▁against ▁Charles ▁I ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁king , ▁" for ▁accomplish ment ▁of ▁such ▁his ▁designs , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁protect ing ▁of ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁ad her ents ▁in ▁his ▁and ▁their ▁w icked ▁practices , ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁ends ▁hath ▁tra itor ously ▁and ▁mal ici ously ▁lev ied ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁present ▁Parliament , ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁there in ▁represented ", ▁that ▁the ▁" wick ed ▁designs , ▁wars , ▁and ▁evil ▁practices ▁of ▁him , ▁the ▁said ▁Charles ▁Stuart , ▁have ▁been , ▁and ▁are ▁carried ▁on ▁for ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁and ▁u ph old ing ▁of ▁a ▁personal ▁interest ▁of ▁will , ▁power , ▁and ▁pret ended ▁pr er og ative ▁to ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁family , ▁against ▁the ▁public ▁interest , ▁common ▁right , ▁liberty , ▁justice , ▁and ▁peace ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁this ▁nation ". ▁The ▁ind ict ment ▁held ▁him ▁" gu ilty ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁tre asons , ▁mur ders , ▁rap ines , ▁burn ings , ▁spo ils , ▁des ol ations , ▁dam ages ▁and ▁m isch ief s ▁to ▁this ▁nation , ▁acted ▁and ▁committed ▁in ▁the ▁said ▁wars , ▁or ▁occasion ed ▁thereby ". ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁refused ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁bill ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁naturally ▁was ▁lack ing , ▁the ▁R ump ▁Parliament ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁ordin ance ▁as ▁an ▁" Act " ▁and ▁pressed ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁trial ▁anyway . ▁The ▁intention ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁King ▁on ▁trial ▁was ▁re -