Beheaded Dr. John Hewytts ghost pleading, yea crying for exemplarie justice against the arbitrarie, un-exampled injustice of his late judges and executioners in the new High-Commission, or Court of Justice, sitting in Westminster-Hall.

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.974[2]
Folger bibliographic ID: 141079
ESTC number: R205170
Wing number: P3900
Folger call number: Film Acc. 640
Folger holdings ID: 202758

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General notes

Drawn up by William Prynne on Hewit's behalf for his trial Most running titles read: The plea and demurrer of Doctor Iohn Hewytt, &c Annotation on Thomason copy: "March 27"; "27"

Extended title: Beheaded Dr. John Hewytts ghost pleading, yea crying for exemplarie justice against the arbitrarie, un-exampled injustice of his late judges and executioners in the new High-Commission, or Court of Justice, sitting in Westminster-Hall. : Conteining his legal plea, demurrer, and exceptions to their illegal jurisdiction, proceedings, and bloody sentence against him; drawn up by counsel, and left behinde him ready ingrossed; the substance whereof he pleaded before them by word of mouth, and would have tendred them in writing in due form of law, had he not discerned their peremptory resolution to reject and over-rule, before they heard them read
Alternate titles: Plea and demurrer of Doctor Iohn Hewytt, &c, Plea and demurrer of Doctor John Hewytt, &c

Hewit, John, 1614-1658 Due process of law Trials (Treason) Executions and executioners

author: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
subject: Hewit, John, 1614-1658
associated with: Hewit, John, 1614-1658
former owner: Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937