5 , ▁ 2 6 , ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 6 4 9 , ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁P aint ed ▁Chamber , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁these ▁in ▁West min ster ▁Hall , ▁when ▁sentence ▁was ▁pron ounced ▁against ▁Charles , ▁and ▁he ▁signed ▁and ▁se aled ▁that ▁instrument , ▁which ▁commanded ▁Charles ▁to ▁execution . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁event , ▁we ▁hear ▁nothing ▁of ▁Wa ite , ▁until ▁the ▁rest oration ; ▁he ▁seems ▁neglect ed ▁by ▁Parliament , ▁and ▁totally ▁given ▁up ▁by ▁Oliver ▁C rom well , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁Lord ▁Prote ctor , ▁who ▁even ▁omitted ▁his ▁name ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁for ▁R ut land , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁enjoyed ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁Commonwealth . ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 0 , ▁he ▁acquired ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Buck ingham ' s ▁R ut land ▁est ates . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁his ▁ten ants ▁at ▁Ham ble ton , ▁R ut land ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁state ▁compla ining ▁of ▁Wa ite ▁dou bling ▁their ▁r ents , ▁diver ting ▁their ▁water ▁supply , ▁en clos ing ▁their ▁comm ons , ▁and ▁endeav our ing ▁to ▁ev ict ▁eight y ▁families . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁granted ▁a ▁general ▁p ardon ▁under ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Ind em n ity , ▁and ▁having ▁surrender ed ▁himself , ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁bar , ▁at ▁the ▁Session ' s ▁House , ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Ba