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<P>ARTICLES Of IMPEACHMENT Again&s;t Sir JOHN GVRNEY Knight. Lord Maior of <HI>London,</HI> who was committed to the Tower by the High Court of Parliament, on Munday the 11. of <HI>Iuly,</HI> 1642.</P>
<P>VVherein is declared the &s;everall mi&s;de|meanors which hath been committed by him &s;ince his comming into Office.</P>
<P><HI>Whereunto is annexed</HI> Severall matters of Note concerning the Earle of <HI>Stamford,</HI> Sir <HI>Arthur Ha&s;lerigge,</HI> and the Lord <HI>Brookes.</HI></P>
<P>Members of the Honourable A&s;&s;embly of Par|liament, Likewi&s;e the humble Petition of the County of <HI>Leice&s;ter,</HI> Pre&s;ented to the &s;aid Hou&s;es, touching Mr. <HI>Ha&s;tings,</HI> Sonne to the Earle of <HI>Hun|tington.</HI></P>
<P>Likewi&s;e His Maje&s;ties Re&s;olution concerning the Earle of <HI>Warwicke.</HI></P>
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<P>Oordered that this be Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hen. El&s;inge, Cler. Parl. D. C.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Iuly,</HI> 12. LONDON, Printed for <HI>J. H.</HI> and <HI>T. Ryder,</HI> 1642.</P>
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<HEAD>Great &s;atisfaction concerning the Impri&s;onment of the Lord MAIOR of <HI>London,</HI> which was commit|ted to the <HI>Tower,</HI> &amp;c.</HEAD>
<P>_IT is no wonder that Ignarant men fall &s;o often into a <HI>Premu|nire,</HI> and one lyable to undergoe the &s;in|cerity of the Law for petty Crimes, when the great men who&s;e wit and judgements are acquainted with the queint falacies of this &s;icke Sate, and &s;o mi&s;led and &s;uffer them&s;elves to be guil|ty of &s;o much errour, but 'tis no won|der, for Honour is &s;uch a painted pill covered with tempting &s;weets that it
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that it in chants, nay wraps the Soule in plea&s;ing &s;lumbers, and in a dull and Lethargicke lepro&s;ie, inchaines them in a plea&s;ing Servitude, and makes them &s;laves forever, &s;o it has happened with many great men of late, but the ma&s;t re|markeable is the Lord Major of this Ci|tie, who having beene honoured by his by his Maje&s;ty in an unu&s;uall manner, thought that honour would beare him out in all things, but he found the con|trary, for on Frdy la&s;t he was called to the Lords Hou&s;e, to an&s;wnr a charge a|gain&s;t him, of many high mi&s;demeanors commiited by him &s;ince he came into his Office, and afrer the reading of his fir&s;t charge, by rea&s;on of other bu&s;ine&s;&s;e he was ordered to appeore on Monday, which was accordingly performed, and comming to the Barre his Charge was read which contained the&s;e particulars.</P>
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<ITEM>1. <HI>That the &s;aid Lord Major hath bin a mover of Sedition in the Kingdome.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><PB REF="3"><!-- PDF PAGE 12 -->2 <HI>In that he cau&s;ed the Kings Procla|tion concerning the Commi&s;&s;ion of Aray.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>3. <HI>That he had made divers breaches of his Oath concerning the Affaires of the City.</HI></ITEM>
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<P>The Lords and Commons received a Petition from the County of <HI>Liece&s;ter,</HI> wherein was declared the great danger they were in by rea&s;on that Mr. <HI>Ha&s;tings</HI> had proclaimed him&s;elfe High Sheri&s;&s;e of that County, and endcavoured to rai&s;e what Forces he po&s;&s;ibly can, de&s;iring Parliament to &s;end downe Commi&s;&s;io|ners with Commi&s;&s;ions to men of tru&s;t to be commandeders over them, which was likewi&s;e taken into &s;erjous con&s;ide|ration.</P>
<P>Likewi&s;e a Letter was read in the Hou&s;e of Commons, that came from the Lord <HI>Brooke,</HI> Lord Lievetennant of the County of <HI>Warwicke,</HI> declaring that the Trained Bands of that County, did ve|ry willingly appeare, and with great rea|dine&s;&s;e
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did obey the Ordinance of the of Parliament concerning the <HI>Mi&s;isia,</HI> and that there appeared one thou&s;and and &s;even hundred Voluntiers, and that the Earle of <HI>Northamptan</HI> was expected to appeere with the Commi&s;&s;ion of Aray, to oppo&s;e him in that Ordinac<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="indecipherable" EXTENT="1 letter">, but as yet he had not appeared.</P>
<P>The Earle of <HI>Stamford</HI> likewi&s;e came to the Hou&s;e, and acquainted them that all the Ie&s;uits and Popi&s;ts in that Coun|ty, did con&s;pire together to ruine him and his Hou&s;e, and that he was forced to keepe in his Hou&s;e in <HI>Liece&s;tor,</HI> and to keepe a hundred and fifty Souldiers at his owne charge to defend him&s;elfe, for that Mr. <HI>Ha&s;tings</HI> with an hundered Hor&s;e had made many attempts upon his Hou&s;e, whereupon he had order for the Leavying of five hundred Faote, and a hundred Hor&s;e, to &s;uppre&s;&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="indecipherable" EXTENT="1 letter"> them.</P>
<P><PB REF="4"><!-- PDF PAGE 13 -->Likewi&s;e they voted that the Com|mi&s;&s;ion of Aray, granted by his Maje|&s;ty, was illegall, and contrary to the propriety of the Subject.</P>
<P>Ordered that this be printed and pub|li&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hen. El&s;ing D.C.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>His Maie&s;ties Re&s;olution concerning the Earle of <HI>Warwicke.</HI></HEAD>
<P>His Maje&s;ty taking into con&s;iderati|on the Government of his Navie Roy|all, his will and plea&s;ure was, That Sir <HI>John Pennington</HI> &s;hould have the place of Admiral&s;hip re&s;igned unto him, being again&s;t his Maje&s;ties will and plea&s;ure, that the Earle of <HI>Warwicke</HI> &s;hould enjoy that place any longer, and to that end and purpo&s;e did &s;end a Me&s;sage to the Earle of <HI>Warwicke</HI> to give up his place, and that hee &s;hould obey his &s;peciall Command, which was, that hee &s;hould re&s;ign his place to Sir <HI>Iohn Pennington,</HI> the &s;aid Sir <HI>John</HI> being neere unto him, exhecting the <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter">ecei<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter"> thereof.</P>
<P>His Maje&s;ty were likewi&s;e re&s;olved, that he &s;hould not enjoy that place any longer, but that he &s;&s;iould obey His Command therein.</P>
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<P>Ordered that this be Printed, and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>John Browne, Cler. Parl.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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