ABSTRACT
Since the Remonstrance was the master plan for the army's actions in the critical months ahead, and since it contains the chief theoretical justification for the coup d'etat known as Pride's Purge, it merits more attention than it has received from most historians of the revolution. Most damningly of all, his refusal to call off Ormond even during the Newport Treaty has demonstrated once again that he can never be trusted. Cromwell gave implicit support to the Leveller petition of 11 September; he advised on the negotiations over the Agreement of the People; and his regiment was known to be especially receptive to Leveller agitation. John Morrill and Philip Baker, who have recently reviewed all the evidence about Pride's Purge and the king's trial, agree that Cromwell wanted the king put on trial and deposed if he would not abdicate.
