The Tryal of Thomas, Earl of Strafford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, upon an impeachment of high treason by the Commons then assembled in Parliament, in the name of themselves and of all the Commons in England, begun in Westminster-Hall the 22th of March 1640, and continued before judgment was given until the 10th of May, 1641 shewing the form of parliamentary proceedings in an impeachment of treason : to which is added a short account of some other matters of fact transacted in both houses of Parliament, precedent, concomitant, and subsequent to the said tryal : with some special arguments in law relating to a bill of attainder / faithfully collected, and impartially published, without observation or reflection, by John Rushworth of Lincolnes-Inn, Esq.
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- The Tryal of Thomas, Earl of Strafford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, upon an impeachment of high treason by the Commons then assembled in Parliament, in the name of themselves and of all the Commons in England, begun in Westminster-Hall the 22th of March 1640, and continued before judgment was given until the 10th of May, 1641 shewing the form of parliamentary proceedings in an impeachment of treason : to which is added a short account of some other matters of fact transacted in both houses of Parliament, precedent, concomitant, and subsequent to the said tryal : with some special arguments in law relating to a bill of attainder / faithfully collected, and impartially published, without observation or reflection, by John Rushworth of Lincolnes-Inn, Esq.
- Author
- Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641, defendant.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for John Wright ... and Richard Chiswell ...,
- 1680.
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- Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, -- Earl of, 1593-1641.
- Trials (Impeachment) -- England.
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"The Tryal of Thomas, Earl of Strafford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, upon an impeachment of high treason by the Commons then assembled in Parliament, in the name of themselves and of all the Commons in England, begun in Westminster-Hall the 22th of March 1640, and continued before judgment was given until the 10th of May, 1641 shewing the form of parliamentary proceedings in an impeachment of treason : to which is added a short account of some other matters of fact transacted in both houses of Parliament, precedent, concomitant, and subsequent to the said tryal : with some special arguments in law relating to a bill of attainder / faithfully collected, and impartially published, without observation or reflection, by John Rushworth of Lincolnes-Inn, Esq." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A57925.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
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To the Right HONOURABLE
GEORGE EARL OF HALIFAX; One of His Majesties most HonourablePRIVY COUNCIL. - THE PREFACE.
- ADVERTISEMENT,
-
An
Introductive Account of several Passages previ∣ous to theGRAND TRYAL ofThomas Earl ofStrafford, who was Impeached by theHouse of Commons on the 11th ofNovember, 1640. As also of Passages and Proceedings in Parliament from that time unto the 22. ofMarch the same Year, when his Trial first began inWestminster-Hall. - Friday, November 6th, 1640.
- Thursday, Novemb. 12th, 1640.
- Friday, Novemb. 13th, 1640.
- Saturday, November 14th, 1640.
- Wednesday, November 18th, 1640.
- Thursday, November 19th, 1640.
- Friday, November 20th, 1640.
- Post Merid.
- Tuesday, November 24th, 1640.
- Wednesday, November 25th, 1640.
- Friday, November 27th, 1640.
- Saturday, November 28th, 1640.
- To the Right Honourable the Lord-Deputy.
- Monday, November 30th, 1640.
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Tuesday, December 1. 1640. A Message from the Lords by Baron
Trevor and IudgeBartley. -
Mr.
Maynard's Report from the Conference Yesterday. - Thursday, December 3. 1640.
- Friday, December 4. 1640.
- Saturday.
- December 26th, 1640.
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Tuesday, December 29th, 1640. The Articles against
Sir George Ratcliff Read. - Thursday, December 31. 1640.
- Monday, Ianuary 4th, 1640.
- Tuesday, Ianuary 12th, 1640.
- Friday, Ianuary 15th, 1640.
- Saturday, Ianuary 16th, 1640.
- Saturday, Ianuary 23. 1640.
- Thursday, Ianuary 28th, 1640.
- Friday, Ianuary 29th, 1640.
- Saturday, Ianuary 30th, 1640.
- Tuesday, February 16th, 1640.
- Thursday, February 18th, 1640.
- Friday, February 19th, 1640.
- Tuesday, February 23. 1640.
- Wednesday, February 24th, 1640.
- Friday, February 26th, 1640.
- Saturday, February 27th, 1640.
- Friday, March 5th, 1640.
- Monday, March 8th, 1640.
- Thursday, March 11th, 1640.
- Friday, March 12th, 1640.
- Saturday, March 13th, 1640.
- Monday, March 15th, 1640.
- Tuesday, March 16th, 1640.
- Wednesday, March 17th, 1640.
- Thursday, March 18th, 1640.
- Friday, March 19th, 1640.
- Saturday, March 20th, 1640.
- Monday, March 22. 1640. Post Merid.
- Tuesday, March 23. 1640. Post Merid.
- Wednesday, March 24th, 1640. Post Merid.
- Thursday, March 25th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Monday, March 29th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Friday, April 2. 1641. Post Merid.
- Saturday, April 3. 1641. Post Merid.
- Tuesday, April 6th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Friday, April 9th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Saturday, April 10th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Monday, April 12. Post Merid.
- Tuesday, April 13th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Wednesday, April 14th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Thursday, April 15th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Friday, April 16th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Saturday, April 17th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Monday, April 19th, 1641.
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The Lord
Digbye's Speech in the House of Commons, to the Bill of Attainder of the Earl ofStrafford, April 21. 1641. - Tuesday, April 20th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Wednesday, April 21th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Thursday, April 22th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Friday, April 23th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Saturday, April 24th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Monday, April 26th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Tuesday, April 27th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Wednesday, April 28th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Friday, April 30th, 1641. Post Merid.
- Wednesday, May 5th, 1641.
- Saturday, May 8th, 1641.
- Monday, May 10th, 1641.
- Tuesday, May 11th, 1641.
- The Names of those Gentlemen that managed the Evidence in this Trial, being, through over-sight, omitted to be inserted in their particular places, for the first Nine Articles; it is thought fit, for more exact satisfaction, to give an ac∣count of them in this place, with particular References; which may, by the Reader, be easily supplyed.
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THE TRYAL OF T. Earl of Strafford.
- The First day.
- The Second day.
- The Third day.
- The Fourth day. Thursday, March 25. 1641.
- The Fifth day.
- The Sixth day.
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The First day.
Monday, March 29. 1641. -
The Fourth day.
Thursday, March 26. 1641.- The Article was opened by the Manager.
- To prove that the major part of the Board was against the Plaintiff.
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My Lord of
Strafford, after some time given for the re-collecting of his Notes, began his Reply in substance as followeth: -
THE Ninth Article.
The Charge. -
My Lord of
Strafford began his Defence, in effect as followeth. - proceedings
- The Ninth day.
- April 1. 1641.
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April 3. 1641. Mr.
Palmer Proceeded in further Maintenance of the Charge of High-Treason, by theCommons ofEngland, against the Earl ofStrafford; and said, They were now entring upon theSixteenth Article of hisIMPEACHMENT, and shewed; - Monday, April 5. 1641.
- entry
- April 7. 1641.
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entry
- A SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE Of my Lord of STRAFFORD.
- THE SPEECH OR DECLARATION Of John Pym, Esq
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THE ARGUMENT Of Mr. LANE, The PRINCE'S
ATTORNY-GENERAL, On the Behalf of the Earl of STRAFFORD,In Point of Law, -
Mr. St. JOHN'S ARGUMENT OF LAW; CONCERNING The Bill of Attainder,
April 29th, 1641. - proceedings
- entry
- Saturday, May 1. 1640.
- entry
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Wednesday the 12th ofMay. -
addenda
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A Copy of the Paper containing the Heads of the Lord
Straffords last Speech, written by his own Hand, as it was left upon the Scaffold. - addendum
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A brief Account of some Interlocutory passages in Parliament, in which my Lord of
Strafford so discovered his Wit and Tem∣per, that the Court took particular notice of him.
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A Copy of the Paper containing the Heads of the Lord
- Saturday, March the 22th.
- Monday, March 24.
- Wednesday, March 26. 1628.
- Wednesday, April 2. 4. Car. 1.
- April 11. 4 Car. 1.
- May 1. 4 Car.
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A brief Account of his Secretary
Slingsby. -
The Reflections of King
CHARLES the I. upon the Earl ofStraffords Death. - An ACT for Reversing the Earl of Strafford's Attainder.
- THE TABLE.