John Carew (regicide)
John Carew, from Antony, Cornwall, was one of the regicides of King Charles I.Background
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 entered Gloucester Hall, University of Oxford, on 9 March 1638, and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1640.Career
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 as a divine sign of the second coming of Jesus and the establishment of the millennium a thousand years of Christ's rule on earth.
Like many of the other 59 men who signed the death warrant for Charles I, he was in grave danger when Charles II of England was restored to the throne.
Some of the 59 fled England but Carew was arrested, put on trial, and found guilty.
He was hanged, drawn and quartered around 13 October 1660.Trial
Mr. John Carew as tried on Oct. 12, 1660.Execution
According to Edmund Ludlow,
