I. THat the Earl of Clarendon hath designed a standing Army to be Raised, and to Govern the Kingdom thereby; Ad­vised the King to Dissolve the present Parliament, so lay aside all thoughts of Parliament for the future, to Govern by Military Power, and to maintain the same by Free-Quarter, and Contribution.

II. That he hath in hearing of many of his Majesties Subjects, falsly and seditiously said, The King was in his Heart a Papist, Popishly affected; or words to that effect.

III. That he hath received great sums of Money for passing the Canary Pattent; and other illegal Pattents, and granted several Injunctions to stop proceedings at Law against them, and other illegal Pattents formerly granted.

IV. That he hath advised and procured divers of his Majesties Subjects to be Imprisoned against Law, in remote Islands, Gar­risons, and other Places, thereby to prevent them from the be­nefit of the Law; and to introduce presidents for Imprisoning of other of his Majesties Subjects, in like manner.

V. That he hath corruptly sold several Offices, contrary to Law.

VI. That he hath procured his Majesties Customes to be Farmed at under Rates, knowing the same; and great pretended Debts to be paid by his Majesty; to the payment whereof, his Majesty was not in strictness bound: And hath received great sums of Money for procuring the same.

VII. That he hath received great sums of Money from the Compa­ny of Vintners, or some of them, or their Agents, for exhausting the Prices of Wine, and for freeing them from the payment of legal Penalties, which they had incurred.

VIII. That he hath in short time gained to himself a far greater Estate then can be imagined to be lawfully gained in so short a time: And contrary to his Oath, hath procured several Grants under the Great Seal from his Majesty to himself and Relations, of several of his Majesties Lands, Hereditaments, and Leases, to the dis-profit of his Majesty.

IX. That he introduced an Arbitrary Government in his Majesties Forreign Plantations, and hath caused such as Complained there­of, before his Majesty and Council, to be long Imprisoned for so doing.

X. That he did reject and frustrate a Proposal and Undertaking, approved by his Majesty, for the Preservation of Mevis and St. Christophers, and Reducing the French Plantations to his Maje­sties obedience, after the Commissions were drawn for that pur­pose, which was the occasion of such great Losses and Damages in those parts.

XI. That he advised and effected the Sale of Dunkirk to the French King, being part of his Majesties Dominions, together with the Ammunition, Artillery, and all sorts of Stores there, and for no greater value then the said Ammunition, Artillery, and Stores were worth.

XII. That the said Earle did unduly cause his Majesties Letters Pat­tents under the Great Seal of England (to one Dr. Cronither) to be altered, and the Inrolement thereof to be unduly razed.

XIII. That he hath in an Arbitrary way, examined and drawn into question divers of his Majesties Subjects concerning their Lands, Tenements, Goods and Chattels, and Properties; determined thereof at the Council-Table, and stopped proceedings at Law; and threatned some that pleaded the Statute of 17 Car. 1.

XIV. That he had caused Quo Warranto's to be issued out against most of the Corporations of England by Act of Parliament, to the intent he might receive great sums of Money from them for Re­newing their Charters; which when they complyed withal, he caused the said Quo Warranto's to be discharged, and prosecution thereon to cease.

XV. That he procured the Bills of Settlement for Ireland, and re­ceived great sums of Money for the same, in a most corrupt and unlawful manner.

XVI. That he hath Deluded and Betrayed his Majesty, and the Na­tion, in all Forreign Treaties and Negotiations, relating to the late War.

XVII. That he was a principal Author of that fatal Counsel of Di­viding the Fleet, about June, 1666.