37.5 the court, he was found not to have bene one day away. A rogue that had bene one of their clcarkes had brought in all these informations; and above all, poore Mrs. Hacker, thinking to save her husband, had brought up the warrant for execution, with all their hands and seales.' Sr. All en Apsley too, who, with all the kindest zcale of friendship that can be imagin'd, endea1·our'd to bring of the collonell, us' cl some artifice in engaging friends for him. '!'here was a young gentleman, a kinsman of h is, who thirsti ly aspir'd after preferrment, and Sr. Alien had given him hopes, upon his cffectuall endeavours for the collonell, to introduce him, who being a person tha t had understanding enongh, made no conscience of truth, when an officious lie might serve his tnrne. This man, although he ow'd his life to the collonell, and had a thousand obligations to Mrs. Hutchinson's pa rents, yet not for their sakes, nor for .vertue, nor for gratitude, but for his owne hopes; which he had of Sr. Alien Apsley, told some of the leading men among the court party, that it was the king's desire to have fiwour shewne to the collonell; whereupon Mr. Palmer, since Castlemaine, was the first man that spoke for the collonell, whom Finch most eloquently seconded. Then Sr. George Booth and his party all appear'd for the collonel1, in gratiLUde for his civillity to them. For when the parliament had past by the rebellion of Lambert and Fleetewood, and those who ioyn'd with them, and wou ld not make their offences capitall, he had told the house, they could not without greate partiallity punish these, and had moov'd much in their favour. M1:. r To those who have not read o r not remembered the tri als of tha regicides, it may be use ful to remark, that COL Hacker was tri ed for superintending the execution of the king in his military capacity, for which it seems this warrant was expected to prove a sufficient justification: nnd perhaps it ought to have been so considered: but it i'i extraordinary that his wife, before she gave up an instrument which seemed so precious to those who were seeking revenge, bad not stipulated for her hu sband's pardon. 3 E
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