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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84440	A particular charge or impeachment in the name of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the army under his command against Denzill Hollis Esquire, Sir Phil: Stapleton, Sir William Lewis, Sir John Clotworthy, Sir William Waller, Sir Iohn Maynard, Knights, Major Generall Massie, Iohn Glynne, Esquire, Recorder of London, VValter Long, Esquire, Col. Edward Harley, & Ant: Nicholl, Esquire, Members of the Honourable House of Commons. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Councell of Warre. Signed, Iohn Rushworth, Secret.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing E741A; ESTC R220515	14,617	16

A Particular Charge OR IMPEACHMENT IN THE NAME OF HIS EXCELLENCY Sir Thomas Fairfax And the ARMY under His COMMAND Against Denzill Hollis Esquire Sir Phil Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller Sir Iohn Maynard Knights Major Generall Massie Iohn Glynne Esquire Recorder of London VValter Long Esquire Col. Edward Harley Ant Nicholl Esquire Members of the Honourable House of Commons By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Councell of Warre Signed Iohn Rushworth Secret London Printed in the Yeare MDCXLVII A PARTICVLAR CHARGE OR IMPEACHMENT In the Name of his Excellency Sir THO FAIRFAX c. VVHereas on the fifteenth day of June last the Heads of a Charge were delivered in the name of the said Army unto the Commissioners of Parliament to be sent up to the Parliament against the Persons above-named Now in prosecution and maintenance thereof and according to the power thereby preserved It is in the Name of the said Army more particularly charged against the said persons as followeth 1. That the said Mr. Denzill Hollis during the late Warre in prosecution of the evill designes expressed in the generall Heads or Articles formerly exhibited contrary to the trust reposed in him contrary to his oath taken in June 1643. and contrary to the Ordinance of Parliament dated in Oct. 1643. hath assisted the King in the late unnaturall Warre and held correspondency and intelligence with the Enemy against the Parliament in manner following viz. He the said Mr. Hollis being one of the speciall Commissioners for the Parliament to present Propositions of both Houses to the King at Oxford did privately and contrary to his instructions at severall times make his addresses unto the Kings party there then in Armes against the Parliament namely unto the Earle of Lyndsey the Earle of Southampton the Lord Savill and others and did secretly plot and advise them against the Parliament and did intimate unto them or one of them that the said propositions then sent unto his Majesty by the Parl. were unreasonable And the said M. Hollis being demanded what answer he would advise the King to make to the said Propopositions he the said Mr. Hollis did advise that the King should demand a Treaty however and then declare how unreasonable the Propositions were and that yet for the peace of the Kingdome His Majesty would treat upon them but withall wished the said Treaty might bee in London whither the King himselfe should come upon security Hee the said Mr. Hollis adding that there was nothing in the world that the violent party meaning the well-affected party to the Parliament against the Enemy did so much feare as His Majesties comming to London which would be a certaine dissolution of their authority and power And the said Mr. Hollis bad those said persons or one of them assure the King that if His Majesty knew as much as he the said Mr. Hollis knew His Majesty would take his horse and be at London the next day or words to that effect And it being againe demanded whether if the King should be willing to come it would be accepted of He the said Mr. Hollis thereto answered that certainly it would be much opposed but yet he the said Mr. Hollis was confident that he and his party meaning some of the Members above-named and others should carry it and wished the King to put it upon that triall And the said Mr. Hollis was desired by the said Earle of Lyndsey Earle of Southampton and Lord Savill or one of them that he would be pleased to draw such an Answer in writing to the said Propositions as hee desired the King should send and the said Earle of Southampton who was that night to lie in the Kings Bedchamber would perswade the King to condiscend unto it and thereupon the said Mr. Hollis withdrew and either the same day or the next day following the said Mr. Hollis accordingly carried in his hand unto the said Lords or one of them a Paper ready written which as he said was such an Answer to the said Propositions as he had drawne for the King to send to the Parliament which was taken by the said Lords or one of them and carried to the King to be considered of and so much thereof as advised the Kings comming to London was laid by the King fearing to adventure himselfe but the rest of the said Paper the Lord Digby who writ the Kings Answer to the said Propositions made use of in the same words as the said M. Hollis had set downe And the said Master Hollis to ingratiate himselfe with the Kings partie did about the same time revile the well-affected Members of the House of Commons declaring unto the said Kings partie at Oxford or some of them that those wel-affected Members which to render them the more odious as he conceived he named the violent Independent partie had ill intentions and great aversnesse to Peace and that nothing would be more pleasing to them then for the King to refuse the Propositions how unreasonable soever the same were and he also then said that the Commissioners of Scotland were very weary of that violent partie and that they being desperate to establish their Presbytery here as in Scotland made their addresses to him the said M. Hollis and his partie All which tended to the protracting of the said late Warre and to the hindrance of an happy Peace and the said M. Hollis did also after that receive from the Earle of Lyndsey a Letter written in white Inke concerning some secret designe and kept it from the knowledge of the House from February till about Iuly after when it was discovered by him that brought it but the Letter it selfe was by the said M. Hollis after hee had read it burnt And the said Earle of Lyndsey moved the King for a Passe for the said M. Hollis to goe to Oxford but the King refused to grant it saying That Hollis did him better service in the Parliament then he could doe him at Oxford 2. That the said Mr Hollis and sir Philip Stapleton during the said late War when the said Earle of Lyndsey went from the Tower of London to Oxford sent severall Messages of intelligence to the Earle of Dorset and Lord Digby thereby assuring them that they the said Mr Hollis and Sir Philip Stapleton did better service for the King here in Parliament then they could doe him if they were at Oxford And the said Sir Philip Stapleton desired that the said E. of Dorset would preserve him and the said Sir Philip and his friends in the good opinion of the party at Oxford which was then the K ngs Garrison and he the said Sir Philip would do as much for his Lordship and his friends here with the Parliament And the said Mr Hollis and Sir Philip Stapleton the more to ingratiate themselves into the favour of the enemy did of their owne accord without any direction of the Parliament draw

up other Propositions then those mentioned in the precedent Articles which they affirmed were in their Judgements fit for the King to grant and for the Parliament to desire and being so drawn up sent them privately to his Majesty without any authority of Parliament to warrant the same 3. That the said Mr Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller Sir John Maynard Major Generall Massie Mr Glyn Mr Long Collonel Edward Harley and Anthony Nicholls in the Months of March Aprill May and June last past and at other times in prosecution of the evill designes in the severall generall heads mentioned have frequently assembled and met together at the Lady Carliles Lodgings in White-Hall and in other places with diverse other persons disaffected to the State without any authority of Parliament for holding correspondency with the Queene of England now in France and her participants with an intent by such secret clandestine treaties amongst themselves to put conditions upon the Parliament and to bring in the King upon their owne tearmes and having a great power upon the Treasure of the Kingdome have therewith maintained and encouraged by Pensions and otherwise the Queenes Party in France thereby to beget a second and more bloudy War in this Kingdome and they or some or one of them assured the Queene 40000. l per annum if She would assist them in their designe and that they would do more for the King then the Army would do and that they would find out some meanes to destroy the Army and their friends 4. That in further pursuance of the same evill designes they the said Mr. Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton Sir VVilliam Lewis Sir Iohn Clotworthy Sir William Waller and Major Generall Massie by the combination aforesaid within the space of three months last past without any authority of Parliament invited the Scots and other forraigne forces to come into this Kingdome in a Hostile manner to abet and assist them in the prosecuting and effecting of their said designes And the said Mr Hollis very lately sent to the said Queene of England then and still in France advising her amongst other things speedily to send the Prince into Scotland to march into this Kingdom in the head of an Army And did send a speciall Messenger to her for such ends and purposes And the said Mr. Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton Sir VVilliam Lewis Sir Iohn Clotworthy Sir William Waller Sir Iohn Maynard Mr Glyn Major generall Massie Mr Long Collonell Edward Harley and Anthony Nicholls have underhand of their owne accord without authority of Parliament listed or caused or procured to be listed divers Commanders and Souldiers endeavouring thereby to leavy and raise a new War in this Kingdom to protect themselves in their unjust oppressions and factious designes and have at severall times within the space of two Months last past invited incouraged abetted and counselled multitudes of Reformado Officers and Souldiers and other rude persons tumultuously and violently to gather together at Westminster to affright and assault the Members of Parliament in their passage to and from the House to offer violence to the House it selfe locking the doore thereof upon them and so imprisoning them and by such violences out-rages and threats to awe and enforce the Parliament 5. That the said Mr. Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton and Mr Glyn have been and are obstructers and prejudgers of severall Petitions to the Parliament for redresse of publique grievances and the said Master Hollis and Sir Philip Stapleton in the Month of May last past did abuse and affront divers Petitioners who in a peaceble manner then attended the Committee whereof Collonell Lee was Chaireman not only reviling and reproaching them but violently haleing and boysterously assaulting them and offered to draw their swords upon Major Tuleday and others of the said Petitioners and without any authority or power committed Nicholas Tew one of the Petitioners and soone afterwards by the procurement of the said Mr Hollis and Sir Philip Stapleton and upon their mis-information to the House the said Major Tuleday and Nicholas Tewe were imprisoned not being permitted to speake for themselves and the said Master Glyn about three moneths since caused the said Nicholas Tewe to be imprisoned in Newgate and to be detained a long time there for no other cause but for having a Petition about him which was to be presented to the House 6. That the said Sir John Clotworthy Sir VVilliam VValler and Major Generall Massie have lately in prosecution of the said designes in the said generall heads mentioned against the knowne Lawes of this Realme and rules and Articles of Warre made by Parliament by an Arbitrary power imprisoned some Members of the Army without any authority particularly Ensigne Nicholas whose Pockets they without authority caused to be searched and severall Papers to be taken from him contrary to the liberty of every Subject and caused him to bee sent a Prisoner from the head Quarters to London without the authority or privity of the Generall or the chiefe Officers of the Army commanding in his absence 7. That in or about the Moneth of March last there being a Petition intended from the Officers and Souldiers of the Army to their Generall for such things onely as were justly due unto them and concerning them meerely as Souldiers The said Sir VVilliam VValler Sir John Clotworthy and Colonell Edward Harley a Member of the Army having gotten into their hands a Copy of the said Petition by combination with the other Members above mentioned with an intent to abuse the Parliament into prejudices and jealousies against the proceedings of the Army concerning the said Petition they well knowing that the said Army stood in their way and hindreth them from bringing to passe the designes in the said generall Charges expressed did falsely and malitiously informe the House That the said Petition was contrived and promoted to debauch and disoblige the Army from the Parliament And that it was managed and carried on by divers principall Officers in the Army that orders were given out for the reading of it in the head of every Regiment and whosoever would not subscribe it should bee put out of the Musters and cashiered the Army and by those and other aggravations did represent it to the House as a designe against the Parliament further adding that some Regiments which were remote were sent for to joyne with the rest of the Army for that purpose by which mis-informations they the said Members did the same day procure a peremptory Order to the Generall to suppresse the said Petition 8. That some few dayes after Colonell Edward Harley by the Combination aforesaid and in pursuance of the same designes did produce to the House a Letter supposed to be written from within the Quarters of the Army to him the said Colonell Harley by a person not named whereby it was informed that Colonell Harleys Lieutenant Colonell had drawne his Regiment to a rendezvous

Parliament and many other desperate Delinquents have been and still are taken off and freed from Sequestration and the said Order was sent to every severall Committee in Wales in severall Letters from the said Committee contrary to several Orders and Ordinances of Parliament and contrary to the Rules of justice and equity which should impartially be administred as wel in Wales as in other places of this Kingdom whereby the ill affected Gentry and Ministry of that Country are grown so high and insolent that honest men dare scarce live amongst them so as that which was intended by the Parliament to settle and preserve Wales is by the practice of the said Sir William Lewis and Master Glyn perverted to the danger and destruction of it XVI That the said Sir William Lewis and Mr. Glyn have further ingratiated themselves with the Delinquents of Wales and prepared them for their said designes in manner following viz. he the said Sir William Lewis hath within two yeers last past countenanced and protected many of the most notorious dāgerous Delinquēts within the several Countries of South-Wales namely the L. of Carbery others in Carmarthinsh Mr Crane and others in Glamorganshire Mr Morgan late Knight of the shire Mr John Herbert and others in Brecknockshire Mr Gwyn Mr Lewis divers others in Radnorshire by freeing some of them altogether from Compositions though sequestred by laboring divers Members of the House of Comittees to be favourable in compounding with others and to admit of such to their Compositions as were uncapable thereof And the said Sr William Lewis hath animated incouraged some of the said persons to continue their fidelity unto the Kings cause promising them That if they would be friends with the King for him he and his would be their friends in the Parliament in so much as his friends the Delinquents in those parts have lately looked upon him as a rising man when the King shall come to London which hath lately been their constant boasting And the said Sir William Lewis hath within two yeers last past caused divers that hath been Commissioners for the King and had prest men and raised moneys to promote the late War against the Parliament namely his Brother Mast Tho. Lewis Mr Gwyn Mr Charles Walhiffe Mr Meridith Lewis Mr Edward Williams and many others to be Commissioners of the Peace and Committee-men for the said County of Brecknock insomuch as those that have been most active and faithfull to the Parliament have been and still are out-voted in those places and can do no considerable service for the Parliament and the rather for that the said Sir William Lewis hath also produced one Edward Williams his owne kinsman and much disaffected to the Parliament to be Sollicitor of Sequestrations in that County who is and hath been very remisse corrupt therein And the said Sir William Lewis hath by the means aforesaid lately procured Master Edward Lewis his sonne though unfit for that imployment to be chosen and returned Burgesse for Brecknoe which that he might the better effect he kept the Writ for election of the said Burgesse above eight moneths in his owne custodie before it was delivered to the Sheriffe of the said County And likewise that the said Master John Glyn with in two years last past hath procured severall persons that have lately been Comissioners of Array and in Arms against the Parliament in Northwales viz. _____ and others to be named in the Commission of the peace for the Counties of Denbigh Carnarvan other Counties there to be put in other great places of Trust Command there amongst others Col. Glyn his brother who was lately a Colonel in the Kings Army is by the said Mr John Glyns procurement become Governor of the Town Castle of Carnarvan Admiral or Vice-Admirall of the Irish seas to the endangering 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 countries lying upon the coasts towards Ireland to the fear XVII That the said Sir William Lewis being heretofore during these troubles Governor of Portsmouth a Garrison for the Parliament in which time he received much of the Publick Treasure for which he hath not yet given an Accompt did while he was Governor there frequently hold correspondency and intelligence with the Kings party about the delivery up of the said Garrison insomuch as although Sir William Waller and divers others in that Garrison were proclaimed Traitors to the King yet he by the Kings speciall Command was spared the King affirming That the said Sir William Lewis was his Friend and that he was confident he would do h m good service or to that effect And although the then was a Parliament-man and Governor of Portsmouth as aforesaid and his estate in the said County of Brecknock being of the value of aboue six hundred pound per annum was three years in the Kings quarters yet the same was never sequestred And since the Parliament hath prevailed Colonel Herbert Price Esq having been Governor of Brecknock for the King against the Parliament being sequestred the said Sir William Lewis by his sollicitations to the Committee procured the personall Estate of the said Colonel Price which the Committee of the County had found out and caused to be brought to Morgan Awbrayes house in Brecknock to be restored unto him without any satisfaction to the State and hath procured his the said Col. Prices lands in the said County of Brecknock being worth about three hundred pound per annum to be let to a friend of the said Col. Pr ces to his wives use as fifty pound per annum contrary to the directions of severall Ordinances of Parliament made in that behalf XVIII That the said Mr Iohn Glyn or some other person or persons by his direction consent or privity or to his use hath during his being a Member of the House of Commons taken rewards of severall persons for service done them in the House as namely amongst others divers Drovers from Wales who by his means and procurement had an allowance by Order of the House for three thousand pound in satisfaction of losses they had sustained by the Enemy did pay unto the wife of the said Mr. Glyn the sum of an hundred pound as a reward for his said service XIX That the said Mr Iohn Glyn as he hath been most active to bring into the Commission of Peace and into other places of Authority divers notorious Delinquents in North Wales as aforesaid so hath been as active as much as in him lies to put out and keep out of the Militia and Common-Councell of London and out of the Commission of Peace of Middlesex many eminent and faithfull men that have laid out their estates and adventured their lives for defence of the Parliament and City in the time of their greatest necessity namely Alderman Pennington Col. Tiebborn Mr. Estwick Mr. Moyer and others contrary to the Declaration of both Kingdoms which hath assured all lawfull favour and encouragement to