Subject: Transcript of King Charles's Death Warrant
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 20:46:43 +0000
From: Frank Whalley
To: Whaley-L@rootsweb.com
The following transcript is from 'The Trial of Charles I' Roger Lockyer
(Ed), Folio Press: J.M. Dent London 1974. Note that the date is 'Old
Style' (when new year's day was 25th March), so we now call it 1649. I
have added slashes(/) to the list of signatures, to try to indicate
where it was split originally into seven columns. (Go column by
column).
See Copy of Death Warrant
"At the high Court of Justice for the tryinge and iudginge of Charles
Steuart Kinge of England January xxixth Anno Dni 1648. Whereas Charles
Steuart Kinge of England is and standeth convicted attaynted and
condemned of High Treason and other high Crymes, And sentence uppon
Saturday last/was pronounced against him by this Court to be putt to
death by the severinge of his head from his body Of wch sentence
execucion yet remayneth to be done, These are therefore to will and
require you to see the said sentence executed In the open Streete before
Whitehall uppon the morrowe being the Thirtieth day of this instante
moneth of January betweene the houres of Tenn in the morninge and Five
in the afternoone of the same day wth full effect And for soe doing this
shall be yor sufficient warrant And these are to require All Officers
and Souldiers and other the good people of this Nation of England to be
assistinge unto you in this Service Given under our hands and Seales
To Colonel Francis Hacker, Colonel Huncks and Lieutenant Colonel
Phayre and to every of them
Jo. Bradshawe Ri.Deane Tho.Horton
Tho. Grey Robert Tichborne J. Jones
O. Cromwell H. Edwardes John Moore
Edw. Whalley Daniel Blagraue Gilbt. Millington
M. Liuesey Owen Rowe G. Fleetwood
John Okey William Purefoy J. Alured
J. Dauers Ad. Scrope Robt. Lilburne
Jo. Bourchier James Temple Will. Say
H. Ireton A. Garland Anth. Stapley
Tho. Mauleuerer Edm. Ludlowe Greg. Norton
Har. Waller Henry Marten Tho. Challoner
John Blakiston Vinct. Potter Tho. Wogan
J. Hutchinson Wm. Constable John Venn
Willi. Goff Rich. Ingoldesby Gregory Clement
Tho. Pride Willi. Cawley Jo. Downes
Pe. Temple Jo. Barkestead Tho. Wayte
T. Harrison Isaa. Ewer Tho. Scot
J. Hewson John Dixwell Jo. Carew
Hen. Smyth Valentine Wanton Miles Corbet
Per. Pelham Symon Mayne "
Frank Whalley
Penarth, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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