OF THE

PROTECTOR, OLIVER CROMWELL,

AND OF HIS SONS,

RICHARD AND HENRY.

ILLUSTRATED BY

ORIGINAL LETTERS, AND OTHER FAMILY PAPERS.

BY OLIVER CROMWELL, Esq.

A DESCENDANT OF THE FAMILY.

WITH PORTRAITS FROM ORIGINAL PICTURES.

Second Edition.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN,

PATERNOSTER-ROW.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

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CHAPTER XI.

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Charge against Cromwell considered, of the removal of the

King from Hoimby House. Formidable power of the Agi-

tators, the authors of this measure, and Cornet Joyce, wholly

their agent. Reality and sincerity of Cromwell's negotia-

tions for the King's restoration; and Major Huntington's

charge against Cromwell respecting those negotiations, and

his motives for making it, considered. Sir John Berkley's

narrative of those negotiations, and of the King's escape from

Hampton Court, and of his going to the Isle of Wight.

Sufficient evidence of the fact of those negotiations, and of

Cromwell's sincerity; and of Cromwell's privity to the King's

escape, and that he had no concern in his going to the Isle

of Wight. Supposed cause of Cromwell's alleged desertion

of the King's interest. Moderate terms of the Indepen-

dents' propositions to the King. Probable cause of the

King's rejection of them.- Lord Clarendon's observations

upon the removal of the King from the Isle of Wight to

Hurst Castle by the Army. - Observations upon Colonel

Pride's exclusion of the members, to show it to be the act of

the Republicans to bring forward the trial of the King, and

Cromwell not concerned in it. The improbability of Crom-

well's supposed influence over Fairfax, from Whitelock's and

others' account of his temper and disposition. Ludlow's

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account and justification of the proceedings of the Republi-

cans in their bringing the King to trial.

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Ludlow's observations upon his account of Cromwell's conduct,

at a meeting for the endeavouring a reconciliation of the

Presbyterians and Independents, about the time of the Scots'

preparation for invading England, in performance of their

treaty with the King. — Whitelock's observations upon the

proceedings of the Republicans to bring the King to trial. -

Private meetings of Whitelock and others, with Cromwell

and others, to endeavour a settlement of the affairs of the

nation, subsequent to the termination of the treaty of New-

port, and before the trial of the King, which was not the

subject of their deliberation. Considerations of that mea-

sure, and upon the King's denial of the jurisdiction of the

High Court of Justice, and the observations thereon of Ra-

pin, Judge Blackstone, and others.

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CHAPTER XIII.

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Considerations of the proofs of Cromwell's reluctance to bring

the King to trial. Observations upon the evidence upon

the trial of the King's judges brought forward to prove the

contrary. Upon Lord Clarendon's account of Cromwell's

supposed cruelties in his capture of Drogheda (Tredagh) by

storm. - Defence of his conduct in, and after the battle of

Worcester. Defence of Ireton. Observations upon

Whitelock's account of meeting to consider of a settlement

of the nation. - Also of conversation between Cromwell and

himself, wherein Cromwell proposes the question, "What if

a man should take upon himself to be a King?"-Consider-

ation of the state of the parties, and of the public affairs of

the nation after the conclusion of the war by the surrender

of Oxford and of other the King's remaining garrisons, the

unsuccessful termination of the treaty of Newport, and the

death of the King, to the death of Cromwell.

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