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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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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: Printed in the yeer. 1646.
Call number: 135735
Creator: Overton, Richard (active 1646)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 4to
Associated organization: Bridgewater House Library,
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A pearle in a dounghill· Or Lieu. Col. John Lilburne in New-gate: : committed illegally by the House of Lords, first for refusing (according to his liberty) to answer interrogatories, but protesting against them as not being competent judges, and appealing to the House of Commons. Next, committed close prisoner for his just refusing to kneel at the House of Lords barre
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A defiance against all arbitrary usurpations or encroachments, either of the House of Lords, or any other, upon the soveraignty of the supreme House of Commons, (the high court of judicature of the land) or upon the rights, properties and freedoms of the people in generall. : Whereunto is annexed, a relation of the unjust and barbarous proceedings of the House of Lords, against that worthy commoner, Mr. Overton, who standeth by them committed to the most contemptuous goal of Newgate, for refusing to answer to interrogatories, and appealing from that court to the Honourable House of Commons (as by the great Charter of England he was bound) for the triall of his cause. : Howsoever the House of Lords do suggest in their commitment of him, that it was for his contemptuous words and gesture, refusing to answer unto their speaker. : Which being every mans case, is published ... as it was enclosed in a letter to one of his friends
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Vox plebis, or, the peoples out-cry against oppression, injustice, and tyranny. : Wherein the liberty of the subject is asserted, Magna Charta briefly but pithily expounded. Lieutenant Colonell Lilburne's sentence published and refuted. Committees arraigned, goalers condemned, and remedies provided
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Vox plebis, or, the peoples out-cry against oppression, injustice, and tyranny. : Wherein the liberty of the subject is asserted, Magna Charta briefly but pithily expounded. Lieutenant Colonell Lilburne's sentence published and refuted. Committees arraigned, goalers condemned, and remedies provided