THE
BILL
OF
ATTAINDER
,
THAT
PASSED
AGAINST
THOMAS
EARLE
OF
STRAFFORD
.
WHereas
the
Knights
,
Citizens
,
and
Burgesses
of
the
House
of
Commons
in
this
present
Parliament
assembled
,
have
in
the
name
of
themselves
,
and
of
all
the
Commons
of
England
,
impeached
Thomas
Earle
of
Strafford
of
High
Treason
,
for
endeavoring
to
subvert
the
Ancient
and
Fundamentall
Lawes
and
Governement
of
his
Maiesties
Realmes
of
England
,
and
Ireland
,
and
to
introduce
an
Arbitrary
and
Tyrannicall
Government
against
Law
in
the
said
Kingdomes
;
and
for
exercising
a
Tyrannous
and
exorbitant
Power
over
and
against
the
Lawes
of
the
said
Kingdomes
,
over
the
Liberties
,
Estates
,
and
Lives
of
his
Majesties
Subjects
;
and
likewise
for
having
by
his
owne
authority
Commanded
the
laying
and
asseising
of
Souldiers
upon
his
Majesties
Subjects
in
Ireland
,
against
their
consents
,
to
compell
them
to
obey
his
unlawfull
Commands
and
Orders
made
upon
paper
Petitions
in
Causes
between
patty
and
party
,
which
accordingly
was
executed
upon
divers
of
his
Majesties
Subjects
in
a
Warlike
manner
within
the
said
Realme
of
Ireland
;
and
in
so
doing
,
did
levie
Warre
against
the
Kings
Majestie
and
his
liege
people
in
that
Kingdome
;
And
also
for
that
hee
upon
the
unhappie
Dissolution
of
the
last
Parliament
,
did
slander
the
House
of
Commons
to
his
Majestie
,
and
did
Councell
and
advise
his
Majestie
that
hee
was
loose
and
absolved
from
Rules
of
Governement
,
and
that
hee
had
an
Army
in
Ireland
,
which
he
might
imploy
to
reduce
this
Kingdome
;
for
which
hee
deserves
to
undergoe
the
Paines
and
Forfeitures
of
High
Treason
.
And
the
said
Earle
hath
beene
also
an
Incendiary
of
the
Warres
betweene
the
two
Kingdomes
of
England
and
Scotland
:
all
which
Offences
have
beene
sufficiently
Proved
against
the
said
Earle
upon
his
impeachment
.
Be
it
therefore
enacted
by
the
Kings
most
excellent
Majestie
,
and
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
this
present
Parliament
assembled
,
and
by
authoritie
of
the
same
,
That
the
said
Earle
of
Strafford
for
the
haynous
Crimes
and
Offences
aforesaid
,
stand
and
be
adjudged
and
attainted
of
high
Treason
,
and
shall
suffer
such
paine
of
death
,
and
incurre
the
forfeitures
of
his
Goods
and
Chattels
,
Lands
,
Tenements
,
and
Hereditaments
of
any
estate
of
Free-hold
or
Inheritance
in
the
said
Kingdomes
of
England
and
Ireland
,
which
the
said
Earle
or
any
other
to
his
use
,
or
in
trust
for
him
,
have
or
had
the
day
of
the
first
sitting
of
this
present
Parliament
,
or
at
any
time
since
.
Provided
that
no
Judge
or
Judges
,
Justice
or
Justices
whatsoever
,
shall
adjudge
or
interpret
any
Act
or
thing
to
be
Treason
,
nor
heare
or
determine
any
Treason
,
nor
in
any
other
manner
then
he
or
they
should
or
ought
to
have
done
before
the
making
of
this
Act
,
and
as
if
this
Act
had
never
beene
had
nor
made
.
Saving
alwayes
unto
all
and
singular
persons
and
bodies
politique
and
corporall
,
their
Heires
and
Successors
,
others
then
the
said
Earle
and
his
heires
,
and
such
as
claime
by
,
from
,
or
under
him
,
all
such
right
,
title
,
and
interest
,
of
,
in
,
and
to
all
and
singular
such
of
the
said
Lands
,
Tenements
,
and
Hereditaments
,
as
he
,
they
,
or
any
of
them
,
had
before
the
first
day
of
this
present
Parliament
,
any
thing
herein
contained
to
the
contrary
notwithstanding
.
Provided
that
the
passing
of
this
present
Act
,
and
his
Majesties
assent
thereunto
,
shall
not
be
any
determination
of
this
present
Sessions
of
Parliament
,
but
that
this
present
Sessions
of
Parliament
,
and
all
Bills
and
matters
whatsoever
depending
in
Parliament
,
and
not
fully
enacted
or
determined
.
And
all
Statutes
and
Acts
of
Parliament
,
which
have
their
continuance
untill
the
end
of
this
present
Session
of
Parliament
,
shall
remaine
,
continue
,
and
be
in
full
force
,
as
if
this
Act
had
not
been
.
FINIS
.