A CONSPIRACY OF THE TWELVE BISHOPS IN THE TOWER, AGAINST Mr. Calamie, Mr. Burton, Mr. Marshal, and many other worthy Divines, etc.  
●s also how they obscurely made those Articles, wherein Mr. Pym and the other Parliament men were impeached.  
chewing likewise their treachery, how they would have escaped out of the Tower. With a Description of the true Cause that the City of London and Westminster are day and night in Arms.  
●nd of that notable Abuse, which was done last Thursday night, when the City was called up to rise in Arms in the night, both in Cheapside, Covent-Garden, and St. George's field in Southwark.  
London. Printed for W. Bond, 1641.   


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THE CONSPIRACY OF THE TWELVE BISHOPS IN THE TOWER: Against Mr. Calamie, Mr. Burton, Mr. Marshal, and many other worthy Divines, etc.  
THE tyrannical usurpation of the Bishops, and their Ecclesiastical insultations hath been generally acknowledged to be the prime cause of these Discords, and promiscuous distractions among the people at this time. They have been kindling the fire of dissension a long time in this kingdom, and now they have almost brought the spark of their malicious minds to a full flame. But I hope God will still divert their wicked intents, and as heretofore all their usurping tyranny, and nefarious machinations in famum evanuerunt, have come to nothing, so still their conspiracies shall be confounded. They have always envied the prosperity of good and painful Ministers of the Gospel, and as they saw them flourish the more in the truth of the holy Scripture, gaining the affections of the people, so still the more did they always emulate them. But the Parliament having judiciously perceived their intents, did not think them fit members of the House, and therefore have placed them in an other house more meet for them, I mean the Tower, which they have most deserved. Where being committed, they studied with all diligence, and sedulity to subvert either the intents of those, who should oppose them, and were the Authors of their imprisonment. Having thus moulded their resolution, they privately made seven Articles against Mr. Pym, and four other worthy Parliament men, wherein they were all arraigned of High Treason. And when they had obscurely composed, they sent it to be presented to the King's Majesty, and that he would vouchsafe to give his Assent thereunto, and proclaim them Traitors. Thus we may perceive their malicious minds, who, when they saw men glorious in the kingdom, and that stood for the safety, peace and prosperity of the Realm, did study to supplant those Noble Members, being the next way to supplant the whole Kingdom besides. Thus we may understand their diligence to set the City, and Kingdom together by the ears: thus we may see their intents to alienate the Upper House of Parliament from the Lower house, and the King from both; yet being somewhat frustrated of their expectation of imprisonment of those Members, whom they impeached: their malice would not stop there, but intended farther. And now being crossed in their former stratagem, they proceeded unto a second: wherein they privately again, and obscurely composed Articles against M. Calamie, M. Burton, M. Marshal, etc. with divers other famous Divines, striving to suppress the laborious and painful Ministers of the Word and Gospel; for because they could not bring the Parliament into dissension and discord among themselves, labouring to eject the chiefest Members thereof: they strove to reduce the Church to Heresy, ●nd promiscuous distractions, intending to suspend the chiefest pillars thereof,  
But I hope that their envy and emulation will shortly be dissipated, and although they expect these men with themselves in the tower, yet I believe they may stay long enough for them.  
If the parliament would be pleased to call these Bishops to their trial, it would be great honour to themselves, greater safety to the Kingdom, and especially greatest honour to God and the propagation of his holy Gospel. For they daily concur together in machinations, either how they may depopulate the Realm, or else how they themselves might obscurely escape from the Tower: Once they had concluded to shave themselves, put on periwigs, and grey clothes, and so they thought to have escaped from thence, but their treachery was discovered, and notice given to the Parliament thereof. Who did immediately thereupon send for some of the Guard, and gave stricter charge of their fidelity: who very faithfully promised the same.  
But the City of London being in such extreme peril, and danger, did induce many to stand in their own defence; for they knew not what Treachery, the Bishops and other popish Recusants might conspire against them.  
Therefore the Trained ●●nds do both day and night wai●e in London and Westminster to defend themselves from the wicked Conspiracies of their treacherous enemies. But one great abuse done unto the City I cannot omit; when as last Thursday night some Company had been drinking very late in the night, and were resolved to do some exploit, that should be heard of in the City: and one of them immediately replied, that they would cry about the streets, that the Papists were arising, and every man should presently stand on his own safeguard. It was concluded on, and crying thus in the City, and calling for every man to come in his own defence for fear he should be burnt in his bed, for the Papists were risen. There was immediately many thousand Citizens came incontinently with their Muskers charged all with bullets, some with Halberds, others with pikes, some with swords and the like weapons, Common-garden was immediately filled with soldiers, in Cheapside there were many thousands stood in their Guard, and in St. George's Field in Southwark there was an infinite number of men in Arms. But if these roguish disturbers of the city could be apprehended, I doubt not but that they should receive condign punishment according to their demerits.   
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