d afterwards interpreted the meaning to be the
Lords, the Levites, and the Lawyers; with that, said I, we shall be like
the Switzers, Tinkers, and Traitors,' He had a commission from Cromwell
to raise troops for Ireland, he issued two commissions to bring over two
troops from Devon, and offered to make the witness a major or captain.
Talking of the removal of the King from Holmby House, he said that the
Parliament having then a design to secure himself and Cromwell, they

escaped out of London, and rode hard for it, and as we rode to
Ware we made a halt, and advised how we should settle this
kingdom in peace, and dispose of the King; the result was this,
They should bring him to justice, try him for his life, and cut
off his head; whether this was the expression of Cromwell I
cannot tell; but to the utmost of my remembrance, and I am
mistaken if it was not the advice of Mr. Peters to Cromwell; and
I believe it, because his former relations of his instructions
out of Ireland did tend to that effect.

PETERS--My lord, I desire to speak a word [his voice being low,
he was brought to the second bar]. I am the bolder to speak to
your lordships at this time a word, and it is high time to
satisfy my conscience; if these things were true, there is
enough said to destroy me; I desire leave to tell you what
offence I take at the witness, thus, my lord. This gentlemen I
do know----

COUNSEL--What say you to him?

PETERS--That which I have to say is this, that in his story he
hath told that which is not true; but I will not find fault with
him, because he was my host, I will not reflect and recriminate:
I shall give your lordships in simplicity as much satisfaction
myself as any witness; this I say to the man that speaks, and
this is certain, I did spend some time at this gentleman's
house, he is called there Dr. Young; and my trouble at this
discourse is this, I do not know, my lord, that I found a more
violent man for the parliament than himself; so far he undertook
to be a spy on one side; this I find to be so, he will not deny
it; he was very fierce in that way; I think words of such a man
ought to be little attended to. The second is this, this
gentleman is not a competent witness, and that upon a two-fold
ground. First, because I know he is under a very great
temptation and trouble in this very