James Temple was also nominated to serve as a judge. He was less active than Edward Whalley, but when the death sentence was pronounced on the King, James stood up to show his concurrence. James was the 29th person to sign the death warrant - signing it on the day that sentence was pronounced.
| At the high Co[ur]t of
Justice for the tryinge and judginge of Charles
Steuart Kinge of England January xxixth Anno D[omi]ni
1648. Whereas Charles Steuart Kinge of England is and standeth convicted attaynted and condemned of High Treason and other high Crymes, And sentence uppon Saturday last was pronounced against him by this Co[ur]t to be putt to death by the severinge of his head from his body Of w[hi]ch sentence execuc[i]on yet remayneth to be done, These are therefore to will and require you to see the said sentence executed In the open Streete before Whitehall uppon the morrowe being the Thirtieth day of this instante moneth of January betweene the houres of Tenn in the morninge and Five in the afternoone of the same day w[i]th full effect And for soe doing this shall be yo[u]r sufficient warrant And these are to require All Officers and Souldiers and other the good people of this Nation of England to be assistinge unto you in this service Given under o[ur] hands and Seales To Colonell Francis Hacker, Colonell Huncks and Lieutenant Colonell Phayre and to every of them
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A Transcription of the death warrant of Charles I
The names of Edward Whalley and James Temple are in bold. The date of the document is given as 1648 because at this time the year started on 25th march and the signing took place on 29th January. Today we would reckon the year as 1649. This transcription retains the spelling of the original document.
Note also the name of Tho. Grey, two places above Edw. Whalley and immediately before Oliver Cromwell. Thomas Grey is a descendant of the Greys (or Grays) of Grays Thurrock - see Grays and Greys - A Chronology by Brian Burton in Panorama 34.
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