THE IMPEACHMENT by the HOUSE of COMMONS Against The Lord mayor of the City of London AND Divers other Aldermen, common-council men, Citizens, Ministers, Apprentices, and others.  
And an Order for choosing a new Lord mayor, And the manner of the trial.  
ALSO The Sentence denounced against John Poyntz alias Morris, Isabel Smith, Leonard Derby, and John Harris.  
Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson, and are to be sold at his house in Smithfield, 1647.   

Die veneris Septem. 24. 1647.  
Resolved upon the Question,  
THat there appear sufficient matter to accase Sir Jo. Geyer, Knight, Mayor of the City of London, of high Treason, and further Voted, that he be committed prisoner to the Tower of London, upon accusation of high Treason, for countenancing and abetting the force and tumult brought down and used against the House of Commons, the 26 of July last, and this to be in order to his trial; the House upon debate also further Voted, the like charge of high Treason against Thomas Cullum Alderman, and one of the Sheriffes of London, James bounce, Alderman John Langham Alderman, and Thomas Adams Alderman, Citizens of London, for countenancing and abetting the said force against the Houses, and that they be committed to the Tower of London. And the Committees appointed to examine the said force and tumult, were appointed to prepare and bring impeachments against the said Lord Mayor and Aldermen as aforesaid, against monday morning next.   

Die Sabbathi, Septem. 25. 1647, Resolved upon the Question,  
First, That Col. Laurence Bromfield, Col. Edward Hooker, Cap. Jones, be impeached of high crimes and misdemeanours, and committed to the Serjeants custody, attending the house of Commons, and that a charge of Impeachment be drawn up against them accordingly.  
Secondly, That Captain Musgrave, Thomas caril, Bartholomew West, Rich. Rumney, Ralph Hooker, Joh. Melton Minister, James Studley, Richard Eortis, Mr. Will. Drake.— Brook, Apprentice to Mr. Baker of Hellens, John Harley, Daniel Hill, edmond Peisley, Citizens of London, be indicted of high treason at the Kings bench bar; and committed to the Serjeants custody until their trial this next term, at the Court of Kings bench aforesaid.   

Die Lunae Septemb. 27. 1647.  
The Commons sent a Message to the Lords with an Impeachment against Sir John Geyer, Lord Mayor of the City of London, of high Treason in the name of all the Commons of England, for levying War against the King, Parliament, and kingdom, and to desire their Lordships to appoint a day, and they would make good the Charge of High Treason against him. And that the City be sent to, to choose a Lord Mayor to execute the place during his time.   

The Sentence denounced against John Morris, Isabel Smith, Leonard Derby, & John Harris.  
WHereas John brown Esquire clerk of the Parliament did the 25. of June 1647 exhibit a charge before the Lords in Parliament, against John Morris alias Poyntz, Mary his wife, Isabel smith, Leonard Derby, and John Harris for forging, framing and publishing a Copy of a pretended Act of Parliament alleged to have been made Anno 43. Elizabeth. And entitled, An Act to enable and make good a conveyance and assurance made of the manors of chopping Ouger, Northokenden, Southokenden, and other Lands in the County of Essex, and Bevies marks alias Buries marks in London by James Morris Esq; and Gabriel Po●ntz Esq; to John, Poyntz alias Morris and his Heires, and to establish the said● manors upon the said John Poyntz alias Morris and his Heires, according to the said conveyance, whereas in truth there neither is, nor ever was any such Act of Parliament, And for forging and counterfieting his hand writing, and subscribing the said Copy. John brown clear. Par.  
And the better to colour their late practices have charged the said John brown with the loss of the said Record, and denying of his own hand. And whereas Sir Adam Littleton Barro. who had good title to part of the said manors & Lands as in the right of Dame. Awdery his wife, whose inheritance thereunto was sought to be impeached by the copy, of the said pretended Act of Parliament, complained likewise against the said persons before their Lordships for th● said forgery and publication in that the said John Morris, Edward Derby John Harris, and Isabel smith did procure the said copy at Chesmstow at Lent Assizes 1646. for the County of Essex, at a trial in an Ejectione form, brought by Thomas smith Husband to the said Isabel, and Lessee of the said John Morris against Josias clerk tenant to the said Sir Adam Littleton of part of the said Lands contained in the said pretended Act, And did plead and affirm the same to bee a true copy of an Act of Parliament; And the said Derby and Harris did falsely and pe●juriously swear in open Court, at the said trial, that they had examined the said copy by them, produced with the Record of the said pretended Act in the Office of the clerk of the Parliament, and that he did aclowledge the said writing to be his own hand, whereas in truth the said subscription, to the said pretended Act of Parliament is counterfeit and none of the said clerk of the Parliaments hand. And the said Sir Adam further complained of an exemplification under the great Seal of England for countenancing the said forged copy of the said pretended Act, by some undue means by the said parties thereunto affixed, of the parties showing whereof, proof was made before their Lordships.  
All which being crimes of a very high and transcendent nature, and do concern the public justice of the kingdom, and of this Honourable House, the supremest judicatory of this kingdom: That Acts of Parliaments, the highest Records in this Kndgdome should be framed invented, forged and given in evidence, and published as true Acts of Parliament. And the hand of the clerk of the Parliament a sworn Officer forged, counterfited & subscribed to the same, & if such bold and audacious acts should not be severely punished, no man can bee safe in his life, person, or estate, they said John brown and Sir Adam Littleton desired that the persons aforesaid might forthwith answer the said Charges, and that their Lordships would inflict such exemplary punishment upon the offenders as may defer the like attempts and lewd practise, in others, and give such setting reparations as their Lordships in their wisdom should think meet.  
Whereupon the persons aforesaid, put in their answers to the premises and pleaded not guilty. And after the Case had been divers days fully heard by council on both sides and witnesses produced at this bar, and the whole matter afterwards thoroughly weighed, debated, and fully confided of by the House. The Lords in Parliament assembled, being fully satisfied of the guilt of the said persons for the aforesaid high crimes charged against them: do award and adjudge  
1. That the said John Morris shall pay to our sovereign Lord the King the sum of one thousand Pounds, Isabel Smith two hundred Pounds, Leonard Derby four hundred Pounds, and John Harris four hundred Pounds.  
2. That the said Parties shall pay to John brown Esquire clerk of the Parliament for his Damages five hundred Pounds.  
3. That all the said Parties shall before their enlargement out of Prison be bound to the good Behaviour during their lives, before some one of his Majesties Justices of his Bench at Westminster, with good Sureties.  
4. That the said copy of the pretended Act of Parliament falsely affirmed upon Oath to have been subscribed with the name of the said clerk of the Parliament, entitled An Act to enable and make good a Conveyance and Assurance made of the manours of Chepping ouger, North Kenden, South Kenden, and other Lands in the County of Essex, and Bevis marks, al●às Buries marks in London by James Morris and Gabriel Pointz Esquire to John Pointz alias Morris and his heires, and to establish the said manours upon the said John Pointz alias Morris his heires, according to the said Conveyance, is hereby declared to be forged and counterfeit, and is by their Lord ps. adjudged & decreed to be for ever damned and canceled, and never to be pleaded in any Court or Cause whatsoever, nor to be admitted in Evidence, there being no Record of any such pretended Act of Pa●lia●ent, to warrant the same.  
5. That all ●he said s●vera●l persons hereby adjudged guilty of the said crimes, shall ever hereafter be made uncapable to be wi nesses in any cause whatsoever.  
6 That John Brown Esquire, Clerk of the Parliament, is in the judgement of this House free and clear of, and from all and every the aspersi●ns, falsities, and charges of th● said John Morris, Isabel Smith, Leonard Derby, and John Harris charged, uttered, divulged, and given out by them against him. Concerning the matters herein mentioned, and that this Judgement shall be openly red and published in the face of the County of Essex, at the next Assizes to be held for that County.  
7 That the said parties shall bring, or cause to bee brought into this House by the fifth day of October next one exemplification under the great seal of England, concerning the Mannor of Little Munden, in the County of Hartford, and the aforesaid Exemplification of the said counterfeit Act of Parliament, to which the great seal of England is charged to have been unduly and fraudulently affixed, that so the aforesaid forged exemplification may be canceled and vacated.  
8 That they shall be imprisoned during the pleasure of this House.  
Jo. Brown clear. Parliamentorum.  
FINIS