THE JNPEACHMENT AND ARTICLES OF Complaint, againſt Father Philips, the Queenes Confeſſor, lately committed to the Tower, by the Honourable, and High Court of Parliament.

I. That the ſaid Father Philips hath bin obſerved to be a great cauſe, both in himſelfe, and his Adherents of a great part of the unquietneſſe of this State.

II. Hee with Parſons, and others their Aſſiſtants were the onely cauſe, that the Pope was ſtirred up to ſend Breves, to theſe Kingdomes of England, and Scot­land, to hinder the Oath of Allegeance and lawfull O­bedience of the Subjects to our gratious King, that ſo they may ſtill fiſh in troubled waters,

III. Of the damnable Doctrine, which he and other Ie­ſuits have taught, to deſtroy and depoſe Kings, hath bin the cauſe of the civill warres, like to befall theſe King­domes, if God in his mercy did-not prevent it.

IV. They have bin the cauſe of the Monopolyes proje­cted in this Kingdmne, eſpecially concerning Sope, the Forreſt of Deane, and marking of Butter-Casks, where all the parties were partners, and confederates with them, as Sir Baſill Brooke, Sir Iohn Winter, and a brother in Law of the ſaid Sir Iohn, that lived in Worceſte-ſhire, and Mr. Ployden, whoſe Servant named Baldwin, hath bin ſeene to deliver to Captaine Reade, a ſubſtitute of the Ieſuits, an hundred pounds at a time to one Ieſuit that lived in his houſe.

V. Father Philips hath bin a great Actor with the Superior of the Capuchins, who is a moſt turbulent Spirit, and was ſent biſher by Cardinall Richlieu of France, to be a ſpy at this Court, for the French facti­on: and hath therefore laboured by all meanes to bréed diſſenſions; for the French ayme at nothing more then to make a Schiſme betwixt the Engliſh & the Scots, that this State might ſo be weakned, and made unable to withſtand them: that ſo they might have an oppor­tunity to conquer theſe Kingdomes: theſe unquiet ſpi­rits having acceſſe to her Majeſty, may importune things not fit for the State.

VI. The ſaid Philips hath bin guided by gray Fry­er, who by degrées hath intruded himſelfe to be a Clark of her Majeſtyes Chappell, and Chaplaine extraordi­nary, in time of Progreſſe. who when he is out of Lon­don, goeth by the name of M. Wilſon, but his true name is William Tompſon, Dr. of Divinity, as ſome Ie­ſuits have affirmed; but a moſt furious ſpirit, and un­quiet: and therefore by a nick-name, is by ſome called Cacafugor that is, as much, as if in Engliſh you ſhould ſay, Shit-fire: by whom Faſher Philips hath béens ſo led, that he hath beene very offitient to perform what­ſoever he would have done: theſe two have ruled all the buſineſſe concerning the two Kingdomes on the Papiſts parts, and for the moſt part of Rome alſo.

VII. Vhe ſaid Father Philips hath placed many un­fit perſons about her Meieſty, Sir Iohn Winter to bée her Maieſties Secretary; Seignior Gorgeos Conne) late agent of the Pope, his brother, was by his means, admitted to be ſervant extraordinar•to the Queene; a man altogether unfit for that place; a moſt ſcanda­lous perſon having•hree wives all now alive.

VIII, Sundry perſons by the ſaid Father Philips have beene admitted to be the Queenes ſervants exzraordi­nary, by ſome ſuppoſed office or other: as Myſter La­bourne: Oeorge Gage (brother to Colonell Gage) bath both Oratoriant Prieſts, the one of the French faction very ſeditious, he other of the Spaniſh, whoes brother is now left reaſident at ROME for them by his Maſter, Maſter VVilliam Hambelton late agen­at ROME-Penrik is ſworne ſervant extraordina­ry to her Majeſty, who is a ſworne Spaniard, and inttelligencer for ROME, in reſpect his brother is a­gent here by Father Phillips; theſe and many otgers who are factious and turbulent ſpirits have by Father Philips his meanes received protection from the Queenes Mh jeſty.

IX. Th•ſaid Philips hath beene much ruled by Sir Toby Mathewes. Sir Iohn Winter and Maſter Walter Mountague.

X. He was very forward with his Complices; for the breaking of the Ice to begin the Treaty here for the Popes honours ſake; and when ſir Robert Doug­las, and Soignior Georgio were nominated, whom hée thought moſt fit, Cardinall Richlieu was thought fit­teſt to be the man, who ſhould direct him to begin the Correſpondency betwixt the Pope, and the Quéene; & therefore he was ſent to France with many Letters, & from thence he was diſpatched for Rome, by the Car­dinall: where he was received with great reſpect, and after a Viaticke, hee was diſpatched againe for Eng­land, with ſome few ſmall Gifts, Pictures, Croſſes, Agnus Deis, and ſuch like Popiſh ſtuffe to Father Philips, and other of that Function.

XI. The ſaid Father Philips was the chiefe Agent in Correſpondency with, and bringing in of Seignior Georgio Parſons the oratorian prieſt, by whaſe directi­on, this Prieſt being at Yaris, left wearing of Prieſts Clothes, and went in the habit of a Gentleman: and becauſe he had a ſhaven Crowne, therefore he wore a Perriwig, & Father Philips directed all thoſe that ſent to him, to write to him, as to an Italian Gentleman, deſirous to ſee theſe Kingdoms, and by Father Philips: his direction, he afterwards came hither: who did here continue for the ſpace of two yeares, practiſing great & dangerous Innovations from place to place. And then having diſpatched his buſines, returned to Rome, with great preſents, from the Catholicks of the greater fort.

XII. Whereas it hath pleaſed God, to dleſſe us with a hopefull Prince, to the Comfort of our King and King­dome: yet the ſaid Father Philips hath attempted to traduce his tender yeares to Popery. But God hath prevented him of his purpoſe: and let us pray to God to preſerve that royall Race from Popery, & the whole Land from all Innovation: that our gracious King may rule gloriouſly, and the whole Land live in peace, to the honour of God, and comfort of us all, Amen.