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1 Uplands Rd. Eastbourne.
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Dear Sir,
I have just finished reading with the greatest enjoyment your admirable life of Oliver Cromwell. May I say that it seems to me a very convincing analysis of the development of his mind and soul, as well as most delightful reading throughout? I have been told that authors like to have any slips that may be found in their works pointed out with a view to correction in future editions; so I venture to make one or two friendly comments.
(1) Page 374, line 9: "Northeast" is surely a printer's error for "Northwest".
(2) Page 315, line 6: should not the order of the clauses be altered into "Colonel Hacker & Colonel Tomlinson, and the two headsmen"? As it stands, the ordinary reader would gather that Colonels Hacker & Tomlinson were the two headsmen, & would wonder who the two other figures of the six were. I notice that you refer to "an exact and
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most Impartial Account of the Trial of the Regicides", and so will be aware that William Hulet or Howlet & a man named Walker - ("poor" Walker he is called in evidence, & so was probably dead in 1660) - were thought by many to have been the two executioners. It is curious, I think, that Hulet's name is not mentioned among the list of the condemned who were executed.
(3). Page 308, line 30; "... Hewson ... is said to have ... spat in Charles' face". "The Correct & Most Impartial Account" does not mention Hewson as the perpetrator of this disgusting action, but on page 299 King's Counsel in his opening speech is made to say "against one of them that stands at the Bar, we shall move (to his shame & confusion of face) that he did spit in the face of our late Sovereign Lord". On p.306 this defendant is shown to be one Augustin Garland, who ends his defence by saying "If I was guilty of this inhumanity, I desire no favour from Almighty God". He disclaims
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remembrance of any such inhuman act, and there is only one witness against him. He is of course found guilty of High Treason; but he, also, like Hulet, is not in the list of those executed. Of course it is very likely that you have seen evidence against Hewson of which I am ignorant; but I thought I would just bring Garland's case back to your recollection.
Believe me
yours v. truly
C.E. Snowden.
John Buchan Esq.
