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people of Scotland to be bishop of St. Andrews, with the great good liking of king Alexander and the nobility. Yet by reason of some discontentments the same king had conceived against the arch-bishop of York, within whose province Scotland then was, he would by no means agree that Eadmere should take his consecration from that arch-bishop; and after much consultation how then it might otherwise be performed, it was at last agreed, that the staff of the bishoprick should be solemnly laid upon the altar, and that Eadmere taking it from thence, should receive it as delivered him from God himself: which accordingly was done. This calleth to my mind another of like nature, somewhat more ancient: where Wulstan, the good bishop of Worcester, both resigned his bishoprick by laying the staff thereof upon the shrine of St. Edward the confessor (by the agreement of a council holden under Lanfranc) and in like manner received, the same again from thence, in the presence of king William, the arch-bishop Lanfranc, and many others; not without some miracle, as Matthew Paris writeth it in an. 1095. These as ágya.

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indagatione certiores facti, et ut piam reve' rendissimi patris intentionem hac in re sequa 'mur, et ad abundatiorem cautelam, perfidelis 'consilitarii nostri optimeque de ecclesia et republica meriti præsulis statum, famam, et 'diguitatem, nostri etiam patrocinii minime ' teneri et firmare dignoscamur, ad præsentem venimus dispositionem: Vobisque vel aliqui bus sex vestrum, quorum vos præfat. Johannem Lincoln, Georgium London. Lancelotum Winton. et Samuelum Norwicen. respective episcopos, quatuor esse volumus, de quorum etiam fide, judicio, et industria plurimum con

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DISPENSATIO cum Georgio Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi super Irregularitade. "REVERENDISSIMO in Christo Patri Georgio providentia divina Cantuariensi archiepiscopo, totius Angliæ primati, et metropolitano, Johannes Lincoln. Georgius London. Lancelotus Winton. Samuel Norwicens. Thomas Coven. et Lich. Arthurus Bathon. et Wellen. Nicolaus Eliensis et Georgius Cicestrensis permissione divina respective episcopi de provincia Cantuar. Salutem et gratiam in Domino sempiternam.fidimus, mandamus et de gratia nostra speRecipimus literas commissionales à serenissimo in Christo principe ac domino nostro domino Jacobo Dei gratia Angliæ, Scotia, Franciæ et Hiberniæ rege, fidei defensore, &c. sub magno sigillo Angliæ confectas et nobis directas; quarum tenor sequitur in hæc verba: Jacobus Dei gratia Angliæ, Scotia, Franciæ, et Hiberniæ rex, fidei defensor, &c. Reverendo‘ton, et Samuelem Norwicen. respective episin Christo Patri et perdilecto et perquam copos, quatuor esse volumus, cum præfato 'fideli consiliario nostro Johanni episcopi Lin- reverendissimo patre super omni et oninimod. colo. custodi magni sigilli nostri Angliæ, ac juris vel facti defectu, censuro, sive pæna alireverendo in Christo Patri Georgio episcopo ( qua canonica et ecclesiastica, præsertim vero ⚫ London. ac reverendo in Christo Patri ac per- irregularitate omni seu irregularitatis nota, si dilecto et perquam fideli consiliario nostro qua forsitan ratione præmissorum contracta Lanceloto episcopo Winton, necnon reveren- fuit, vel quibusdam contracta esse videantur, dis in Christo patribus Samueli Norwicen. utque in susceptis ordinibus et jurisdictionibus Thomæ Coven. et Lichen. Nicholao Elien. 'secundum concreditam sibi ratione ordinis Arthuro Bathon. et Wellen. et Georgio Cices- 'et archiepiscopatus sui potestatem libere mi'tren. respective episcopis, salutem et gratiam. nistrare, frui, exercere, et gaudere valeat, ad Humili nobis supplicatione exposuit reve-majorem cautelam di-penestis, ac cætera rendissimus in Christo Pater, perdilectus et omnia et singula quæ ad statum, commodum, per fidelis consiliarius noster Georgius Can- et honorem præfati reverendissimi patris con

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vestrum, quorum vos præfatas, Johannem Lincoln. Georgium London. Lancelotum Win⚫ton, et Samuelem Norwicen. respective episcopos, quatuor esse volumus, facienda in debita juris forma concepta, et inscripta, re• ducta, sigillisque vestris seu sigillo aliquo authentico munita, præfato archiepiscopo tradere non differatis. Quam quidem dispensationem, cæteraque sic ut præfertur per vos aut aliquos sex vestrum, quorum vos præfatos, Johannem Lincoln. Georgium London, Lancelotum Winton. et Samuelem Norwicen. respective episcopos, quatuor esse volumus, pagenda sub <magno insuper sigillo nostro Angliæ confirmari volumus, et super hiis præfati magni sigilli nostri custodi aliisque cancellaria nostræ ministris quibuscunque expresse mandamus, et plenam tenore præsentium concedimus potestatem. Teste meipso apud Westmon. vicesimo se'cundo die Novembris, anno regni nostri An· gliæ, Francia, et Hiberniæ, decimo nono et Scotia lv.' Secundum tenorem et exigentiam literarum commissionalium prærecitatarum, et ad eximendum omnem scrupulum ab infirmorum mentibus, si quis forsitan sit aut fuerit in ea parte conceptus. Nos prædicti, Johannes Lincoln. Georgius London, Lancelotus Winton, Samuel Norwicen. Thomas Coven. et Lichfeld, Arthurus Bathon. et Wellen. Richardus Elien. et Georgius Cicestrens. respective episcopi, nomine primitus invocato ac Deum patrem oculis solum habentes, et considerantes atque pro certo habentes quod dicta venatio cui per te data erat opero, quando dictum casuale homicidium, te nihil tale suspicante, accidebat, erat modesta, decens, et quieta, et quod debita | per se adhibita erat diligentia in dicta venatione ad præcavendum ne quid periculi alicui inde eveniret, Tecum præfato Georgio archiepiscopo Cantuariensi super omni irregularitate et irregularitatis nota, si quam forsitan ratione casualis homicidii sive mortis præfati Petri Hawkins incurristi vel aliquibus incurrisse videaris ad omnem et qualemcunque juris effectum dispensamus; teque præfatum Georgium archie

piscopum Cantuariensem ac personam tuam ab omnibus et singulis inhabilitatibus, suspensionibus, irregularitatibus, aliisque pœnis, impedimentis, censuris, et coercionibus quibus cunque ecclesiasticis sive canonicis, si quam forsitan ratione præmissorum aut eorum alicujus incurristi aut aliquibus incurrisse videaris, ad omnem et qualemcunque juris effectum liberamus ac tenore præsentium pro liberato haberi decernimus et pronunciamus: quemque defectum, labem, notam, sive maculam, (si quam forsitan ratione præmissorum aut eorum alicujus contraxisti aut aliquibus contraxisse videaris, penitus abolemus ac pro abolitis haberi decernimus et pronunciamus: Teque etiam præfatum Georgium archiepiscopum Cantua riensem ex superabundanti et ad inajorem cautelam, rehabilitamus et restituimus ad omnem et qualemcunque juris effectum: Et ut in sus ceptis ordinibus et archiepiscopatu prædicto, ac in omnibus et singulis jurisdictionibus, privilegiis, præeminentiis, prærogativis, dignitatibus, atque aliis rebus quibuscunque, aliquo modo ad dictum archiepiscopatum spectantibus et pertinentibus libere ministrare valeas, concedimus et indulgemus, perinde ac si prædictum casuale homicidium commissum non fuisset; canonibus, legibus, decretis, ordinationibus, et constitutionibus ecclesiasticis quibuscunque contrariis (si qua sint in ea parta contraria) in aliquo non obstantibus. In cujus rei testimonium, sigilla nostra episcopalia hisce præsentibus apponi fecimus. Dat. duodecimo die Decembris, anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo vicesimo primo.-Teste rege apud Westmon. 24. die Decembris anno regni regis Jacobi, &c. xix. et Scotia quinquagesimo quinto."

The subsequent rustication of the Archbishop to his house at Foord was altogether unconnected with the unfortunate event which gave rise to the proceedings related above, and resulted, according to bishop Hacket, merely from his refusal to license Dr. Sibthorpe's Sermon.

122. Proceedings on the Impeachment of the Lord Treasurer MIDDLESEX, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors: 22 JAMES I. A. D. 1624. [Journal of both Houses of Parliament. 1 Cobb. Parl. Hist. 1406.]

April 2, 1624.

THE Archbishop of Canterbury, (George Abbot) reported, That, in a Committee appointed to examine the Stores and Ammunitions of War, some speeches had past, the day before, which concerned the honour of a Lord of that House; and that the said lord desired Examinations might be taken, upon oath, for the clearing thereof. Whereupon the house ordered, That a sub-committee should be constituted to take such Examinations, and the witnesses to be sworn in court. Also, That the following offi

cers of the crown should be sent for, to be examined on oath, relating to this affair, viz. sir Edw. Wardour, clerk of the pells, sir Rob. Pre, sir Thomas Mounson, sir Thomas Dallison, sir Rd. Morrison, sir John Keyes, sir A. Ingram, sir Thomas Cook, sir Thomas Morris, clerk of the ordnance, and sir John Male.

April 3. It appeared who the noble lord was whose conduct had been objected to; for, some orders being made this day, relating to the sittings of the Committee on Munitions, Stores, &c. we are told, by the Journal, that the Lord Treasurer (Middlesex) stood up and said,

"That he would desire no favour but expedition; and, when they had done, his lordship would shew a dangerous plot, conspiracy, and combination against him; which, if it was suffered, no man would be in safety in his place." April 8. The Lords received from the Commons, the following Message: "That whereas they yesterday sent to desire a conference with them, for the better accommodating the bill of Monopolies, to be this morning at nine, which their house intended to have done accordingly: but, that now a great and weighty Affair, as ever yet came before them, intervening; and many of their committee being employed in the Examination and enquiry thereof, who were formerly appointed to attend their lordships at this Conference, they humbly desire to be spared at this time, and they will attend at any other which their lordships shall appoint."

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"Whereas there was an Examination, before a committee of your honours, concerning the lands of his said father, compounded for with my Lord Treasurer; whereupon there is an Account given to your lordships, by one Mayle, a scrivener, on his lordship's behalf, of 26,000l. or thereabouts, to be given by the said Lord Treasurer for the said lands, as Mayle reported; now, for that this petitioner and his mother were forced out of their estate therein by his April 9. The Lords being reminded of the lordship for a very small matter, by colour of words used by the Lord Treasurer, April 5, of his majesty's extent; and is able to make apa dangerous plot, conspiracy, and combination pear to your lordships that there hath not been against him;" and because the words were much more than half the sum of 26,000!. really doubtful and generally spoken, his lordship was either in money or money's worth, given for the required to name the parties that had so con- same by his lordship; and for that the said spired against him; for, otherwise, an imputa- lands are of far greater value; and this petition might rest upon that house, or some of the tioner ought, in all equity, to have the benefit members, there being, at that time, a Com- of compounding his father's debts, and the mittee on Munitions, &c. who had taken divers bencfit that should accrue by the surplusage of Examinations concerning his lordship as lord the estate: he most humbly desireth your hotreasurer. Whereupon his lordship cleared the nours to stay the Report, and grant your petihouse, absolutely, from any combination against tioner a copy of the account before the same him; and further protested, that at that time, pass from the lords of the committee; and that he did not name or mean any member of that your petitioner may be allowed to make such house. just exceptions thereunto, as to the honourable April 12. A Message came from the Com-lords of the committee shall seem reasonable. mons in order to put off the intended conference again; because they said, That a lord of that house had desired to be heard, by his counsel, in theirs in the afternoon; which they had yielded to. On this a motion was made to consider, that it might trench deep into their privileges, for a lord of that house to answer an Accusation in the house of commons, either by his counsel, or by sending his answer in writing. But, upon the humble request of the Lord Treasurer, the house gave him leave to send his Answer to the complaint of the Commons if he pleased. However, an order was made, "That no lord of that house shall hereafter without licence, answer any complaint in the house of commons, either in person or by

his counsel."

THO. DALLISON."

A motion was made, Whether by the orders of the house, the Lord Treasurer may be present when the Report is read; because the same concerns his honour? It was agreed, That he might be present, at the first reading, but not. when the same shall be debated by the house. Then the Attorney General read the Report in hac verba :

"The State of the Business referred to the Sub-Committee for Munitions, &c. "On the 28th of May, 6 Jac. 1608, a privyseal was directed to the Lord Treasurer and under treasurer of the exchequer, for the time being, for the issuing out such sums of money, not exceeding 6000l. per ann, as by quarterbooks should appear to be due to the office of Ordnance for Wages or Provisions.-The allowance was duly paid until the 1st of April 1614; but then, or shortly after, by the default of sir Roger Dallison and the officers of the exchequer, sundry payments were unorderly made, whereby the othce was unfurnished; and Dallison, who had received those moneys and not

Then the arch-bishop of Canterbury reported, That a committee being appointed to consider of the Stores, Munitions, &c. somewhat had happened in their Examination thereof, which touched the honour of the Lord Treasurer. Whereupon the said lord desired, that the utmost truth thereof might be enquired into. Accordingly witnesses had been sworn here, and a sub-committee appointed to take their Exa-employed them as he ought, became indebted minations; which, being reduced into writing, his grace delivered to be read. But, before that was done, the Lord Keeper signified to the house that he had received a Petition from sir Tho. Dallison, delivered unto him by a member

VOL. II.

in great arrears to his majesty.-Upon complaint whereof, in Nov. 1617, his majesty made a reference to divers lords of the council; who, in Dec. 1617, returned under their bands a proposition of Supply, estimated at 54,0787. 8s. 8d. 4 G

-In February 1619, his majesty's commission was awarded to the commissioners for the navy, whereof the now Lord Treasurer was one of the chief, to survey the Office of Ordnance; and they, in July 1620, made a Return hereof to the council, with their opinions how the Magazines might be furnished with a present supply of 13,640l. 148. 24.; how the ordinary allowance of 6,000l. per ann. might be reduced to 3,000l. and how by cutting off many unnecessary charges and other means, his majesty might have yearly near 10,000. And those propositions made by them, in Michaelmas term 1620, received allowance from the lords, and, at last, from his majesty himself.-In Dec. 1020, the lord viscount Mandeville became Treasurer; and in May 1621, a privy-seal was drawn by the officers of the Ordnance, for settling the said 3,000l. yearly, and for payment of the said 13,640. 14s. 2d. But the same, being considered of by the commissioners of the navy, was rejected, because it swerved from their propositions; and so, the lord Mandeville leaving the treasurership about Michaelmas 1621, nothing was done. In Oct. 1621, the earl of Middlesex became Lord Treasurer, and having continued in that place 2 years and 6 months, in all that time none of the three establishments, viz. that of 6 Jac. by the dormant privy-seal; that of 1617 by the lords; nor that of the commissioners of the navy in 1620, have been observed; whereas, if that of the commissioners of the navy (being the least chargeable to his majesty and in which the Lord Treasurer himself was principal agent,) had been observed, it is conceived, that the Stores had been in much better case, and a course had therein been settled to have retrenched a needless charge of near 10,000l. per ann, as afore said. And whereas, in April 1621, a contract was made with Mr. Evelyn, to serve his majesty yearly with 80 lasts of Powder, at 7d. per lb. the want of the payment of about 500l. a month, hath deprived his majesty of the benefit of that contract; which, for 20 months of the time since that contract, hath been forborn for want of payment; which 20 months proportion, if it had been served in, there would have been in store at this present above 260 lasts of Powder, besides 60 lasts of Salt-Petre, which would have made 80 lasts of Powder more: but, by the want of due payment, not only the store is unfurnished of so considerable a proportion, but his majesty, it is conceived further, bath lost the benefit of 3d. in every lb. of 80 lasts, which hath been sold to the subject, amounting to 4,050l. or thereabouts.-And whereas it was intimated, that the Lord Treasurer hath made other payments, less importing the public, to the said Office of Ordnance for old arrears; which have a dependency upon another point referred to the sub-committees, touching the lands and debts of sir Roger Dallison: It appears that 28 July 1621, which was about 2 months before the earl of Middlesex became treasurer, he made an agreement with the officers of the Ordnance for buying their

extent and interest in the lands of sir Roger Dallison and sir Thomas Mounson, which they had by assignment from his majesty for a debt of 13,0627. and thereby his lordship did agree, so soon as conveniently he might, to do his best endeavour to procure from his majesty a certain assignment and order for the payinent of the sum of 8,000l. to the use of the servants and creditors of the oilice of Ordnance, before the last day of Nov. next, for and towards the parment and clearing of all such sums of money, as, by the pay hooks of the said office, should appear to be due unto them, over and above the said 13,0624. and his lordship was, before the same last of Nov. to pay them 1,0624. and, at the Annunciation, in the year 1623,500, and afterwards, 5001. half-yearly, till the 13,062/. were paid: but his lordship before the prefixed last of Nov. becoming Lord Treasurer, did not procure any such order or assignment from his majesty; but, by warrant of the firstmentioned dormant privy-seal of 6 Jac. did, i the first Michaelmas term after he became treasurer, and the two terms of Easter and Michaelmas following, (being all within a little more than a year after his becoming treasurer) pay to them 9,1316. of arrears due to the office; and hath, at other times since, paid to them other sums; which make up the former pay ment of 19,03-14. 8s. 11d. whereof was paid since the beginning of this parliament 2,4801. 11s. 2d. And touching the payment, which, by the aforesaid agreement, his lordship was to make unto them of his own money, it appeareth that, upon a second payment, those payments due from him were discharged; and, in lieu thereof, his lordship assigned to them his part in the petty-farms of the Wines and Currants; which they estimated to be worth for the first two years 1,000l. per ann. and for 7 years after 1,400l. per ann, and odd pounds. It also appeareth, that about the same time when he made the said agreement with the officers, he bargained with sir Tho. Mounson for his estate in Dallison's lands; for which he agreed to give him 3,000l. in money, the making of six baronets, and some fit suit from his majesty when sir Thomas could find it. This 8,000l. was duly paid by his lordship; and then it was agreed that the baronets were not to proceed, but, in lieu thereof, his lordship gave way to a suit, which sir Thomas made to his majesty, for the benefit of compounding with the copyholders of Wakefield, for reducing their fines to a certainty; which bis lordship did estimate at 2,000l. and promised him further recompence; yet sir Tho. Mounson affirms, He had neither benefit thereby, nor further recompence. —In this bargain, nevertheless, there are some things favourable for the Lord Treasurer,especially two. 1st, That, by this bargain, his majesty is freed from all future demands from the officers of the Ordnance, concerning the debt of 13,062. owing by Dallison; which his majesty upon the assigning those extents, had covenanted to satisfy, in case the incumbrances should hinder them of satisfaction; and this appeareth to

The Lord Keeper reported the said Conference held the day before, between the two houses, in this manner: At this conference,

be true. 2ndly, some intimation hath been, that this bargain was no bargain of advantage, but of loss to the Lord Treasurer; and therefore not probable that he should have Sir Edward Coke, on the behalf of the comundertaken, but for his majesty's service, and mons, shewed, "That in their inquisition the the good of the office. And touching this point, commons had met with, what they scarce ever it appears, by the good testimony of sir Tho. found before, many great exorbitancies and hei Dallison, that, before the troubles of his father, nous offences, against a member of this house, the lands and leases being of about 60 years to the earl of Middlesex, the Lord Treasurer; and come, bought by the Lord Treasurer, were rented they found him guilty after a strange manner; at 1,500l. per ann. or thereabouts; whereof the for, in all their house, not one man said "No, lease-lands are about 300l. per ann: and but concluded against him nem. con."-Sir that, besides the recompence given to the Edward said further, "The house had appointed officers of ordnance and sir Thomas Mounson, him to present three Enormities to their lordthere is allowed to him and his mother, for ships, much against his mind: others being far clearing their interests, 2001. per ann. for their more sufficient, as well in regard of his great lives: but sir Arthur Ingram offereth to lett years as of other accidents; yet, he said, he the whole, for 40 or 50 years, or any other would do it truly, plainly and shortly. There reasonable time, at 1,100l. per ann, And it ap- were two great offences in general, which they pears, by the testimony of him, and Mr. Mayle, had distributed into two parts; one of which that the lands were incumbered with an an- should be represented by him, and the other by nuity of 2001. per ann, to Mr. Beddingfield for his colleague. That which he should speak to life; for which, and the arrears, about 1,2001. | was to consist of two charges. The 1st, gross hath been given, by way of computation; and and sordid bribery. The 2nd, for procuring with 140/. to Mr. Smith for life, for which, and the good orders of the court of wards to be althe arrears hath been given, by way of composi- tered; for that this was done by his principal tion, about the value of 8001. and with an assur-procurement, to the deceit of the king, oppres ance, on the part of sir R. Smith and sir J. Davey, for which is to be given 3,000l. besides many other incumbrances not yet brought in. But the certainty thereof appears not, nor that any of them, of any considerable value, are precedent to sir Roger Dallison's becoming officer." This report being read, the Lord Treasurer put the house in mind of the imputation laid on him by sir Robert Pye, some time since, touching the extent of sir Roger Dallison's lands; and that therein they had desired witnesses to be sworn and examined, and he hoped he had fully satisfied their lordships in that cause. But, as for any other matter relating to the Ordnance, Munitions, &c. they never came into his thoughts, as yet, what answer to make; wherefore he desired he might have a copy thereof, in writing, with liberty to examine his witnesses, and he would answer the same fully in writing. He also desired that his actions might not be examined by pieces, but totally and together; and then he doubted not but that his care, touching the store for munitions, &c. would appear to be such that their lordships will clear his honour therein. This being said, the Lord Treasurer left the house whilst the matter of the report was in debate. After some time spent therein, it was agreed, That another committee should be appointed to draw up the heads of a charge against the Lord Treasurer, out of a brief of the last report, and examinations taken by the former committee.

April 15. A Message was brought from the commons to this effect; "That whereas they had received divers and sundry Complaints against a member of that house, which are of a high and grievous nature, they desire a Conference thereon to impart the same to their lordships. This was agreed to by the lords.

sion of the subject, and the enriching of his own servants. He would begin with presenting to their lordships the bribery. Here he craved favour if he should seem long in touching some circumstances; for circumstances to things, he said, were like shadows to pictures, to set them out in fuller representations; but herein he promised to observe seriem temporis. The first Charge against the Lord Treasurer for Bribery, opened by sir Edward Coke.

"By the Lord Treasurer's privity (for it concerned his skill properly which was merchandise) a lease of the subsidy and imposts of the French wines, was lett to the fariners of the petty farm, 17 Jac. at 44,000l. yearly rent, and for 50,000l. fine; with a covenant from the king that no more impost should be laid during their lease: because that they knew that the impost would overthrow their trade. Yet the farmers were not content with this covenant for their money and their trade, (for money is their plow, and trade their life) they desire the addition of the king's word for this covenant. Accordingly they had access to the king, and the covenant was confirmed and repeated by him, verbo regio, in the presence of the lord treasurer. Then they thought themselves in tulo, and that they did in portu navigare, free from all storms and tempests. But behold, anno 1621, the first thing my lord did in his office, was the laying of an extreme impost of 31. per ton upon the French wines, which the king, by reason of his covenant, could not, and, by reason of his word, would not surely do. This imposition was against justice, the covenant, and the honour of the king. The king, surely, had he been rightly informed, would never have done it. Upon this the trade. sunk, and they became suitors to his lordship

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