Fourtie articles in the High Court of Parliament, against William Lang, who was vicar in the parish of Bradworthy, in the county of Devon, but now prisoner in the city of London. With a petition to the Right Honorable House of Commons, shewing the odiousnesse of his life and actions, desiring that his triall may not be prolonged, nor his execution hindred, being one of the late tribe of lordly bishops.

TO THE RIGHT HO∣norable the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, assembled in the Commons House this present Parliament.

The humble Petition of Robert Judd, for and on the behalf of himself, and the rest of the Parishioners of Bradworthie in the County of Devon.

HVmbly shewing to this Honorable Assembly, That one William Lang, Clarke, Vicar of the Parish of Brad∣worthie aforesaid, having for about 18. yeers last past grie∣vously vexed his parishioners with infinite vexations, and cause∣lesse suits, to their exceeding great oppression, and to the ruine and undoings of many of them, and lived with great dishonour to God, and scandall to the Ministerie, He the said Lang being guiltie of symonie, Common Barretrie, forgerie, practising to poyson some, and endeavouring to pistoll others of his Parishio∣ners, with many other foule and grosse misdemeanors, particu∣larly set forth, and expressed in the paper hereunto annexed, the consideration whereof is herewith humbly presented to this Honorable Assemblie.