268 Records of the Rising in the West, A.D. 1655. 



Court. When I look upon my offence as to ray Lord Protector,* I conclude my- 

 selfe a dead man, but when I reflect upon the Favour he has shewd to others of 

 my condition, & the hopes I have of your intercession, methinks I seef my spiritt 

 renewd againe. My lords, death is a debt that is due From mee to nature, the| 

 Lord Protecto r has now the keeping the Bond, & has put it in suit by his Attorney 

 if his Lordship§ please to Forbear the serving mee w th . an execution, & let mee 

 keep it a little longer, I will pay him the interest of thanks for it as long as I 

 live, & engage my posteritie, & a numerous allyance to be bound For mee. So the 

 Lord direct you all For the best. If I have|| Favo r ., I shall thank you ; if not I 

 shall forgive you. 



This beinge done the Judge Glynn^[ gave sentence ag st . us videlicet to be 

 drawne hund and Quarterd, a pretty exchange For unworthy Crooke's Articles 

 For live liberty & estate w ch . I can swear & will dye upon. 



We can read this in a MS. of Colonel Penruddock's son, now at 

 Compton. It is indorsed : " Glyne's sentence of death upon my 

 father." Within we find : — 



" Principall Heads of Serjeant Glinne's sentence of death uppon my cousen 

 Penruddock and the Rest of the Gent, whom Hee condemned at Exeter, 1655. 



I must confesse 1 never come uppon this peece of a service but w th . A great 

 deole of sadnesse but never w th . soe much sadnesse as at this tyme. Heere Arises 

 Sadnesse from the persons, many of very good duality, many of ingenuous edu- 

 cation, and some of better parts then myselfe. 



Sadnesse from the number. I never saw soe many at one Barre of Justice 

 before. 



Sadnesse from the offence, it is the Highest the Law takes notice off. 



Sadnesse from the sentence, it is the worst the law pronounces. 



But above all, sadnesse, that in not in one of those faces I see the Least 

 Remorse for this great offence. And what if you" had gone on in your designe ? 

 You must have waded through Rivers of Blood. You must have Ript uppe 

 the Bowells that brought you forth, you must have brought misery and calamity 

 uppon the Countrey that gave you Breath. Nor have you only broken 

 the Lawes of the Land, but th.3 lawes of the God alsoe, for all powers are 

 ordaind of God. And hee that Resists, Resists the ordnance of God. 



Nor have you resisted his ordnances onely, but his providence alsoe, signified 

 in soe many victoryes, and soe many successes to Justine the Government. 

 You say this man shall not Reign over you, God saves Hee shall, &c." 



Returning" to Colonel Penruddock's MSS. : — 



My tryal held at least 5** howers, this is as much as I can at p'sent remember 

 of it excuse the erro rs by the truth thereof. 



* The words " My Lord " are expunged by the copyist, 

 t " Feel " in the pamphlet. 

 X "Lord " omitted by pamphlet. 

 \ " Lordship " omitted in pamphlet. 

 || In the pamphlet *' found " is inserted here, 

 n Interpolation — "after a most bitter and nonsensical speech — " 

 So indistinct as to be guess work. 



