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At the end of the four-day trial, 67 commissioners stood to signify that they judged Charles I had "traitorously and maliciously levied war against the present Parliament and the people therein represented". [3] [2] Fifty-seven of the commissioners present signed the death warrant; two further
The death warrant (1649) of King Charles I of England and the wax seals of the 59 commissioners [a] Criminal procedure; ... Texas: Trial Court Judge
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Like all of the other 59 men who signed the death warrant for Charles I, Clement was in grave danger when Charles II of England was restored to the throne in 1660. He was exempted from the pardon granted in the Act of Indemnity, [39] and attainted, his estate forfeited to the Crown. Some of the 59 fled England but Clement went into hiding.
Colonel Adrian Scrope (also spelt Scroope; 12 January 1601 — 17 October 1660) was a Parliamentarian soldier during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and one of those who signed the death warrant for Charles I in January 1649.
Charles divided his jewels among the children, leaving him with only his George [15] (an enameled figure of St. George, worn as a part of the ceremonial dress of the Order of the Garter). [16] Charles spent his last night restless, going to sleep only at 2 a.m. [17] Charles awoke early on the day of his execution.
In January 1649, he served on the court that approved the Execution of Charles I, signed the death warrant and reportedly sourced the headsman, while soldiers from his regiment under Daniel Axtell provided security during the trial and execution. [10] Despite his religious radicalism, Hewson was an authoritarian in matters of army discipline.
One of those who approved the Execution of Charles I in January 1649, he was a strong supporter of Oliver Cromwell before the two fell out when The Protectorate was established in 1653. Following the 1660 Stuart Restoration , he was arrested, found guilty of treason as a regicide , and sentenced to death.