Liberty vindicated against slavery.

Wing number: E3801A
Folger bibliographic ID: 139068
ESTC number: R201061
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661: E.351[3]
Folger call number: Film Acc. 640
Folger holdings ID: 201005

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General notes

A lover of his country, and sufferer for the common liberty = John Lilburne Place of publication from Wing In two parts. Part 2 ([4] p. at end) has caption title which reads "An excellent letter written by a prisoner, to a worthy Member of the House of Commons, to give further evidence to the premises"; register = B². Part 2 is also identified as Wing E3801A Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug: 21th London"

Extended title: Liberty vindicated against slavery. : Shewing, that imprisonment for debt, refusing to answer interrogatories, long imprisonment, though for just causes. Abuse of prisons, and cruell extortion of prison-keepers, are all destructive to the fundamentall laws and common freedomes of the people. Published for the use of all the free-borne of England, whom it equally concernes, by occasion of the House of Lords commitment of Lieut. Col. John Lilburn, close prisoner, first to New-gate, and next to the Tower. By a lover of his country, and sufferer for the common liberty
Alternate titles: Excellent letter written by a prisoner, to a worthy Member of the House of Commons, to give further evidence to the premises

Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657 Prisoners Civil rights

author: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657
subject: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657
former owner: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery