Articles exhibited in Parliament against William Archbishop of Canterbury, 1640 — Proceedings. 1641-02-25

Articles exhibited in Parliament against William Archbishop of Canterbury, 1640 — Proceedings. 1641-02-25

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Articles of the Commons assembled in Parliament, in maintenance of the accusation, whereby WILLIAM LAVD Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, stands charged with high Treason.

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ARTICLES EXHIBITED IN PARLIAMENT AGAINST WILLIAM ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, 1640.

Printed in the yeare 1640

Articles of the Commons assembled in Parliament, in maintenance of the accusation, whereby WILLIAM LAVD Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, stands charged with high Treason.

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THat the said William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, hath traiterously laboured to subvert the fundamentall Lawes and Government of the Kingdome, by giving his Majestie advice privately, and at Councell Table, High Commission, and in other places said, that he would have them governed by Civill Lawes, and further said, he would make the proudest subject in the Kingdome to give way to him; and being told it was against Law, he replied he would make it Law, and that the King might at his owne pleasure take away without Law, and make it warrantable by Gods Law.

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His countenancing of Books & their Authours for the maintenance of his unlimited and absolute power, wherein the power of the Parliament is denied, and the Bishops power of Prelacie set up.

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That he traiterously went about to interrupt the Judges by his threatnings, and other meanes, to constraine them to give false Judgement in the case of Ship-money, as will appeare both by writings, and his hand, by testimony of divers persons of good worth and quality.

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That he hath taken bribes, and sold Justice in the high Commission Court, as Archbishop, and hath not onely corrupted the Judges there, but hath also sold Judicious places to be corrupted.

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That he hath endeavoured the encroachment of Jurisdiction and institution of Canons, which are not onely unlawfull, but prejudiciall to the subject; and that he hath exercised his authority very cruelly, both as a Chancellour, Commissioner, and Judge.

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That he hath traiterously assumed a capitall power over his Majesties subjects, denying [Page] his power of Prelacy as from the King.

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That by false erronious doctrines, and other sinister wayes and meanes, he went about to subvert Religion established in this Kingdome, and to set up Papistry and superstition in the Church.

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That by undue meanes and practices hee hath gotten into his hands the power of nominating of Ministers to spirituall promotions, and hath preserved none but scandalous Ministers thereunto, and hath preferred corrupt Chaplains to his Majesty.

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That his owne Ministers, as Heywood, [...]eyfield, and others, are notoriously dis-affected to Religion.

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That he hath endeavoured to reconcile us to the Church of Rome, and to that end hath employed a Jesuite and a Papist, and hath wrought with the Popes Agent in severall points.

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That to suppresse preaching, he hath suspended divers good men, and hath used unlawfull meanes, by Letters, and otherwise, to severall Bishops to suppresse them.

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That hee hath traiterously endeavoured to suppresse the French Religion here amongst us, which is the same that we are of; and the Dutch Church, and to set division between them and us.

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That he hath traiterously endeavoured to set division betweene the King and the subjects, and hath gone about to bring in Innovations into the Church, and hath induced the King to warre with the Scots, and many upon their death beds to give towards the maintenance of the warre; and hath caused the Clergy to give freely towards the same. And hath brought in many superstitions and innovations into the Church of Scotland, And that he procured the King to breake the pacification, whereby to cause a bloody warre betweene the two Kingdomes.

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That to preserve himselfe from being questioned for these and other his traiterous designes, from the first yeare of his Majesties reigne till now, he hath laboured to subvert the rites of Parliamentary proceedings, and to incense his Majesty against Parliaments.

By all which Words, Councels and Actions, hee hath traiterously laboured to [Page] alienate the hearts of the Kings liege peolpe from his Majesty, to set division betweene them; and to ruine and destroy his Majesties Kingdomes, for which they impeach him of High Treason against our Soveraigne Lord the King, his Crowne and Dignity.

And the said Commons by Protestations, saving to themselves the liberty of exhibiting at any time hereafter, any other accusation or impeachment against the said William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury, and also of replying to the answers that he the said Archbishop shall make unto the said Articles, or to any of them; and of offering proofes also of the premisses, or any of them, or any other impeachment or accusation that shall be exhibited by them, as the cause shall, according to the course of Parliaments require, doe pray that hee the said William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury may bee put speedily to answer for all and every the Premisses, that such proceedings, Examinations, Trials and Judgements, may be upon every of them had and used, as is agreeable to Law and Justice.

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Articles exhibited in Parliament against William Archbishop of Canterbury, 1640Proceedings. 1641-02-25

England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.

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1641

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A67891

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STC 15310.4

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Wing A3822B

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Thomason E207_6

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ESTC R17501

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99835804

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99835804

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27

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— Articles exhibited in Parliament against William Archbishop of Canterbury, 1640, Proceedings. 1641-02-25, England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons..

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s.n.],. [London :: Printed in the yeare 1640 [i.e. 1641]. (Years on title page are given according to Lady Day dating; the articles were presented on 25 Feb. 1641.) (This edition collates A4; A2 missigned B2 and has a 7-line heading; no month date on title page.) (P. 5 line 1 ends "peolpe". A variant (STC 15310.3) has the word corrected.) (Identified as STC 15310 on "Early English books, 1475-1640" reel 804.) (Reproductions of the originals in the British Library and Harvard University Library.) (Appears at "Early English books, 1475-1640" reel 804, "Early English books, 1641-1700" reel 260, and at "Thomason Tracts" reel 36 (British Library copy, filmed three times), and at "Early English books, 1475-1640" reel 1797 (Harvard University Library copy).)

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