ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT In the High Court of PARLIAMENT Against the Nine Lords, viz. The Earl of Dover, Earl of Northampton, E. huntingdon, E. Devonshire, E. Coventry, L. Mowbray▪ L. Rich, L. capel. &c.  
Concerning many High Misdemeanours Exhibited against them, which Impeachment were assented by both Houses.  
Likewise the Parliaments last Desire unto the King, concerning the Differences betwixt His Majesty, and the High Court of PARLIAMENT.  
With their Determination concerning the Kings last WRIT.  

Ordered that this be Printed and published.  
Hen. Elsing. clear. Parl. D. come.   
July 1. Printed for J. TOMPSON, and A. Co●, 1642.   

THE PARLIAMENTS LAST Desire unto His majesty.  
THe Fidelity of the Honourable Court of Parliament and Faith unto this Land is still on foot, and without question with the assistance of Almighty God will not desist, until it hath brought all their Desires to a happy perfection.  
Their Endeavours for peace have always been full of Loyalty, rather desiring to draw and to bring his Majesty unto the Consideration of the present Calamity, and Disease of these times, by their submissive Petitions, then by any Authority of their own to begin to settle a Reformation of the republic Distractions.  
They have lately drawn unto his sacred Majesty a long and general Petition of their humble Desires, which do concern the State of this whole kingdom.  
First, that His sacred majesty would out of the Care and Desire of preservations of this his kingdom take present Order for the settling and disposing of the Militia, by the Authority of both Houses, in such manner as hath been propounded to His majesty, and they resolve to do it accordingly.  
Seeondly, That notwithstanding his majesties Proclamation forbidding of late the mustering of any Train Bands within 150. miles of York, wherein they conceive the City of London to be comprehended, yet that he would be pleased to believe that the dangerous and daily Designs against the House of Commons, wherein, or concerning which, they dare not, neither have they any intention to cast the least aspersion on his majesty but that they reflected upon the malignant party, ●f whose bloody and malicious practices, they have had so often experience, and from which they can never be secured; unless his majesty be pleased to put from him those wicked and unfaithful counsellors, who interpose their own corrupt and malicious Designs betwixt your majesties goodness and wisdom and the flourishing prosqerity & contentment of yourself and your People, and that they drawn and enforced by these considerations, which they conceive in Justice and Law they may do for their own security, commanded the Train Bands of this City for their security in the time of imminent danger to wait upon the houses.  
And they did further beseech His Majesty, that he would be pleased to be informed, and not to be seduced with the false suggestions of ill-minded people to the State, that by the Laws of this kingdom, the power of rising or ordering, and the disposing the Militia within any City, Town, or other place, cannot be granted to any Town, or Corporation by Charter or otherwise, without the Authority or Consent of Parliament.  

A Vote or Declaration of the House of Commons concerning their Power to have a Guard to assist them in case the King should deny them one in time of eminent Danger.  
That whereas the King and Parliament were in so great danger, That in that Case the Sheriffes of London, and Middlesex, ought to come with the Posse Comitatus to defend the King and Parliament; to which opinion the Committee of the House of Commons assented, which was communicated to the Lord Maior and Hldermen, and common-council of London, and they delivered their Opinions therein.  
Desiring that His Majesty would be pleased to assent to the Ordinance of both Houses, agreed on by them, &c.  

Ordered by the Honourable House of Commons, That this shall be printed and published through the whole kingdom, by the Consent of the High Court of Parliament.  
Joh. Brown clear. Parl.    

Articles o● Impeachment, Exhibited in Parliament, against E. Dover, E. Northampton, E. Devonshire, E. huntingdon, E. Coventry. L. Howard, L. Mowbray, L. Rich, L. Capel.  
THe aforesaid Peers not appearing at their summoning in, the Honourable Court of Parliament sent an Order unto them, commanding them to give their appearance at the day prefixed, but they answered, that they were engaged to attend upon his Majesty, and were resolved to attend upon His royal Person, and to reside at York.  
whereupon both Houses voted them Delinquents, and draw up a Charge of High Misdemeanours against them, both Houses giving their several votes thereupon, impeaching them of these particulars, viz.  
1. That it was a great affront to the Honourable Court of Parliament, for their long absence, not knowing what their Designs were.  
2. That it was against the privileges of Parliamnnt.  
3. That they being Member of their House, and refusing to obey the Houses Command, were a High breach to the privileges therof.  
4. That their Absence from the House were a high Breach, they not appearing according to the Order and Command of both Houses, and thereupon they were voted Delinquents.  
5. That their Absence may prove very daogerous and hurtful to the Common wealth.  
The Parliament having received a Commission of Array from His Majesty, they determined to give their Answer and Votes concerning the same, That it was against Law, and ●ll those that are Actors in putting of the said Commission in Execution, should be esteemed as Disturbers of the Peace of the kingdom.  

Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that this be printed and published.  


John Brown clear Parl.  
Hen. Elsing clear. Parl. D. come.