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B24577 The impeachment and charge of Mr. Henry Hastings sonne to the Earle of Huntington concerning his manifold misdemeanors, the dangerous insurrections and tumults, occasioned by the said Mr. Hastings in the county of Leicester, to the disturbance and danger of the whole kingdome : which charge was drawn up by a select committee and by them presented to the Assembly of Lords, and an order from the Lords for the summoning of M. Hastings to his answer : also the substance of a speech spoken by the Earl of Pembrook before the committee, concerning an accommodation between the King and His Parliament, and the Parliaments command to all judges &c. England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.; England and Wales. Parliament. 1642 (1642) Wing I94 1,790 9

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THE IMPEACHMENT AND CHARGE OF Mr. Henry Hastings Sonne to the Earle of Huntington concerning his manifold Misdemeanours the dangerous insurrections and Tumults occasioned by the said Mr. Hastings in the County of Leicester to the disturbance and danger of the whole Kingdome Which Charge was drawn up by a select Committee and by them presented to the Assembly of Lords and an Order from the Lords for the summoning of M. Hastings to his Answer Also the substance of a Speech spoken by the Earl of Pembrook before the Committee concerning an Accommodation between the King and His Parliament and the Parliaments Command to all Judges c. Ordered that this be printed and published Hen. Elsing Cler. Parl. D. Com. July 22. LONDON Printed for Iohn Warden THE IMPEACHMENT AND Charge of Mr. Henry Hastings Sonne to the Earl of Huntington THe proceedings of Mr. Henry Hastings in Liecestershire hath bin very great putting the inhabitants in a great fear and perplexity he having bin at the Earl of Stamfords House at Bradgate where the Magazine for that County remained with some hundreds of men in Arms at his comming thither he made a Demand for the Magazine and desired that it might be delivered into his Custody and keeping and that the Charge therof according to the Authority given him by his Majesty might be delivered into his hands But the Earl did withstand his Demands and denyed that power which hee there made use of and still did reserve the Militia in his own Custody Upon which denyall M. Hastings being very much moved in his wrath and Coller gave forth very insolent and proud threats against the Earle and all his Assistants and not only did strive to staine their spotlesse Reputation with malicious and most opprobrious tearms but also proclaimed the Earl and all his followers Traytors The Report and Consideration of these Out-rages by the said Hastings so committed took up each House some time in debate and occasioned two Conference for the stopping and hindring of tumultuous meetings both in that County and else-where The Houses being much moved at these troubls took into their consideration the strength of the malignant Party with His Majesty and the opposition caused by them to the great interruption of Parliamentall Proceedings Amongst others concerning the late actions of Mr. Hastings in and about Leicester And after some debate thereupon they appointed a Committee to draw up a Charge against him and his Adherents Upon the meeting of the House of Commons the Committee appointed having prepared the Charge against Mr. Hastings according to the direction and appointment given them by the House it was publiquely read and the Lords House being compleated and setled the said Charge was sent up unto them for their approbation also with a Desire of the said Committee that the said Mr. Hastings might bee forthwith proceeded aginst which was assented to and an Order issued forth for his summoning in to answer the same On the 13. of JULY the Committees of both houses being met about the accommodation between His Majesty and His Parliament the Earl of Pembroke made an excellent Speech the substance whereof did discover and lay open the meanes for that most happy and desired Union and the happinesse that would arise from that Conglatination Wherupon the Committee taking into their serious consideration the best means for an Accommodation between the King and the Parliament upon a Message sent to the Lords there was a Conference Where it was concluded that a Select Committee of both Houses should meete the next morning to consider of those Remoraes which hindered that happy connexion and to remove them if it were by any means possible And upon their meeting the next morning it was concluded that the Earle of Holland should present their Desires to His Majesty who is now gone for the same Businesse whose Endeavours the Lord of his mercy blesse for the benefit and peace of this Kingdom An Order of the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament WHeras severall Commissions of Array have lately issued out under the Great Seal of England into the severall Counties of Leicester Worcester and other Counties of this Realm tending to the great danger of his Majesty and the disturbance of the peace of this Kingdome For the preventing thereof and of the Execution and issuing out of any such Commissions for the time to come It is ordered by the Lords and Commons That the Judges and Justices of Assize of the severall Counties of England and Wales bee required in their severall Circuits at the Assizes and great Sessions to be next held for each County within this Realm and the Dominion of Wales in open Court and in their severall Charges to be delivered to the Grand-Juries at the said Assizes openly to declare and publish that the said Lords and Commons have upon mature deliberation Resolved upon the question That the said Commissions of Array are against Law and against the Liberty and proper●y of the Subject And that all those that are Actors in putting the same in execution shall be esteemed Disturbers of the peace of this Kingdome and Betrayers of the Liberty of the Subject Ordered that this be printed and published John Brown Cler. 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