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  The prisoners plea for a habeas corpus, or an epistle writ by L.C. Joh. Lilburne prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London the 4. of Aprill, to the Honourable Mr. W. Lenthall Speaker of the House of Commons. In which is fully proved, that the judges are bound by law and their oaths to grant a habeas corpus to any prisoner ... and to deny it ... is to forsweare themselves, for which they may be in law indicted for perjury, and upon conviction, are for ever to be discharged of their office, service and councell. In which is also declared the usurpation of Mr. Oliver Crumwell, who hath forcibly usurped unto himselfe the office of L.G. in the Army, for almost 12. moneths together, and thereby hath robbed the kingdome of its treasure, under pretence of pay, which he hath no right nnto [sic], and by the power of the said office hath tyrannized over the lives, liberties, and estates of the freemen of England ... all which John Lilburne will venture his life according to the law of the land to make good, unto which he hath annexed his epistle which he writ to the prentices of London the 10th of May 1639 ...
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  1648
  

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  Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
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  Caption title. Place of publication from Wing. Dated on B3r: 4. April, 1648. Signatures: A-B⁴. Imperfect: tightly bound with loss of text. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aprill 4th 1648". Reproduction of the original in the ...
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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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  1648
  

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  Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
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  Caption title. Imprint from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 9th 1648". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  The lawes funerall. Or, An epistle written by Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn, prisoner in the Tower of London, unto a friend of his, giving him a large relation of his defence, made before the judges of the Kings bench, the 8. of May 1648. against both the illegal commitments of him by the House of Lords, and the House of Commons, ...
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  1648
  

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  Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
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  Caption title. Signed at end: John Lilburne. Tower the 15. of May. 1648. The final page is unnumbered; the 2 preceding pages are misnumbered 31 and 23. In this edition, the initial "A" of the epistle is surrounded by a ...
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