AN IMPEACHMENT OF HIGH TREASON Exhibited in PARLIAMENT, Against James, LORD STRANGE, Son and Heire apparant of William, Earle of Derby, by the Commons Assembled in Parliament, in the name of themselves, and all the Commons of England.
VVith an Order of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, for the apprehending of the said Lord, to be published in all Churches, and Chappels, Markets and Townes, in the County of Lancaster and Chester.
Ordered by the Lords in Parliament Assembled, that this Impeachment, with the Order, shall be forthwith Printed and publishe.
Septemb. 17. London Printed for John Wright, 1642.
THE IMPEACHMENT OF James Lord Strange, Son and Heire apparant of William Earle of Derby, by the Commons Assembled in Parliament, in the name of themselves and all the Commons of England, of High TRASON.
THat the said James Lord Strange, to the intent and purpose to subvert the Fundamentall Lawes and Government of this Kingdome of England, and the Rights and Liberties, and the very being of Parliaments, and to set sedition betwixt the King and his people; did upon the 15 day of July, in this present yeare of our Lord God, 1642 at [Page] [Page] [...] [Page] Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, and at severall other times and places, actually, maliciously, rebelliously, trayterously summoned, and called together, great numbers of his Majesties Subjects, and in sight, perswade and encourage them to take up armes and leavie war against the King, Parliament, and Kingdome.
That the said James Lord Strange, in further prosecution of his foresaid wicked, trayterous, and malicious purposes, did upon the said 15 day of July, at Manchester aforesaid, and at severall other times and places, actually, maliciously, rebelliously, and trayterously, raise great forces of men and horse, and leavie war against the King, Parliament, and Kingdome, and in further prosecution [Page] of the aforesaid wicked, trayterous, and malicious purposes, the said same Lord Strange and diverse other persons, whom he had drawn into his party and faction, did also upon the said 15 day of Iuly, at Manchester aforesaid, maliciously, and trayterously, with force and armes, and in a hostile and warlike manner, kill, murder, and destroy, Richard Parcivall, of Kirkman-shalme, in the said County of Lancaster, Lynen Webster, and did then and there, & at severall other times and places, in like hostile manner as aforesaid, shoot, stab, hurt and wound diverse other of his Majesties good Subjects, contrary to the Lawes and peace of this Kingdom of England, and contrary to his Majesties Royall Crowne and Dignity; and the [Page] said James Lord Srange, hath set sedition betwixt the King and his people, & now is in open & actuall rebellion against the King, Parliament, and Kingdome. For which matters and things, the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled, doe in the name of themselves, and of all the commons of England, Impeach the said James Lord Strange of High Treason, and the said Commons by protestation, saving to themselves the liberty of exhibiting at any time hereafter, any other accusation or Impeachment against the said Lord Strange, and also of replying to the answers of the said James Lord Strange shall make to the Premises, or any of them, or any Impeachment [Page] or accusation that shall be exhibited by them, as the Cause, according to course and proceedings of Parliament, shall require; do pray that the said James Lord Strange, may be put to answer all and every the Premises, that such proceedings, examinations, tryalls, and judgements, may be upon them, and every one of them, had, and used, as shall bee agreeable to Law and Justice.
WHereas the Lord Strange, having continued a long time, and still remaining in actuall Rebellion against his Majesty, and Parliament, is for the same Impeached of high Treason by the House of Commons, in the name of themselves, and al the Commons of England. It is therefore Ordered by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, that publication thereof bee made in all Churches and Chappels, by the Curats and Church-Wardens thereof, and in all Markets and Townes, by the Constables and Officers of the Townes within the Counties of Lancaster and Chester, to the end that all his Maiesties loving Subiects may have notice thetof, lest they being deceived by the specious pretences made by the Lord Strange, should assist him with men, money, munition, or any other Provision, and so make themselves guilty of the like Treason and Rebellion, and all Sheriffs, and other his Maiesties subiects are hereby required to doe their best endeavour for the apprehension of the said Lord, and the bringing him up to the Parliament, thereto receive condigne Punishment according to his demerits.