. Oliver Cromwell, a history; comprising a narrative of his life, with extracts from his letters and speeches, and an account of the political, religious, and military affairs of England during his time . OMWELLS part in the Kings trial and death is theleast creditable portion of his history. And yet hehad sincerely endeavoured to save the life of the King was a prisoner at Hampton Court, Cromwellhad purposely frightened him away with that letter about as-sassination. When Charles fatuously strayed into captivity atCarisbrooke Castle, Cromwell again warned him, through SirJohn Ber
. Oliver Cromwell, a history; comprising a narrative of his life, with extracts from his letters and speeches, and an account of the political, religious, and military affairs of England during his time . OMWELLS part in the Kings trial and death is theleast creditable portion of his history. And yet hehad sincerely endeavoured to save the life of the King was a prisoner at Hampton Court, Cromwellhad purposely frightened him away with that letter about as-sassination. When Charles fatuously strayed into captivity atCarisbrooke Castle, Cromwell again warned him, through SirJohn Berkeley, to escape if he loved his life. When, after hehad discovered the Kings duplicity, he was importuned bythe friends of Charles to engage himself in his behalf, he hadreplied that he would do what he could, but the King mustnot expect him to ruin himself for his sake. But when, aftertwo civil wars the demand of the Army for the punishment ofthe Chief Delinquent became irresistible, Cromwell abandonedhis scruples, and he and Ireton became the foremost amongthose who brought the King to the block. He declared that 304 Charles I. From a painting by Sir Peter Lely, after l^an Dyck,Dresden THE CHIEF DELINQUENT. 305. this second war was a more prodigious treason than any thathad been perfected before ; because the former quarrel was thatEngUshmen might rule over one another; this to vassalise usto a foreign nation. On the day following the Kings enforced return to WindsorCastle (Saturday, December 23, 1648), the Commons appointeda committee of thirty-eight to draw up a charge against him inorder that he might be brought to judgment. Petitions werecoming in from every quarter of England, under the manipula-tions of the Agitators, praying for the trial of the Chief Delin-quent, and all the arts which could be used to excite the publicmind to approbation of their design were skilfully the 27th, the Council of War, which had taken charge ofthe Kings person, orde
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