A LOOKING-GLASS FOR TRAITORS BEING The Manner of the TRIAL of those Barbarous Wretches at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, who contrived and compassed the Death of his late Sacred Majesty King CHARLES the First, of ever blessed memory: With an account of their several Araignments, Conviction, Condemnetion and Execution. A: The Lord major: B: The Commissioners: C: The King's Council: D: The ² Sheriffs: E: The Clerks: F The jury: G: The Prisoner: H: The Witnesses: I: The Bayl-dock: K: The Criers of the Court: L: The Keepers: M: The Stayre Case: N: The houses looking into the Court: O: Persons of Quality Spactators within the Court: P: The Common people in the outward yard: Q: The yard between the Court and the Bar: I: C delin. The names of the Lords and others, unto whom the Commission of Oyer and Terminer was directed under the Great seal of England. for the trial of the pretended Judges of His late Sacred Majesty. THomas Aleyn Knight and Baronet, Lord Mayor of the City of Lendon: The Lord Chancellor of England. The Earl of Southampton, Lord Treasurer of England. The Duke of Somerset. The Duke of Albemarle. The marquis of Ormond, Steward of His Majesty's household. The Earl of Lindsey High Chamberlain of England. The Earl of Manchester, Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household. The Earl of Dorset. The Earl of Berkeshire. The Earl of Sandwich. Viscount Say and Seal. The Lord Roberts. The Lord Finch. Denzill Hollis Esquire. Sir Frederick Cornwallis, Knight and Baronet, Treasurer of his Majesty's household. Sir Charles Barkley, Knight, controller of His Majesty's Household. 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 Hyde. Mr. Baron Atkins. Mr. Justice Twisden. Mr. Justice Tyrrel. Mr. Baron Turner. Sir Harbottle Grimston, Knight & Baronet. Sir William Wild, Knight and Baroner Recorder of London. Mr. Sergeant Brown. Mr. Sergeant Hale. John Howel Esquire. Sir Geoffery Palmer, His majesty's Attorney General. Sir Heneage Finch, his Majesty'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 Names of 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 Giggen Esquire. John Fotherley 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. HIs Majesty (in pursuance of an Act of Parliament which had left the persons following to be tried according to Law, for being the principal Actors in the sad Tragedy of his Father's death) issued out a special Commission of Oyer and terminer to the Judges and others Commissioners for that purpose: and accordingly Wednesday the 10. of October they met at the Sessions-house in the Old-baily, and the same morning the following persons were ordered to be brought from the Tower to Newgate, and a way was made from the Press-yard backwards to the Session's house, privately to convey them to and again, to keep them from the pressing of the people. Thomas Harrison. John Cook. Robert Titchburne. Sir Hardress Waller. Simon Meyne. Owen Roe. Mr. John Carew. Peter Temple. Robert Liburne. Col. Adrian Scroop. James Temple. Gilbert Millington. Mr. Thomas Scott. Hugh Peter's: Isaac Pennington, Col. John Jones. Daniel Axtell. John Downes. M. Gregory Clement. Francis Hacker. Edmund Harvey. Augustine Garland. Henry Marten, Vincent Potter. Will. Heveningham. Henry Smith. Thomas Waite. George Fleetwood. All which being brought to the Bar, were indicted and arraigned to the following effect: That they not having the fear of God before their eyes, but being led by the instigation of the Devil, had maliciously, traitorously, and advisedly imagined, consulted, contrived, and compassed the death of His late Majesty Charles the first of ever blessed memory; and that they had aided, procured, a betted, assisted, and comforted a certain person with a vizard upon his face, and a frock upon his body for that purpose. To which all pleaded Not guilty, except Sir Hardres Waller and Col. George Fleetwood, who being conscious of their own guilt, and satisfied with the heinousness of their fact pleaded guilty, and put in their Petitions to the Court craving mercy. And although Mr. Hugh Peter's said he would not plead guilty for ten thousand worlds, yet he was found to be a great forwarder of that black design. This being the first day's work, which was only to arraign, the next day being Thursday Major Gen. Harrison singly was brought to the Bar, but before he could get a Jury that he liked, he took upon him the liberty of an English man & excepted against thirty five persons, which being done twelve were chosen upon whom he put himself for his Trial, and being charged by the King's Council for being one that Signed the Commission for the establishing a High Court of Justice, One that Sat among them, One that Signed that Horrid Warrant for the King's Execution; and was One likewise who had Contrived the Time the Place and the Manner of the King's Execution. Major General Harrison in his Plead carried himself so confidently to the Court as if he thought himself Careless and Unconcerned in the business: and seemed to justify not only the Power under which he Acted but also the Act itself, saying that Kings had formerly been privately Assassinated and Murdered, but what they had done was in the Face of the Sun and in the Fear of the Lord; whereat the Court was much troubled to see that he should make God the Author of that Horrid Murder; and being told that the thing he called the Commons of England were so far from being a Parliament, that they had not the least colour of Authority, and that if they had been the whole house of Commons and joined to the whole house of Lords, they could not by any Act of theirs take away the Life of the least Cripple at the Gate, much less of the King, etc. Major General Harrison not being able to speak to the matter of Fact, it was left to the Jury who without going forth of the Court immediately found him Guilty, and Sentence accordingly passed on him, To go from that place to the place from whence he came, and from thence to be drawn upon a Hurdle to the place of Execution, there to be Hanged by the Neck till he were half Dead, that he should be cut down a Live, and his Members cut off before his Face and burnt in the Fire, his Bowels to be taken out and burnt likewise, his Head to be cut off and his Body to be divided into four Quarters, & disposed of as his Majesty shall think fit. Which sentence was put in Execution on Saturday following at Charing-cross. The next day being Friday the Court called to the Bar, Col. Adrian Scroop, Mr. John Carew, Mr. Thomas Scot, Mr. Gregory Clement, and Col. John Jones. Col. Scroop leads the Van of these Five to the Bar, and after his Indictment was read, and being charged as one that sat in that bloody Court, and set his hand to that Wicked Warrant for the Execution, the King's Council produced Witnesses which confirmed the same, to which Col. Scroop pleaded that he could not justify himself from the Fact, but did entreat Council as to matter of Law, that he was no Parliament Man, but only acted in the High Court of Justice by a Commission from the Parliament which was then accounted the supreme Authority of the Nation, and was owned by the Generality of the people, and that sitting in that Court by command of that Authority he hoped it would justify him, and therefore desired Council to provide himself. But being told as Major General Harrison had been that there was no matter of Law in the thing, and that the Illegal Usurped power of those few members which Authorized that black Court had not the least colour of an Authority, which answer silenced him, and so being left to the Jury was likewise found Guilty. Mr. John Car●w was next called for to the Bar, and being Taxed in manner and form with Col. Scroop for signing to the Act for Establishing a High Court of Injustice and signing the aforesaid bloody Warrant for the King's Execution; he like Major Gen. Harrison would have justified the Act, pleading Error to the Indictment because that said he did it not having the Fear of God before his Eyes whereas what he had done was in the Fear of the most Holy and most Righteous Lord; he likewise was found Guilty by the Jury. Mr. Thomas Scot is called who so much Gloried in his being a Contriver of the King's Death, that he desired it might be writ upon his Tomb that all ●he World might know it, but now being brought to the Bar he pleads not Guilty; he said that he had often prayed with tears that if there were any wickedness in the Death of the King God would be pleased to convince him of it, but that he never received any conviction; he would have pleaded the Authority of the Parliament, but being told there could not be a Parliament without King, Lords and Commons his Plea had the like success of the former. Col. John Jones who was Mr. scott's bedfellow, who seeing that all the Arguments which they had contrived between them to answer the charge proved ineffectual, and that the Plea on the other side of the King's Council was un-answerable, confessed his being present at the Court, and signing of the Warrant for the King's Execution; upon which he was by the Jury returned guilty Mr. Gregory Clement delivered a Petition to the Court and desired to plead guilty to the Indictment, acknowledging the heinousness of the crime, and that his former plea of Not guilty might be waved. Upon which the five received the aforesaid sentence together. On Saturday Mr. John Cock and Mr. Hugh Peter's were brought to the Bar. Mr. Cook was taxed for signing that wicked Libel called A charge of High treason exhibited on behalf of the people of England against Charles Stuart King. He pleaded so much like a Lawyer, that it was answered, That he he had transgressed the Law very much that understood it so much; that whereas he pretended to be a servant to the people of England, it did concern the Jury to take notice thereof, for they were part of the people, and ifthey did own what he said they justified the Prisoner; but it was hoped that they stood there to tell the World that the people of England had nothing to do in it; that he was the man that said the King must die, and Monarchy with him, and that he frequently interrupted the King, not suffering him to answer for himself, and was aegry with the Court that (as he pretended) they suffered the King to trifle away time. He was likewise found guilty. Mr. Hugh Peter's stood strangely amazed and could say nothing for himself, against that Jury of witnesses that appeared against him: as that he said, England could not be settled till 150. were taken away, which he said were L L L, viz. the Lords, the Levites, and the Lawyers; that he was often conspiring privately with Oliver Cromwell the King's death, that he could even reverence the High Court of Justice, it looked so like the judgement of the world which should be at the last day by the Saints: With many other blasphemies too large to enumerate; he was as aforesaid found guilty. On Monday Col. Axtell, Col. Hacker, and Capt. Hewlet were brought to the Court; the First for being Guard to the High Court of Injustice, the Second for guarding the King to the Scaffold, and the Third for cutting off his Head: Col. Aztell commanded the Soldiers to cry, Justice, justice, Execution, execution: Col. Hacker signed the bloody Warrant for that wicked Murder, and Capt. Hewlet was the probably supposed Man that gave the Fatal BLOW, as by the course of the evidence may appear, viz. That his voice was heard upon the Scaffold, and his Breeches were seen under his Frock, that he confessed he was to have 100 l. and preferment in Ireland to do it; that being asked whether he Cut off the King's Head or no, he said what he had done, he would not be ashamed of; and if it were to do again he would do it: more to the same purpose was witnessed by several witnesses, and by one, who being sworn, said that the Common-Hangman professed he did not do it; all three-were found guilty. The other Eighteen, (viz. Sir Hardresse Waller, William Heveningham, Isaac ●enington, Henry Marten, Gilbert Millington, Rob. Tichburn, Owen Roe, Robert Lilburn, Henry Smith, Edmund Harvey, John Downes, Vincent Potter, Augustine Garland, George Fleetwood, Simon Meyne James Temple, Peter Temple, Tho. Wait,) were brought to the Bar on Tuesday morning; and having seen the vanity of wanding out and pleading not guilty, they all fairly laid down the Bucklers and submitted to the mercy of the King, and received the Sentence of Death as the others had done before them, only Mr. Heveningham was that day set b●; but on Friday following the 19 of October, the Court met on purpose, and passed the like Sentence upon him. Mr. Carew was Executed according to his sentence on Monday the 15th. of October, On Tuesday Mr. Cook and Mr. Peter's received the reward of their Iniquity, On Wednesday Mr. Scot, Mr. Gregory Clement, Col. John Jones, and Col. Adrian Scroop received no other Favour then the former, all at Charing Cross, and on Friday Col. Hacker was only Hanged at Tyburn and carried home in a Hearse, but Col. Axtell was there Quartered and his Quarters carried back on the Sledge. London, Printed for Thomas Vere and William Gilbertson. 1660.