Mr. PYM HIS Speech in Parliament the XXV of January MDCXLI. Against the Bishop's Charge, hastening their trial.  
Printed in the year 1641.   

Mr. PYM his Speech In PARLIAMENT Janvary 25. 1641. Against the 12 Bishops charge  
M. SPEAKER,  
WHereas there hath been presented to the House a most faithful and exact report of the Conference we had the other day concerning the 12 Bishops which is apeached of high Treason and with the opinion of the Committees that were appointed, and employed in that service for the maintaining of the charge against them.  
And they conceived it sir that the Bishop of Lincoln and the rest should be brought to their trial this day, I must second the motion, and with the favour of the House, I shall be bold to offer my reason why I conceive it more necessary that we should proceed against them in their trial.  
M. Speaker, Long introductions are not suitable to weighty businesses, we are fallen upon the great M E, the Lord Bishop of York and the rest of them, look upon them as they are in their highness, and you shall see that they are the sty of all pestilent filth, and hath infected the State and the government of the Church and Common wealth, look upon them in their dependences, and they are the only mar and the only men that hath raised and advanced all those, that together with themselves have been the authors, and causers of all these ruins, miseries and calamities which we do now groan under.  
Who is it, but in only these men that have brought in all these seditious into the Church, and have caused other godly, ministers both to preach and teach men in their heresies to side with them in their bloody designs. Who is it M. Speaker, but they only that have advanced all Popish Ministers to their preferment, and the chiefest of all that hath raised all these tumults of Papists and other sectaries to revolt against his majesty.  
These are men that should have fed Christ's flock, but they are the wolves that have 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 went to the stake, in defence of the Protestant Religion, but the zeal of these Bishops have been to eat up and persecute the Church.  
Who is it M. Speaker, but these Bb. that hath sit at the helm to guide and steer them to all their managing of their projects, that hath been set on foot in this kingdom these Two years' last past, and rather than they would stand out, they have 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 Apprentice; we all know that they were then men that comprehended and contracted with them for their Licences: Certainly Mr. SPEAKER, they might have spent their times better, and more for their grace in the Pulpit, than thus raking and plotting of mischief.  
Mr. SPEAKER, we all know what they have been charged withal here in this house, they be crimes of a dangerous Consequence, and of a transcendent nature, no less than the subverting of the government of this kingdom, and the alteration of the Protestant Religion, and this not upon bare information only, but much of it comes before us already, upon clear and manifest proofs, and there is scarce any businesses, grievances, or complaints come before us in this place, wherein we do vot find them intermingled, and as it were twisted into it, like a busy and angry wasp, his sting in the tail of every thing.  
We have this day heard the Report of the conference which we had the last week, and in it the accusation which is laid against them, and we do all know, that they are guilty of the same.  
Mr. Speaker, they have beer, and are still the common enemy to all goodness and good men, and it is not safe that such vipers should have been near his majesty's person, to distil their poison into his sacred ears, nor were it safe for the Common Wealth, that they should sit in so eminent a place of government, being thus wickedly bent, these men are the corrupt fountain, that hath infected all the streams, and until 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 nor 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, and to strike whilst the Iron is hot: to go to the Lords in the Name of the Commons of this House, to desire their Lordships, that these men might proceed in their trial.  
FINIS.