THE IMPEACHMENT OF SIR Edward Harbert Knight HIS MAJESTY'S Attorney General by the Commons Assembled in PARLIAMENT.  
London, Printed for john Burroughes, and john Franke. 1641.   

The Impeachment of Sir Edward Harbert, the King's Majesty's Attorney General.  
THat the said Sir Edward Harbert Knight, his Majesty's Attorney General, sworn the third day of january in the year of the Lord 1641. Contrary to his oath and the duty of his place, did falsely, scandalously and maliciously, advise, frame and publish, certain false, scandalous Articles of High Treason against the Lord Kimbolton, one of the members of the House of Peers in Parliament, Denzell Holis, esquire, sir Arthur Hazelrigge Baronet, John Pym, John Hampden, and William Strode esquiers, being then, and yet members of the House of Commons in Parliament: A copy of which Articles I am commanded by the House of Commons to deliver to your Lordships.  

1. That they have Traitorously endeavoured to subvert the fundamental laws and government, of the Kingdom of England, to deprive the King of his regal power and to place in subjects an Arbitrary and Tyrannical power over the life's liberties, & estates of his Majesty's liege people.  
2. That they have Traitorously endeavoured by many fowl aspersions upon his Majesty and his government, to alienate the affections of his people, and to make his Majesty odious unto them.  
3. That they have endeavoured to draw his Majesty's late Army to disobedience to his Majesty's Commands, and to side with them in their Traitorous designs.  
4. That they have Traitorously invited and encouraged a foreign power to invade his Majesty's Kingdom of England.  
5. That they have Traitorously endevered to subvert the right and very being of Parliaments.  
6. That for the completing of their Traitorous designs they have endeavoured (as fare as in them lay) by force and terror to compel the Parliament to join with them in their Traitorous designs, and to that end have actually raised and countenanced tumults against the King and Parliament.  
7. That they have traitorously conspired to Levy, and actually have Levied War against the King.   
And the said sir Edward Harbert, the third day of january did falsely, unlawfully, and maliciously exhibit the said Articles into the House of Peers in Parliament, and caused the same to be entered into the Clerks book of the said house intending & endeavouring thereby, falsely, unlawfully and maliciously to deprive the said houses of their said several Members, & to take a way their lives, estates, and good names: All which do of the said Attorney, and every of them, were and are high breaches of the priviliges of Parliament, tending to sedition, and to the utter subvertion of the fundamental Rights and being of Parliament, the Liberty of Subject and to the great scandal and dishonour of his Majesty and his Government, and were and are contrary to the oath of the said Attorney General, and to the great trustreposed in him by his Majesty: and contrary to the laws of this Realm, & a great derogation to his Majesty's Royal Crown and Dignity.  
For which High Crimes, and Misdemeanours, the said Commons saving to themselves the liberties of exhibiting any further or other Impeachment or accufation against the said Sir Edward Harbert, do impeach him; And do pray that he may be forthwith put to Answer the premises in the presence of the Commons.  
FINIS.