5 ss The HISTORYofthe PuRITANs. Vot. II. h King II the fiatute of the 25th of Edward III. for compaffing and imagi ning C arles , h k' , , h 1660 . t e mg s neat , ~ The behaviour of the regicides at their execution was bold and refo. <Their execu·!ute: Colonel Harrifon declared at the gibbet, that he was fully perfuaded 1 '""· that 7vhat he had do-ne was tbe caufe and work of God, which he was confident God would own and rai(e up again, how much flever itfo.f!ered at that time. He went through all the indignities and feverities o{ his fuf– ferings, with a calmnefs or ra_ther chearfulnefs, that aflonifbed the fpec-- State Trials, tators; he was turned off, and cut down alive ; for after his body. was , p. 404. opened, he raifed himfelf up and gave the executioner a box on the ear. When Mr. folicitor Cook and Hugh Peters went into the fledge, the head of major-general Harr!fon was put upon it, with the face bare to -– wards them; but notwithfianding this, Mr. Cooke went out of the world. with furprifing refolution, blef!ing God that he had a clear confcience, . Hugh Peters was more timid; but after he had feen the execution and . quartering of Mr. Cooke, he refumed his co_urage at length (which fame . faid wa~ artificial) and faid to the fheriff, Sir, )'OZI have here jlain one if the Jervants qJ the Lord, and made me behold it, on purpofe to terrifY and dijcourage me; but God has made it an ordinance for mJ•flrengthening and encouragement. Mr. Scot was not allowed to fpeak to the people, but faid in his prayer, that he had been engaged in a cauje not to be repent– ed if; I Jay in a caufe not to be repented if. Carew appeared very chearful as he went to the gibbet, but faid little of the caufe for which he fuffered. Clements alfo faid nothing. ColonelJones jufii- – fied the king and court i'n their proceedings; but added, that they. did not Jatiifj him i11 Jo great and deep a point_. Colonel Scroop was drawn in the fame fledge, whofe grave and venerable countenance; accompanied with courage and chearfulnefs, raifed great compaffion in· fame of the fpeCl:ators, though the infults and rudenefs of others, was· cruel and barbarous: He faid he 7vas born and bred a gentleman; and• appeali:d to thofe who had known him for his behaviour ; he forgave the in– jiruments of his fo.fferings, and died for that which he judged to be the· cau.fe if Chrij!. Colonel Axtel and Hacker fuffere,d lafi; the former be– haved with great refolution, and holding the bible in his hand fa id, "'Ihe· " very caufe in which I was engaged is contained in this book if God; and " having beenfully convinced in my con(cience if the jujlnejs of the 7Var, I "freely engaged in the parliament's fe~vice! which ~s I do believ~ 7vas _t~: " caufe qf the Lord, 1 ventured my life freely for zt, and now dze for zt. Hacker read a paper to the fame purpofe ; and after having expreffed his – charity towards his judges, jury and witneffes, he faid, I have nothing lies upon my confcience as guilt whereof I am now condemned, a11d do not doubt out to have the.fentence rewr.fed. Few,
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