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An appeal to the House of Commons, : desiring their ansvver: vvhether the common-people shall have the quiet enjoyment of the commons and waste land; or whether they shall be under the will of lords of mannors still. Occasioned by an arrest, made by Thomas Lord Wenman, Ralph Verny Knight, and Richard Winwood Esq; upon the author hereof, for a trespass, in digging upon the common-land at Georges Hill in Surrey. /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609
Corporate Author:	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons
Other Authors:	Barker, John, 17th cent, Star, Thomas
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London : publisher not identified], Printed in the year, 1649.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Inclosures > England > Early works to 1800. Levellers > Early works to 1800. Great Britain > Politics and government > 1649-1660 > Early works to 1800.
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