England under Charles II. from the Restoration to the Treaty of Nimeguen, 1660-1678: English History from Contemporary Writers
Taylor, W. F.
1889
Immediate results of the Act.-Trial of Harrison. Andrew Newport to Sir R. Leveson. Oct. 11, 1660.
To-day Harrison was the only man tried . . . he said he had often prayed, with tears, that God would direct him, and it was revealed to him to be a just action to put the king to death, who (he said) had made war against the Parliament and was guilty of all the bloodshed in the war. When they endeavoured to prove his hand to the warrant for execution, he wished them not to lose time, and, calling for the paper, said he believed it to be his hand. The jury concluded him guilty without going from the bar, and he was immediately sentenced to be hanged, | |
29 | drawn, and quartered; after this he went away smiling without any appearance of trouble. |