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A43068	Sir Arthur Haslerig his speech in Parliament the fifth of Ianuary last whereby he cleareth himselfe of the Articles of high treason exhibited against himselfe, the Lord Kimbolton, Mr. I. Pym, Mr. Hampden, Mr. Stroud and M. Hollis by His Majesty on Tuesday 4 of Ianu, 1641 [1642] : whereunto is added Master Pim his speech in Parliament concerning the vote of the House of Commons for his discharge upon the accusation of high treason exhibited against himself and others.	Hesilrige, Arthur, Sir, d. 1661.; Pym, John, 1584-1643. Master Pim his speech concerning the vote of the House of Commons for his discharge upon the accusation of treason exhibited against himself and others.	1642 (1642)	Wing H1126; ESTC R29870	5,539	9

Sir Arthur Haslerigg his Speech in Parliament the fifth of Ianuary last Whereby he cleareth himselfe of the Articles of high Treason exhibited against himselfe the Lord Kimbolton Mr. I. Pym Mr. Hampden Mr. Stroud and M. Hollis by his Majesty on tuesday 4. of Ianu. 1641. Whereunto is added Master PIM his SPEECH In PARLIAMENT Concerning the Vote of the House of Commons for his Discharge upon the Accusation of High Treason exhibited against himself and others London Printed for F. C. and T. B. 1641. Sir Arthur Haslerigg his Speech in PARLIMENT Mr. Speaker THis misfortune of mine seemes to mee at the first exceeding strange not onely in respect of the Crimes laid to my charge but most of all having thereby incurred not only the disfavour but irefull displeasure of his Sacred Majesty For the first knowing the innocency and integrity of my heart that it is free from any such crime either in thought word or deed against either my gratious Soveraign or my native Country I shall the more easily beare the burthen of the charge but to groane under the burthen of a most Pious and wise Prince his displeasure wounds me sore Mr. Speaker I humbly desire so much favour of this Honourable House of which I have had the happinesse to be a Member to speake something of my Innocence in all these Crimes I am charged withall This Honourable House Mr. Speaker can I hope witnesse for me the manner of my carriage and disposition in any debate or arguments wherein I have beene one I hope nothing hath proceeded from me that can come any wayes within the compasse of Treason In all disputes and conclusions of any matter by Vote of the House my Vote hath commonly agreed with the Major part then I hope my Vote in Parliament being free cannot be Treason Mr. Speaker The Articles that are exhibited against mee and the other Gentlemen are of most dangerous and pernitious consequence if wee should be found guilty of them which God defend I would to God these persons that incensed his Majesty against us which is easily conceived who they are were as free from thoughts words may actions within the limits of Treason as I hope we shall prove our selves by Gods blessing MASTER Speaker It is alleadged wee have endeavoured to subvert the fundamentall Lawes of this Land abridge the Kings power and deny his Royall Prerogatives Give mee leave I beseech you to speake concerning this Article There is as I conceive not two Formes or Governement in this Kingdome there it not two sorts of Fundamentall Lawes there is but one forme of Government One sort of Fundamentall Lawes that is the Common Lawes of this Land and acts Statutes and Ordinances of Parliament these two Mr. Speaker depend and hang one upon another so that they cannot bee separated and he that subverts the one breaks and infringes the other Now under favour Mr. Speaker to speake freely in Parliament freely called and assembled by his Majesties most Royal Authority to Vote freely in the same upon the conclusion of any Bill to be made a Law by the whole consent of Parliament assented to by his Majesty to agree in Voting with the whole Parliament against Delinquents and Malefactors in the State to bring them to condigne punishment for the same to give my Vote in the House or removing evill Counsellours from his sacred Majesty to place loyall and faithfull ones in their place To assent with the whole State assembled together in Counsell for the setling of peace and tranquillity in the same To ordaine and enact such wholsome Lawes and Ordinances whereby his Majesties good Subjects may be governed in righteousnesse and good obedience To Vote with the House for redressing the many grievances of the Common-wealth If these be to subvert the Fundamentall Lawes of the Land then Mr. Speaker am I guilty of this Article in giving my Vote against the Earle of Strafford in Voting those acts already made and passed by his Majesty in Voting against the Bishops in protesting to maintaine the Fundamentall Lawes of the Land the true Protestant Religion according to the true Doctrine of the Church of England I say then Mr. Speaker in this am I guilty of high Treason but if this bee not to subvert the Lawes of the Land then as I conceive am I cleare from beeing guilty of this Article Which I humbly leave to the consideration of this Honourable House Under favour Master Speaker I come now to the other Articles of the Charge I will onely recite the substance of them for they all harpe on one thing To indeavour to bring in an Arbitrary and tyrannicall Forme of Government To invite Tumults and unlawfull resorts of multitudes of people to the Parliament to be a colour for our Designes to raise Forces and Armies in this Land to assist me in my practises To invite forraigne Princes to bring an Army into the Land To endeavour by Declarations Proclamations and otherwise to alienate the hearts of his Majesties loyall Subjects from their lawfull Soveraigne thereby to avert their due obedience from him and having an evill opinion of his sacred Majesty to side with us and take our parts to effect our Designes Give me leave I beseech you to speake concerning these crimes And first Mr. Speaker to endeavour to bring in an Arbitrary power and tyrannicall Forme of Goverment in the Subject is to deny Parliamentary proceedings To oppose the Laws enacted by Parliaments To incense his Majesty against Parliaments to protect and Petition against the proceedings thereof is to bring in an Arbitrary forme of Government But to agree with the Parliament being a Member thereof by Vote to make and enact Lawes I conceive this cannot be termed Arbitrary neither I perswade my selfe can the effects thereof be tyrannicall Secondly concerning the late Tumults about the House I am innocent thereof neither came they by my invitation or incouragement I alwaies thought their resorts in that sort were illegall and riotous I have Voted with this House for their suppressing have assented to all Orders for their appeasing agreed with the Parliament in all things concerning their petitions and Requests Then I hope this Honourable House will not conceive me guilty of this Crime if it be one and granted yet I conceive far without the limits of Treason for these Reasons 1. They came not with Armes to force any thing to be done in Parliament but humbly by Petition shewed their grievances and desired redresse thereof which is one Priviledge and one of the greatest to make their griefs knowne to a Parliament and by them to be relieved 2. They offered no assault but beeing assaulted preserved themselves and departed 3. The matter of their clamour was not against the King nor any of his Counsell It was not against the Lords nor House of Commons It was only against Delinquents against such as had been the greatest oppressors of them Thirdly I come in a word to the other

Articles of the charge which I intend to speake of under favour altogether I pray you who raised any army actually in this Land but the trained Bands which was done by the Parliament for the security of their owne persons in the Kings absence and in obedience to his commands at his returne home they were discharged and afterwards againe raised by his Majesties owne Royal Authority And for inviting or procuring any forreigne Princes to ayd me with an Army I am altogether innocent therein I know of no aid required but from Scotland which is done by the Parliament my Vote as a Member thereof only agreeing with them in the same And that aid is procured for his Majesties assistance in subduing the Rebellion in Ireland and as I conceive for no other purpose And for the last Article wherewith I am charged I hope to bee cleared by this whole House for what Declamations or Proclamations have beene published but by Authority of the Parliament joyn'd with his Majesties most Royall Power and assent thereunto It is manifest to all people that nothing is published by the Parliament or any of the Members thereof but tendeth to the winning of the hearts of his Majesties Subjects to dutifull obedience and intire love and tender affection towards their gracious Soveraign And I dare confidently say that there is none of his Majesties Subjects that are true Protestants and well affected to Religion but upon the least command of his Majesties will spend their dearest bloud in defence of his Sacred Person his Queene and Princely Issue of the Lawes and Constitutions of this Kingdome of Parliaments and the Rights and Priviledges thereof of Religion and the Doctrine of the Church of England And therefore I conceive I am far from intending any Treason against his Majesty or Kingdome And thus craving pardon for my presumption and humbly thanking this Honourable House for their patience beseeching them to have a good opinion of me and my Actions that I may receive such Tryall as to their wisedomes shall seeme meet with my hearty Prayers for the happy continuance of this Parliament to effect and finish such great matters both in Church and State as may advance Gods glory settle all things in a right frame for the good Governement of this Kingdome and the everlasting peace and tranquillity of his Majesty and all his Kingdomes Master Pymme his Speech in Parliament on Wednesday the 5. of January 1641. Concerning the Vote of the House of Commons for his Discharge upon the Accusation of High Treason exhibited against himselfe and others c. Master Speaker THese Articles of High Treason exhibited by his Majestie against me and the other Gentlemen in the accusation charged with the same Crime are of great consequence and much danger to the State The Articles in themselves if proved are according to the Lawes of this Land High Treason First to endeavour to subvert the Fundamentall Lawes of the Land is by this present Parliament in the Earle of Stafords Case adjudged High Treason Secondly to endavour to introduce into this Kingdome an Arbytrarie and tyrannicall forme of Government is likewise Voted High Treason Thirdly to raise an Army to compell the Parliament to make and enact Lawes without their free Votes and willing proceedings in the same is High Treason Fourthly to invite a forraigne force to invade this Land to favour our designes agitated against the King and State is High Treason Fiftly to animate and encourage riotous Assemblies and tumults about the Parliament to compell the King to assent to the Votes of the House is Treason Sixtly to cast aspersions upon his Majesty and his Government to alienate the affections of His people and to make his Majesty odious unto them is Treason Seventhly to endeavour to draw his Majesties Army into disobedience and to side with us in our designes if against the King is Treason I desire Master Speaker the favour of this House to declare my selfe concerning this Charge shall onely parrallell and similize my actions since the sitting of this Parliament with these Articles First Master Speaker if to Vote with the Parliament as a Member of the House wherein all our Votes ought to be free it being one of the greatest privledges thereof to have our debates disputes arguments in the same unquestinable be to endeavour to subvert the Fundamentall Lawes then am I guilty of the first Article Secondly If to agree and consent with the whole State of the Kingdome by Vote to ordaine and make Lawes for the good government of his Majesties Subjects in peace and dutifull obedience to their lawfull Soveraigne bee to introduce an Arbitrary and tyrannicall forme of government in the state then am I guilty of this Article Thirdly If to consent by Vote with the Parliament to raise a Guard or Traine-Band to secure and defend the persons or the Members thereof being invironed and beset with many dangers in the absence of the King and by Vote with the House in willing obedience to the Royall command of his sacred Majesty at his returne be actually to levie Armes against the King then am I guilty of this Article Fourthly If to joyne with the Parliament by free Vote to crave brotherly assistance from Scotland Kingdomes both under obedience to one Soveraigne both his loyall and dutifull Subjects to suppresse the Rebellion in Ireland which lyes gasping every day in danger to be lost from his Majesties subjection be to invite and incourage a forraigne power to invade this Kingdome then am I guilty of High Treason Fiftly If to agree with the greatest and wisest Councell of State to suppresse unlawfull tumults and riotous assemblies to agree with the House by Vote to all Orders Edicts and Declarations for their repelling bee to raise and countenance them in their unlawfull actions then am I guilty of this Article Sixtly If by free Vote to joyne with the Parliament in publishing of a Remonstrance in setting forth Declarations against Delinquents in the State against Incendiaries betweene his Majesties Kingdome against ill Counsellors which labour to avert his Majesties affection from Parliaments against those ill affected Bishops that have innovated our Religion oppressing painefull learned and godly Ministers with vexatious suites and molestations in their unjust Courts by cruell sentences of Pillory and cutting off their eares greatisines Banishment and perpetuall Imprisonment If this Mr. Speaker be to cast aspersions on his Majesty and his governement and to alienate the hearts of his Loyall Subjects good Protestants and well affected in Religion from their due obedience to his Royall Majesty then am I guilty of this Article Seventhly If to consent by Vote with the Parliament to put forth Proclamations to send Declarations to his Majesties Army to annimate and encourage the same to his Loyall obedience to give so many Subsidies raised so many great summes of mony willingly for their keeping on foote to serve his Majesty upon his Royall command on any occasion to apprehend and attach as Delinquents such persons in the same as are disaffected both to his sacred Person his Crowne and Dignity to the wise and great Counsell of Parliament to the true and Orthodox Doctrine of the Church of England and the true Religion grounded on the Doctrine of Christ himselfe and established and confirmed by many Acts of Parliament in the Reigne of Hon. 8. E. 6. Queene Elizab. and King Iames of blessed memory if this Mr. Speaker be to draw his Majesties Army into disobedience and to side with us in our Designes then I am guilty of this Article Now Master Speaker Having given you a touch concerning these Articles comparing them with my Actions ever since I have had the Honour to sit in this House as a Member thereof I humbly crave your consideration and favourable judgement of them not doubting they being weighed in the even scales of your Wisedomes I shall bee found innocent and cleare from these Crimes laid to my charge Master Speaker I humbly crave your further patience to speake somewhat concerning the exhibiting of this Charge which is to propose to your Considerations these propositions viz. First whether to exhibit Articles of High Treason by his Majesties owne hands in this House agrees with the rights and priviledges thereof Secondly Whether for a guard armed to come into the Parliament to accuse any of the Members thereof bee not a breach of the priviledge of Parliament Thirdly Whether any of the Members of Parliament being so accused may be committed upon such accusation without the whole consent thereof Fourthly Whether a Parliament hath not priviledge to bayle any Member so accused Fiftly and lastly Whether if any of the Members of a Parliament so charged and by the House discharged without release from his Majesty may still sit in the House as members of the same And thus Master Speaker I humbly crave pardon for my presumption in so farre troubling this Honourable House desiring their favourable consideration of all my Actions and that I may have such a tryall as to this wise Counsell shall thinke meete cheerefully submitting my selfe and actions to the righteous judgements of the same FINIS