Tell him, too, that you, who--" "Have done!" cried Cromwell at length, stamping his foot.

"Peace, or I'll have you gagged.

Now, Colonel, let us hear your accusation." At great length, and with endless interlarding of proverbs did Pride relate how this impious malignant had been the means of the young man, Charles Stuart, making good his escape when otherwise he must have fallen into their hands.

He accused him also of the murder of his son and of four other stout, God-fearing troopers, and urged Cromwell to let him deal with the malignant as he deserved.
The Lord General's answer took expression in a form that was little puritanical.

Then, checking himself: "He is the second they have brought me within ten minutes charged with the same offence," said he.