According to John Rushworth (Historical Collections) the word Roundhead was first used on 27 December 1641 by a disbanded officer named David Hide, who during a riot is reported to have drawn his sword and said he would "cut the throat of those round-headed dogs that bawled against bishops."
Enligt John Rushworth, historikern bakom verket Historical Collections, användes begreppet första gången den 27 december 1641 av en officer vid namn David Hide som enligt rapporter skulle ha yttrat att han skulle "skära halsen av alla hundar med runda huvuden som vrålade mot biskoparna". ”Roundhead”.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix