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Lilburne, John. Regall tyrannie discovered: or, A discourse, shewing that all lawfull (approbational) instituted power by God amongst men, is by common agreement, and mutual consent. : ... In which is also punctually declared, the tyrannie of the kings of England, from the dayes of William the invader and robber, and tyrant, alias the Conqueror, to this present King Charles, ... Out of which is drawn a discourse, occasioned by the tyrannie and injustice inflicted by the Lords, upon that stout-faithful-lover of his country, and constant sufferer for the liberties thereof, Lieut. Col. John Lilburn, now prisoner in the Tower. ...

Creator
Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657
Date
printed anno Dom. 1647
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
L2172
Caption
London : [s.n.], printed anno Dom. 1647
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Lilburne, John. 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 handing 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

Creator
Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657
Date
[1647]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
137- 881q
Caption
[London] : [s.n.], [1647]
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Lilburne, John. The free-mans freedome 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

Creator
Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657
Date
[1646]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
L2111
Caption
[London] : [s.n.], [1646]
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Lilburne, John. The charters of London: or, the second part of Londons liberty in chaines discovered. : In which by the ancient, rationall, and fundamental charters of the famous city of London, is proved and declared, that it is the true and undeniable right of all and every the barons, burgesses, free-men, or commoners of London, to have their free vote in chusing out, annually from amongst themselves, a lord major, two sheriffes, and all their aldermen; ... With divers other things worth the knowledg of all the free-men, not only of London, but of all England. For whose good this is published by Lieut. Col: John Lilburn, prisoner in the Tower of London, for the common liberties of the kingdome against the usurpations of the House of Lords

Creator
Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657
Date
Decemb. 18. 1646
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
L2087
Caption
Printed at London : [s.n.], Decemb. 18. 1646
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