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A56144 Canterburies doome, or, The first part of a compleat history of the commitment, charge, tryall, condemnation, execution of William Laud, late Arch-bishop of Canterbury containing the severall orders, articles, proceedings in Parliament against him, from his first accusation therein, till his tryall : together with the various evidences and proofs produced against him at the Lords Bar ... : wherein this Arch-prelates manifold trayterous artifices to usher in popery by degrees, are cleerly detected, and the ecclesiasticall history of our church-affaires, during his pontificall domination, faithfully presented to the publike view of the world / by William Prynne, of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1646 (1646) Wing P3917; ESTC R19620 792,548 593

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cant._n prisoner_n in_o the_o t●wer_n humble_o show_v that_o your_o petitioner_n have_v receive_v your_o lordship_n command_n by_o your_o honourable_a order_n of_o the_o 3._o of_o this_o instant_a january_n annex_v to_o attend_v and_o answer_v the_o impeachment_n against_o your_o petitioner_n from_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o on_o monday_n the_o eight_o of_o this_o instant_a january_n which_o be_v but_o five_o day_n distance_n and_o at_o a_o time_n when_o 2._o of_o he_o 3._o council_n assign_v 〈◊〉_d of_o town_n and_o your_o petitioner_n witness_n reside_v in_o several_a remite_n place_n can_v be_v summon_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n nor_o will_v happy_o to_o come_v up_o in_o their_o summons_n with_o out_o warrant_v from_o your_o lordship_n your_o petitioner_n most_o humble_a suit_n to_o your_o lordship_n be_v that_o you_o will_v honourable_o vouchsafe_v he_o some_o more_o convenient_a time_n to_o send_v for_o his_o council_n and_o witness_n to_o note_n testify_v in_o 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1643._o it_o be_v this_o day_n order_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n that_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n or_o his_o deputy_n shall_v bring_v in_o safety_n the_o archbishop_n of_o cant_n before_o their_o lordship_n on_o tuesday_n the_o 16._o of_o this_o instant_a january_n by_o one_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n at_o which_o time_n this_o house_n will_v proceed_v against_o the_o say_a archbishop_n upon_o the_o impeachment_n bring_v up_o from_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o against_o he_o for_o might_n treason_n and_o high_a crime_n and_o misdeameanour_n and_o this_o to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n in_o that_o behalf_n to_o the_o gentleman_n usher_n etc._n etc._n the_o next_o day_n the_o archbishop_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o lord_n house_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v about_o 3._o of_o the_o clock_n that_o afternoon_n the_o lord_n send_v down_o this_o message_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o thus_o enter_v in_o their_o journal_n 16._o 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