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VOL. II.

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Thames: Together with the Petition.
of the four Inns of Court.
36
Mr. Pimm's Speech and Proteftation in
Parliament, on Friday the 14th of
January 1641, concerning his Inno-
cency, touching the Articles of High
Treafon exhibited against himself, and
the other Gentlemen accufed upon the
fame, with his humble Motion to the
House, to move the Lords to joyn with
him in petitioning his Majefty that he
may know his Accufers, against whom
he may have Liberty to vindicate his
Reputation.

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42

Mr. Glyn's Speech in Parliament upon the

Reading the Accufation of the House

of Commons against Mr. Herbert, the

Kings Attorney, for Advifing and

drawing the Accufation of High Trea-

fon against the fix worthy Members of

the House of Commons, February 18,

1641.

the 4th of January, 1642. (Not in
Rushworth.)

A difcreet and learned Speech fpoken in

the Parliament, on Wednesday the 4th

of January, 1641, by Mr. Hampden,

Burgefs for Buckingham, concerning the

Accufation of High Treafon preferred

by his Majefty, against himself, the

Lord Kimbolton, Sir Arthur Haflerig,

Mr. Pymm, Mr. Stroud, and Mr. Hollis,

(worthy Members of the House of

Commons) therein worthily declaring

the Difference betwixt a Good Sub-

ject and a Bad; and referring his

own Trial to the Judgment of that Sir Philip Stapleton's worthy Speech in the

honourable Affembly.

26 Houfe of Commons in Parliament, Jan.

A Speech made in Parliament by Mr. 15, 1641, concerning the Accufation

Glyn, on the 5th of Jannary 1641, con- of the Lord Digby, and Colonel Luns-

cerning the Breaches of the Privileges ford, of High Treafon.

thereof, by breaking open tlie Chambers,

Trunks, and Studies of the fix wor-

thy Members of Parliament, upon their

Accufation of High Treafon by his

Majefty.

Mr. Grimfton's Speech at the Committee

fitting in Guild-Hall, on Thursday the

6th of January 1641, concerning the

Breaches of the Privileges of Parliament,

by breaking open the Chambers, Stu-

dies, and Trunks of the Lord' Kimbol-

ton, and the reft of the Members of

the House of Commons, accufed by his

Majesty of High Treafon. Whereupon

the fame Day there was a Declaration

agreed upon and published, for the Pre-

fervation of their Privileges, and Pro-

tection of their Members from the like

Violence for the Time to come. 31

Mafter Maynard's Speech at the Com-

mittee at Guild-Hall in London, on

Thursday January 6, 1641, concerning

the Breaches of Privileges of Parlia

ment, 1641.

34

The Two Petitions of the County of

Buckingham, as prefented to both the

Houfes, by Knights, Efquires, Cap-

tains and Gentlemen, with a very great.

Number of Freeholders, being the true

Copy as it was prefented to the Houses

of Parliament, January 11, 1641. As

alfo the humble Petition of the Ma-

riners and Seamen, Inhabitants in and

about the Ports of London and the River

45

Mr. Grimston's Argument concerning Bi-

fhops: With Mr. Selden's Anfwer.

Alfo feveral Orders newly made in Par-

liament concerning Church Govern-

ment.

46

The Petition of the Lords and Commons

in Parliament, delivered to his Majefty

the 16th of July, with his Majefty's

Answer thereunto, with the Votes,

1642.

48

A Speech delivered in the House of Com-

mons, July 7, 1641; being refolved

into a Committee (fo near as it could

be collected together) in the Palatine

Caufe. By Sir Simonds D'Ewes. 57

Two Speeches, fpoken by Sir Simonds

D'Ewes, the first touching the Anti-

quity of Cambridge, lately publifhed by

John Thomas, with many ignorant and

foolish Miftakes, which are here recti-

fied The other concerning Privilege

of Parliament in Caufes Civil and Cri-

minal.

62

Certain Confiderations upon the Duties

both of Prince and People, by Sir John

Spelman, 1642.

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Mr.