A speech made by Captaine Audley Mervin to the Vpper House of Parliament in Ireland, March 4. 1640.: Together with certaine articles (of high treason) against Sir Richard Bolton Lord Chancellor, John Lord Bishop of Derrie, Sir Gerard Lowther, Lord chiefe Justice of the Common-Pleas, and Sir George Radcliffe Knight. Unto which is added an humble and just remonstrance of the Parliament.

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That they the said sir Rich. Bolton, Iohn L. B. of Der∣ry, sir Ger. Lowther, Kt. and sir G. Radcliffe, & every of them the better to preserve themselves, and the said Earle of Strafford, in these & other traiterous cour∣ses, have labored to subvert the rights of Parlament and the antient course of Parliamentary proceedings: all which offences were contrived, committed, per∣petrated, and done at such time, as the said Rich. Bolton, Sir Gerard Lowther: & Sir George Radcliffe Knights, were privy Counsellors of state within this Kingdome, and against their and every of their Oathes of the same, at such times as the said Sir R. Bolton K. was Lord Chancellor of Ireland, or chiefe Baron of his Majesties Court of Exchequer within this Kingdome, & Sir Gerard Lowther K••. was L. chiefe Justice of the said Court of Common Pleas, & against their Oathes of the same, & at such time as the said Iohn L. B. of Derry was actuall Bp. of Derry

within this Kingdome, and were done and speciated contrary to their & every of their allegeance seve∣rall and perpetrative oaths taken in that behalfe.