▁ ▁The ▁procedure ▁for ▁im pe achment ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁Er sk ine ▁May , ▁thus : ▁any ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁with ▁proof ▁of ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁cr imes ▁could ▁charge ▁them ▁of ▁said ▁crime ▁and ▁move ▁for ▁their ▁im pe achment . ▁If ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁voted ▁to ▁im pe ach , ▁the ▁m over ▁would ▁be ▁ordered ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁to ▁im pe ach ▁them ▁" in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁and ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁comm ons ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom " ▁and ▁" to ▁acquaint ▁them ▁that ▁this ▁house ▁will , ▁in ▁due ▁time , ▁exhib it ▁particular ▁articles ▁against ▁him , ▁and ▁make ▁good ▁the ▁same ." ▁ ▁In ▁practice , ▁the ▁Commons ▁would ▁usually ▁select ▁a ▁committee ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁the ▁charges ▁and ▁create ▁an ▁" Art icle ▁of ▁Im pe achment " ▁for ▁each . ▁Once ▁the ▁committee ▁had ▁delivered ▁the ▁articles ▁to ▁the ▁L ords , ▁rep lies ▁go ▁between ▁the ▁accused ▁and ▁the ▁Commons ▁via ▁the ▁L ords . ▁If ▁the ▁Commons ▁have ▁im pe ached ▁a ▁peer , ▁the ▁L ords ▁take ▁cust ody ▁of ▁the ▁accused ; ▁otherwise , ▁Black ▁Rod ▁takes ▁cust ody . ▁The ▁accused ▁remains ▁in ▁cust ody ▁unless ▁the ▁L ords ▁allow ▁b ail . ▁The ▁L ords ▁set ▁a ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁trial ▁while ▁the ▁Commons ▁appoint s ▁man agers , ▁who ▁act ▁as ▁pro sec utors