England under Charles II. from the Restoration to the Treaty of Nimeguen, 1660-1678: English History from Contemporary Writers
Taylor, W. F.
1889
Execution of Harrison, more sentences passed. Andrew Newport to Sir R. Leveson. 1660, Oct. 13, London.
Harrison was hanged, drawn, and quartered to-day at Charing Cross; he trembled much when he first came upon the ladder, but excused it by the ill-usage he had in Newgate since his condemnation and said he thanked God he came with as much content to die there as he did to commit the act for which he suffered; he was going, he said, to sit at the right hand of Jesus to judge us all. Yesterday Scroope, Carew, Scott, Clements, and Jones were condemned; to-day Hugh Peters and Cooke, and they say Hewlett will be proved to be the man that cut off the king's head. | |