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,
• [Page 2] 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,
• Ʋincent 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 [Page 3] 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.

[Page 4] 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.

'Tis 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 [Page 5] 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) [Page 6] 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.