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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91191	A full vindication and ansvver of the XI. accused members; viz. Denzill Holles, Esq; Sir Philip Stapleton, Sir William Lewis, Sir John Clotworthy, Sir William Waller, Sir Iohn Maynard Kts Major Gen. Massey, Iohn Glynne Esq; Recorder of London. Walter Long Esquire Col. Edward Harley, Anthony Nichols Esq to a late printed pamphlet intituled, A particular charge or impeachment, in the name of Sir Thomas Fairfax and the army under his command; against the said members, by his appointment and the Councel of War.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1647 (1647)	Wing P3968; Thomason E398_17; ESTC R201693	28,820	49

dead and cannot answer for her selfe the same is untrue for Master Glyn lent those poor men 100 li out of his owne Money to find them Bread which was afterwards repaid him when they procured money upon the credit of the Excise as will be justified by many persons of quality besides which there was no other 100 li that came to his Wives Hands To the nineteenth Article 19. Master Glyn answers First concerning Delinquents that the charge is generall and therefore he can make no particular answer but generally not guilty Secondly concerning the putting out of the Militia that he was no way concerned in it they were presented by the Common-Counsell and chosen there when he was not present and afterwards approved by both Houses and he cannot take upon him to give reasons to justifie the acts of both Houses or the Common-Counsell who are onely impeached by this charge and must plead not guilty of intermedling with putting in or putting out To the twentieth Article 20. where it is laid That Sir Philip Stapleton Master Holles and Sir William Lewis have by their power and countenance obstructed justice in the cause between Alderma● Langham and Captaine Limery and that of John Gunter They answer That Master Hollis and Sir Philip Stapleton being one afternoon in the Court of Request heard that the House of Peers were then to fit which made them go to see what the occasion was and comming into the Lobby found there the Earle of Rutland who told them their House met about a great Businesse betwixt Langham and Limery and some discourse passed concerning it when Master Hollis and Sir Philip Stapleton said They understood that the merits of the cause was not at all in question onely the entertaining of it upon an appeale which they concelved was the common justice of the Kingdome and not to be denied to any Which having said they went away nor was it done in secret but spoken publickly and in the hearing of some of the Counsell for Limery And they doe utterly deny the speaking of any such words as are alledged to be said by them for they were so farre from engaging their interest in it as they doe not to this day know what the Lords did upon it And Sir William Lewis doth absolutely deny his being there present as all when any such conference was with the Earle of Rutland and cannot but observe there should be that significancy attributed to h●s presence and gesture as thereby to discover his thoughts and inclinations especially when he was not there in person And as for the cause instanced concerning John Gu●er he conceives it to be a suit depending in Chancery betwixt the Father and Sonne both neerly relating unto him but no further proceeded in then to Bill and Answer that he knowes of and what influence his countenance could have so early dayes in the beginning of a suit let all the world judge To the one and twentieth Article 21. which concernes Master Nichols onely he saith That although his election was voted to be voyd by the Committee of Priviledges whose meer votes exclude no Member from sitting in the house where no Witnesses were heard on his behalfe yet conceives his Election good and hopes it will be thought so by the House when they h●ar a true state of the cause And whereas they object it hath layne four yeer● unreported Master Nichols appeals unto the House and that worthy Gentlemen in whose hand that report lay being never prosecuted by his Competitor whether he hath not endeavoured to have that report made and the businesse determined and still continues his humble request to the House for the speedy determining of the same To the second clause Mr Nichols answers That he never used any threats menaces or indirect practises for the bringing in of any Members either out of Cornwall or any other County in the West And it is well knowne that those worthy Gentlemen there elected and now excepted against were fairly and duly chosen by their owne interest and publique demerits and their unbyased integrity is such that they detest the maintaining of a Faction or carrying on of any design other then the common good To the third clause of that Article Master Nichols saith That he continues in an Office of Master of the A●●nory in the Tower wherein he hath faithfully served the State for their advantage and that since the Selfdenying Ordinance passed the Houses he never received any penny of his F●e from the Committee of Revenue but confesseth to have received a rent of thirty four pounds a yeer or thereabouts and a Fine for two houses which he is to be ●●●●able for to the Parliament And it is well knowne that Master Nichols lost a farre better Office both for profit and esteem then this the Customers place of Plymouth and of all the Ports in the County of Cornwal for his fidelity to the Parliament and hath received no reparation for the same as divers others have had for their lost Offices Besides he hath been imployed in many long and chargeable Journeys and hath expended divers great summes of money in them which he hath borrowed of his friends and hath yet had no satisfaction from the Parliament in consideration thereof as some of his Accusers have had for meaner services To the two and twentieth 22. Master Nicholls saith That neither himself nor any other for him ever took any penny directly or indirectly for any thing done in Parliament or in any of their Committees wherein he hath had the honour to serve them in the same of greatest trust And whereas he is charged to bring Sir William Vuedall into the House upon his coming from York for the sum of One hundred and fifty pounds it is altogether false and scandalous Upon Sir William Vuedalls return from York he came into the House sat there without any question and sometime after had leave to retire himself into the Countrey and at his return to London neer two yeers after the dispute grew about his admittance into the House and he was admitted into it upon a solemn and serious debate without the motion or procurement of Master Nicholls which admission if undue is a charge against the whole House not Master Nicolls True it is that when Sir William Vuedall was at York and Treasurer of the Army there Master Nicholls having an Assignment made him by his brother Captain Humphrey Nicolls to receive an Arrear due to him for his Service in the North that he writ to Sir William Vuedall to send him that money whereupon Sir William Vuedall when he came to London sent him a sum of money as an Arrear due to his brother but whether so much as is specified in the Article he knows not by reason his papers and accounts of that businesse are not in Town As for Master Nicolls receiving of rewards he challenges all his Accusers many of them having had occasion to use his

Article Sir William Lewes denyeth his protecting any Delinquents in South-Wales as is untruely aleadged And as for the Earl of Carbery he did no more then move in the house of Commons to make good what Major Generall L●●●horn had promised and pressed for on his behalfe by his letters to the Speaker and Committee of both Kingdomes representing the advantages that came to the parliament by his conformity and 〈◊〉 it would further their service to oblige him For Mr. Carve of Glammorgan Mr. Herbert of Breck●●●●shire after their long imprisonment they being upon their Compositions at Goldsmiths Hall he did but move the ascertaining of their Fines according to the rules prescribed to the 〈◊〉 there having observed that delayes brought a prejudice both to the Parliament and the parties 〈◊〉 by abusing the one in their authority the other in their estates And for Mr. Herber● after his sight of some high Articles drawn up against him by Mr. Rumsey he never spake in his behalfe he yet continues a prisoner in Ely House For Mr. Morgan of Bre●kno●kshire he is one the said Sir William hath ever used with no more then a civillity sutable to their being countrymen and of many yeares acquaintance which he beleives no good man can looke on as an offence For Mr. Gwyn Mr. Lewes of ●adno●shire ● of the Committee in that county and those that by Major Generall 〈◊〉 cert●ficate and Colonell Birth his publique testimony had furthered the reducing of that county he did but publiquely move in the house that some disputes concerning them and some differences between them and others of the Committee for that county might be referred to the Committee for Gloucester 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 Row which he did out of his desire to serve the Parliament by keeping peace in those remote parts and for no ends at all of his own And further faith he was never so much as present at any debate concerning the sequestration of any other person whatever in either of the forementioned Counties save these above● named nor ever so much as motioned to any Member of either House Committee man o● other either the remitting or favorable compounding with any upon any Termes not warrantable by the rules prescribed or their compounding with any that were incapable thereof nor did ever animate or incourage any 〈◊〉 this unhappy difference to continue their fidelity to the Kings cause promising them th●● if they would ingage their Frien●● with the King for him he and his would be their Friends in the Parliament as is untruly fur●●shed looking upon that kind of conditioning as a thing below the thoughts of a Gentleman What the Delinquents in those parts say of him or how they 〈◊〉 upon him or how they or any others looke upon those that ●rge him or what shall be his or their lot at his Majest●●s coming to London he is ignorant of but hopes that a 〈…〉 will discover both 〈◊〉 and them in their 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 every mans returne may be according to the singlenesse and i●●●grity of his affections to the publike peace and welfare of the Kingdome And farther he saith that there being an order for the nomination of Justices of the Peace for the County of Brecknock he humbly named Mr Roger Vaughan now high sheriffe of that County to be added to the Committee formerly named by the House Mr. Meredith Lowis Master George Parrey and Mr. Edward William● as the fittest persons he knew of to supply the necessitie there was of justice in that county and although he cannot say that when the Kings forces had a power in those parts but that many of them may have done that which is not justifiable yet for his Brother Master Thomas Lewes who was formerly one of the Committee he is confident his innocency is equall with any mans in that County and his sufferings as great as any of double his fortune inhabiting there he having been carried prisoner by Sir William Vaughans command to Ludlow Castle with one Master Hugh Williams where they continued till he layde down eightscore pounds for their inlargement And he can confidently affirme that no man is left out of Commission that any honest man can pretend either by his estate or affections to the Parliament to deserve to be therein imployed and he could heartily wish that he or they that give information on this article would have advised who else should have bin recommended for Committee-men or Justices And for Master Edward William● being made ●ollicitor his Commission was delivered upon certificate from three of the foure Gentlemen who are the only persons resident in the County of those that are named for the Committee there and he beleeves he hath been so carefull in his duty that neither corruption nor remiss●es can be justly charged or proved against him And the said Sir William saith that his sonne was chosen Burgess for the Burrough of Brecknock by the unanimous assent of the Burgesses who adjudged him a fit person to serve for them and his fitne● for that place he desires may be determined of by th●se amongst whom he hath the honour to sit who have seen his demeanour and are the only proper Judges thereof but that he kept the writ eight moneths in his Custody in order thereto is most untrue For at his being in Brecknock-Shire in July 1646. having carried the writ down with him and finding at Ragland that Worcester was then but upon delivery to the Parliament and that the Commissioners of peace for that County were those that contin●ed in their authority by their old Commission thought it then no fit time for a publique meeting in that Town upon such an occasion lest some ill consequence might have followed thereon and thereupon at his returne acquainted Master Prideanx one of the then Commissioners for the great Seale therewith and with his approbation returned the writ to Master Scoble the Register in whose custody it continued till he againe called for it some five weekes before the election TO the 17th Article the said Sir Wil. Lewes acknowledgeth that by the ever Honourable the Earl of Essex his Commission and the approbation of both Houses of Parliament he was in the beginning of these troubles made Governour of Portsmouth though not only without his desire but against it as it is well● known to Sir Iohn Evelyn of Wilt●● a Mer●ber of the Honourable House of Commons That during his service there he received much of the publike Treasure for which he gave such an Account as that he had his discharge from the Committee for Accounts bearing date the 15th day of March 1644. And the said Committee comming to the House of Commons with their Certificates of that Account and others did there publikely attest it to be both just and fr●●gall whereupon the house was so favourable as to vote on the 3. of April 1645. their approbation of his Account so presented unto them and to Order that the Committee of