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             The speech of Maj. Gen. Harison, upon his arraignment, tryal, and condemnation; with the sentence of death pronounced against him, to be hang'd, drawn, and quarter'd As also the speeches of Alderman Tich Mr. burn, Hugh Peters, Col. Axtel, and Col. Lilburn; at the sessions house in the Old Bayley, before the most honourable Lords, and others His Majesties commissioners of Oyer and Terminer; upon the reading of the charge and indictment of high-treason, that they had wilfully, maliciously, and trayterously, advised, abetted, assisted, contrived, and compassed the death of our late dread soveraign Charles the first by the grace of God of ever blessed memory King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c.
             Axtel, Daniel, d. 1660.
             Lilburne, Robert, 1613-1665.
             Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.
          
           [2], [6] p.
           
             printed for Charles Gustavus,
             London :
             1660.
          
           
             Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
         eng
      
       
         
           Harrison, Thomas, 1606-1660 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Early works to 1800.
           Axtel, Daniel, d. 1660 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Early works to 1800.
           Lilburne, Robert, 1613-1665 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Early works to 1800.
           Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Early works to 1800.
           Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
           Trials (Treason) -- Early works to 1800.
           Regicides -- Early works to 1800.
           Last words -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           THE
           SPEECH
           OF
           Maj.
           Gen.
           Harison
           ,
           UPON
           His
           Arraignment
           ,
           Tryal
           ,
           and
           Condemnation
           ;
           WITH
           The
           Sentence
           of
           Death
           pronounced
           against
           him
           ,
           To
           be
           Hang'd
           ,
           Drawn
           ,
           and
           Quarter'd
           .
        
         
           As
           also
           the
           Speeches
           of
           Alderman
           Tich
           Mr.
           burn
           ,
           
             Hugh
             Peters
             ,
          
           Col.
           
             Axtel
             ,
          
           and
           Col.
           
             Lilburn
             ;
          
           At
           the
           Sessions
           House
           in
           the
           Old
           Bayley
           ,
           before
           the
           most
           Honourable
           Lords
           ,
           and
           others
           His
           Majesties
           Commissioners
           of
           
             Oyer
          
           and
           
             Terminer
             ;
          
           Upon
           the
           reading
           of
           the
           Charge
           and
           Indictment
           of
           High-Treason
           ,
           That
           they
           had
           Wilfully
           ,
           Maliciously
           ,
           and
           Trayterously
           ,
           Advised
           ,
           Abetted
           ,
           Assisted
           ,
           Contrived
           ,
           and
           Compassed
           the
           Death
           of
           our
           late
           Dread
           Soveraign
           
             Charles
          
           the
           First
           by
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           of
           ever
           blessed
           Memory
           King
           of
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
             ,
             France
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           Defender
           of
           the
           Faith
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           London
           ,
           
             Printed
             for
          
           Charles
           Gustavus
           ,
           1660.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           The
           Speech
           of
           Major
           Gen.
           Harrison
           ,
           Sir
           Hardress
           Waller
           ,
           and
           Hugh
           Peters
           ,
           at
           Justice-Hall
           in
           the
           Old-Bayley
           ;
           upon
           the
           reading
           of
           the
           Bills
           of
           Indictment
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           THe
           Bill
           of
           Indictment
           being
           (
           on
           Tuesday
           last
           )
           read
           at
           Hicks-Hall
           ,
           against
           those
           unjust
           Judges
           ,
           who
           contriv'd
           ,
           arraign'd
           sentenc'd
           ,
           and
           executed
           that
           most
           vertuous
           Prince
           our
           late
           Soveraign
           King
           Charles
           the
           First
           of
           ever
           blessed
           Memory
           ;
           And
           the
           said
           Bill
           being
           found
           by
           the
           Grand
           Jury
           of
           Knights
           and
           Gentlem●n
           of
           quality
           of
           the
           County
           of
           Middlesex
           ,
           on
           Wednesday
           (
           Octob.
           10.
           )
           Twenty
           eight
           of
           those
           whom
           the
           Grand
           Jury
           had
           found
           ,
           were
           brought
           from
           the
           Tower
           to
           Justice
           Hall
           in
           the
           Old
           Bayley
           before
           the
           most
           honorable
           Lords
           ,
           and
           other
           His
           Majesties
           C●mmissioners
           of
           Oyer
           &
           Terminer
           ;
           the
           names
           of
           the
           Prisoners
           were
           ,
           
             
               
                 Sir
              
               Hardress
               Waller
               ,
            
             
               Thomas
               Harrison
               ,
            
             
               Robert
               Tichburne
               ,
            
             
               William
               Heveningham
               ,
            
             
               Henry
               Marten
               ,
            
             
               Robert
               Lilburne
               ,
            
             
             
               John
               Carew
               ,
            
             
               Isaac
               Pennington
               ,
            
             
               Owen
               Roe
               ,
            
             
               John
               Jones
               ,
            
             
               John
               Cook
               ,
            
             
               Henry
               Smith
               ,
            
             
               John
               Downs
               ,
            
             
               George
               Fleetwood
               ,
            
             
               Thomas
               Wait
               ,
            
             
               Simon
               Meye
               ,
            
             
               Hugh
               Peters
               ,
            
             
               Thomas
               Scot
               ,
            
             
               Gilbert
               Millington
               ,
            
             
               Adrian
               Scroop
               ,
            
             
               Gregory
               Clement
               ,
            
             
               Edmund
               Harvey
               ,
            
             
               Vincent
               Potter
               ,
            
             
               Augustine
               Garland
               ,
            
             
               James
               Temple
               ,
            
             
               Francis
               Hacker
               ,
            
             
               Peter
               Temple
               ,
            
             
               Daniel
               Axtel
               .
            
          
        
         
           The
           Court
           being
           sate
           ,
           called
           three
           Prisoners
           to
           the
           Bar
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           Sir
           
             Hardress
             Waller
             ,
          
           Col.
           
             Harrison
             ,
             William
             H●venningham
             .
          
           The
           first
           was
           Sir
           
             Hardress
             Waller
             ,
          
           which
           with
           the
           two
           others
           were
           indicted
           to
           this
           purpose
           following
           :
        
         
           That
           they
           together
           with
           
             Oliver
             Cromwel
             ,
             Henry
             Ireton
             ,
             Robert
             Titchbourn
             ,
             Isaac
             Pennington
             ,
             Robert
             Lilburn
             ,
             John
             Hewson
          
           late
           of
           the
           City
           of
           
             Westminster
          
           Shoo-maker
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           had
           Wilfully
           ,
           Maliciously
           ,
           and
           Traterously
           ,
           Advised
           ,
           Abetted
           ,
           Assisted
           ,
           Contrived
           ,
           and
           Compassed
           the
           Death
           of
           Our
           late
           Dread
           Soveraign
           
             CHARLES
          
           the
           First
           ,
           by
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           of
           ever
           blessed
           Memory
           ,
           King
           of
           England
           ,
           Scotland
           ,
           France
           ,
           and
           Ireland
           ,
           Defender
           of
           the
           Faith
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           Sir
           
             Hardress
             Waller
          
           began
           to
           excuse
           his
           long
           being
           out
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           unacquaintance
           with
           English
           affairs
           ;
           But
           eing
           bid
           to
           answer
           positively
           ,
           whether
           he
           was
           Guilty
           or
           not
           Guilty
           of
           the
           High
           Treason
           whereof
           he
           had
           been
           indicted
           ,
           and
           then
           Arraigned
           ,
           answered
           ,
           Guilty
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           was
           Col.
           
             Thomas
             Harison
             ,
          
           who
           at
           the
           first
           refused
           to
           hold
           up
           his
           Hand
           ,
           till
           the
           Lord
           Chief
           
             Baron
             ,
          
           Judge
           
           
             Forster
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Judges
           told
           him
           his
           duty
           in
           that
           particular
           :
           After
           which
           ,
           he
           said
           ,
           I
           confess
           it
           is
           but
           a
           Formality
           ,
           and
           therefore
           I
           will
           do
           it
           ;
           and
           so
           held
           up
           his
           Hand
           :
           Bu●
           several
           times
           offered
           to
           sally
           out
           into
           Discourses
           ,
           refusing
           to
           answer
           Guilty
           or
           not
           Guilty
           ,
           till
           the
           Judges
           declared
           the
           necessity
           of
           answ●ring
           one
           of
           the
           two
           ,
           which
           they
           were
           forced
           to
           do
           divers
           times
           before
           he
           would
           be
           brought
           to
           give
           an
           Answer
           ,
           but
           at
           last
           he
           did
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           Not
           Guilty
           .
        
         
           
             William
             Heveningham
          
           answered
           the
           like
           ;
           but
           Col.
           
             George
             Fleetwood
          
           pleaded
           Guilty
           without
           any
           demur
           .
        
         
           These
           being
           dismist
           ,
           
             Isaac
             Pennington
             ,
             Henry
             Marten
             ,
             Gilbert
             Millington
             ,
             Robert
             Titchbourn
             ,
             Owen
             Roe
             ,
             Robert
             Lilbourn
             ,
          
           were
           called
           to
           the
           Bar.
           
             Isaac
             Penningtons
          
           Age
           gave
           him
           not
           time
           to
           make
           long
           Apologies
           ,
           for
           he
           very
           suddenly
           answered
           not
           Guilty
           ;
           so
           did
           
             Gilbert
             Millington
             ,
          
           and
           
             Owen
             Roe
             .
          
        
         
           
             Henry
             Marten
          
           being
           the
           next
           began
           to
           Quibble
           with
           the
           Court
           ,
           and
           to
           deny
           his
           name
           to
           be
           mentioned
           in
           the
           Act
           ;
           whereupon
           the
           Court
           were
           put
           to
           the
           trouble
           of
           calling
           for
           the
           Act
           of
           Oblivion
           ,
           and
           there
           read
           his
           name
           ;
           but
           he
           answered
           ,
           that
           his
           name
           was
           
             Marten
          
           not
           
             Martin
             ,
          
           as
           in
           the
           Act
           expressed
           .
           But
           being
           told
           they
           knew
           him
           to
           be
           the
           Man
           ,
           let
           his
           name
           be
           what
           it
           would
           ,
           was
           bid
           to
           answer
           ,
           who
           then
           said
           ,
           not
           Guilty
           .
        
         
           
             Titchbourn
          
           being
           next
           ,
           began
           to
           excuse
           his
           want
           of
           skill
           in
           Law
           affairs
           ;
           pleading
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           before
           very
           Wise
           ,
           Learned
           ,
           and
           Judicious
           Lawyers
           ,
           and
           that
           being
           unable
           to
           plead
           for
           himself
           ,
           desired
           the
           Court
           to
           assign
           him
           Councel
           to
           assist
           him
           therein
           :
           To
           which
           it
           was
           answered
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           not
           yet
           come
           to
           his
           Tryal
           ,
           but
           onely
           Arraigned
           ;
           and
           asked
           him
           Guilty
           or
           not
           Guilty
           ?
           to
           which
           he
           could
           not
           tell
           what
           to
           answer
           ;
           He
           said
           he
           did
           acknowledge
           part
           of
           the
           Indictment
           .
           But
           being
           told
           he
           must
           say
           Guilty
           or
           not
           ;
           answered
           ,
           not
           Guilty
           .
           So
           did
           
             Lilburn
          
           and
           all
           the
           rest
           .
        
         
         
           Col.
           Daniel
           Axtel
           desired
           he
           might
           have
           the
           liberty
           of
           an
           English-man
           ,
           that
           the
           Law
           was
           his
           Birth
           right
           ,
           and
           so
           he
           might
           lawfully
           claim
           it
           ,
           That
           he
           did
           conceive
           there
           was
           Law
           in
           his
           Case
           ,
           and
           so
           desired
           to
           have
           Councel
           in
           it
           ,
           That
           he
           did
           believe
           the
           Parliament
           —
           But
           there
           he
           was
           bid
           to
           plead
           to
           the
           Indictment
           ,
           Guilty
           or
           not
           Guilty
           ;
           which
           after
           much
           roving
           ,
           and
           being
           told
           the
           danger
           of
           standtng
           Mute
           ,
           he
           answered
           ,
           Why
           then
           ,
           not
           Guilty
           .
           And
           being
           asked
           by
           whom
           he
           would
           be
           tryed
           he
           did
           not
           answer
           ;
           at
           which
           one
           bid
           him
           answer
           ,
           By
           God
           and
           his
           Countrey
           .
           But
           he
           answered
           ,
           he
           could
           not
           do
           so
           ;
           For
           he
           did
           not
           believe
           God
           to
           be
           there
           .
           In
           conclusion
           ,
           he
           said
           ,
           He
           would
           be
           tryed
           by
           the
           Lord
           Iesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           Countrey
           ,
        
         
           Hugh
           Peters
           being
           asked
           whether
           he
           was
           guilty
           of
           the
           High
           Treason
           whereof
           he
           was
           Indicted
           ,
           he
           lifted
           up
           his
           hands
           and
           eyes
           ,
           and
           said
           ;
           Guilty
           ?
           No
           not
           for
           ten
           thousand
           Worlds
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           probable
           ,
           he
           may
           have
           regret
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           for
           ushering
           in
           his
           former
           Doctrines
           (
           or
           rather
           Blasphemies
           )
           of
           Heresies
           and
           Rebellions
           ;
           and
           with
           the
           Penitent
           thus
           contemplate
           with
           a
           ferve●t
           Spirit
           O
           miserable
           and
           wretched
           Souls
           ,
           to
           use
           such
           Barbarisme
           against
           our
           Gracious
           Soveraign
           ,
           and
           Protes●●●●
           〈…〉
           ay
           the
           wisest
           of
           men
           and
           the
           b●st
           of
           
           Princes
           .
           O
           s●d
           and
           mis●rable
           are
           all
           those
           who
           have
           committed
           such
           horrid
           impiety
           in
           the
           assassinating
           of
           their
           most
           Gracious
           Soveraign
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           heard
           thereof
           ▪
           it
           could
           not
           but
           make
           both
           his
           Ears
           to
           tingle
           ,
           his
           heart
           to
           faint
           ,
           and
           his
           knees
           to
           tremble
           .
           O
           it
           was
           we
           that
           in
           a
           tumultuous
           and
           disloyal
           way
           made
           Covenants
           to
           oppose
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           countenance
           that
           Empostress
           Maiden
           who
           (
           pretending
           to
           Enthusiasmes
           )
           perswaded
           the
           People
           to
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           blasphemed
           Christ
           by
           the
           name
           of
           Covenanting
           Iesus
           .
           It
           was
           We
           that
           was
           the
           Cause
           of
           the
           late
           execrable
           Miseries
           throughout
           the
           three
           Kingdoms
           ;
           Good
           God
           what
           Advocate
           shall
           We
           have
           to
           plead
           for
           Us
           at
           the
           Barre
           of
           Gods
           Iudgement
           ,
           now
           ●hou
           art
           calling
           for
           us
           to
           make
           an
           account
           of
           these
           things
           ?
           when
           Inquisition
           is
           made
           for
           blood
           ,
           and
           the
           cry
           of
           the
           Soules
           under
           the
           Altar
           shall
           obtain
           their
           desired
           vengeance
           upon
           Us
           .
           How
           hath
           every
           loyal
           Bre●st
           shrunk
           ▪
           and
           every
           faithful
           Soul
           thrill'd
           at
           the
           horror
           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
           flourishing
           of
           all
           People
           ,
           and
           in
           them
           the
           most
           Royal
           Blood
           of
           Imperial
           Majesty
           ,
           the
           purest
           of
           all
           Religions
           ,
           the
           justest
           of
           all
           Laws
           ,
           the
           wisest
           Constitution
           of
           all
           Governments
           ,
           and
           (
           had
           we
           known
           our
           own
           happiness
           )
           
           the
           happiest
           of
           all
           people
           ?
           What
           Tongue
           of
           Men
           or
           Angels
           can
           sufficiently
           express
           the
           detestation
           of
           that
           bloody
           fact
           that
           separated
           the
           best
           of
           heads
           from
           so
           lovely
           a
           body
           ?
           The
           best
           of
           Kings
           from
           his
           most
           Loyal
           Subjects
           ?
           The
           best
           of
           Husbands
           from
           a
           most
           affectionate
           Wife
           ?
           The
           best
           of
           Fathers
           from
           most
           sweet
           and
           dutiful
           Children
           ?
           And
           the
           best
           of
           Masters
           from
           Thousands
           of
           most
           happy
           Servants
           .
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           the
           horridness
           of
           that
           transcendent
           impiety
           was
           such
           ,
           that
           (
           next
           to
           the
           murdering
           of
           our
           most
           blessed
           Saviour
           )
           it
           was
           the
           most
           accursed
           act
           that
           ever
           yet
           was
           perpetrated
           upon
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Earth
           .
        
         
           On
           Thursday
           Major
           General
           
             Harrison
          
           was
           again
           brought
           to
           the
           Bar
           ,
           and
           pleading
           to
           his
           Indictment
           ,
           after
           some
           time
           spent
           thereupon
           ,
           he
           was
           brought
           in
           Guilty
           ,
           and
           received
           Sentence
           to
           be
           Drawn
           ,
           Hanged
           ,
           and
           Quartered
           ;
           Upon
           pronouncing
           whereof
           ,
           he
           said
           ,
           The
           Lords
           Will
           be
           done
           ,
           although
           ye
           kill
           the
           Body
           ,
           yet
           ye
           cannot
           hurt
           the
           Soul
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
    

