The
Impeachment
of
the
House
of
Commons
against
Sir
Richard
Gurney
,
Knight
and
Baronet
,
Lord
Major
of
the
City
of
London
.
FIrst
,
That
the
said
Sir
Richard
Gurney
being
nominated
,
elected
,
and
chosen
Lord
Major
of
the
said
City
of
London
for
this
present
year
1642.
and
in
the
year
of
our
Soveraign
Lord
King
Charles
of
England
,
Scotland
,
France
,
and
Ireland
,
&c.
the
eighteenth
;
Whereby
the
Ordering
rule
and
Government
of
the
said
City
of
London
,
was
committed
to
the
trust
care
and
charge
of
him
the
said
Sir
Richard
Gurney
;
He
the
said
Sir
Richard
Gurney
in
or
about
the
Month
of
Iune
last
past
,
and
during
the
time
of
his
Majoralty
as
aforesaid
,
in
contempt
and
malice
against
the
Parliament
,
and
the
Proceedings
thereof
,
and
contrary
to
his
Oath
and
the
faith
and
trust
reposed
in
him
;
and
with
an
intent
purpose
and
resolution
,
to
overthrow
the
ancient
Customes
and
Usages
of
the
said
Citie
,
and
with
an
intent
,
purpose
and
resolution
,
to
bring
in
an
arbitrary
and
tyrannicall
Government
;
contrary
to
the
Lawes
and
Statutes
of
this
Realm
,
and
the
setled
Government
established
in
the
same
Kingdom
:
And
with
an
intent
and
endeavour
to
levie
War
against
the
Parliament
,
did
in
or
about
the
Month
of
June
last
past
,
proclaim
and
publish
,
or
did
cause
and
procure
to
be
openly
read
,
published
,
and
published
,
within
the
said
City
of
London
and
Suburbs
of
the
same
,
divers
illegall
Proclamations
,
containnig
in
them
matter
of
dangerous
consequence
,
contrary
to
the
Votes
and
Orders
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
and
likewise
contrary
to
the
Rights
and
Priviledges
thereof
,
and
the
Liberty
and
Propriety
of
the
Subject
.
II
.
Secondly
,
that
where
in
or
about
the
moneth
of
December
last
past
a
great
number
of
his
Maiesties
dutyfull
and
Loyall
Subiects
in
and
about
the
citie
of
London
did
contrive
and
draw
up
a
certain
Petition
wherein
was
contained
many
of
their
grievances
with
an
intent
to
present
the
same
to
the
Honourabe
House
,
he
the
said
Sir
Richard
Gurney
being
then
and
now
Lord
Maior
of
London
did
earnestly
labour
and
endeavour
to
suppresse
the
said
Petition
and
to
hinder
the
same
from
being
delivered
to
this
Honourable
House
,
and
did
menace
and
threaten
the
said
Petitioners
;
and
imprisoned
divers
of
them
contrary
to
the
laws
and
Statutes
of
this
Realm
and
contrary
to
the
liberty
of
the
Subiect
.
III
.
Thirdly
,
the
said
Sir
Richard
Gurney
,
together
with
one
Binyon
did
further
plot
and
contrive
one
seditious
and
scandalous
Petition
,
containing
matters
of
dangerous
consequence
,
endeavouring
thereby
to
raise
tumults
and
discords
within
the
said
City
,
and
to
make
and
increase
the
difference
between
His
Majestie
and
the
Parliament
,
whereupon
many
insolent
persons
,
ill-affected
to
the
State
,
and
the
proceedings
of
Parliament
,
did
in
a
riatous
and
unlawfull
manner
assemble
and
gather
themselves
together
in
Cheapside
,
within
the
said
Citie
;
and
then
and
there
committed
many
riotous
acts
,
contrary
to
the
Peace
of
our
Soveraign
Lord
the
King
,
and
contrary
to
the
civill
government
of
the
said
Citie
.
And
he
the
said
Sir
Richard
Gurney
,
did
purposely
,
wittingly
,
and
willingly
,
permit
and
suffer
the
aforesaid
riotous
persons
,
to
escape
without
due
and
deserved
punishment
of
Law
.
IV
.
Fourthly
,
That
whereas
by
Order
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
the
said
Lord
Major
was
appointed
to
call
a
Common
Councell
,
he
refused
so
to
do
;
and
when
a
Common
Councell
was
called
by
the
said
Sir
Richard
Gurney
,
it
was
moved
on
the
behalf
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
that
great
quantity
of
Armes
and
other
Ammunition
,
should
be
said
into
some
,
Store-houses
within
the
said
City
for
His
Majesties
service
,
and
the
good
and
safety
of
the
Kingdom
,
he
the
said
Sir
Richard
Gurney
being
ill
affected
to
the
State
▪
and
the
proceedings
of
Parliament
,
did
in
a
most
obstinate
and
malicious
manner
withstand
,
refuse
,
or
gainsay
the
s
〈◇〉
contrary
to
the
Order
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
giving
many
insolent
speeches
against
the
Authoritie
thereof
,
with
an
intent
and
pur●ose
to
discourage
all
well-affected
persons
,
to
yeild
obedience
to
the
Orders
of
Parliament
,
and
to
make
difference
and
division
between
his
Majesty
and
the
Parliament
.
All
which
matters
and
things
have
been
perpetrated
,
committed
and
done
by
him
,
the
said
Sir
Richard
Gurney
,
during
the
time
of
his
Majoraltie
aforesaid
.