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A44203	The speech of Denzell Holles, Esquire delivered at the Lords Barr, Wednesday, the 15th of Iune vpon the impeachment of the Earles of North-hampton, Devon-shire, Monmouth, and Dover, and of the Lords Rich, Andever, Grey of Ruthen, Coventry and Capell, for their contempt in departing from the Parliament, and not returning upon summons.	Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.	1642 (1642)	Wing H2476A; ESTC R233459	4,720	10

as done by a few and an inconsiderable number and rather a Party then a Parliament and perhaps to raise and set up an Anti-Parliament there My Lords This is now the great Designe whereby they hope by little and little the Parliament shall even bleed to death and moulder to nothing the Members dropping away one after another A desperate and dangerous practise and as your Lordships well observed when you were pleased to communicate this businesse to us an effect of the evill Councels now prevailing and tending to the dissolution of the Parliament of this Parliament which under God must be the Preserver of three Kingdoms and keep them firme and loyall to their King subject to his Crown save them from being turned into a Chaos of disorder and confusion and made a spectacle of misery and desolation This Parliament which is the last hope of the long oppressed and in other Countries even almost wholy destroyed Protestant Religion This Parliament which is the only meanes to continue us to be a Nation of freemen and not slaves to be owners of any thing that we may call our wives children our estates nay our bodies our owne In a word which must stand in the gapp to prevent an in let an inundation of all misery and confusion My LORDS This Parliament they desire to destroy but I hope it will destroy the destroyers and be a wall of fire to consume them as it is a wall of brasse to us to defend King and Kingdom us and all we have Your Lordships wisely fore-saw this mischiefe and as wisely have indeavoured to prevent it by making your Orders to keepe your Members here as that of the 9th of Aprill and severall other Orders enjoyning them all to attend thereby restraining them from repayring to Yorke where the Clouds were observed to gather so fast and threaten a storme and such preparations to be made against the Parliament that it necessitated both House to passe a Vote That the King seduced by wicked Councell intended to make warre against the Parliament and all who shall serve or assist in such warres are declared to bee Traitors which Vote pa●● the 20th of May so setting a marke upon that place and their opinion concerning th●se who should at this time resort thither Yet now in such a coniuncture of time when the Kingdome had never more need of a Parliament and the Parliament never more need of all the helpe and assistance of the best indeavour and advise of every Member the safety and even being of three Kingdomes depending upon it after such Orders and Commands of your Lordships House to the contrary such a Vote of both Houses and expressely against their Duty being called th●ther by Writ under the great Seale which is the Kings greatest and highest Command and not controulable nor to be disperced with by any other Command from him whatsoever and called to treat and consult de arduis Regni the great urging and pressing a faires of the Kingdome never more urgent never more pressing notwithstanding all this these Lords the Earles of Northampton Devonshire Dover Mounmouth and the Lords Rich Andever Grey Coventry and Capell have left their stations withdrawne themselves and are gone to Yorke and being summoned to appeare by an Order of the 30●● of May instead of obedience returne a refusall by a slighting and scornefull Letter which hath bin so adjudged both by your Lordships and the House of Commons MY LORDS The House of Commons hath likewise upon the consideration and debate of this businesse finding it so much to concerne the safety of the Kingdome and the very being of the Parliament passed this Vote That the departing of these nine Lords from the Parliament without leave after such time as both Houses had declared That the King seduced by wicked Counsell intended to make warre against the Parliament and their still continuing at Yorke notwithstanding their Summons and Command is a high affront and contempt of both Houses And that the said Lords therin did as much as in them lay that the Service of Parliament might be deserted and are iustly suspected to promote a warre against the Parliament And the House in further prosecution of their Duty in this particular and in pursuance of their Protestation which obliges them to indeavour to bring to condigne punishment all such high Offenders against not only the Priviledges but the very essence of Parliament have sent me up to impeach these Lords and desire that speedy and exemplary Justice may be done upon them And accordingly I doe here in the Name of the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons House assembled in Parliament and in the Name of all the Commons of England Impeach SPENCER Earle of Northampton WILLIAM Earle of Devonshire HENRY Earle of Dover HENRY Earle of Mounmouth CHARLES Lord HOVVARD of Charlton ROBERT Lord RICH CHARLES Lord GREY of Ruthen THOMAS Lord COVENTRY and ARTHUR Lord CAPELL for these high Crimes and Misdemeanours following viz. For that contrary to their duty they being Peeres of the Realme and summoned by Writ to attend the Parliament and contrary to an Order of the House of Peeres of the 9th of Aprill last and severall other Orders requiring the Attendance of the Members of that House and after a Vote past in both Houses the●0th of May last That the King seduced by wicked Councell intended to make warre against the Parliament and that whosoever served or assisted him in that Warr was adjudged a Traitor did notwithstanding afterwards in the same month of May contemptuously having notice of the said Votes and Orders with draw themselves from the said House of Peeres and repaire to the City of Yorke where the Preparations of the said warre were and yet are in contrivance and agitation they knowing of such Preparations And being by an Order of the 30th of May duly summoned by the House of Peeres to make their appearance before that House upon the 8. day of June last past they refused to appeare and returned a scornefull Answer by a Letter under their hands directed to the Speaker of the Lords House and remaining there upon record For which Crimes and Misdemeanors to the interruption of the proceedings of Parliament and great affaires of the Kingdome and tending to the dissolution of the Parliament and disturbance of the Peace of the Kingdome I am commanded in the Name of the said Commons to demand of your Lordships That the said Lords may be forthwith put to their Answer and receive speedy and exemplary punishment according to their demerits The Commons saving to themselves liberty at all times hereafter exhibit any other or further Impeachment or Accusation against the said Lords or any of them FINIS