Mr Grymstons' SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT UPON The Accusation and Impeachment OF WILLIAM LAUD Archbishop of Canterbury, upon high Treason  
Declaring his wicked proceedings, and exorbitant power, both in Church and commonwealth.  
Printed in the year, 1641.   

Mr. Grymstons' SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT, upon the Accusation and Impeachment of WILLIAM Laud Archbishop of Canterbury, of high Treason.  
Mr. Speaker, there hath been presented to the House, a most faithful and exact Report of the Conference we had with the LORDS yesterday, together with the opinion of the Committees, that were employed in that service.  
That they conceived it fit the Archbishop of Canterbury should be sequestered.  
I must second the motion, and with the favour of the House, I shall be bold to offer my Reasons, why I conceive it more necessary, we should proceed a little further, than the desire of a bare sequestration only.  
Mr. Speaker, Long Introductions, are not suitable to weighty business, we are f●lle● upon the gteat Man, the A●ch-Bishop of Canterbury, look upon him as he is in his highness, and he is the sty of all Pestilent filth, that hath infected the State, and Government of the Church and commonwealth, look upon him in his dependencies, and he is the man, the only man that hath raised and advanced all those (that together with himself) have been the Authors and Causers of all the ruins Miseries, and Calamities, we now groan under.  
Who is it, but he only, that hath brought the Earl of Strafford to all his great places, and employments, a fit Instrument, and Spirit, to act and execute all his wicked and bloody designs in these kingdoms?  
Who is it, but he only, that brought in Secretary Windebanck, into the place of Secretary and trust, The very Broker and Pander to the Whore of Babylon?  
Who is it, Mr. Speaker, but he only, t●at hath advanced all Popish Bishops? I shall name some of them; Bishop Manwairing, the Bishop of bath and Wells, the Bishop of Oxford, and Bishop Wren, (the least of all) but the most unclean one.  
These are Men that should have fed CHRIST'S flock, but they are the Wolves that devoured them; the sheep should have fed upon the mountains, but the mountains have eaten up the sheep. It was the happiness of our Church, when the zeal of God's house did eat up the Bishops; glorious and brave Martyrs that went to the Stake, in defence of the Protestants Religion; but the zeal of these Bishops, have been to eat up and persecute the Church.  
Who is it, Mr. Speaker but the great Archbishop of Canterbury, that hath sit at the helm to guide and steer them to all the managing of their Projects, that have been set on foot in this kingdom these ten years' last past, and rather than he would stand out, he hath most unworthily trucked and chaffered in the meanest of them● As for instance, that of Tobacco, wherein thousands of poor people have been stripped and turned out of their Trades for which they have served as apprentices, we all know he was the Compounder and Contractor with them for the Licences, putting them to pay Fines, and fee and farmeRents to use their Trades.  
Certainly, Mr. Speaker, he might hav● spent his time better (and more for his grace) in the Pulpit; then thus sharking and raking in the Tobacco-shop.  
Mr. Speaker, we all know what he hath been charged withal here in this House, Crimes of a dangerous consequence, ●nd of Transcendent nature, no less than the subversion of the Government of this kingdom, and the Alteration of the Protestant Religion, and thi● not upon bare information only, but much of it comes before us already, upon clear and manifest proofs, and there is scarce any business, Grievances, or Complaints, come before us in this place, wherein we do not find him intermingled, and as it were twisted into it, like a bus●e and angry wasp, his sting in the tail of every thing.  
We have this day heard the report of the Conference yesterday, and in it the Accusations which the Scottish Nation hath charged him withal, And we do all know, he is guilty of the same (if not more) in this kingdom.  
Mr. Speaker, he hath been and is, the common Enemy to all goodness and good men, and it is not safe, that such a Viper should be near his majesty's person, to distil his poison into his Sacred ears, nor is it safe for the commonwealth, that he should sit in so eminent a place of Government, being thus accused, we know what we did in the Earl of Straffords case. This man is the corrupt fountain that hath infected all the streams, and till the fountain be purged, we cannot expect to have any clear Channels. I shall be bold therefore to offer my opinion, and if I err, it is the error of my judgement, and not my want of zeal and affection to the public good.  
I conceive it most necessary and fit, that we should now take up a Resolution to do somewhat, to strike whilst the Iron is hot; And go up to the Lords in the name of the Commons of this House, and in the name of the Commons of England; and to accuse him of high Treason, and to desire their Lordships, his person may be sequestered, and that in convenient time they may bring up the Charge.  
FINIS.