LUDLOW, EDMUND (e.1617-16921. An Eng lish Parliamentarian and regicide. lie was horn at Maiden-Bradley, Wiltshire; was educated at oxford: joined the Parliamentary army under Essex as a volunteer, and was at the battle of Edgehi]l in 1642. After the death of his father he entered Parliament for Wiltshire, and ob tained command of a regiment of cavalry. lie was an ardent republican, denounced the gov ernment of the King. advocated the establish ment of a Commonwealth, and supported the bill for the abolition of the House of Lords. Ile was one of the judges of Charles 1. His independence rendered him obnoxious to Cromwell, who sent him after the death of Charles to Ireland in 1630 with a military command. When Cromwell as sumed the authority of Protector. Ludlow pro tested against it, being in favor of a republic. Returning to England, ire refused unqualified sub mission to Cromwell, Distrusted on account of this refusal, he was required to give security that he would not oppose the Government. which being
privately furnished by his brother Thomas. Lud low retired into Essex, where he resided till Cromwell died. He then returned, was active in Parliament, and endeavored to restore the Coin monwealth. On the restoration of Charles IL. feeling himself insecure, he tled the country in 1660, landed at Dieppe, and then went to Switzer land, taking up his residence at Vevey. Wearied with exile, after the advent of William III.. he re turned to England in 1689, hut, being threatened with arrest for participating in the execution of Charles I.. he again fled to Vevey, where he died. Over the doorway of his house lie had placed the inscription, Oinne so/um fo•ti putrid (juin putric. here he wrote and published his historically valuable Memoirs in :3 vol:. (1698-99: new edi tion by Firth, London, 1894).