304 ·up all, in so distemper'd a time, into the hand;; of the souldi~ry, ·especially there having bene so specions a pretext of the necessity of secnring the whole interest and party from the treachery of those men who contended so earnestly to give up the victors into the ·hands of their vanquisht enemies. Many petitions had bene brought to the parliainent from thousands of the well-affected of the citie of London and "\Vestminster and burrough of Southwark, and from several! counties in England, and from the severall regiments of the armie, whereof Coli. Ingolsbye's was one 9f the first, all urging them to perfonne their covenant, and bring delinquents, without partiallity, to iustice and condigne punishment, and to make enquiry for the guilt of the blood that had bene shed in the land in both warres, and to execute iustice; least the not improoving the mercies of God should bring iuclgments in their roome. Then alsoe a declaration :to the same purpose was presented to the house from the lord generall Fairfax and his councell of officers, and strange it is how men that could afterwards. pretend such reluctancy and abhorrence of those things that were clone, should forgett they were the effective answer of their petitions. After the purgation of the house, upon new debate of the treaty at the Isle of Wight, it was concluded dangerous to the realme and destructive to the better interest, and the triall of the king was determii1'd. He was sent for to ·Westminster, and a commission given forth to a court of high iustice, whereof Bradshaw, se1jeant at law, was president, and divers honorable persons of the parliament, citie, and arrnie, nominated commissioners. Among them Coli. Hutchinson was one, who, very much against his owne will, was put in, but looking upon himselfe as call'd hereunto, durst not refuse it, as holding himselfe oblicg'cl by the covenant of God and the publick trust of his country repos'cl in him, although he was not ignorant of the danger he runne as the condition of things then was.
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