Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	king_n	parliament_n	treason_n	2,197	5	9.2136	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91213	The Lords & Commons first love to, zeale for, and earnest vindication of their injuriously accused and impeached Members, and violated priviledges. Manifested by their owne printed declarations, petitions, votes, in the case of the Lord Kimbolton, Mr. Denzill Holles, and some other Members, impeached by the Kings atornie, Mr. Herbert, (by the Kings owne speciall command) of high treason, in Ianuary 1641. With a paralell of Cromwells plot, in bringing the Army to London, with Henry Jermins and Percyes. And a briefe recitall of two ancient judgements in former Parliaments; proving, that it is no lesse then treason, for any to impeach Lords and Members of treason, for any thing acted by them, in, or by authority of Parliament; and that the Lords and Commons in this Parliament have, in effect, voted and declared as much. Humbly submitted to the consideration of both Houses, and of all such who by their covenant, and protestation are obliged to defend the priviledges of Parliament; and bring the infringers of them and malicious false impeachers of their Members to condigne punishment.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1648 (1648)	Wing P4004; Thomason E422_10; ESTC R203253	15,601	19

THE LORDS COMMONS first Love to Zeale for and earnest Vindication of their injuriously accused and impeached Members and violated Priviledges Manifested by their owne printed Declarations Petitions Votes in the case of the Lord Kimbolton Mr. Denzill Holles and some other Members impeached by the Kings ATORNIE Mr. HERBERT by the Kings owne speciall command of High TREASON in Ianuary 1641. With a Paralell of Cromwells Plot in bringing the Army to London with HENRY JERMINS and PERCYES And a briefe recitall of two ancient Iudgements in former Parliaments proving that it is no lesse then Treason for any to impeach Lords and Members of Treason for any thing acted by them in or by Authority of Parliament and that the Lords and Commons in this Parliament have in effect voted and declared as much Humbly submitted to the consideration of both Houses and of all such who by their Covenant and Protestation are obliged to defend the Priviledges of Parliament and bring the Infringers of them and malicious false impeachers of their Members to condigne punishment Rev. 2. 4. 5. Neverthelesse I have somewhat against thee because thou hast left thy firstlove Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen and repent and do the first workes or else I will come unto thee quickly and will remove thy Candlestick out of his place except thou repent London Printed Anno Dom. 1647. * An exact Collection of all Remonstrances c. p. 38. c. A DECLARATION Of the House of Commons touching a late breach of their Priveledges And for the Vindication there of And of divers Members of the said House WHEREAS the Chambers Studies and Trunks of Mr. Denzil Holles Sir Arthur Haslerigge Mr. Iohn Pym Mr. Iohn Hampden and Mr. William Strode Esquiers Members of the House of Commons upon Monday the third of this instant Ianuary by colour of his Majesties Warrant have been sealed up by Sir William Killegrew and Sir William Flemen and others which is not only against the Priviledge of Parliament but the common Libertie of every Subject Which said Members afterwards the same day were under the like colour by Serjeant Francis one of his Majesties Serjants at Armes contrary to all former presidents demanded of the Speaker fitting in the House of Commons to be delivered unto him that he might Arrest them of high Treason And whereas afterwards the next day his Majesty in his Royall person came to the said House attended with a great multitude of men armed in warlike manner with Halberts Swords and Pistolls who came up to the very Doore of the House and placed themselves there and in other places and passages neer unto the said House to the great terror and disturbance of the Members then sitting and according to their duty in a peaceable and orderly Mannor treating of the great affaires of England and Ireland And his Majesty having placed himselfe in the Speakers Chaire demanded of them the persons of the said Members to be delivered to him which is a high breach of the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament and inconsistent with the Liberties and freedome thereof And whereas afterwards his Majesty did issue forth severall Warrants to divers Officers under his owne hand for the apprehension of the said Members Which by Law he cannot doe there being not all this time any legall charge or accusation or due process of Law issued against them nor any pretence of Charg made known to that house all which are against the fundamentall Liberties of the Subject and the Rights of Parliament whereupon we are necessitated according to our dutie to declare And we do hereby declare that if any person shall arrest Master Holles Sir Arthur Haslerigg Mr Pym Mr. Hampden and Mr. Stroud or any of them or any other Member of Parliament by pretence or colour of any warrant issuing out from the King only he is guiltie of the breach of the liberties of the Subject and of the priviledg of Parliament and a publique enemie to the Common wealth And that the Arresting of the said Members or any of them or of any other Member of Parliament by any Warrant whatsoever without a Legall proceeding against them and without consent of that house whereof such person is a Member is against the Liberty of the Subject and a breach of the Priviledge of Parl. And the person which shall arrest any of these persons or any other Member of the Parliament is declared a * What then are those Officers and soldiers in the Army who have arrested and stayed sundry Members as Mr. Nicholls Col. Birch Sr. Samuell Luke c. impeached imprisoned driven away others menaced all o●… rest that remained in the House in the Speakers absence in the Army publique enemie of the Common-Wealth Notwithstanding all which we think fit farther to declare that we are so farre from any endeavours to protect any of our Members that shall be in due manner prosecuted according to the Lawes of the Kingdome and the rights and priviledges of Parliament for Treason or any other mis-demeanors that none shall be more ready and willing then wee our selves to bring them to a speedy and due tryall being sensible that it equally imports us as well to see justice done against them that are criminous as to defend the just Rights and Liberties of the Subjects and Parliament of England And whereas upon severall examinations taken the 7th day of this instant Ianuary before the Committee appointed by the house of Commons to sit in London it did fully appeare that many Soldiers Papists and others to the number of about five hundred came with his Majesty on Tuesday last to the said house of Commons armed with Swords Pistols and other Weapons and divers of them pressed to the doore of the said house thrust away the doore-keepers and placed themselves between the said door and the ordinary Attendance of his Majesty holding up their swords and some of them holding up their Pistols ready cocked neere the said doore and saying I am a good markes-man I can hit right I warrant you and they not suffering the said doore according to the custome of Parliament to be shut but said they would have the doore open and if any opposition were against them they made no question but they should make their party good and that they would maintain their party and whenseveral of the Members of the house of Commons were comming into the House their attendants desiring that Room might be made for them some of the said Souldiers answered A pox of God confound them and others said A pox take the house of Commons let them come and be hanged What a doe is here with the house of Commons And some of the said Souldiers did likewise assault and by force disarme some of the attendants and servants of the Members of the house of Commons waiting in the Roome next the said house and upon the Kings returne out of the said house many of them

Assembly of the Parliament were by the King Commandement disclosed and declared in the Parliament and other Articles limitted by the King upon which the Lords and Commons of the Realme ought to proceed in the same Parliament if the Lords and Commons would in any wise proceed upon other Articles and in no wise upon the Articles limited by the King till the King had answered to the Articles expressed by them Notwithstanding that they were by the King enjoyned to the contrary Whether the King in this case ought to have the rule of the Parliament and indeed to rule to the intent that upon the Articles limitted by the King they ought first to proceed or not before they proceed any further To this question of one minde they answered Answ 6 That the King in this partie should have the rule and so in order one after another in all other Articles touching the Parliament untill the end of the Parliament And if any doe contrary to this rule of the King he ought to be punished as a Traytor Item whether the King when soever it pleaseth him quest 7 might dissolve the Parliamenr and command his Lords and Commons to depart from thence or not Whereunto it was of one mind answered that he may And if any would proceed in the Parliament against the King will answer 7 he is to be punished as a Traytor Item it was enquired quest 8 since that the King whensoever himselfe pleased might remove his Officers or Iustices and to justifie and punish them for their offences Whether the Lords and Commons might without the Kings will impeach the same Officers and Iustices upon their offences in the Parliament or not To which question it was by one mind answered that they might not answ 8 And he that doth contrary is to be punished as a Traytor Item it was enquired how he is to be punished that moved in the Parliament quest 9 that the statute should be sent for whereby Edward the Sonne of King Edward Great Grandfather to the King that now is was another time endited in the Parliament by the inspection of which statute the said new statute or Ordinances and Commission were conceived in the Parliament To which question answ 9 of one accord they answered that as well he that so moved as the other which by force of the same motion brought the said Statute into the Parliament House be as Criminous and trayterous worthy to be punished Item it was enquired of them quest 10 whether the Iudgement given in our Parliament holden at Westminster against the Earl of Suffolk were erronious and revocable or not To which question of one assent they said answ 10 that if the same judgment were now to be given the same Iustices and Serjeants aforesaid would not give the same because it seemed to them that the same judgement is revocable as erronious in every part In witnes whereof the Iustices and Serjeant aforesaid to this present have set their seales These men being Witnesses the Reverend Fathers The Lords Alexander Arch Bishop of York Robert Archbishop of Dublin Iohn Bishop of Darham Thomas Bishop of Chester Iohn Bishop of Bangore Robert Duke of Ireland Mighell Earle of Suffelk Iohn Ryppon Clerk and Iohn Blake Dated the day place moneth and yeare aforesaid For this opinion of theirs That the Lords procuring of this Commission Statute and Ordinance in Parliament was Treason and That the Members in Parliament might be guilty of Treason for their free votes and proceedings in Parliament or acting any thing by the Parliaments authority and command in the cases propounded to them they were all the very next Parliament 11. R. 2 accused of Treason impeached as Traytors and Enemies to the King and Realms fore-judged of their lives and judgment given against them of forfeiture of all their Lands teneements goods and Chattels as the statutes of 11. R. 2. c. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 21 R. 2. c. 12. our Historians in 11. R. a. record Trysilian was drawen to Tyburn and there executed others were perpetually banished Belknap himselfe confessed and said * Speedes Hist p. 747● There wanted but a hurdle a horse and a halter to carry him where he might suffer the death he deserved for if I had not done this I should have died for it and because I have done it I Deserve Death for Betraving the Lords This judgment being reversed by the Kings power in the forced Parliament of 21. R. 2. c 12. it was in the next Parliament of 1. H. 4. c. 3. 4. affirmed and confirmed as given for the great Honor and common profit of the Realme So as these two Parliaments have resolved that to accuse Lords and Members of Parliament of treason for votes Ordinances and proceedings of Parliament or for acting in or by Authority of Parl is no lesse then Treason and that such accusers and impeachers especially if Judges and Lawyers are Traytors and Enemies both to King and Kingdom undermining the Freedome Priviledges and Foundation of all Parliaments where no Members can set or speak freely and securely without endangering their heads and states nor any act securly under their Ordinances and Commandes if they may be thus impeached and become guilty of high Treason for what they shall voteand act in Parliament or by its order and Authority This President was cited at large and much urged by Mr. Oliver St Iohn his Majesties Solicitor Generall in his speech at a conferrence of both Houses of Parliament concerning Ship-money lanu 1640. printed by the Houses Order pa. 28. c. where he proves out of the Parliament Rolls That in this very case Iudgement of High Treason was given against 18. severall persons 8. whereof were executed the rest banished and their Lands and Goods forfeited That it was made Fellony for any to procure their pardon and they to be delt withall as Traytors if they returned from their banishment That of these 18 persons all save three were impeached by the Commons That the summe of their offence and Treason was Their endeavouring to overthrow * NOTE Parliamentary proceedings and conspiracy against the Persons of those Lords who procured this Commission and Act of Parliament for the good of the Kingdome with reference to their proceedings in Parliament thereby to overthrow the Commission and Act of Parliament wherein those Lords had been principall Actors That the judgements given against them were not hudled up in hast but given upon longe and mature deliberation being the whole work of that Parliament from Nov. 14. till Febr. 15. following the Houses spending long time and taking great paines in examining the evidence the better thereby to satisfie their owne conscience and the world That the Parliament of 21. R. 2. which revoked and made void these judgements was held by force * And is not this so held since the armies march to London Guards upon it quartering about it viris armatis et sagittarijs immensis as is