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The Manner of Impeachment of the Twelve Bishops 1641

The 12 Bishops Jo. Abp of York Ths. Bp of Durham Joseph Bp of Norwich Rob. B. of Coventry & Litchfield John B. of St. Asaph Wm B. of Bath & Wells Geo. B. of Hereford Matthew B. of Ely Robt. B. of Oxford Godfrey B. of Glocester John B. of Peterborough Morgan B. of Llandaff

The manner of the Impeachment of the 12 Biſhops, accuſed of High Treaſon.

For preferring a Petition and making a Proteſtation to the ſubverting of the Fundamentall Lawes, and being of Parliaments.

Wherunto is added the ſaid petition and Remonſtrance of the ſaids Biſhops.

Printed at London, and re-printed at Edinburgh.

THe Houſe of Lords was pleaſed on the 10. of December, to ſend a meſſage to the Houſe of Commons by Sir John Bankes, and Judge Reeves, to deſire a preſent conference by a Committee of both Houſes, touching matters of dangerous and high conſequence.

And at the conference, the Lord Keeper in the name of the Houſe of Peeres delivered, as followeth.

That this Petition and Proteſtation of the twelve Biſhops, containing matter of high and dangerous conſequence, and ſuch as my Lords are very ſenſible of, and ſuch as require a ſpeedy and ſudden reſolution: It extending to the deep intrinching upon the fundamentall priviledges and being of Parliaments. Therefore the Lords have thought fit, that this matter concerning the whole Parliament may be communicated to the Houſe of Commons; it being a thing of ſo great and ſo generall concernment.

This being thus communicated to the Houſe of Commons, they came to this reſolution, to accuſe theſe twelve Biſhops of high Treaſon, for indeavouring to ſubvert the fundamentall Laws and being of Parliaments.

And Maſter Glynne was ordered to go to the Lords, and at their barre in the name of the Houſe of Commons and all the Commons of England, to accuſe theſe twelve prelats of high Treaſon, for indeavouring to ſubvert the fundamentall Lawes of the Realme, and the very being of Parliaments manifeſted by preferring that Petition and Proteſtation: and to deſire the Lords that they may bee forthwith ſequeſtred from Parliament, and put into ſafe cuſtody, and that their Lordſhips would appoint a ſpeedy day for the Commons to charge them, and they to anſwer for that, the Commons were ready to make good their charge.

He was further ordered, to give the Lords thanks for communicating this Petition, with ſo much affection and ſpeed, and for expreſſing their ſenſe thereof.

After Maſter Glynne had delivered this at the barre, the Lords ſent the Black Rod inſtantly to finde out theſe Biſhops and apprehend them: and by eight of the clock at night they were all taken and brought upon their knees to the barre; and ten of them committed to the Towre, and two (in regard of their age, and indeed of the worthy parts of one of them, the learned Biſhop of Durham) were committed to the Blak Rod.

To the Kings moſt excellent Majeſty, and the Lords and Peeres now aſſembled in Parliament. The humble Petition and Proteſtation of all the Biſhops and Prelates now called by his Majeſties Writs, to attend the Parliament and preſent about London and Weſtminſter for that ſervice.

THat whereas the Petitioners are called up by ſeverall and reſpective Writs, and under great penulties, to attend in Parliament: and have a clear and undubitate right to Vote in Bills, and other matters whatſoever debetable in Parliament, by the ancient cuſtomes, Laws, and ſtatutes of this Realme, and ought to be protected by your Majeſty, quietly to attend and proſecute that great ſervice.

They humbly remonſtrate and proteſt before God, your Majeſtie, and the noble Lords and Peeres now aſſembled in Parliament; that as they have an undubitate right to ſit and vote in the Houſe of the Lords, ſo are they (if they be protected from force & violence) moſt ready and willing to performe their duties accordingly. And that they doe abhominate all actions or opinions tending to Poperie, and the maintenance thereof: As alſo, all propention and inclination to any malignant party, or any other ſect or party whatſoever, to the which, their own reaſons, and conſciences, ſhall not move them to adhere.

But whereas they have been at ſeverall times violently manaſſed, affronted, and aſſaulted by multitudes of people, in their coming to perform their ſervices in that honourable Houſe, and lately chaſed away and put in danger of their lives, and can finde no redreſſe for protection, upon ſundry complaints made to both Houſes in theſe particulars.

They likewiſe humbly proteſt before your Majeſty, and the noble Houſe of Peeres, that ſaving unto themſelves all their rights and interiſts of ſitting and voting in that houſe at other times. They dare not ſit or vote in the Houſe of Peeres, untill your Majeſty ſhall further ſecure them from all affronts, indignities, and dangers in the premiſſes.

Laſtly, whereas their fears are not built upon fantaſies or conceits, but upon ſuch grounds and objects as may well terrifie men of good reſolutions, and much conſtancie. They do in all duty and humility proteſt before your Majeſty, and the Peeres of that moſt honourable Houſe of Parliament, againſt all Lawes, orders, votes, reſoluitons, and determinations, as in themſelves null, and of no effect, which in their abſence ſince the twenty ſeventh of this inſtant moneth of December, 1641 yeares, have already paſſed: as likewiſe againſt all ſuch as ſhall hereafter paſſe in that moſt honourable Houſe, during the time of this their forced & violent abſence from the ſaid moſt Hon: Houſe, not denying: but if the abſenting of themſelves were wilfull and voluntary, that moſt honourable Houſe might proceed in all theſe premiſſes, their abſence for this their Proteſtation notwithſtanding.

And humbly beſeeching your moſt excellent Majeſty to command the Clerk of that Houſe of Peeres to enter this their Petition and Proteſtation amongſt his Records.

They will ever pray to God to bleſſe and preſerve, &c. Jo: Eborac. Thomas, Dureſme. Robert. Co: Lich. Joſ: Norwitch, Jo: Aſaphen. Guil. Ba: & Wells. Geo: Hereford. Robert: Oxon. Ma: Ely. Godfr. Glouc. Jo. Peterburg. Mor: Llandaff.

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Jo: Brown Cleric. Parliament.