John Carew (regicide) John Carew (regicide) John Carew (1622–1660), from Antony, Cornwall, was one of the regicides of King Charles I. He was the eldest son of Richard Carew of Antony in Cornwall, and his second wife, of the family of Rolle of Hesnton in Devonshire, and was consequently the half-brother of Sir Alexander Carew. He is said to have been educated at one of the universities, and to have been a student at the inns of court. He was elected MP for Tregony in 1647, he was a prominent member of the Fifth Monarchy Men who saw the overthrow of Charles I
Thomas Waite (regicide) himself, was brought to the bar, at the Session's House, in the Old Bailey, 10 October 1660. He was extremely troublesome to the court at his arraignment as he would not plead guilty or not guilty when asked to do so and prevaricated. At his trial he was found guilty of regicide, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment as the court decided that he had been forced by Cromwell and Henry Ireton into agreeing to the Kings execution, to such a degree that Cromwell had guided Waite's hand when he signed the death warrant. Waite's wife, Jane, unsuccessfully