State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 1 (of 2)
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State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 1 (of 2)
Trials -- Great Britain
YOUNG--I do recollect myself of some other conferences between
us; as to my being malicious, I know he never did me any wrong,
and therefore I cannot be malicious; and as for my reputation,
having resided two years in London I can have certificates both
from my country, and some of this city, to vindicate me in that
particular; But, my lord, that which I would inform your
lordship is this, he told me he took duke Hamilton a prisoner
himself in his own chamber, seized on his goods, and took his
George and blue ribbon off his shoulder, and the George he
shewed me.
_William Gunter_ was a drawer at the Star in Coleman Street. Oliver
Cromwell and several of his party used to meet there in consultation;
there were several meetings; he remembered one in particular when Peters
was there; he came about four in the afternoon and stayed till ten or
eleven at night; they were talking about the King after he was a
prisoner, for they called him by the name of Charles Stuart; they were
writing something, but the witness could not say what. He could not say
whether Peters was there oftener than once, 'but once I am certain of
it; this is the gentleman; for then he wore a great sword.'
PETERS--I never wore a great sword in my life.
_Starkey_ deposed that in the December before the King's death, and up
to the 12th of the following January, the headquarters of the army were
at Windsor, and General Ireton was quartered at his father's house. The
Council of War was held there, and Cromwell, Ireton, Peters, Col. Rich,
and another gentleman, whose name he forgot, would meet and consult
there, and sit up till two or three in the morning very privately
together. The witness was often in Ireton's company, and Peters would
often come in to meals in the evening.
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