unstedfast in manners not regarding to govern the Common-wealth by discretion and Justice which caused great variance between him and his Lords Edward the Second An. Reg. 2 An. Dom. 1309 THe Lords envying Pierce of Gavestone Earl of Cornwall a stranger born banished him the Land An. Dom. 1309 An. Reg. 3 The King sent for Pierce of Gavestone out of Ireland and gave him the Earl of Glocesters Sister in marriage which caused him again to rise in pride scorning the Nobles of the Realm the Barons therefore declared to the King that except he would dispel the said Pierce from his company they would rise against him as against a perjured Prince whereupon once again he caused Pierce to abjure An. Dom. 1310 An. Reg. 4 Pierce of Gaveston returned into England and came to the Kings presence who forgetting all oaths and promises made to his Barons received him as a heavenly gift An. Reg. 5 The Church of Middleton in Dorsetshire was consumed with lightning the Monks being at Mattins An. Dom. 1311 The Barons of England being confederated against Pierce of Gaveston besieged him at the Castle of Scarborough where they took him and brought him to VVarwick Castle and caused his head to be stricken off An. Dom. 1314 THe King caused his Writs to be published for victuals that no Oxe stalled or corn-fed be sold for more then twenty four shillings no grass-fed Oxe for more then sixteen shillings a fat stalled cow at twelve shillings an other cow at ten shillings a fat mutton corn-fed or whose wooll is well grown at twenty pence another fat mutton shorn at fourteen pence a fat hogg of two years old at three shillings four pence a fat goose at two pence half penny in the City three pence a fat capon at two pence in the city two pence half penny a fat hen at one penny in the City one penny half penny four Pidgeons for one penny twenty four eggs a penny in the City twenty eggs a penny An. Dom. 1315 A Tanners Son of Exeter named himself the Son of Edward the First for the which he was hanged at Northampton An. Dom. 1316 The dearth encreased through the abundance of rain that fell in harvest so that a quarter of Wheat or Salt was sold for eleven shillings There followed this famine a grievous mortality of people so that the quick could hardly bury the dead the beasts and cattel also by the corruptness of the gross whereof they fed died horse-flesh was counted great delicates the poor stole fat dogs to eat some in holes and corners eat the flesh of their own children the thieves that were in prison did pluck in pieces those that were newly brought in amongst them and greedily devoured them half alive An. Dom. 1318 A great murrain of kine hapned dogs and ravens eating of the kine were poysoned and did swell to death so that no man durst eat any beef The King doting so much on the two Spencers as he did on Pierce of Gaveston maintaining wars against his Barons and his Barons against him was at last overthrown and taken prisoner the two Spencers hanged drawn and quartered as Traytors to the Commonwealth of England The King after he had reigned nineteen years six moneths and odd daies was deposed by consent of Parliament who elected Edward his eldest Son Edward the Third An. Reg. 1 EDward the Third about the age of fourteen years began his reign the 25 of Ianuary in the year of our Lord 1326. in feats of arms he was very expert at the beginning of his reign he was chiefly ordered by his Mother Isabell An. Dom. 1327 The Inhabitants of the Town of Bury besieged the Abbey burnt the gates wounded the Monks bare out all the gold and silver ornaments books Charters the assay to their coyn stamps and all other things appertaining to their coyn An. Dom. 1328 The 22 of September at night King Edward the second was cruelly murdered in the castle of Barkley by the practice of the Queen his wife and the Lord Mortimer and the Bishop of Hereford he was buried at Glocester An. Dom. 1329 By procurement of the old Queen Roger Mortimer and Edmond of VVoodstock Earl of Kent the Kings Uncle was beheaded at VVinchester An. Reg. 3 Roger Mortimor was taken by VVilliam Mountacute and sent to London where he was condemned
Cleba a Schoolmaster and three Gentlemen in Lincolns-Inne being brethren in Norfolk were hanged and quarter'd at Bury for conspiracy About this time began the hot burning Feavers whereof died many old persons so that in London died seven Aldermen in the space of ten moneths The 21 of November a man was brought from Westminster with a paper on his head riding with his face toward the horse tail to the Standard in Cheap-side and there set on the pillory and after burned in both the cheeks with the letters F and A for falsly accusing a gentleman of treason The sixteenth of December a stranger born was arraigned for making keyes to Newgate to have murdered the Keeper and let forth the prisoners at which time of his arraignment he thrust a knife into the side of his fellow prisoner that had given witness against him so that he was in peril of death thereby for the which fact he was taken from the Bar into the street before the Justice Hall where his hand being first stricken off he was then hanged on a Gibbet the Keeper of Newgate was arraigned and indicted for that the said prisoner had a weapon about him and his hands loose The Lord Sturton murdered two men for the which he was conveyed from the tower of London to Salisbury and there hanged with four of his servants the sixth of March. A Blazing-star was seen at all times of the night from the sixth to the tenth of March. The twenty third of April Thomas Stafford and others to the number of thirty two persons coming out of France took the Castle of Scarborough which they enjoyed two daies and then were taken and brought to London The twenty eighth of May Thomas Stafford was beheâ—ded on the tower-hill and on the morrow after three of his companions were drawn to tyburn and there hanged and quartered The first of Ianuary the Frenchmen came to Calice with a great Army and within four daies were masters thereof and shortly after won all the pieces on that side of the Sea The French King also invaded Flanders spoiled and burnt Dunkirk before King Philip could come to the rescue The seventh of Iuly within a mile of Nottingham a tempest of thunder as it came through two towns beat down all the houses and Churches the bells were cast to the outside of the Church-yard and some webs of lead four hundred foot in the field writhen like a glove the river of Trent running between the two towns the water running was with the mud carried a quarter of a mile and cast against trees trees were pulled up by the roots and cast twelve score off a child was pulled out of a mans hands and carried a hundred foot and then let fall and died five or six men were killed there fell some hail-stones that were fifteen inches about The Quartain Agues continued very sharp insomuch that many old folk died especially Parsons and Priests so that a great number of Parishes were unfurnished King Philip being absent out of the Realm Queen Mary ended her life the seventeenth of November in the year 1558. when she had reigned five years four moneths and odd daies the same day deceased Cardinal Pool and a little before two of her Physitians beside many Bishops and Noble men Queen Mary was buried at Westminster and Cardinal Pool at Canterbury Queen Elizabeth An. Reg. 1 THe seventeenth of November 1558. came certain news unto the Parliament House of the death of Queen Mary whereat many rejoyced and many lamented and forthwith her death being generally known they proclaimed Lady Elizabeth second daughter to Henry the Eight Queen of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith this was done in London and Westminster the Queen was then at Bishops Hatfield but not proclaimed there till two daies after The Queen came shortly after from Hatfield to the Charterhonse until the time of her Coronation she stayed there the Bishops kneeling down acknowledged their alleageance the fourteenth of Iannary she rode in triumph to the Palace of Westminster and the next day was crowned by Doctor Oglethrop Bishop of Carlisle The twentieth of Ianuary began a Parliament wherein the fruits tenths and supremacy were reserved and connexed to the Crown In this Parliaments time the Queen granted license for a free disputation to be held in Westminster Church concerning some different points in Religion but it came to no effect The twenty fourth of Inne the book of Common-prayer was established and the Mass clean suppressed in all Churches In ancient time many images were in Churches which were maintained by Queen Mary but by Queen Elizabeth beaten down and burned in the open streets The fifth of Inly through shooting off a gun in a house in Crooked-lane a barrel of gunpowder took fire which blew up four houses shatter'd many other houses slew twenty persons outright and hurt as many besides great damage to houses and goods The tenth of April William Geffery was whipped from the Marshalsea to Bedlam for publishing that one Iohn Moor was Jesus Christ which said Iohn Moor after he had been well whipped confessed himself a cozening knave An. Reg. 3 An. Dom. 1561 The fourth of Iune between four and five a clock in the afternoon a terrible tempest chanced of thunder and lightning and chiefly about London where amongst many harms it fired the lofty Spire of Pauls-steeple and began about the top thereof which was two hundred foot high from the top of the stone battlements the fire ceased not till it came down to the roof of the Church and consumed all the bells lead and timber-work An. Reg. 4 In March a Mare brought forth a Foal with one body and two heads and a long tail growing out between the two heads A Sow farrowed a pig with four legs like to the arms of a child with hands and fingers In April a Sow farrowed a pig with two bodies eight feet and but one head many calves and lambs were monstrous some with collers of skin about their necks like to the double cuffs of shirts and neckerchiefs then used An. Dom. 1562 The fourteenth of May a man-child was born at Chichester in Sussex the head legs and arms were like an Anatomy rhe brest and belly big from the navel a long string hanging about the neck a coller of flesh like the ruff of a neckerchief coming up about the ears An. Reg. 5 An. Dom. 1563 The sixteenth of Ianurry a great tempest of winde and thunder happened in the town of Leicester which uncover'd many houses and overturned many Pestilence in 108. Parishes in London besides eleven in the Suburbs The eighth of Iuly a great tempest of thunder and lightning by the same was slain a woman and three kine in the Covent-garden near Charing-cross in Essex a man was torn in pieces his Barn beaten down and his hay burnt An earthquake in the moneth of September in Liucolnshire and Northamptonshire From the first of December to the â—â—elfth was
for which he was fined a thousand pound and a charge was voted to be brought in against him The Welâ—h being up in arms to the number of eight thousand foot and four hundred horse were defeated by Colonel Horton There were several insurrections in Kent Cornwal Essex Suffolk Cambridge-shire and other places There was a sharp incounter at Maidstone betwixt the Kentish forces and those of the Parliaments the fight continued six houres at the last the town was taken and 1400 prisoners with good store of booty The Seamen revolt and refuse to serve the Earl of Warwick the Earl of Holland riseth in arms with the Lord Francis brother to the Duke of Buckingham the Lord Francis was killed about King-stone and the Earl of Holland flying to Saint Needs was taken by Col. Scroope and sent prisoner to Warwick Castle Sir Iohn Owen is taken prisoner in Wales the Kentish being scattered did put themselves in the town of Colchester which being strongly besieged by Sir Thomas Fairfax did yield upon composition Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle were there shot to death and the noble L. Capel was reserved for the scaffold where he looked death in the face with an undaunted magnanimity The marriners that revolted being discontented that prince Rupert and prince Mauris were there Admirals fell off with the greatest part of their ships and return again to the Earl of Warwick Lieutenant General Cromwel having reduced Wales and the three Captains that were the ringleaders having yielded themselves whose names were Langhorn Poyer and Powel two whereof were afterwards shot to death he marched against the Scotts in Lanchashire who allthough they were formidable in their numbers yet he discomfits them takes all their Foot Canon Armes Ammunition the Duke did render himself prisoner to the Lord Gray Sir Marmaduke Langdale and Lievtenant General Middleton were both taken prisoners Following this blow Lie Ge. Crom. advanceth into Scotland suppressed all those that did there oppose him and had the towns of Barwick and Carlile delivered to him In the mean time the Parliament recal the Votes of no addresses to the King and ordered that a personal treaty should be at Newport in the Isle of Wight but the Commissioners sent thither spent so much time before they drew towards a conclusion that they gave the Officers of the Army the oppertunity to frame a remonstrance in which it was declared that the King was the sole cause of all that bloodshed which had been in the kingdome and nothing could be more expedient then to bring him to the barr of Justice in persuance whereof some of the officers having seized upon his person did bring him over to Hurst Castle in Hampshire and from thence by degrees to Windsor and at last to Westminster In the mean time the Army having purged the House of all those Members whom they conceived to be opposite to them they did erect a High-Court of Justice Serjeant Bradshaw being chosen to be presisâ—dent of it On Saturday Ianuary the twentieth his Majesty was brought from the Palace of Saint Iames unto Westminster-hall where being brought up into the Court he was no sooner sate but the Lord president told him that they were assembled by the authority of the Commons of England to proceed to his tryal for betraying the trust reposed in him by the people and commanded his charge to be read which was to this effect That being admitted King of England and intrusted with a limited power to govern according to the laws for the good of the people out of a wicked design to hold up a tyrannical power to overthrow the peoples rights he the said Charles Stuart hath trayterously and malitiously leavied war against the parliament particularly on or about the 13 of Iune 1642 at Beverley and on the 24 of August at Nottingham where he set up his Standard of war and on the 23 of October at Edgehil and at many other times in other places by which cruel and unnatural war by him levied much innocent blood hath been spilt much treasure wasted and some parts of the land spoyled even to desolation by which and by granting Commissions to the prince his son it appeareth that the said Charles Stuart is the author and contriver of the said unnatural war and thereby guilty of all the murders and Treasons committed in the said war for the which he is impeached as a Tyrant Traitor and Murtherer and it was desired that he may answer the premises that such procedings and sentences may be had upon him as are agreeable to Justice Lord President Sir you heard your Charge read and it is desired that in the behalf of the Commons of England you do put in your answer to it King I would know by what power I was called hither I was not long agoe in the Isle of Wight how I came thither it is too long to relate I would know by what lawfull Authority I was brought from thence and when I know that I shall answer Remember I am your King and what sins you bring upon your heads and think well upon it I say think well upon it before you go from one sin to a greater I will not betray my trust by answering to a new and unlawfull Authority Lord Presi If you had been pleased to have observed what had been-hinted to you you would have known by what Authority it is by that Authority which Authority require you in the name of the people of England by which you are Elected King to answer them King Sir I deny that Lord Presi If you acknowledge not the Authority of the Court they must proceed King Let me know by what Authority I am called hither I stand more for the priviledge of my people then any that is seated here Lord Press The Court desires to know whether this is all you will answer King I do desire that you would give me and all the World satisfaction in this It is no slight thing you are about I am sworn to to God for the peace of my Countrey and therefore you may do well first to satisfy God and afterwards the World by what Authority you do this There is a God in Heaven that will call you and all that gives you power to account Lord Pres The Court expects your finall Answer you desire satisfaction of their Aâ—â—hority It is by Gods Authority and that 's our present worke King That Which you have said satisfies no reasonable Man Lord Pres That is in your apprehension We that are your Iudges think it reasonabl The President commanded the King to be taken who accordingly was convayed back to S. Iamses On the Munday following the Court having met in the Painted Chamber did order that the King should be suffered to argue to the Iurisdiction of the Court which if he did the President should give him to understand That the Commons in England Assembled in Parliament have Constituted this Court whose power may not nor
shall not be disputed against by him Immediately afterwards the Court being set the Captain of the Guard was commanded to fetch the King and Solicitor Choe having read the Charge as before he required the King to give his positive answer which if he refuse it should be taken pro Confesso and the Court should proceed to Justice Lord Prisi I require your positive Answer King I protest against the Jurisdiction of this Court if power without Law may alter the fundamentall laws of the Kingdom what Subject is he that can be secure of his life or Estate And proceeding to shew Reasons why he could not allow the Authority of the Court he was interrupted by the President who told him that the Court desired a direct Answer The King I understand law and Reason and therefore under favour I do plead for the liberty of the people more then you do and therefore if I should impose a belief upon any Man without giving reasons for it it were unreasonable President The Votes of the Commons of England Assembled in Parliament are the Reasons of the Kingdom King The Commons of England were never allowed to be a Court of Indicature The King urging again to give in his Reasons the President told him that his Reasons were not to be heard against the highest Iurisdiction to which the King answered Shew me the Court where Reason is not to be heard Upon these words the President commanded the King to be taken away and the default recorded On the day following the Court met again and the King being brought and seated in his chaire The President told him that it was not for him to dispute the prerogative of the Court and being sensible of his delayes the Court required him positively to answer whither he was guilty or not guilty of the Treasons laid to his Charge King I desire to know whither I may speak freely or not President You are not to be permitted to run out into any discourses untill you have given a direct answer to the matter laid in charge against you King I valve not the Charge a a rush It is the liberty of the People that I stand for Being here interrupted he proceeded Sir you ought not to interrupt me How I came here I know not there is no Law to make your King your prisoner President The Court once more demands your possitive Answer To which the King replied To give satisfaction to the people of my clearnesse and to satisfie them that I have done nothing against the trust comitted to me but to alter the Fundamentall Lawes of the Kingdom and to acknowledge a new Court against theiâ— priviledges you must excuse me To which the Presid replyd This is the third time you have affronted and disowned the Court. How far you have preserved the priviledges of the the people your actions have spoke you have written your meaning in bloody Characters but Sir The pleasure of the Court is that the Clark record the default and Gentlemen you that have the Charge of him Take away the prisoneâ— who was immediately convayed back to Saint Iamses On Saturdâ—y Iune the twenty seventh the court sate again and the King desired that he might be heard to speak and hoped he should give no occasion of interruption President You may but you must hear the court first whereupon the President addressing himself to the Court told them that the prisoner at the Bar hath been severall times charged with Treason and hath been so far from obeying the Court by submitting to their Iustice that he began to debate their Authority and being required to answer he was pleased to be Contumations whereupon the Court having Considered of the notoriousness of the Fact were resolved to pronounce Sentence on the prisoner but in respect he desired to be heard before Sentence the Court was resolved to hear him The King told him A hasty Sentence once past may sooner be repented then called I do desire to be heard before the Lords and Commons in the Painted Chamber if it be reason and really for the welfare of the Kingdom and liberty of the Subject I am sure of it it will be well worth your hearing before my sentence be past I therefore do conjure you as you love that which you pretend which I hope is reall the liberty of the Subject and the peace of the Kingdom that you will grant me a hearing before you passe sensentence President This is but a further declinig the Iurisdiction of the Court. The King told him It was no declining the Jurisdiction although he could not own it The President told him that what he offered tended to a delay which neither the Kingdom nor Justice could admir but the Court was content to withdraw for a time hereupon the King being withdrawn after the space of half an houre the Court did sit again and the prisoner being brought the President told him that the Court had withdrawn pro forma tantum and that having considered what he had offered them and of their own Authority which was grounded on the Supream authority of the Parliament they had Acted according to their Confession and being now his Judges they were to know that Judges were no more to delay then to deny and were therefore resolved to proceed on punishment and judgement King It is vain for me to dispute I know yoâ— have power enough but I would fain know the lawfulness of that power I do put at your doores all the inconveniences of a hasty sentence which the childe unborne may repent President The Court desireth to know If you have any thing more to say before sentence King If you will grant me this delay I doubt not but to give you some reasonable satisfaction I require you therefore as you will answer at the dreadfull dâ—y of Judgement that you will consider it President If you have nothing more to say we must proceed to Sentence King I have nothing more to say President Then the Court hath something to say to you though it will not be acceptable to you and proceeding in a long speech shewing how Kings had been executed for their misgovernment The King desired to be heard concerning the Imputations laid to him before that sentence was pronoâ—nâ—ed The President replied that his time was now past and not far from Sentence because they would not acknowledg him to be a Court they could not admit of what had to say and the Clarke by the Presidents appointment did read the Sentence which was That for the Treasons and Crimes laid to his charge the Court did adjudge him the said Chales Stuart as a Tyrant Traytor and Murtherer to be put to death by severing his head from his Body The sentence being read the Court stood up in Confirmation of it as the Act and Resolution of the whole Court The King offered again to speak somthing but the Presid would not hear him and commanded the prisoner to be carried