The revival of impeachment in 1621 has tended to be viewed exclusively through the prism of parliament. However, this article, which builds on the work of Professor Allen Horstman, suggests that a key factor in impeachment's revival was the dismissal of Lord Treasurer Suffolk for corruption in 1618. Suffolk's removal caused widespread disquiet, since it was assumed that senior officials held office for life. In order to silence these criticisms it proved necessary for the king not only to put Suffolk on trial but also to justify by precedent the lord treasurer's removal. This latter task was performed by the former lord chief justice, Sir Edward Coke, himself not long disgraced, whose researches in the medieval parliamentary record revealed the following year that errant crown ministers had hitherto been held to account by means of impeachment. Coke subsequently put this discovery to good effect when parliament met in 1621. Against the backdrop of mounting criticism against his hated rival, the lord chancellor, Francis Bacon, Coke revealed the existence of impeachment to the house of commons, whose attention was then focused on finding a way to punish the monopolists, Sir Giles Mompesson and Sir Francis Michell. In so doing, Coke not only aided the lower House, which had been struggling since 1610 to find a way of punishing non‐members, but also sought to settle an old score.

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第一代萨福克伯爵托马斯霍华德的倒台和 1621 年议会弹劾的复兴

1621 年弹劾的复兴倾向于完全通过议会的棱镜来看待。然而，这篇建立在艾伦霍斯特曼教授工作基础上的文章表明，弹劾复兴的一个关键因素是 1618 年萨福克财政大臣因腐败而被免职。萨福克的罢免引起了广泛的不安，因为人们假设高级官员担任公职终生。为了平息这些批评，事实证明国王不仅有必要审判萨福克，而且还必须通过先例证明首席财务官被免职是正当的。后一项任务是由前任首席大法官爱德华·科克爵士执行的，他本人不久就蒙羞了，其对中世纪议会记录的研究显示，第二年，错误的王室部长迄今已通过弹劾被追究责任。可口可乐随后在 1621 年议会开会时使这一发现产生了良好的效果。 在对他所憎恨的竞争对手、财政大臣弗朗西斯·培根的批评越来越多的背景下，可口可乐向下议院透露了弹劾的存在，当时下议院的注意力集中在寻找惩罚垄断者的方法，吉尔斯·蒙佩森爵士和弗朗西斯·米歇尔爵士。这样做，可口可乐不仅帮助了自 1610 年以来一直在努力寻找惩罚非成员的方法的下议院，而且还试图解决一个旧账。在对他所憎恨的对手、财政大臣弗朗西斯·培根的批评越来越多的背景下，可口可乐向下议院透露了弹劾的存在，下议院的注意力随后集中在寻找惩罚垄断者吉尔斯·蒙佩森爵士和弗朗西斯爵士的方法上米歇尔。通过这样做，可口可乐不仅帮助了自 1610 年以来一直在努力寻找惩罚非成员的方法的下议院，而且还试图解决一个旧账。在对他所憎恨的对手、财政大臣弗朗西斯·培根的批评越来越多的背景下，可口可乐向下议院透露了弹劾的存在，下议院的注意力随后集中在寻找惩罚垄断者吉尔斯·蒙佩森爵士和弗朗西斯爵士的方法上米歇尔。这样做，可口可乐不仅帮助了自 1610 年以来一直在努力寻找惩罚非成员的方法的下议院，而且还试图解决一个旧账。