=1653.= “The ambassador of Portugal had a very splendid equipage, and in his company his brother don Pantaleon Sa, a Knight of Malta, and a man eminent in many great actions, who out of curiosity accompanied his brother in this embassy, that he might see England. This gentleman was of a haughty and imperious nature, and one day being in the New Exchange, upon a sudden accident and mistake had a quarrel with … Mr. Gerard, … who had then returned some negligence and contempt to the _rodomontados_ of the Portuguese, and had left him sensible of receiving some affront. Whereupon he repaired thither again the next day [November 22], with many servants, better armed and provided for any encounter, imagining he should find his former adversary, who did not expect the visitation. But the Portuguese not distinguishing of persons, and finding many gentlemen walking there, and amongst the rest one he believed very like the other, he thought he was not to lose the occasion; he entered into a new quarrel, in which a gentleman, utterly unacquainted with what had formerly passed, and walking there accidentally was killed, and others hurt; upon which the people rising from all the neighbouring places, don Pantaleon thought fit to make his retreat to his brother’s house; which he did, and caused the gates to be locked, and put all the servants in arms to defend the house against the people which had pursued him, and flocked now together from all parts to apprehend those who had caused the disorder and had killed a gentleman.… Cromwell was quickly advertised of the insolence, and sent an officer with soldiers to demand and seize upon all who had been engaged in the action. And so the ambassador came to be informed of the truth of the story, with which he was exceedingly afflicted and astonished.” The ambassador pleaded the privilege accorded to ambassadors, but the officer was resolute; finally after an appeal to Cromwell, don Pantaleon and the rest were given up and sent to Newgate. “The ambassador used all the instances he could for his brother, being willing to leave the rest to the mercy of the law, but could receive no other answer but that justice must be done. And justice was done to the full, for they were all brought to their trial at the sessions at Newgate, and there so many of them condemned to be hanged as were found guilty. And the rest of those who were condemned were executed at Tyburn; and don Pantaleon himself was brought to the scaffold on Tower Hill.”[186] Strangely enough Gerard, with whom the quarrel began, was executed (for high treason against the Protector) on the same day and on the same scaffold. =1658.= On June 8, Slingsby and Hewet were executed on Tower Hill: Colonel Ashton, Mr. Stacy, and Mr. Bestely were drawn, hanged, and quartered in the streets of the City, and on July 6 several of “the new conspirators” were executed in London and at Tyburn. These were Cromwell’s last executions. He died on September 3, 1658.