Even the army was infected with the general spirit of discontent; and some sudden and dangerous eruption was every moment to be dreaded from it.

No hopes remained, after his violent breach with the last parliament, that he should ever be able to establish, with general consent, a legal settlement, or temper the military with any mixture of civil authority.
All his arts and policy were exhausted; and having so often, by fraud and false pretences, deceived every party, and almost every individual, he could no longer hope, by repeating the same professions, to meet with equal confidence and regard.
However zealous the royalists, their conspiracy took not effect: Willis discovered the whole to the protector.

Ormond was obliged to fly, and he deemed himself fortunate to have escaped so vigilant an administration.
Great numbers were thrown into prison.

A high court of justice was anew erected for the trial of those criminals whose guilt was most apparent.
Notwithstanding the recognition of his authority by the last parliament, the protector could not as yet trust to an unbiased jury.

Sir Henry Slingsby and Dr.Huet were condemned and beheaded.