VPon the Report made to the House of Com­mons (upon Friday last) by Mr. Miles Cor­bet, concerning the late Force, and attempt offered to both Houses of Parliament; as also their endeavouring to raise a new Warre, and after some time in debate thereof, the House sell up­on the said businesse, and proceeded on in finding out the chiefe Actours in the late horrid Engage­ment, and at last came to this Result;

Resolved upon the Question,

That there appeares matter sufficient to accuse Sir Iohn Geyer (Lord Mayor of London) Thomas A­dams, Iames Buns, Iohn Langham, and [...] Cullum, (Aldermen of the City of London) of High Trea­son, and other Crimes and Misdemeanours, &c. Whereupon it was ordered, That the said Sir Iohn Geyer, Alderman Adams, Alderman Buns, Alder­man Langham, and Alderman Cullum, be commit­ted to the Tower of London, upon a Charge and Im­peachment of High-Treason, for their late Actions and great forwardnesse, touching the late Engage­ment against the Army, &c.

This Charge will be speedily drawn up at large, together with the Articles of their Impeachment for their said such Crimes, and Misdemeanours; which Charge (as is said) consisteth of these particulars; viz.

I.

That the said Sir Iohn Geyer (Lord Mayor of London) Thomas Adams, Iames Buns, Iohn Lang­ham, and [...] Cullum, Aldermen of the said City, did joyne in the traiterous designe of leavying Wa [...]r to force the Kings Majestie to come to London, to countenance a most dangerous designe.

II.

That the said Sir Iohn Geyer (Lord Mayor of London) Thomas Adams, Iames Buns, Iohn Langham, and [...] Cullum, Aldermen of the said City, did joyn in countenancing, and imploying divers Reformadoes, and others, who fotced the Speakers, and other Mem­bers [Page]from the Houses, because they could not there sit in a free Parliament.

III.

That the said Sir Iohn Geyer (Lord Mayor of London) Thomas Adams, Iames Buns, Iohn Langham, and [...] Cullum, Aldetmen of the said City, did joyn in leavying Forces against the Army, with those who imployed such evill affected persons, to oppose them and sought to destroy them.

IV.

That they have countenanced the Cities Declara­tion against the Army; which was published, and read in divers Churches about the City of London, tending to the raising a new Warre.

Divers other Articles (as is said) are drawing up, (to be presented to both Houses of Parliament) a­gainst the said Sir Iohn Geyer (Lord Mayor of Lon­don) by divers well-affected Citizens, and others, who have suffered very much, by the faid Lord Mayor, (especially the Company of Weavers) to the utter undoing of many honest men of that trade, both in person and estate.

The said Lord Mayor, were sent prisoner to the Tower of London upon Saturday last, (25. instant) being conducted thither, by two Captaines belong­ing to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax; and when his Lordship came to Tower-Hill, he resigned up his Sword, to the City, and according to Order, took his place in the Tower of London.

But upon Friday night (having leave to stay at his own house) about two of the clock in the morning, [Page]he sent a messenger to Alderman Bide, living at Shorditch; what the Message contained I cannot give you full satisfaction therein; onely this, That his Lordship acquainted the said Alderman, the plea­sure of both Houses, conceruing his Lordship, that it was ordered, he and some others, should be com­mitted prisoners to the Tower of London upon the Saturday morning, which was accordingly perfor­med.

It is further declared, against the said Sir Iohn Gey­er (Lord Mayor of London) that he, and divers o­ther of his Adherents, have been great Obstructers to the Peace of the Kingdome, and also have beene very backward in raising of the summe demanded by both Houses, for payment of the Army; al­though formerly (as doth evidently appeare) the said Lord Mayor, and divers other Aldermen, prof­fered great summes of money for maintaming of a second Warre against the King, Parliament, and Kingdome.

Upon Saturday September 25. the Commons took it into consideration, the Report made by Mr. Corbet, concerning some other Citizens, viz. Colo­nell Laurence Bromfield, Colonell Iohn Hooker, and Captain Iones, and upon Debate.

Resolved,

That there appeares matter sufficient to accuse Colonell Laurence Bromfield of high Crimes and misdemeanours; and it was ordered that Colonell Laurence Bromfield be committed to the custody of the Sergeant at Armes, for high Crimes and misde­meanours.

Resolved,

That there appeares matter sufficient to accuse Colonell Iohn Hooker of High Crimes and misde­meanours.

And it was ordered, that the said Colonell Iohn Hooker be committed to the custody of the Sergeant at Armes, for his said misdemeanours.

Resolved,

That there appeares matter sufficient to accuse Captain Iohn Iones of high Crimes and misdemea­nours;

And it was ordered, that the said Captain Iones be committed to the custody of the Sergeant at Arms, for his misdemeanours.

Resolved,

That there appeates matter sufficient to accuse Captain Musgrave of divers high Crimes and mis­demeanours;

And it was ordered, that he continue a prisoner in New-gate, and that he be indicted of High Trea­son at the Kings-Bench Barre.

And there is also power given to Mr. Corbet, Mr. Selden, and divers others, to see the said Indictment put in full force, and to be brought to a speedy tryall.

This Coptain Musgrave was a great Actour in the late desperate Engagement, and the chief promoter of the mutinous Petition, being the chiefest of those, who forced the Houses to Vote what they plea­sed.

He also countenanced the Cities Declaration a­gainst the Army, which was published, and read in [Page]divers Churches about the City of London, tending to the raising a new Warre.

And that he was also after at the pretended Com­mittee of the Militia of London, and the Committee of Sasety, who levyed Forces against the King, Par­liament, and Kingdome.

And that he further countenanced divers Warrants, for the raising of Forces, to joyn in the aforesaid Treasonable Designe, a­gainst the King, Parliament, and King­dome.

And that he joyned with others in re­moving divers Persons of Trust out of their places, in the Tower and else where, and placing of such in their roomes, as joyned with the late Riotous people.

It is supposed, that there are more Cards still to play, and that there will be a fur­ther Discovery of divers other Citi­zens.