A True State of the Case of Mr Hotham, Documents
May 22. 1651. At the Committe for Reformation of the Ʋniverſities.
ORdered that Doctor Palmer, Mr. Nevil, Mr. Oldſworth, Mr. Moile, Mr. Millington, Mr. Dormer, Mr. Peter Temple, and Mr. Rous, or any two of them be a Sub-Committee; to conſider of the book this day preſented to this Committee, Entituled, The Petition and Argument of Mr. Hotham, &c. and to report their opinions concerning the ſame to this Committee on this day ſeven-night.
The Report. The Petition and Argument of Mr. Hotham.
The Book, though without a name, owned by him, diſperſed by him, his Letters about it;
Epiſtle to the Committee; His Argument againſt the Order of the Sub-Committee. p. 4. and 5.
This I ſay, that that power which can eject a man out of his legal poſſeſſion, for a miſdemeanor of a Date of neer two years old, committed and puniſhed in the dayes of his Minority, long before his entrance into that Poſſeſſion, muſt ſure be very tranſcendent; and above that of any, either Common-Law or Chancery that I have heard of, p. 45, 46.
Gilbert Millington, Pet. Temple.
May 29th 1651. At the Committee for Reformation of the UNIVERSITIES.
VPonUpon hearing the Report from Mr. Millington, touching the Book Entituled the Petition and Argument of Mr. Hotham, &c. And upon long and ſerious debate thereof,
It is reſolved by this Committee,
That the writing and publiſhing of the ſaid Book, which was this day publikely owned before this Committee by the ſaid Mr. Hotham, is ſcandalous, and againſt the priviledge of Parliament.
Reſolved by this Committee,
That Mr. Hotham, Fellow of Peter-houſe in Cambridge, be deprived of his Fellowſhip in the ſaid Colledge from this time forward, and the Preſident of the ſaid Colledge is to ſee that this be put in execution accordingly.
Preſent at the making of this Order, beſides the Chayrman, were theſe Members following:
Mr. Oldſworth.
Mr. Salloway, Sen.
Sir Arth. Haſlerig.
Mr. Say.
Mr. Millington.
Mr. Peter Temple.
Mr. Rous.
Colonel Harvey.
James Chaloner.
Ro. Brewſter.
…a… Whittaker.
Will. Say.
Gilb. Millington.
June 12. 1651.
WEe whoſe names are hereunder written, being requeſted to declare our opinion concerning Mr. Charls Hotham of Peterhouſe in the Univerſitie of Cambridge, do hereby freely and from our conſciences teſtifie concerning him. That as he hath for many years been generally known and approved of by the moſt godly and beſt affected men in the ſaid Univerſitie for a man of very great eminency in Learning, ſtrictneſs in Religion, unblameableneſs in converſation, and good affection to this preſent Parliament; So he hath to our knowledge in particular, as well in his private converſe, as in his publick performances, fully anſwered, if not exceeded common eſtimation. And we further teſtiſie, that he hath in the moſt dangerous times publikely aſſerted, and in his place zealouſly proſecuted the Parliament Cauſe; and that he hath at all times, as occaſion hath been offered, and eſpecially in the year of his Proctorſhip, with good ſucceſs endevoured the advancement of Religion and Learning, and promoted the Reformation of the Univerſity. And we do verily believe, that as he hath been an ornament, and a happy Inſtrument of much good to this Univerſity. So by the bleſſing of God upon his further proceedings, he will be very ſerviceable to the Commonwealth in whatſoever place the providence of God ſhall call him unto. In witneſs whereof we have hereunto ſet our hands the day and year above written.
Iſa Worral.
Charls Robotham.
Rob. Cheek.
Rich. Stedman.
Alex. Akehurſt.
Jo. Davis
Walter Catſtry.
John Nidd.
Wil. Harrington.
Sam. Fairelough.
Sam. Ball.
Wil. Owtram.
Geo. Ruſt.
Tho. Fuller.
Jo. Templer.
Tho. Gibs.
Will. Lynnet.
James Clark.
Fran. Brock.
Edw. Sammes.
Ch. Mildmay.
Rob. Dade.
Jo. Wilſon.
Ro. Metcalf. D.D.
Ral. Cudworth. D. D.
Jo. Prat. D. Med.
Nath. Rowles. D. Med.
Ed. Stoyte. D. Med.
Hen. More.
Joh. Wells.
Sam. Cradock.
Joh. Smith.
Ph. Meadow.