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The innocent man's first proffer. Or, The proposition of Lieutenant Collonel John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner, in the Tower of London, made unto his present adversaries, and to the whole nation of England, Octob. 20. 1649. For William Hevenningham Esq. of Hevenningham, in Suffolk, These present.

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Main Author:	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London : publisher not identified, 1649]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Lilburne, John, > 1614?-1657 > Imprisonment > Early works to 1800. Detention of persons > England > Early works to 1800. Prisoners > Legal status, laws, etc. > Early works to 1800. Great Britain > History > Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 > Early works to 1800.
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The innocent mans's second-proffer : made unto his present adversaries October 22. 1649. And communicated unto them, by his loving brother, Collonell Robert Lilburne.
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The banished mans suit for protection to His Excellency the Lord Generall Cromvvell, : being the humble address of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn..
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London's liberty in chains discovered. : And, published by Lieutenant Colonell John Lilburn, prisoner in the Tower of London, Octob. 1646.
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A salva libertate sent to Colonell Francis West of the Tower of London, on Fryday the fourteenth of September 1649. / by Lieutenant Collonell John Lilburne, vnjustly, and illegally imprisoned, in the said Tower, ever since the 28. of March, 1649. Occasioned by the receipt of a verball command (which in law is nothing, nor signefies nothing) whereby the said leiut. was seemingly authorized, to carry the said John Lilburne before Mr. Prideaux the nicknamed, and falsly so called Atturney General on Fryday 14. Sept. 1649.
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To the supreame authority the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, : the humble petition of many well afected people inhabiting the City of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent, in behalfe of the just liberties of the Common-wealth, highly concerned in the sentence against Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn..
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A new complaint of an old grievance, /
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The just mans justification: or A letter by way of plea in barre; /
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The resurrection of John Lilburne, now a prisoner in Dover-Castle, /
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The resurrection of John Lilburne, now a prisoner in Dover-Castle, /
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A third address directed to his Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell, and the Right Honourable the Councell of State sitting at White-Hall : Being the humble petition of Lieutenant-Colonell John Lilburne prisoner in Newgate.
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The resolved mans resolution, : to maintain with the last drop of his heart blood, his civill liberties and freedomes, granted unto him by the good, just, and honest declared lawes of England, (his native country) and never to sit still, so long as he hath a tongue to speake, or a hand to write, til he hath either necessitated his adversaries, the house of Lords, and their arbitrary associates in the house of Commons, either to doe him justice and right, by delivering him from his causelesse and illegall imprisonment, and out unto him, legall and ample reparations, for all his unjust sufferings or else send him to Tyburne: of which he is not afraid, and doubteth not if they doe it, but at and by his death, to doe them (Sampson like) more mischief, then he did them all his life. All which is expressed and declared in the following epistle, written by Lieut. Coll. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, to a true friend of his, a citizen thereof, Aprill 1647.
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The prisoners mournfull cry, against the Iudges of the Kings Bench. : Or an epistle writ by lieut. col. John Lilburne, prisoner in the tower of London, unto Mr. Iustice Roll : declaring the illegall dealing of himself, and Mr. Justice Bacon with him, in reference to his habeas corpus. Vnto which is annexed his two petitions to the said Iudges, and the petitions of Mr. William Thompson, and Mr. Woodward &c. in which are contained a lash for Mr. Oliver Cromwell and other his spaniolised creatures. With divers other remarkable things worth publique view.
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The afflicted mans out-cry, against the injustice and oppression exercised upon; or, An epistle of John Lilburn, gent. prisoner in Newgate, August 19. 1653. to Mr. Feak, minister at Christ Church in London.
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To the supreme authority, the people assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburne.
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The Christian mans triall: or, A true relation of the first apprehension and severall examinations of Iohn Lilburne, : with his censure in Star-chamber, and the manner of his cruell whipping through the streets: whereunto is annexed his speech in the pillory, and their gagging of him: also the severe order of the Lords made the same day for fettering his hands and feet in yrons, and for keeping his friends and monies from him, which was accordingly executed upon him for a long time together by the wardens of the fleet, with a great deale of barbarous cruelty and inhumanity, &c.
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The free-mans freedom vindicated. Or A true relation of the cause and manner of Lievt. Col. Iohn Lilburns present imprisonment in Newgate, : being thereunto arbitrarily and illegally committed, by the House of Peeres, Iune 11. 1646. for his delivering in, at their open barre, under his hand and seal, his protestation, against their incroaching upon the common liberties of all the commons of England, in endeavouring to try him, a commoner of England, in a criminall cause, contrary to the expresse tenour and forme of the 29. chap. of the great charter of England, and for making his legall and iust appeal to his competent, propper and legal tryers and judges, the Commons of England, in Parliament assembled.
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The recantation of Lieutenant Collonel John Lilburne, prisoner in the Tower. : Opening, all the machinations of the Independent partie: their various practises and judgements. With the reasons or grounds of his unexpected revolt from that party: also certain rules to know them, with cautions to shun most of their pernicious heresies.
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A preparative to an hue and cry after Sir Arthur Haslerig, (a late Member of the forcibly dissolved House of Commons, and now the present wicked, bloody, and tyrannicall governor of Newcastle upon Tine) for his severall ways attempting to murder, and by base plots, conspiracies and false witnesse to take away the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn now prisoner in the Tower of London: : as also for his felonious robbing the said Lieut Col. John Lilburn of betwixt 24 and 2500 l. by the meer power of his own will, ... In which action alone, he the said Haslerig hath outstript the Earl of Strafford, in traiterously subverting the fundamentall liberties of England, ... and better and more justly deserves to die therefore, then ever the Earl of Strafford did ... by which tyrannicall actions the said Haslerig is become a polecat, a fox, and a wolf, ... and may and ought to be knockt on the head therefore, ... /
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A word to the jury in the behalfe of John Lilburn.
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An anatomy of the Lords tyranny and iniustice exercised upon Lieu. Col. Iohn Lilburne, now a prisoner in the Tower of London. : Delivered in a speech by him, Novem. 6. 1646. before the honorable Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to consider of the priviledges of the commons of England: the originall copy of which, he in obedience to the order and command of the said Committee, delivered in writing to the hands of Col. Henry Martin, chairm-man of the said Committee: Nov. 9. 1646 and now published to the view of all the commons of England, for their information, & knowledge of their liberties and priviledges.
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To the Parliament of the common-vvealth of England. : The humble petition of diuers afflicted women, in behalf of M:Iohn Lilburn prisoner in Newgate.
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The exceptions of John Lilburne Gent. prisoner at the Barre, to a bill of indictment : preferred against him, grounded upon a pretended act, intituled, An Act for the execution of a judgement given in Parliament against Lieutenant Collonel John Lilburn: which judgement is by the said Act supposed to be given the 15 day of January, 1651.
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Unto every individual member of Parliament : The humble representation of divers afflicted women-petitioners to the Parliament, on the behalf of Mr. John Lilburn.
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Animadversions upon Iohn Lilburnes two last books, : the one intituled Londons liberty in chaines discovered. the other An anatomy of the Lords cruelty. Published according to order.
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To the Parliament of the Common-VVealth of England. The humble petition of many grieved people of the cities of London and Westminster, Southwark, and places adjacent; in behalf of John Lilburne, Gent. Prisoner in Newgate.
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A remonstrance of many thousand citizens, and other free-born people of England, to their own House of Commons. : Occasioned through the illegall and barbarous imprisonment of that famous and worthy sufferer for his countries freedoms, Lievtenant Col. John Lilburne. Wherein their just demands in behalfe of themselves and the whole kingdome, concerning their publike safety, peace and freedome, is express'd; calling those their commissioners in Parliament, to an account, how they (since the beginning of their session, to this present) have discharged their duties to the vniversallity of the people, their soveraigne lord, from whom their power and strength is derived, and by whom (ad bene placitum,) it is continued.
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To the supreme authority, the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England : The humble petition of divers well-affected people inhabiting the cities of London, Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and places adjacent, being their second petition in behalf of Lieut. Col. Iohn Lilburn, and the liberties of the Commonwealth.
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Ionahs cry out of the whales belly: or, Certaine epistles writ by Lieu. Coll. Iohn Lilburne, unto Lieu. Generall Cromwell, and Mr. John Goodwin: complaining of the tyranny of the Houses of Lords and Commons at Westminster; and the unworthy dealing of divers (of those with him that are called) his friends. To the man whom God hath honoured, and will further honour, if he continue honouring him, Lieu. Generall Cromwell at his house in Drury Lane, neare the red-Lion this present.
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A voyce from the heavenly vvord of God; as a representation to every member of Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, in the behalf of Mr. John Lilburne close prisoner in Newgate. With the sighs and lamentations of many of the free born people of England, for justice and equity, whose answers are hereunto subscribed, on the behalf of themselves and others.
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The ivst man in bonds. Or Lievt. Col. John Lilburne close prisoner in Newgate, by order of the Hovse of Lords.
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The second letter from John Lilburn Esquire, prisoner in Newgate : to the Right Honourable John Fowke, Lord Major of the city of London.
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Tvvo letters vvrit by Lievt. Col. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, to Col Henry Martin, a Member of the House of Commons, upon the 13. and 15 of September. 1647 : the contents of which are very necessary to be taken notice of by all just men in the present age. Vnto which is annexed some other letters of great concerment [sic]. The first is subscribed, to his much honoured friend Col. Henry Martin, a member of the House of Commons, this with hast, post hast present.
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An alarum to the House of Lords: : against their insolent usurpation of the common liberties, and rights of this nation. Manifested by them, in their present tyrannicall attempts against that worthy commoner, Lieutenant Col. John Lilburne, defendour of the faith, and of his countries freedoms, both by his words, deeds and suffereings, against all tyrants in the kingdome; whether black-coats, papists, kings, lords, &c.
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The last vvill & testament of Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn: : with his speech to some friends in Jersey a little before his death: also certain legacies given to divers persons of note. Together with his elegy and epitaph. First taken in short-hand by Sister Abigail Lemmon, and since published by Ruth Dox.
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For every individuall member of the honourable House of Commons.
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Englands weeping spectacle: : or, The sad condition of Lievtenant Colonell John Lilburne : crying to all who have any conscience or compassion, for assistance and deliverance from his unjust, long and cruell sufferings. Wherein (as in a glasse) all Englishmen may see the slavish condition, unto which (after so much blood, time and treasure spent) they are yet by perfidious men (who vowed and promised to deliver them from all tyrannie and oppression) still most wofully subjected.
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