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A28263	The bishops mittimus to goe to Bedlam vpon their accusation of high treason by the Parliament for making their petition and protestation to His Maiesty against the proceedings of the same : wherein is shewed the principall causes of their distraction and the evill effects of this distemper Anno. 1641 : with a charge to the master vvarders, and keepers of the prison for to use their best meanes to recover their wits againe.		1641 (1641)	Wing B3030; ESTC R11743	3,176	10

THE BISHOPS MITTIMVS to goe to Bedlam Vpon their accusation of high Treason by the Parliament for making their petition and protestation to his Maiesty against the proceedings of the same Wherein is shewed the principall causes of their distraction and the evill effects of this their distemper Anno. 1641. VVith a charg to the Master VVarders and Keepers of the prison for to use their best meanes to recover their wits againe LONDON Printed for I.W. in the yeare 1641. THE Bishops Mittimus for Bedlam Anno. twenty nine of December THe Bishops have verified the common Proverbe to much money makes men mad and to much ease and security joyned with plenty and society is the first Originall of pride avarice Luxvrie and laciviousnesse and being replenished almuch with these foule defects nay enormities as with wealth they have now no longer place for vertue piety and godlinesse to reside with them and having by this meanes forsaken the pathes of righteousnesse Iustice and uprightnesse thereby provoking divine Iustice to leave them to themselves and their owne inventions they ioyne themselves to the Divell become his instruments to commit all manner of wickednesse and villany to practise Tyranny over Gods heritage as they are Governours to Innovate religion as they are teachers to usurpe Temporall Iurisdiction to themselves over the persons lives and estates of the Kings good Subiects their function and offices being onely spirituall by this their power in there unlawfull Courts of Inquisition high Commission I would haue said Camera Stellate ordinaries and other their Courts of oppression to prosecute good men by finding imprisoning Banishment under his Majesties name so presumptions is pride to set forth lawes of their owne devising Books of liberty and unlawfull and vitious sporting on the Lords day increasing thereby Prophannesse swearing drunkennesse whoredome and adultery heynous and crying Synues that his Maiesties people being left thus to themselves and laid open as it were to all suggestions and temptations of the divell as may be the readier and willinger to joyne with them their governours instructors and teachers to act any designe against the Religion and lawes of this Kingdom to admit of Idolatry Superstition and Romish Ceremonies to ioyne with Anti-christ the Pope the originall and first beginning thereof And when thus the hearts of licivious and pernicious people be thus framed to their desires then dare they presume to attempt the seducing of his Maiesty in his Religion to take dislike in some things therein that it is not so glorious in outward appearance as the Church of Rome not decked with such ornaments not attended with such grave and learned Bishops not so powerfull not having both the Magistrate and Ministers authority aswell the sword of justice as of the word and spirit of God wee are altogether spirituall not so many necessary ceremonies as bowing cringing creeping standing up at Gloria patri kneeling at the receiving the encharist whereby wee give more reverence and holy respect to Christ and our religion hereby inducing his Majesty to give first a toleration of the Romish religion Secondly to admit of certaine ceremonies indifferent to be used before named Thirdly to ioyne with the Church of Rome that it is a true Church doth not erre in fundamentall points of doctrine that the Pope is not Anti-christ and the like which they have attained They now labour with his Majesties counsell to draw them likewise to favour their defignes or the most of them and those they cannot to procure their removeall or by undue meanes compell their assent to their practises having now prevailed thus farre and all things succeed according to their desires then devise they how to draw to their part the judges of the land to that purpose they call in question their proceedings in their severall courts for their granting so many Prohibitions to hinder troublesome and vexations suite in their illegall courts having prevailed in this they propound questions of the Kings prerogative in leavying ship-money raysing of illegall taxes on the Kings good Subjects to enrich their owne coffers under pretence of releiving the Kings necessity for money who I perswade my selfe have had very little thereof now England being the most part thereof at their beck and perceiving these their practises are against the fundamentall lawes of the land against religion established in this Kingdome against the rights and very being of Parliaments and fearing if ever a Parliament should be called they should for these thinges be questioned they indeavour to prevent the same 1. By endeavouring to innovate religion in Scotland which being rejected more the King by Proclamations and edicts to command their obedience to the Bishops which yet refused and covenanted against procure actuall warre to be leavyed against that Kingdome whereby this Kingdome being busily imployed in that designe the state thereof may not have leasure to think of a Parliament 2. By procureing the Iudges to give forth their opinions the shipp money is inherent and inseparable from the Crowne and may bee levied with out parliament that the King by his prerogative made leavie and raise taxes without a parliament That the opinion of the Iudges is more validitie then an Act of Parliament and the like 3. To Command Animate and incourage the inferior Clergie to preach altogether of the power and Prerogative of the King the weakenes and vnnecessarines of parliaments the sacrednes and Power of Bishops both Ecclesiasticall and Civill that they are the head of the Church and not the King and such like 4. To induce the Nobillitie and great officers and Councellors of state to perswade the King that he may by force of Armes leavie taxes on his Subiects if they refuse to pay the same with out Parliament and that Acts made by a Councell of state is more bindeing to the subiect then an act of Parliament that the present necessitie of the King required a more speedie aide then by Parliament could bee afforded and the like And this they haveing acted their tragedy in this Kingdome thus farr and by the prouidence and mercy of God hindred for any further Proseeding in their desperate and rash stratagems it come now to shew the causes of their distraction the signes of their distraction and then sett downe their Mittimus to Bedlam 1. The first cause of their distraction I conceave was the calling of the Parliament 12. Caroli which raised in them some distemper but it haveing not such predominance in their braines then as since their pollicy prevailed and caused the dissolution of that Parliament 2. At the Kings goeing to the North being at Yorke divers peticions being delivered to his M●jestie by the nobillitie by the Cittie of London and many Counties of this Kingdome which produced the calling of another Parliament which began 3 Nouembris Anno Domini 1641. This might bee the second cause of their distraction 3. The quick and sudden accusing prosecution of the Leivetennant of Ireland their Cheifest Councellor and defence and his execution following therevpon not withstanding all their practises and plotts did Agravate some what their distemper 4. The accusation and Impeachment of high Treason their Primnum Mobile the first mover and beginner of all their mischeivous designes The Archbishop of Canterburie Aggravated more their distraction 5. The Parliaments proceedings against scandalous Ministers and delingnents in the Clergie iucreased still their distemper 6. The Parliament calling in question the proseedings of the late Convocation wherein they were cheife Agitators condemning the Cannons by them there made voted the members of that Synod in a Preminire for holding the same made them all most out of their witts 7. The severall Charges of the Parliament against them selves perticularly of all those crimes and many more I have before mentioned voted againsted their sitting in the upper house of Parliament and their vots in the same together with the daylie meetings of the Cittizens with petitions and Cryeinge against Bishops made them altogether madd And thus much of their causes of distraction I come now to give you a signe or two of their ffrencie by their desperate actions since their bistemper 1. First their obstinate opposinge the proseedings of the house of Commons against relinquents and setting Religion which had they bene well in their witts they would never have done 2. And secondly their desperate attempt against the whole state of the Kingdom by their petition to his Majestie and protestation against them The Mittimus Whereas I am given to understand to my great greife and sorrow that the reverent Fathers in God the Lord Arch-bishop of Yorke c. are by strange Casualities become altogeather distracted and distempered in their witts so sarr as they are not to be governed by any ordinary meanes or brought again to their sences by any Acte or perswation whatsoever which is a great disturbance and greivance to all their freinds and allyances but causeth in and about the Court great troubles and distempers requiring present prove●tion for feare that greater inconuenience doth follow there vpon It is thought fitt and commanded that the Masters Warders and Keepers of the Prison ordained for the entertainement of distracted and franticke persons doe take into their Custodie the persons of the said Arch-bishop of Yorke c. and vse meanes for the restoring of them to their former vnderstanding as shall be requisite Fare you well given under our hand and seale this 29. of December 1641. FINIS