Articles of impeachment against Sir John Gurney Knight. Lord Maior of London, who was committted to the tower by the High Court of Parliament, on Munday the 11. of Iuly, 1642. VVherein is declared the severall misdemeanors which hath been committed by him since his comming into office. Whereunto is annexed several matters of note concerning the Earle of Stamford, Sir Arthur Haslerigge, and the Lord Brookes. Members of the honourable assembly of Parliament, likewise the humble petition of the county of Leicester, presented to the said Houses, touching Mr. Hastings, sonne to the Earle of Huntington. Likewise His Majesties resolution concerning the Earle of Warwicke. Oordered [sic] that this be printed and published. Hen. Elsinge, Clar. Parl. D. C.
         Gurney, Richard, Sir, 1577-1647.
      
       
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             Articles of impeachment against Sir John Gurney Knight. Lord Maior of London, who was committted to the tower by the High Court of Parliament, on Munday the 11. of Iuly, 1642. VVherein is declared the severall misdemeanors which hath been committed by him since his comming into office. Whereunto is annexed several matters of note concerning the Earle of Stamford, Sir Arthur Haslerigge, and the Lord Brookes. Members of the honourable assembly of Parliament, likewise the humble petition of the county of Leicester, presented to the said Houses, touching Mr. Hastings, sonne to the Earle of Huntington. Likewise His Majesties resolution concerning the Earle of Warwicke. Oordered [sic] that this be printed and published. Hen. Elsinge, Clar. Parl. D. C.
             Gurney, Richard, Sir, 1577-1647.
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
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             Iuly, 12. London, Printed for J. H. and T. Ryder,
             [London] :
             1642.
          
           
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           Brooke, Robert Greville, -- Baron, 1607-1643.
           Gurney, Richard, -- Sir, 1577-1647.
           Hesilrige, Arthur, -- Sir, d. 1661.
           Loughborough, Henry Hastings, -- Baron, 1610-1667.
           Stamford, Henry Grey, -- Earl of, 1599?-1673.
           Warwick, Robert Rich, -- Earl of, 1587-1658.
           Impeachments -- England -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           ARTICLES
           Of
           IMPEACHMENT
           Against
           Sir
           JOHN
           GVRNEY
           Knight
           .
           Lord
           Maior
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           who
           was
           committed
           to
           the
           Tower
           by
           the
           High
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           on
           Munday
           the
           11.
           of
           
             Iuly
             ,
          
           1642.
           
        
         
           VVherein
           is
           declared
           the
           severall
           misdemeanors
           which
           hath
           been
           committed
           by
           him
           since
           his
           comming
           into
           Office
           .
        
         
           
             Whereunto
             is
             annexed
          
           Severall
           matters
           of
           Note
           concerning
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Stamford
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Arthur
             Haslerigge
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Lord
           
             Brookes
             .
          
        
         
           Members
           of
           the
           Honourable
           Assembly
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           Likewise
           the
           humble
           Petition
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Leicester
             ,
          
           Presented
           to
           the
           said
           Houses
           ,
           touching
           Mr.
           
             Hastings
             ,
          
           Sonne
           to
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Huntington
             .
          
        
         
           Likewise
           His
           Majesties
           Resolution
           concerning
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Warwicke
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   Oordered
                   that
                   this
                   be
                   Printed
                   and
                   Published
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hen.
                     Elsinge
                     ,
                     Cler.
                     
                     Parl.
                     D.
                     C.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Iuly
             ,
          
           12.
           
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             J.
             H.
          
           and
           
             T.
             Ryder
             ,
          
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           Great
           satisfaction
           concerning
           the
           Imprisonment
           of
           the
           Lord
           MAIOR
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           which
           was
           committed
           to
           the
           
             Tower
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           IT
           is
           no
           wonder
           that
           Ignarant
           men
           fall
           so
           often
           into
           a
           
             Premunire
             ,
          
           and
           one
           lyable
           to
           undergoe
           the
           sincerity
           of
           the
           Law
           for
           petty
           Crimes
           ,
           when
           the
           great
           men
           whose
           wit
           and
           judgements
           are
           acquainted
           with
           the
           queint
           falacies
           of
           this
           sicke
           Sate
           ,
           and
           so
           misled
           and
           suffer
           themselves
           to
           be
           guilty
           of
           so
           much
           errour
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           no
           wonder
           ,
           for
           Honour
           is
           such
           a
           painted
           pill
           covered
           with
           tempting
           sweets
           that
           it
           
           that
           it
           in
           chants
           ,
           nay
           wraps
           the
           Soule
           in
           pleasing
           slumbers
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           dull
           and
           Lethargicke
           leprosie
           ,
           inchaines
           them
           in
           a
           pleasing
           Servitude
           ,
           and
           makes
           them
           slaves
           forever
           ,
           so
           it
           has
           happened
           with
           many
           great
           men
           of
           late
           ,
           but
           the
           mast
           remarkeable
           is
           the
           Lord
           Major
           of
           this
           Citie
           ,
           who
           having
           beene
           honoured
           by
           his
           by
           his
           Majesty
           in
           an
           unusuall
           manner
           ,
           thought
           that
           honour
           would
           beare
           him
           out
           in
           all
           things
           ,
           but
           he
           found
           the
           contrary
           ,
           for
           on
           Frdy
           last
           he
           was
           called
           to
           the
           Lords
           House
           ,
           to
           answnr
           a
           charge
           against
           him
           ,
           of
           many
           high
           misdemeanors
           commiited
           by
           him
           since
           he
           came
           into
           his
           Office
           ,
           and
           after
           the
           reading
           of
           his
           first
           charge
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           other
           businesse
           he
           was
           ordered
           to
           appeore
           on
           Monday
           ,
           which
           was
           accordingly
           performed
           ,
           and
           comming
           to
           the
           Barre
           his
           Charge
           was
           read
           which
           contained
           these
           particulars
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             
               That
               the
               said
               Lord
               Major
               hath
               bin
               a
               mover
               of
               Sedition
               in
               the
               Kingdome
               .
            
          
           
           
             2
             
               In
               that
               he
               caused
               the
               Kings
               Proclation
               concerning
               the
               Commission
               of
               Aray
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             
               That
               he
               had
               made
               divers
               breaches
               of
               his
               Oath
               concerning
               the
               Affaires
               of
               the
               City
               .
            
          
        
         
           The
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           received
           a
           Petition
           from
           the
           County
           of
           
             Liecester
             ,
          
           wherein
           was
           declared
           the
           great
           danger
           they
           were
           in
           by
           reason
           that
           Mr.
           
             Hastings
          
           had
           proclaimed
           himselfe
           High
           Sherisse
           of
           that
           County
           ,
           and
           endcavoured
           to
           raise
           what
           Forces
           he
           possibly
           can
           ,
           desiring
           Parliament
           to
           send
           downe
           Commissioners
           with
           Commissions
           to
           men
           of
           trust
           to
           be
           commandeders
           over
           them
           ,
           which
           was
           likewise
           taken
           into
           serjous
           consideration
           .
        
         
           Likewise
           a
           Letter
           was
           read
           in
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           that
           came
           from
           the
           Lord
           
             Brooke
             ,
          
           Lord
           Lievetennant
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Warwicke
             ,
          
           declaring
           that
           the
           Trained
           Bands
           of
           that
           County
           ,
           did
           very
           willingly
           appeare
           ,
           and
           with
           great
           readinesse
           
           did
           obey
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           the
           of
           Parliament
           concerning
           the
           
             Misisia
             ,
          
           and
           that
           there
           appeared
           one
           thousand
           and
           seven
           hundred
           Voluntiers
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Northamptan
          
           was
           expected
           to
           appeere
           with
           the
           Commission
           of
           Aray
           ,
           to
           oppose
           him
           in
           that
           Ordinac●
           ,
           but
           as
           yet
           he
           had
           not
           appeared
           .
        
         
           The
           Earle
           of
           
             Stamford
          
           likewise
           came
           to
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           acquainted
           them
           that
           all
           the
           Iesuits
           and
           Popists
           in
           that
           County
           ,
           did
           conspire
           together
           to
           ruine
           him
           and
           his
           House
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           was
           forced
           to
           keepe
           in
           his
           House
           in
           
             Liecestor
             ,
          
           and
           to
           keepe
           a
           hundred
           and
           fifty
           Souldiers
           at
           his
           owne
           charge
           to
           defend
           himselfe
           ,
           for
           that
           Mr.
           
             Hastings
          
           with
           an
           hundered
           Horse
           had
           made
           many
           attempts
           upon
           his
           House
           ,
           whereupon
           he
           had
           order
           for
           the
           Leavying
           of
           five
           hundred
           Faote
           ,
           and
           a
           hundred
           Horse
           ,
           to
           suppress●
           them
           .
        
         
         
           Likewise
           they
           voted
           that
           the
           Commission
           of
           Aray
           ,
           granted
           by
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           was
           illegall
           ,
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           propriety
           of
           the
           Subject
           .
        
         
           Ordered
           that
           this
           be
           printed
           and
           published
           .
        
         
           
             Hen.
             Elsing
             D.C.
             
          
        
      
       
       
         
           His
           Maiesties
           Resolution
           concerning
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Warwicke
             .
          
        
         
           His
           Majesty
           taking
           into
           consideration
           the
           Government
           of
           his
           Navie
           Royall
           ,
           his
           will
           and
           pleasure
           was
           ,
           That
           Sir
           
             John
             Pennington
          
           should
           have
           the
           place
           of
           Admiralship
           resigned
           unto
           him
           ,
           being
           against
           his
           Majesties
           will
           and
           pleasure
           ,
           that
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Warwicke
          
           should
           enjoy
           that
           place
           any
           longer
           ,
           and
           to
           that
           end
           and
           purpose
           did
           send
           a
           Message
           to
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Warwicke
          
           to
           give
           up
           his
           place
           ,
           and
           that
           hee
           should
           obey
           his
           speciall
           Command
           ,
           which
           was
           ,
           that
           hee
           should
           resign
           his
           place
           to
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Pennington
             ,
          
           the
           said
           Sir
           
             John
          
           being
           neere
           unto
           him
           ,
           exhecting
           the
           ●ecei●
           thereof
           .
        
         
           His
           Majesty
           were
           likewise
           resolved
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           not
           enjoy
           that
           place
           any
           longer
           ,
           but
           that
           he
           ssiould
           obey
           His
           Command
           therein
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Ordered
           that
           this
           be
           Printed
           ,
           and
           published
           .
        
         
           
             John
             Browne
             ,
             Cler.
             Parl.
             
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .