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B09004 A particular charge or impeachment in the name of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the army under his command, against Denzill Holles Esquire, Sir Philip Stapleton, Sir William Lewis ... [et al.] members of the honorable House of Commons. / by the appointment of his Excel. Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Councell of Warre. Signed John Rushworth Seere. England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690. 1647 (1647) Wing E741DA; ESTC R174975 15,491 24

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A particular CHARGE OR IMPEACHMENT in the name of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax AND The Army under his Command AGAINST Denzill HollisEsq Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clotworthy Sir William VValler Sir John Maynard Knights Major Gen. Massey John GlynnEsq Recorder of London VValter LongEsq Col. Edward Harley And Anthony NicollEsq Members of the House of Commons BY the appointment of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of VVarre Signed JOHN RUSHVVORTH Secr. Imprinted at London for George Whittington at the Blew Anchor in Cornehill neere the Royall Exchange 1647. July 8. 1647. THe Charge was presented to the House of Commons Tuesday the 6. of June by Col. Scroope Col. Okey Col. Hewson Col. Pride Lieutenant Col. Bowen Lieutenant Col. Goffe Major Rainsborow Capt Berry Capt. Clerke Captaine Carter Capt. Rolph Mr. Saxby and Mr. Gethings who attending at the Parliament Door were sent for in and standing at the Barre Col. Scroope spake to this effect That they were appointed by the Generall and the Army under his command to present to this Honourable House a particular Charge or Impeachment against severall Members thereof viz. Mr. Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller Sir John Maynard Knights Major Generall Massey John Glynn Recorder of London Walter Long Esquire Col. Edward Harley and Anthony Nicoll Esquire and that in the name of his Excellency and the Army they did here impeach the said Members of high Crimes and Misdemeanours humbly tendering the same to this Honourable House Which being done the Speaker sent for the Charge by the Clerke of the House the Officers being desired to withdraw the Members impeached were sent for and the Charge read in the House but the debate thereupon was deferred till Thursday at which time the Officers attended and sent in and acquainted Mr. Speaker that they were at the doore for an answer that so they might give an account to the Army But other weighty matters taking up the day the House sent to informe the Officers that they resolved the debate upon the Charge on Fryday July 9. at whiah time they are againe to attend the House A particular Charge or Impeachment in the name o● His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX and the Army under his Command Against Denzill Holles Esq Sir Philip Stapleton Sir Will. Lewis Sir John Clotworthy Sir Will. Waller Sir John Maynard Knights Maj. Gen. Massey John GlynEsq Recorder of London Walter Long Esq Col. Edw. Harley and Anthony Nicholl Esq Members of the House of Commons WHereas on the 15. day of June last the heads of a Charge were delivered in the name of the said Army unto the Courts of Parliament to be sent up to the Parliament against the persons above named Now in prosecution and maintenance thereof and according to the power thereby reserved it is in the name of the said Army more particularly charged against the said persons as followeth I. That the said Master Denzill Holles during the late Warre in prosecution of the evill designes expressed in the generall Heads or Articles formerly exhibited contrary to the trust reposed in him contrary to his Oath taken in June 1643. and contrary to the Ordinance of Parliament dated in October 1643. hath assisted the King in the late unnaturall Warre and held correspondence and intelligence with the Enemy against the Parliament in manner following viz He the said Master Holles being one of the speciall Commissioners for the Parliament to present Propositions of both Houses to the King at Oxford did privately and contrary to his Instructions at severall times make his addresses unto the Kings Party there then in Armes against the Parliament namely unto the Earle of Lindsey the Earle of Southampton the Lord Savill and others and did secretly plot and advise them against the Parliament and did intimate unto them or one of them That the said Propositions then sent unto His Majesty by the Parliament were unreasonable And the said Master Holles being demanded what answer he would advise the King to make to the said Propositions he the said Master Holles did advise that the King should demand a Treaty however and then declare how unreasonable the Propositions were and that yet for the peace of the Kingdome His Majesty would treat upon them but withall wished the said Treaty might be in London whither the King himself should come upon security And he the said Master Holles adding that there was nothing in the world that the violent party meaning the well-affected party to the Parliament against the Enemy did so much feare as his Majesties comming to London which would be a certaine dissolution of their Authority and Power And the said Master Holles bad those said persons or one of them assure the King that if His Majesty knew as much as he the said Master Holles knew His Majesty would take his Horse and be at London the next day or words to that effect And it being againe demanded whether if the King should be willing to come it would be accepted of he the said Mr. Holles thereto answered that certainly it would be much opposed but yet he the said Mr Holles was confident that he and his Party meaning some of the Members above-named and others should carry it and wished the King to put it upon that tryall And the said Mr. Holles was desired by the said Earle of Lindsey Earle of Southhampton and Lord Savill or one of them that he would be pleased to draw such an answer in writing to the said Propositions as he desired the King should send and the said Earle of Southampton who was that night to lye in the Kings Bed-Chamber would perswade the King to condiscend unto it and thereupon the said Master Hol●es withdrew and either the same day or the next day following the said Master Holles accordingly carried in his hand unto the said Lords or one of them a paper ready written which as he said was such an answer to the said Propositions as he had drawne for the King to send to the Parliament which was taken by the said Lords or one of them and carryed to the King to be considered of and so much thereof as advised the Kings comming to London was laid by the King fearing to adventure himselfe but the rest of the said Paper the Lord Digby who writ the Kings Answer to the Propositions made use of in the same words as the said Master Holles had set downe And the said Master Holles to ingratiate himselfe with the Kings Party did about the same time revile the well-affected Members of the House of Commons declaring unto the said Kings Party at Oxford or some of them that those well-affected Members which to render them the more odious as he conceived he named the violent Independant party had ill intentions and great aversenesse to peace and that nothing would be more pleasing to them then for the King to refuse the Propositions
how unreasonable soever the same were And he also then said That the Commissioners of Scotland were very weary of that violent party and that they being desperate to establish their Presbytery here as in Scotland made their addresses to him the said Master Holles and his Party All which tended to the protracting of the said late Wa●re and to the hinderance of an happy peace And the said Mr. Holles did also after that receive from the said E●rle of Lindsey at Oxford a Letter written in white Inke concerning some secret designe and kept it from the knowledge of the House from February till about July after when it was discovered by him that brought it but the Letter it selfe was by the said Mr. Holles after he had read it burnt and the said Earle of Lindsey moved the King for a Passe for the said Mr. Holles to goe to Oxford but the King refused to grant it saying That Holles did him better service in the Parliament then he could doe him at Oxford II. That the said Mr. Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton during the said late Warres when the Earle of Lindsey went from the Tower of London to Oxford sent severall Messages of intelligence to the Earl of Dorset and Lord Digby thereby assuring them that they the said Mr. Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton did better service for the King here in Parliament then they could doe him if they were at Oxford and the said Sir Philip Stapleton desired that the said Earle of Dorset would preserve him the said Sir Philip Stapleton and his friends in the good opinion of the Party at Oxford which was then the Kings Garrison and he the said Sir Philip would doe as much for his Lordship and his friends here with the Parliament And the said Mr. Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton the more to ingratiate themselves into the favour of the Enemy did of their owne accord without any direction of the Parliament draw up other Propositions then those mentioned in the preceding Articles which they affirmed were in their judgements fit for the King to grant and for the Parliament to desire and being so drawn up sent them privately to his Majesty without any Authority of Parliament to warrant the same III. That the said Mr. Holles Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller Sir John Maynard Major Generall Massie Mr. Glyn Mr. Long Col. Edward Harley and Anthony Nicholl in the moneths of March Aprill May and June last past and at other times in prosecution of the evill designes in the severall generall Heads mentioned have frequently assembled and met together at the Lady Carliles Lodgings in White Hall and in other places with divers other Persons dis-affected to the State without any Authority of Parliament for holding correspondency with the Queene of England now in France and her participants with an intent by such secret and clandestine treaties amongst themselves to put conditions upon the Parliament and to bring in the King upon their owne termes and having a great power upon the Treasure of this Kingdome have therewith maintained and encouraged by Pensions and otherwise the Queens Party in Fran e thereby to beget a second and more bloody War in this Kingdome and they or some or one of them assured the Queene 40000. l. per annum if she would assist them in their Designe and that they would do more for the King then the Army would do and that they would finde out some meanes to destroy the Army and their friends IIII. That in further pursuance of the same evill Designes they the said Mr. Holles Sir Phillip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clotworthy Sir William VValler and Major Generall Massie by the combination aforesaid within the space of three moneths last past without any Authority of Parliament invited the Scots and other Forreine Forces to come into this Kingdome in a Hostile manner to abet and assist them in the persecuting and effecting of their said designes And the said Mr. Holles very lately sent to the said Queene of England then and still in France advising her amongst other things speedily to send the Prince into Scotland to march into this Kingdome in the head of an Army and did send a speciall Messenger to her for such ends and purposes And the said Mr. Holles Sir Philip Stapleton Sir VVilliam Lewis Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller Sir John Maynard Mr. Glyn Major Generall Massie Mr. Long Col. Edward Harley and Anthony Nicholl have under hand of their owne accord without Authority of Parliament listed or caused or procured to be listed divers Commanders and Souldiers endeavouring thereby to leavy and raise a new Warre in this Kingdome to protect themselves in their unjust Oppressions and factious Designes and have at severall times within the space of two moneths last past invited encouraged abetted and counselled multitudes of Reformado Officers and Souldiers and other rude persons tumultuously and violently to gather together at Westminster to affright and assault the Members of Parliament in their passage to and from the House to offer violence to the House it selfe by locking the doore thereof upon them and so imprisoning them and by such violences outrages and threats to awe and enforce the Parliament V. That the said Master Holles Sir Philip Stapleton and Mr Glyn have be●n and are obstructers and prejudgers of severall Petitions to the Parliament for redresse of publique grievances and the said Master Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton in the moneth of May last past did abuse and affront divers Petitioners who in a peaceable manner then attended the Committee whereof Colonell Lee was Chaireman not onely reviling and reproaching them but violently haleing and boysterously assaulting them and offered to draw their swords upon Major Tuleday and others of the said Petitioners and without any authority or power committed Nicholas Tew one of the Petitioners and soone afterwards by the procurement of the said Master Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton and upon their mis-information to the House the said Major Tuleday and Nicholas Tewe were imprisoned not being permitted to speake for themselves and the said Master Glyn about three moneths since caused the said Nicholas Tewe to be imprisoned in Newgate and to be deteyned a long time there for no other cause but for having a Petition about him which was to be presented to the House VI. That the said Sir John Clotworthy Sir VVilliam VValler and Ma or Generall Massey have lately in prosecution of the said designes in the said generall heads mentioned against the knowne Lawes of this Realme and Rules and Articles of Warre made by Parliament by an Arbitrary power imprisoned some Members of the Army without any authority particularly Ensigne Nichols whose Pockets they without authority caused to be searched and severall papers to be taken from him contrary to the liberty of every Subject and caused him to be sent a Prisoner from the head Quarters to London without the