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A38205	Articles of impeachment of the Commons assembled in Parliament in the name of themselves, and of all the Commons of England : against Matthew Wren doctor in divinitie, late Bishop of Norwich, and now Bishop of Ely, for severall crimes and misdemeanors committed by him, when he was Bishop of Norwich.	Wren, Matthew, 1585-1667, defendant.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1641 (1641)	Wing E2525; ESTC R6057	7,167	15

people 17. That hee the said Bishop finding the people to distaste his innovations hath often in publike and private speeches declared in the said yeare 1636. That what hee did in the same was by his Majesties command whereby he contrary to the duty of his place which he held under his Majestie being Deane of his Majesties Royall Chappell and contrary to the duty of a good and loyall subject endeavoured to free himselfe of blame and to raise an ill opinion of his Royall Majestie in the hearts of his loving subjects 18. That he the said Matthew Wren being Bishop of Norwich in the said yeare 1636. in the Tower Church in Ipswich and other places did in his owne person use superstitious and idolatrous actions and gestures in the administration of the Lords supper consecrating the bread and wine standing at the West side of the Table with his face to the East and his back towards the people elevating the Bread and Wine so high as to bee seene over his shoulders bowing low either to or before them when he after the elevation and consecration had set them downe on the Table 19. That he the more to manifest his Popish affection in the said yeare 1636 caused a Crucifix that is to say the figure of Christ upon the Crosse to be engraven upon his Episcopall Seale besides the Armes of the See 20. That he hath chosen imployed such men to be his Commissioners Rurall Deanes and to be his household Chaplaines whom he knew to be and stand affected to his innovated courses and to popish superstition and to be erroneous and unsound in judgement and practise as namely M. Iohn Nouel M. Edmond Mapletoft M. Iohn Dunkin M. Bouck M. Dun and others 21. That he hath very much oppressed divers Patrons of Churches by admitting without any colour of title his owne Chaplaines and others whom he affected into Livings which became void within his Dioces unjustly enforcing the true and right Patrons to long and chargeable suits to evict such Incumbents and to recover their own right some of which he did against his Priestly word given to the said Patrons or their friends in verbo Sacerdotis not to do the same This he did in the case of one M. Rivet 22. That he and others in the yeare 1635 sould or granted away the profits of his Primary Visitation for five hundred pounds over and above the charges of the Visitation and for the better benefit of the Farmer set forth a book in the yeare 1636 intituled Articles to be inquired of within the dioces of Norwich in the first Visitation of Matthew Lord Bishop of Norwich consisting of 139 Articles and wherein are contained the number of eight hundred ninety seven questions according to all which the Churchwardens were inforced to present upon paine of perjury And some Churchwardens that is to say Robert Langley Charles Newton Richard Hart William Bull and Zephany Ford and others not making presentments accordingly were cited molested and troubled and injoyned pennance notwithstanding many of the said Articles were ridiculous and impossible 23. That the Churchwardens and other men sworne at the Visitation were inforced to have their presentments written by Clarks specially appointed by such as bought the said Visitation to whom they paid excessive summes of money for the same some two and twenty shillings as namely Richard Hurrell Iohn Punchard and others some more some lesse for writing one presentment to the grievous oppression of his Majesties poore subjects in that dioces 24. Whereas by the Lawes of this Realme no tythes ought to be paid out of the rents of houses nor is there any custome or usage in the City of Norwich for such payment yet the said Bishop indeavoured to draw the Citizens and other inhabitants within the said City against their wils and consents to pay two shillings in the pound in liew of the tithes of houses within the severall Parishes of the said City unto the Ministers there of the said respective parishes And the better to effect this his unjust resolution he did by false and undue suggestion in the fourteenth yeere of his Majesties reigne that now is procure his Majestie to declare under his Highnesse great Seale of England his royall pleasure That if any person within the said City shall refuse to pay according to the said rate of two shillings the pound unto the Minister of any Parish within the said City That the same be-heard in the Court of Chancery or in the Consistory of the Bishop of Norwich And that in such case no prohibition against the said Bishop of Norwich their Chancellors or Commissaries in the said Courts of Consistory be granted And if any such writ be at any time obtained the Judges so granting the same upon sight of his Highnesse said Order shall forthwith grant a consultation to the Minister desiring the same with his reasonable costs and charges for the same which said order and decree under the great Seale of England tended to the violation of the oathes of the Judges and was devised contrived and made by the said Bishop And afterwards by his evill counsels and false surmises he did obtaine his Majesties royall consent thereunto by colour of the order aforesaid and other the doings of the said Bishop the Citizens and inhabitans of Norwich aforesaid viz. Iohn Collar Iudith Perkeford and others have beene inforced to pay the said to shillings in the pound in liew of tythes or else by suits and other undue meanes beene much molested and put to great charges and expences contrary to the law and justice 25. That he assumed to himselfe an arbitrary power to compell the respective parishioners in the said dioces to pay great and excessive wages to parish Clarks viz. the parishioners of Yarmouth Congham Tostock and others commanding his officers that if any parishioner did refuse to pay such wages they should certifie him their names and he would set them into the High Commission Court for example of the rest And that one or two out of Ipswich might be taken for that purpose And the said Commons by protestation saving to themselves the liberties of exhibiting at any time hereafter any other accusation or impeachment against the said Matthew Wren late Bishop of Norwich and now Bishop of Ely and also of replying to the answer that he the said Matthew Wren shall make unto the said Articles or any of them or of offering proofe of the premisses or any other impeachments or accusations that shall be exhibited by them as the case shal according to the course of Parliaments require do pray that he the said Matth. Wren may be called to answer the said severall crimes and misdemeanours and receive such condigne punishment as the same shall deserve and that such further proceedings may be upon every of them had and used against him as is agreeable to law and justice FINIS

ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT OF THE COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT in the name of themselves and of all the Commons of ENGLAND Against Matthew Wren Doctor in Divinitie late Bishop of Norwich and now Bishop of Ely for severall crimes and misdemeanors committed by him when he was Bishop of Norwich Printed Anno 1641. Articles of impeachment against Matthew Wren Doctor in Divinitie late Bishop of Norwich and now Bishop of Ely THat the said Matthew Wren being Popishly and superstitiously affected did at his first coming to be Bishop of Norwich which was in the yeer 1635. endeavour by sundry wayes and means to suppresse the powerfull and painfull Preaching of the Word of God did introduce divers orders and Injunctions tending to superstition and Idolatry did disturb and disquiet the orderly and settled estate of the Ministers and people and Churches of that Diocesse to the great prejudice of His Majesty the great grief and disquiet and hazard of the estates consciences and lives of many of His Majesties Loyall Subjects there to the manifest bringing in and increasing of prophanesse ignorance and disobedience in the Common people as by the particulars ensuing may appear I. Whereas many Chancels of Churches during all the time of Queen Elizabeth King Iames and of his Majesty that now is had laid and been continued even and flat without any steps ascending cowards the East-end of the same and are by the Rubrick in the Book of Common-prayer ordered to continue as they were and so ought to have continued He of his own minde and will without any lawfull warrant or authority in the yeer 1636. being then Bishop of Norwich ordered and enjoyned that the same should be raised towards the East-end some two some three some foure steps that so the Communion Table there placed Altarwise might be the better seen of the people II. He in the same yeer 1636. ordered That the Communion Table which is appointed by the said Rubrick at the time of the celebration of the holy Communion to be placed in the Body of the Church or Chancell where Divine Prayers are usually read and where the people might best hear should be set up close under the Wall at the East-end of the Chancell Altarwise and not to be removed from thence whereby the Minister who is by the Law to officlate at the Northside of the Table must either stand and officiate at the North-end of the Table so standing Altarwise or else after the Popish and Idolatrous manner stand and officiate at the Westside of the Table with his back towards the people III. He in the same yeer 1636. enjoyned that there should be a Rayl set on the top of the new raised steps before the Communion Table so set Altarwise as aforesaid which Rayl should reach from the Southside of the Chancell to the North within which the Minister onely should enter as a place too holy for the people and some of the people were punished for stepping into it as namely Daniel Whayman and others IV. The more to advance blinde superstition he in the same yeer 1636. ordered that all the Pewes in the Churches should be so altered that the people might kneel with their faces Eastward towards the Communion Table so set Altarwise as aforesaid And that there should be no seats in the Chancell above or on either side even up with the said Table V. He in the same yeer 1636. enjoyned that every Minister after he had finished the reading of some part of the Morning-Prayer at the Desk should go out from the same to the holy Table set Altarwise as to a more holy place and there when no Communion was to be administred read at the said Table a part of the Communion Service now commonly called the second Service whereby the consciences both of the Minister and people have been not onely very much offended and grieved but also the Service it self was made very unprofitable to the people who could not hear what was said or prayed in that place VI That both he in his own person his Chaplains and others of the Clergy as namely Master John Novell Master William Guest Master John Dunckon and others following his example did ever after the Table was so set Altarwise use and perform such so many and so frequent bowing and adorations before and towards the said Table as have been dangerous examples to draw others to the like superstitious gestures and have given great scandall and offence to the sound sincere and well affected Christians VII He in the said yeer 1636. enioyned all the people to come up to the Rayl to receive the holy Communion and there kneel and do reverence before the holy Table placed Altarwise And gave directions to the Ministers not to administer the Communion to such people as should not so come up and do such reverence as aforesaid And that the Minister should within the Rayl deliver the Bread to such people onely as should so come up and kneel before the said Table as aforesaid This was to the offence of the consciences of many good people who for fear of Idolatry and superstition durst not come to kneel at the said Rayl before the Table so placed Altarwise and many people not coming up thither though presenting themselves upon their knees in the Chancell have not had the Communion delivered unto them and afterward for not receiving have been excommunicated as namely John Shyming Samuel Dunckon Peter Fisher Thomas Newton Edward Bedwell Edmund Day John Frowar and many others VIII He did in the said yeer 1636. enjoyn and command that there should be no Sermons on the Lords dayes in the afternoon or on the week dayes at all without his Licence And also enjoyned that there should be no Catechising but onely such questions and answers as are contained in the Book of the Common prayer Not allowing the Ministers to expound or open the points of the same to the people He and his under officers affirming in publike places that such an exposition might be as ill as a Sermon And the more to hearten and confirm the people in prophaning the Lords day He enjoyned the Ministers to read publikely in their Churches a Book published touching sports on the Lords Day For not reading whereof some Ministers were by the command and directions of the said Bishop suspended viz. Maker William Leigh Mr Richard Proud Mr Jonothan Burr Mr Matthew Brownrigg Mr Mott and divers others some deprived Master Powell Mr Richard Raymond Mr Jeremy Borrowes and some otherwise troubled By all which knowledge was suppressed and ignorance and prophannesse introduced in that Diocesse IX There having been formerly two kinds of ringing of Bels and calling people to the Church in that Diocesse viz. one kinde when there were onely Prayers to be read and another kinde when there were both Prayers to be read and a Sermon preached whereby the people did apply themselves to the Service of God in those places where both Prayers and Preaching