A speech made by Master Bagshawe in Parliament concerning the triall of the twelve bishops on Munday the seventeenth of January, anno 1641 : as also the articles now in agitation objected against them.
         Bagshaw, Edward, d. 1662.
      
       
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             A speech made by Master Bagshawe in Parliament concerning the triall of the twelve bishops on Munday the seventeenth of January, anno 1641 : as also the articles now in agitation objected against them.
             Bagshaw, Edward, d. 1662.
          
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             1642.
          
           
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           Treason -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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           A
           SPEECH
           made
           by
           Master
           BAGSHAWE
           IN
           PARLIAMENT
           Concerning
           the
           Triall
           of
           the
           Twelve
           Bishops
           on
           Munday
           the
           Seventeenth
           of
           
             January
             ,
             Anno
          
           1641.
           
        
         
           AS
           ALSO
           ,
           The
           Articles
           ,
           now
           in
           agitation
           ,
           objected
           against
           them
           .
        
         
           London
           ,
           Printed
           for
           T.
           T.
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           Speech
           made
           by
           Master
           
             Bagshawe
          
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Triall
           of
           the
           twelve
           Bishops
           on
           
             Munday
             the
             seventeenth
             of
             
               January
               ,
               Anno
            
             1641.
             
          
        
         
           
             M.
             
               Speaker
               ,
            
          
        
         
           WE
           are
           now
           upon
           the
           Grand
           businesse
           the
           Bishops
           Tryall
           expected
           of
           all
           men
           ,
           and
           much
           desired
           their
           ▪
           crimes
           for
           which
           they
           are
           accused
           are
           two
           fold
           .
        
         
           1
           The
           first
           consisting
           of
           misdemeanour
           and
           great
           offences
           committed
           by
           them
           against
           their
           Country
           ,
           whereof
           they
           have
           been
           but
           unprofitable
           members
           .
        
         
           2
           The
           second
           consisting
           of
           Crymes
           of
           the
           highest
           nature
           and
           most
           dangerous
           consequence
           that
           can
           be
           committed
           by
           any
           subject
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           Treason
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           ,
           both
           against
           their
           lawfull
           Prince
           his
           rightfull
           power
           and
           just
           prerogatives
           ,
           and
           against
           the
           whole
           body
           politique
           of
           this
           kingdome
           .
           Upon
           the
           first
           of
           these
           we
           have
           proceeded
           against
           them
           by
           Legall
           charge
           ▪
           proving
           them
           guilty
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           
           and
           by
           vote
           of
           this
           House
           ,
           condemned
           them
           in
           a
           premunite
           and
           misprission
           of
           Treason
           .
           Upon
           the
           last
           we
           are
           now
           in
           agitation
           ,
           which
           is
           our
           Accusation
           and
           Impeachment
           of
           them
           of
           high
           Treason
           .
        
         
           
             
               M.
               
                 Speaker
                 .
              
            
          
           
             I
             doe
             verily
             beleeve
             that
             this
             is
             a
             thing
             marvelled
             at
             and
             taken
             notice
             of
             even
             over
             the
             Christian
             World
             ,
             not
             their
             occusation
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             an
             ordinary
             thing
             in
             Common-wealthes
             to
             accuse
             and
             punish
             misdoers
             in
             the
             same
             ,
             but
             the
             number
             of
             delinquents
             at
             one
             time
             accused
             never
             in
             myreading
             can
             I
             shew
             president
             of
             the
             like
             of
             onesocietie
             linked
             all
             together
             in
             one
             Function
             and
             Profession
             joyned
             in
             one
             cause
             bent
             ,
             and
             I
             conceave
             Covenanted
             together
             to
             worke
             mischeife
             :
             Bishop
             that
             have
             beene
             heretofore
             many
             of
             them
             (
             though
             one
             or
             two
             perchance
             have
             beene
             retrograde
             ▪
             )
             have
             beene
             glorious
             lamps
             in
             the
             C●urch
             that
             have
             sealed
             the
             truth
             of
             God
             with
             the
             shedding
             of
             their
             most
             precious
             bloud
             in
             those
             times
             ,
             you
             see
             there
             were
             some
             good
             ones
             ,
             nay
             of
             the
             greater
             number
             ;
             but
             sithence
             vniversally
             corrupted
             and
             stayned
             with
             all
             manner
             of
             pollutions
             even
             all
             of
             that
             function
             and
             Office
             Bookes
             a
             generall
             falling
             away
             from
             the
             truth
             ,
             a
             generall
             endeavour
             to
             seduce
             others
             to
             doe
             the
             like
             ,
             It
             is
             ordinary
             for
             all
             Kingdomes
             and
             States
             whatsoever
             to
             have
             amongst
             them
             
             some
             wicked
             and
             perverse
             wights
             ,
             yoa
             and
             of
             the
             greater
             accompt
             and
             worth
             in
             the
             same
             ,
             but
             for
             the
             most
             part
             their
             Prophets
             Priests
             and
             other
             Religious
             and
             holy
             men
             that
             have
             beene
             as
             they
             conceaved
             their
             spirituall
             Pastors
             and
             Teachers
             of
             them
             in
             their
             Religion
             ,
             have
             beene
             free
             and
             cleare
             from
             all
             attempts
             and
             enterprices
             that
             might
             prove
             dangerous
             and
             destructive
             to
             their
             severall
             places
             of
             Nativitie
             wherein
             they
             ●r●
             subjects
             or
             inhabitant●
             ,
             nay
             shall
             I
             bring
             forth
             as
             examples
             the
             lives
             of
             the
             very
             He●then
             whose
             wisedome
             and
             understanding
             was
             meerely
             naturally
             voide
             of
             all
             heavenly
             and
             spirituall
             light
             ,
             that
             never
             heard
             or
             beleeved
             the
             word
             of
             God
             concerning
             
               Christ
            
             and
             his
             Gospell
             ,
             onely
             beleeve
             a
             He●ven
             and
             a
             Hell
             ,
             pl●ce
             be
             t●eir
             interpretation
             conteyning
             everlasting
             felicitie
             or
             perpetu●ll
             miserie
             after
             the
             dissolution
             and
             ending
             of
             their
             naturall
             lives
             these
             men
             I
             say
             which
             doe
             know
             nothing
             but
             by
             the
             instinct
             of
             n●ture
             ,
             yet
             ever
             held
             and
             taught
             that
             piety
             and
             vertue
             in
             their
             lives
             and
             conversations
             was
             the
             onely
             meanes
             to
             obtaine
             after
             Death
             everlasting
             selicitie
             ,
             and
             that
             wickedness
             impietie
             and
             ungodline●
             produced
             perpe●u●ll
             miserie
             :
             what
             then
             shall
             we
             s●y
             M.
             speaker
             .
             of
             t●ese
             Prelates
             that
             have
             not
             onely
             by
             nature
             knowledge
             and
             understanding
             as
             these
             heat●ens
             had
             ,
             but
             have
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             truth
             and
             pure
             word
             of
             God
             revealed
             unto
             them
             that
             have
             obtained
             favour
             of
             God
             ,
             to
             be
             dispensers
             
             and
             destributers
             Teachers
             and
             Preachers
             of
             the
             same
             that
             have
             turned
             this
             truth
             of
             God
             into
             a
             lye
             ,
             the
             grace
             of
             God
             into
             wantoures
             and
             perverted
             the
             wayes
             of
             godlinesse
             by
             their
             owne
             vitious
             and
             ungratious
             live
             have
             led
             in
             ignorance
             and
             blindnesse
             the
             Flocke
             of
             Christ
             over
             which
             they
             have
             been
             placed
             as
             Shepheards
             ,
             thereby
             permitting
             and
             suffering
             them
             to
             walk
             in
             strange
             waies
             ,
             according
             to
             their
             own
             inventions
             ,
             how
             thinke
             they
             that
             they
             will
             answer
             these
             things
             to
             their
             Master
             Christ
             ,
             when
             they
             shall
             be
             called
             to
             an
             account
             for
             the
             same
             ,
             before
             his
             Tribunall
             .
             But
             to
             leave
             this
             discourse
             concerning
             their
             abuses
             in
             Religion
             ,
             as
             they
             ought
             to
             have
             beene
             the
             onely
             servants
             and
             M●ssengers
             of
             God
             ,
             for
             the
             building
             up
             of
             his
             Kingdome
             and
             the
             overthrow
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             Antichrist
             ,
             and
             come
             to
             their
             abuses
             and
             misdemeanour
             in
             this
             Kingdome
             as
             they
             have
             usurped
             to
             themselves
             Temporall
             power
             and
             jurisdiction
             in
             offices
             of
             civill
             Judicature
             for
             which
             they
             stand
             now
             accused
             and
             charged
             and
             proceeded
             against
             by
             vote
             of
             this
             House
             upon
             the
             said
             accusation
             and
             charge
             ,
             and
             their
             desperate
             and
             malitious
             attempt
             ,
             in
             presuming
             to
             petition
             his
             Majestie
             ,
             and
             protest
             in
             the
             same
             against
             our
             proceedings
             ,
             to
             bring
             them
             to
             deserver
             punishment
             for
             their
             offences
             ,
             upon
             which
             they
             now
             stand
             accused
             of
             high
             Treason
             :
             and
             our
             charge
             proving
             the
             same
             now
             made
             compleat
             ,
             
             and
             exhibited
             to
             them
             for
             their
             speedy
             answer
             thereto
             ;
             which
             is
             this
             daies
             businesse
             to
             consider
             of
             .
          
           
             
               M.
               Speaker
               ,
            
             The
             answer
             they
             have
             put
             in
             to
             our
             charge
             ,
             is
             now
             to
             be
             taken
             into
             our
             considerations
             whether
             the
             some
             be
             sufficient
             ,
             or
             no
             ,
             which
             I
             conceive
             is
             insufficient
             ,
             for
             these
             Reasons
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             their
             Impeachment
             is
             for
             matter
             of
             Fact
             ,
             which
             cannot
             be
             answered
             ,
             as
             I
             conceive
             by
             any
             circumstance
             whatsoever
             ,
             though
             never
             so
             pregnant
             and
             impertinent
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Although
             never
             so
             cleere
             and
             perspicuous
             to
             answer
             Treason
             by
             way
             of
             Plea
             and
             demurre
             ,
             I
             conceive
             to
             be
             contrary
             to
             the
             rules
             of
             Parlimentary
             proceedings
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             and
             lastly
             ,
             To
             answer
             joyntly
             together
             when
             their
             charge
             is
             perticular
             and
             severall
             ,
             is
             not
             agreeable
             to
             Parliament
             proceedings
             .
          
           
             And
             thus
             much
             ,
             
               Master
               Speaker
               ,
            
             concerning
             this
             our
             present
             businesse
             ,
             which
             I
             humbly
             desire
             may
             be
             expedited
             ,
             and
             no
             longer
             procrastinated
             by
             any
             dilatory
             plea
             of
             the
             Bishops
             ▪
             but
             that
             we
             may
             proceed
             with
             all
             convenient
             expedition
             to
             their
             finall
             sentence
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .