[2] Holland is alleged to have been the chief hand in drawing up the charges against King Charles I, although he was not present when the sentence of death was pronounced, nor does his name appear on the warrant of execution.
[7] This manor house is mentioned in Chambers Book of Days under June 23:[8] While Creslow pastures continued in possession of the Crown, they were committed to the custody of a keeper.
This Cornelius Holland, whose father died insolvent in the Fleet, was 'a Poore boy in court waiting on Sir Henry Vane,' by whose interest he was appointed by Charles I keeper of Creslow pastures.
He entered the House of Commons in 1642, and after taking a very prominent part against the king, signed his death-warrant.
At the Restoration, being absolutely excepted from the royal amnesty [(the Indemnity and Oblivion Act)], he escaped execution only by fleeing to Lausanne, where, says Noble, 'he ended his days in universal contempt.'