▁Charles ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Wor c ester ▁after ▁which ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 6 5 1 ▁he ▁accompanied ▁him ▁to ▁Bos c ob el ▁House . ▁While ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁north ▁alone ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁near ▁N ant wich ▁and ▁was ▁tried ▁by ▁court - mart ial ▁at ▁Ch ester ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁and ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁tre ason ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ▁passed ▁in ▁the ▁preceding ▁month ▁( which ▁declared ▁those ▁who ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁Charles ▁II ▁guilty ▁of ▁tre ason ), ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁condem ned ▁to ▁death . ▁His ▁appeal ▁to ▁Parliament ▁for ▁p ardon , ▁although ▁supported ▁by ▁Oliver ▁C rom well , ▁was ▁rejected . ▁He ▁endeav oured ▁to ▁escape ▁but ▁was ▁re capt ured ▁by ▁Captain ▁H ector ▁Sch of ield . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Bol ton ▁for ▁his ▁execution , ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Bol ton ▁Mass acre . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁be head ed ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 6 5 1 ▁at ▁the ▁market ▁cross ▁in ▁Church gate , ▁Bol ton , ▁near ▁the ▁Man ▁and ▁S cy the ▁Inn , ▁owned ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁by ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Derby ' s ▁family . ▁Today ▁the ▁market ▁cross ▁be ars ▁an ▁ins cribed ▁table t ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁execution . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Inn ▁surv ives ▁a ▁chair ▁ins cribed ▁" 1 5 th ▁October ▁ 1 6 5 1 : ▁In ▁this ▁chair ▁James , ▁