Mr. Grymstons speech in Parliament upon the accusation and impeachment of William Laud Arch-bishop of Canterbury upon high treason declaring his wicked proceedings and ex-orbitant power, both in church and common-wealth. Speech in Parliament upon the accusation and impeachment of William Laud Grimston, Harbottle, Sir, 1603-1685. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A42169 of text R7416 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing G2037). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). 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A42169) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 96304) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 259:E196, no 22) Mr. Grymstons speech in Parliament upon the accusation and impeachment of William Laud Arch-bishop of Canterbury upon high treason declaring his wicked proceedings and ex-orbitant power, both in church and common-wealth. Speech in Parliament upon the accusation and impeachment of William Laud Grimston, Harbottle, Sir, 1603-1685. [1], 5 p. s.n.], [London? : 1641. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Laud, William, 1573-1645. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1625-1649 -- Sources. A42169 R7416 (Wing G2037). civilwar no Mr Grymstons speech in Parliament upon the accusation and impeachment of William Laud Arch-bishop of Canterbury, upon high treason declaring Grimston, Harbottle, Sir 1641 1063 8 0 0 0 0 0 75 D The rate of 75 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2002-02 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-03 TCP Staff (Michigan) Sampled and proofread 2002-03 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-04 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Mr GRYMSTONS SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT UPON The Accusation and Impeachment OF WILLIAM LAUD Arch-Bishop of Canterbury , upon high Treason Declaring his wicked proceedings , and exorbitant power , both in Church and Common-wealth . Printed in the Yeare , 1641. Mr. GRYMSTONS SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT , Vpon the Accusation and Impeachment of WILLIAM LAVD Arch-Bishop of Canterbury , of high Treason . Mr. Speaker , there hath beene presented to the House , a most faithfull and exact Report of the Conference wee had with the LORDS yesterday , together with the opinion of the Committees , that were imployed in that service . That they conceived it fit the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury should bee sequestred . I must second the motion , and with the favour of the House , I shall be bold to offer my Reasons , why I conceive it more necessary , we should proceed a little further , then the desire of a bare sequestration onely . Mr. Speaker , Long Introductions , are not sutable to weighty businesse , wee are f●lle● upon the gteat Man , the A●ch-Bishop of Canterbury , looke upon him as he is in his highnesse , and he is the stye of all Pestilent filth , that hath infected the State , and Government of the Church and Common-wealth , looke upon him in his dependancies , and he is the man , the onely man that hath raised and advanced all those ( that together with himselfe ) have bin the Authors and Causers of all the Ruines Miseries , and Calamities , we now groane under . Who is it , but he only , that hath brought the Earle of Strafford to all his great places , and imployments , a fit Instrument , and Spirit , to act and execute all his wicked and bloudy Designes in these Kingdomes ? Who is it , but hee onely , that brought in Secretary Windebanck , into the place of Secretary and trust , The very Broker and Pander to the Whore of Babylon ? Who is it , Mr. Speaker , but he onely , t●at hath advanced all Popish Bishops ? I shall name some of them ; Bishop Manwairing , the Bishop of Bathe and Wells , the Bishop of Oxford , and Bishop Wren , ( the least of all ) but the most uncleane one . These are Men that should have fedde CHRIST'S flocke , but they are the Wolves that devoured them ; the Sheepe should have fed upon the Mountaines , but the mountaines have eaten up the Sheepe . It was the happinesse of our Church , when the zeale of Gods house did eate up the Bishops ; glorious and brave Martyrs that went to the Stake , in defence of the Protestants Religion ; but the zeale of these Bishops , have beene to eate up and persecute the Church . Who is it , Mr. Speaker but the great Archbishop of Canterburie , that hath sit at the Helme to guide and steere them to all the managing of their Projects , that have beene set on foot in this Kingdome these tenne yeares last past , and rather then hee would stand out , he hath most unworthily trucked and chaffered in the meanest of them● As for instance , that of Tobacco , wherein thousands of poore people have beene stripped and turned out of their Trades for which they have served as Apprentises , wee all know hee was the Compounder and Contractor with them for the Licences , putting them to pay Fines , and fee and farmeRents to use their Trades . Certainly , Mr. Speaker , he might hav● spent his time better ( and more for his grace ) in the Pulpit ; then thus sharking and raking in the Tobacco-shop . Mr. Speaker , we all know what he hath been charged withall heere in this House , Crimes of a dangerous consequence , ●nd of Transcendent nature , no lesse then the subversion of the Government of this Kingdome , and the Alteration of the Protestant Religion , and thi● not upon bare information onely , but much of it comes before us already , upon cleere and manifest proofes , and there is scarce any Businesse , Grievances , or Complaints , come before us in this place , wherein wee doe not find him intermingled , and as it were twisted into it , like a bus●e and angry Waspe , his sting in the tayle of every thing . Wee have this day heard the report of the Conference yesterday , and in it the Accusations which the Scottish Nation hath charged him withall , And we doe all know , hee is guilty of the same ( if not more ) in this Kingdome . Mr. Speaker , hee hath beene and is , the common Enemy to all goodnesse and good men , and it is not safe , that such a Viper should be neere his Majesties person , to distill his poyson into his Sacred eares , nor is it safe for the Common-wealth , that hee should sit in so eminent a place of Government , being thus accused , wee know what we did in the Earle of Straffords case . This man is the corrupt Fountaine that hath infected all the streames , and till the fountaine be purged , wee cannot expect to have any cleere Channels . I shall be bold therefore to offer my opinion , and if I erre , it is the errour of my judgement , and not my want of zeale and affection to the publike good . I conceive it most necessary and fit , that wee should now take up a Resolution to doe somewhat , to strike whilst the Iron is hot ; And goe up to the Lords in the name of the Commons of this House , and in the name of the Commons of England ; and to accuse him of high Treason , and to desire their Lordships , his person may be sequestred , and that in convenient time they may bring up the Charge . FINIS .