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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A72523) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 151979) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 2008:10) Articles exhibited in Parliament against William Archbishop of Canterbury, Feb. 25. 1640. Published by a true and perfect copy Proceedings. 1641-02-25 England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. [2], 2, 9-15, [1] p. 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. Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.

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ARTICLES EXHIBITED IN PARLIAMENT AGAINST WILLIAM ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, Feb. 25. 1640.

Publiſhed by a true and perfect Copy.

Printed in the yeare 1640

Articles of the Commons aſſembled in PARLIAMENT, AGAINST WILLIAM LAWD, Archbiſhop of Canterbury, in maintenance of their Accuſation, whereby he ſtands charged with High Treaſon, Febr. 25. 1640.

I. THat hee, the ſaid VVilliam Laud, Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, traiterouſly labored to ſubvert the fundamentall Lawes and Government of the Kingdome by giving his Majeſtie advice, privately, and at Counſell Table, High Commiſſion, and in other places, that hee would have governed by Civill Lawes, and further ſaid, hee would make the proudeſt Subject in the Kingdome to give way unto him: and being told it was againſt Law, he ſaid 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.

II. His countenancing of bookes, and their Authors, for the maintenance of his unlimited and abſolute power, whereby the power of Parliament is denied, and the Biſhops power of Prelacie ſet up.

III. 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 Shipmony, as will appeare both by writings under his hand, and by teſtimony of divers perſons of good worth and quality.

IV. That he hath taken bribes, and ſold juſtice in the High Commiſſion as Archbiſhop, and hath not onely corrupted the Judges there, but alſo ſold Judicious places to bee corrupted.

V. That hee hath endeavoured the incroachment 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 Counſellour, Commiſſioner, and a Judge.

VI. That hee hath traiterouſly aſſumed a capital power over his Majeſties ſubjects, denying his power of Prelacie as from the King.

VII. That by falſe enormious Doctrines and other ſyniſter wayes and meanes Hee went about to ſubvert the Religion eſtabliſhed in this Kingdome, and to ſet up Papiſtrie and ſuperſtition in the Church.

VIII. That by undue meanes and practice hee hath gotten into his hand the power of nominating of Miniſters to Spirituall promotion, and hath preferred none but ſcandalous Miniſters thereunto, and that hee preferred corrupt Chaplains to His Majeſty.

IX. That his owne Miniſters, as Haywood, Laifield and others, are notoriouſly diſaffected to Religion.

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

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

XII. That he hath Trayterouſly endeavoured to ſuppreſſe the French Religion, which is the ſame wee are off, and the Dutch Church, and to ſet diviſion betweene them and us.

XIII. That he hath Trayterouſly endeavoured to ſet Diviſion betweene the King and his 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 Bedds, to give towards the maintenance of the Warre: And hath cauſed the Clergie to give freely towards the ſame, and hath brought in many Superſtitions and Innovations into the Church of Scotland: And that hee procured the King to breake the pacification, thereby to cauſe a bloody Warre between the Kingdomes.

XIIII. That to preſerve Himſelfe from being queſtioned, for theſe and other his Trayterous deſignes, from the Firſt of his Majeſties Raigne untill now. Hee laboured to ſubvert the Rights of Parliaments; by all which Words, Councells, and Actions he hath Trayterouſly laboured to Alienate the hearts of the Kings leige people from his Majeſty, to ſet a 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 proteſtation ſaving to themſelves the liberty of exhibiting at any time hereafter, any other Accuſation or Impeachment againſt the ſaid WILLIAM LAUD, Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury.

And alſo, to the replying of the Anſwers that Hee, the ſaid Arch-Biſhop ſhall make unto the ſaid Articles, or any of them.

And of offering proofe alſo of the Premiſſes, or any of them, or any other Impeachment or Accuſation, that ſhall bee exhibited by them, as the courſe of Parliaments require.

DOE PRAY; That he, the ſaid VVilliam Laud, Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, may be put ſpeedily to anſwer for all, and every of the Premiſſes: That ſuch Proceedings, Examinations, Tryalls, and Judgements, may be upon every of them, had and uſed, as is agreeable to Law and Juſtice.

FINIS.