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The oppressed mans importunate and mournfull cryes to be brought to the barre of iustice. Or An epistle writ by Lievt. Col. John Lilburne, : (without all shadow of law and iustice, imprisoned in the Tower of London.) To all the moral honest English men, in and about the city of London, whether Episcopall; Presbyterian, ... Iohn Lilburne prisoner in the Tower of London, the 7. of April, 1648. sends heartie and respectfull salutations. In which he mournfully cryes out to all men that have any sense of pietie, ... to pittie and compassionate his pining languishing, and worse then sudden dying estate and condition. And the first day of the next tearme being the 19 present, deliver his petition hereunto annexed to the iudges of the Kings Bench in Westminster Hall, for a habeas corpus to bring him before them to receive a legall tryall, ... chusing and desiring any speedy death in the world ... if much longer he be continued in his uniust captivitie