1 6 4 1 . ▁Go ing ▁into ▁the ▁Parliament ▁army , ▁he ▁made ▁such ▁good ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁time , ▁that ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁colon el ' s ▁commission , ▁and ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Long ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 3 , ▁he ▁beat ▁up ▁the ▁king ' s ▁qu arters ▁near ▁Bur ley ▁House ; ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁colon el , ▁and ▁probably ▁then , ▁or ▁immediately ▁after , ▁became , ▁in ▁consequence ▁of ▁it , ▁governor ▁of ▁Bur ley - on - the - H ill , ▁in ▁R ut land . ▁ ▁Wa ite ▁wrote ▁to ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 8 , ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁fallen ▁upon ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁made ▁an ▁ins urre ction ▁at ▁St am ford , ▁Lincoln shire , ▁and , ▁at ▁Wood cro ft ▁Castle , ▁had ▁killed ▁Dr ▁Hudson , ▁who ▁had ▁commanded ▁those ▁forces , ▁with ▁some ▁others , ▁and ▁taken ▁many ▁prisoners , ▁but ▁had ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁coun tr ymen . ▁The ▁House ▁replied ▁with ▁their ▁thanks , ▁and ▁ordered ▁that ▁the ▁general ▁should ▁send ▁him ▁a ▁commission ▁to ▁try ▁the ▁prisoners ▁by ▁mart ial ▁law . ▁So on ▁afterwards ▁he ▁reported ▁the ▁defeat ▁and ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Hamilton . ▁ ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁army - gr ande es , ▁Wa ite ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 9 ▁Commission ers ▁who ▁sat ▁in ▁judgment ▁at ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁Charles ▁I . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁trial ▁on ▁ 2