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<P>A TRUE NARRATIVE Of the late MUTINY Made by &s;everal TROOPERS OF Captain <HI>Savage</HI>'s Troop in Col: <HI>Whaley</HI>'s Regiment, as the &s;ame was proved upon Oath before the Court Martial, by &s;everal Witne&s;&s;es;</P>
<P>Of the Proceedings of the Court thereupon; Of the Sentence of Death upon <HI>Robert Locker,</HI> and others of the Mutiniers; The Generals Pardon to them all but <HI>Locker;</HI> The Rea&s;on thereof:</P>
<P>And of the Death of <HI>Locker,</HI> and his carriage at the place of Execution before his Death.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>April</HI> 31. 1649.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P><HI>Imprimatur</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Henry Whalley, <HI>Advocate.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<Q><BIBL><HI>Numb. 16.11.</HI></BIBL>
<P>&mdash; And what is Aaron, that ye murmure again&s;t him?</P></Q>
<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for JOHN FIELD, May 1. 1649.</P>
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<HEAD>A TRUE NARRATIVE OF The late Mutiny made by &s;everal TROOPERS OF Captain <HI>Savage</HI>'s Troop, in Col: <HI>Whaley</HI>'s Regiment.</HEAD>
<P>A Friend of mine acquainting me, That Mr. <HI>Locker</HI> at the time of his Death had taxed the Lord Generals Court Martial with Tyrannical and Unju&s;t Proceedings again&s;t him, pretending he was unju&s;tly condemned, with many expre&s;|&s;ions to that purpo&s;e, &s;o as divers godly men there pre&s;ent, who knew nothing of the bu|&s;ine&s;s, more then what fell from his mouth, were much grieved and offended at his death, and proceedings of the Court; and know|ing
<PB N="4" REF="3"><!-- PDF PAGE 67 -->that I was pre&s;ent with the Court at his Tryal, and able to give an Account of the whole Proceedings, de&s;ired me for publique Satisfaction, to publi&s;h a Narrative there|of: which is as followeth;</P>
<P>UPon the 24 of this in&s;tant <HI>April,</HI> Ca|ptain <HI>Savage</HI> having received Orders to march with his Troop to the Ren|dezvouz of the Regiment at <HI>Mile-end-Green,</HI> commanded his Trumpet to &s;ound to Hor&s;e; which accordingly was done: But about thirty of the Troop, of whom <HI>Robert Locker</HI> was chief, about two of the clock in the Afternoon went to the Four Swans Inn in Bi&s;hop&s;gate &s;treet, there &s;eized upon the Colours, and carried them to the Bull Inn in the &s;ame &s;treet, where they forcibly de|tained them: Whereupon their Captain went to them, demanding the Rea&s;ons there|of; and withal commanded them to bring out the Colours and mount: but they deny both telling him, They were not his Co|lours carriers, That they had, as well as he, fought for them. In this maner they kept
<PB N="5" REF="3"><!-- PDF PAGE 67 -->the Colours all that day, and the next night, refu&s;ing (although often per&s;waded and commanded by their Captain) to obey the &s;aid Orders.</P>
<P><HI>That evening the Regiment by Order returned to their former quarters, and their Officers knowing that the day following they were to march into the countrey to quarter, lent them for their better accom|modation out of their own pur&s;es (having newly re|ceived &s;ome moneys) a Fortnights pay; but withal Ordered, That Captain</HI> Savage <HI>his Troop &s;hould have onely their pay due to them, and no more, by rea&s;on of their di&s;obedience to Commands, that Troop being al&s;o at that time one moneths pay before the Regiment, excepting Captain</HI> Cannons <HI>Troop, which was equal with them.</HI></P>
<P>The Account &s;tanding thus, The 19 of <HI>Decemb.</HI> la&s;t they came to <HI>London,</HI> and to the 20 of <HI>Apr</HI> following, makes nineteen weeks, and upon the 23 of <HI>April</HI> (upon which day they afterwards Mutinyed) they received one Moneths pay; which pay made them twenty three weeks, which to Ca|ptain
<PB N="6" REF="4"><!-- PDF PAGE 68 --><HI>Cannons</HI> Troop, and Captain <HI>Savage</HI>'s Troop, was to each of them one Moneths pay more then the re&s;t of the Regiment had: (Good husbands needed not to have wanted money to pay their quarters, after &s;uch Receipts.)</P>
<P>The next morning Orders were given out by the Col: for a Rendezvouz of the Regi|ment again at <HI>Mile-end-Green,</HI> in order to their March to Quarter in the Countrey; in obedience whereunto their Captain com|manded to &s;ound to Hor&s;e, which was done: but mo&s;t of Captain <HI>Savage</HI> his Soldiers, in &s;tead of mounting, put them&s;elves in a po&s;ture of defence in the Galleries of the Bull-Inn, with their Swords and Pi&s;tols, &s;tanding upon their Guard; their Captain hearing thereof, went to them, and com|manded them to mount: But they an&s;wered, The Soldiers of the other Troops had a fort|nights pay more then they, which they &s;aid they would have before they march'd. Their Captain perceiving they had ca&s;t off all obe|dience to Commands, went into the room
<PB N="7" REF="4"><!-- PDF PAGE 68 -->where they had &s;ecured the Colours, and there lays hold of them to bring them away, but they force them out of his hands; <HI>Locker</HI> telling him, The Colours belonged a&s;wel to them as to him, and that they had a&s;wel fought for them as he; to which they cryed, <HI>All, All.</HI> The Captain thereupon made his application to the Colonel; the Colonel &s;ent the captain with his Quarter-ma&s;ter back to them, &s;trictly commanding them, as from him, to march to the Rendezvouz, where, if they had any ju&s;t complaints, he would hear them, and &s;ee them righted: But they not &s;atisfied therewith, returned a peremptory refu&s;al: The Colonel thereupon, with his Major and others of his Officers, rid to them, where he found Sixty of them in their for|mer Po&s;ture of Defence, &s;tanding upon their Guard; he commands them to Mount, they pretend they had not a fortnights pay, as others of the Regiment: The Colonel tells them, They could not extort Moneys from their Officers, where it was not due, nor ex|pect that fortnights pay to be lent them, in regard of their Di&s;obedience and Mutiny,
<PB N="8" REF="5"><!-- PDF PAGE 69 -->they being likewi&s;e now in pay a fortnight before the re&s;t of the Regiment &s;ince they came to <HI>London,</HI> except one Troop as afore|&s;aid; They then replyed, They were be|hinde of their pay: Upon Examination whereof, it appeared to be but Three or Four days; But in regard &s;ome of them &s;aid it was Five days, the Colonel commanded the Clerk to give them Five days pay, they then pretended want of Money to pay their Quarters; the colonel thereupon ingaged, They &s;hould not want for di&s;charge of their Quarters; and being thus &s;atisfied to eve|ry of their Demands and Objections, they then required of the Col: that he &s;hould in|gage to pay them their arrears, the Col: here|by perceiving they had a further de&s;ign, inti|mated &s;o much to them, and po&s;itively again commanded them to come down &amp; mount, but &s;till they refu&s;ed: The Colonel upon this &s;pake to &s;everal of them, and <HI>Locker</HI> ap|pearing to be one of the chief, called particu|larly to him to come down and mount; but he refu&s;ed, turning him&s;elf to the Compa|ny, &s;eemingly asked their con&s;ents, to which
<PB N="9" REF="5"><!-- PDF PAGE 69 -->they cryed, <HI>No, No.</HI> In this maner they mu|tinied again&s;t their colonel, and the yard and &s;reet being full of People, they endeavored to incen&s;e them, telling them, They wanted their Pay; the colonel perceiving neither per&s;wa&s;ions nor commands would take place, and fore&s;eeing by the gathering of much people together, there was like to be an uproar, and having two Troops of Hor&s;e with him, required the people to go out of the yard, and commanded them to yield them&s;elves, as they would an&s;wer for all the blood that &s;hould be &s;pilt, for he would not be longer capitulated with, but would force their obedience; upon this ma|ny of them got away, and fifteen of them were taken into cu&s;tody, the General and Leiutenant General, upon notice thereof, coming at that very in&s;tant to &s;uppre&s;s the &s;aid mutiny.</P>
<P>Upon the 26 of this in&s;tant April, a Court Martial was called, con&s;i&s;ting of ma|ny Officers both of Hor&s;e and Foot, and after every of them &s;o taken into cu&s;tody, had particularly an&s;wered to his charge, and
<PB N="10" REF="6"><!-- PDF PAGE 70 -->a full Examination of &s;everal Witne&s;&s;es up|on Oath being taken thereupon, it was unaminou&s;ly adjudged one of the highe&s;t mutinies, and mo&s;t dangerous, that hath happened &s;ince his Excellency commanded the Army, and therefore thought it not fit|ting to let it pa&s;s, without exemplary pu|ni&s;hment: Upon this the Count con&s;idered them (except one, again&s;t whom nothing material was proved) under Three degrees of Offendors, Six of them who were chief in this Mutiny, to be tryed upon the Sixth Ar|ticle of Laws and Ordinances of War, of Duties towards Superiors and Comman|ders (e&s;tabli&s;hed by Parliament) which is in the&s;e words, <HI>No per&s;on &s;hall make any Mutinous A&s;&s;emblies, or be pre&s;ent or a&s;si&s;ting thereunto, or in or by them demand their pay, upon pain of Death:</HI> who were tryed and found guilty, and ac|cording to the Article, Sentence of Death was given; Five others, who were le&s;s active in the Mutiny, were tryed upon an Article of Mi&s;demeanor, and being found Guilty, were &s;entenced to ride the wooden Hor&s;e by the &s;pace of one hour, with a carbine at each
<PB N="11" REF="6"><!-- PDF PAGE 70 -->heel, and ca&s;hiered the Army; and the other three, who were lea&s;t active, were left to their colonel to ca&s;hier at his Di&s;cretion.</P>
<P>Judgement being thus given, it was by the Court taken into con&s;ideration, which of them was mo&s;t highly guilty of the Mu|tiny, and it was unanimou&s;ly re&s;olved, that <HI>Locker</HI> was mo&s;t guilty, for that from the fir&s;t taking the colours, (wherein he was chief) to the la&s;t, he was the principal Mu|tinier; and after all Witne&s;&s;es examined in open court, he confe&s;&s;ed he was the fir&s;t cau&s;e of the Mutiny; upon the con&s;ideration of the whole matter, he was &s;et apart for Ju|&s;tice: and for the other Five, though con|demned, it was re&s;olved, That the General (by Officers for that purpo&s;e appointed) &s;hould be moved from the court, That they &s;hould ca&s;t Lots for Four of them, upon who&s;e Lot it &s;hould fall, to have Mercy; which the General granted, and they were made acquainted therewith. The next day the &s;aid Five, with <HI>Locker,</HI> exhibited this Pe|tition following to the General:</P>
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<HEAD>To His Excellency <HI>THOMAS</HI> Lord <HI>FAIRFAX,</HI> Captain General of all the Forces in <HI>England:</HI> The humble Petition of <HI>George A&s;h, Robert Osborn, Robert Locker, Matthew Nepworth, Io|&s;eph Hockley,</HI> and <HI>Thomas Goodwin;</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>Humbly &s;heweth,</OPENER>
<P><HI>THat it may plea&s;e your Excellency out of your clemency and goodne&s;s, in mercy to pa&s;s by this our unwi&s;e and unlawful Action, and to give us our lives as a prey unto us, and we do vow and prote&s;t before the Almighty God, That we are heartily &s;orry for our faults; and do promi&s;e as in his all-&s;eeing eye, never to do the like action again, nor to &s;uffer the like, if we can hinder it with our lives; &s;o humbly be&s;eeching you to have mercy up|on us in this our &s;ad condition, we &s;hall remain, as in duty bound, yours to &s;erve you till death,</HI></P>
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<ITEM>George A&s;h.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Osborn.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Jo&s;eph Hockley.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Matthew Nepworth.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Goodwin.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Locker.</ITEM>
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<P>The Lieutenant General, upon &s;ight of this their Petition, and their &s;eeming unfeigned Humiliati|on and Contrition, being much affected therewith, became an earne&s;t Suiter to the General for their Par|don, which he obtained; and the other Five &s;entenced to ride the wooden Hor&s;e, the General referred to the Colonel to remit their puni&s;hment, if he &s;aw cau&s;e.</P>
<P>But his Excellency not pardoning <HI>Locker,</HI> the Court Martial i&s;&s;ued forth a Warrant for his Execution.</P>
<P>And although the &s;aid <HI>Locker</HI> &s;eemed very peni|tent before the Generals An&s;wer was returned, and expre&s;&s;ed much remor&s;e for his offence; yet &s;o &s;oon as the Generals re&s;olution was known, he immedi|ately fell into as high expre&s;&s;ions of Mutiny as at the fir&s;t: And Mr. <HI>Knight</HI> the Generals Chaplain offer|ing &s;ome Spiritual coun&s;el unto him, was rejected with mo&s;t opprobrious and &s;cornful language.</P>
<P>And in this di&s;temper and pride of Spirit, going to the place of execution, in &s;tead of being humbled from a due &s;ence of his condition, he railed at the Sentence of the Councel, calling the Court Tyran|nical; fal&s;ly denying that he had at all confe&s;&s;ed before the Court Martial, him&s;elf to be chief in the mutiny; upon which Col: <HI>Okey</HI> wi&s;hed him to take heed of dying with a lye in his mouth: notwith|&s;tanding the &s;aid <HI>Locker</HI> proceeded on &s;till in his ob|&s;tinacy, calling to the Soldiers appointed for his ex|ecution, &s;aying, I &s;ee you are drawn out to murther me, God forgive you, I do freely; I wonder you are &s;o unwi&s;e to obey your Officers, for he that &s;heds mans blood, by man &s;hall his blood be &s;pilt,
<PB N="14" REF="8"><!-- PDF PAGE 72 -->and in this mutinous &s;pirit he continued to the la&s;t. And now I have given a true Narrative of the whole bu&s;ine&s;s as reque&s;ted, by which the impartial Reader may &s;ee, with what lenity the Court Martial hath proceeded, and what mercy the General hath ex|tended to &s;uch high Mutiniers, and had it not been timou&s;ly &s;uppre&s;t, the City had been in no &s;mall danger of ruine in the&s;e di&s;contented times; but let <HI>God</HI> have the prai&s;e, as well for preventing Judge|ments, as for delivering us out of them; and as for Mr. <HI>Locker,</HI> I leave him to the Lord, before whom he &s;tands or falls to eternity, but this will be &s;aid of him, That as he lived, &s;o he dyed, <HI>A Mu|tinier.</HI></P>
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