Publications of John Lilburne

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  • Lilburne, John. The poore mans cry. Wherein is shevved the present miserable estate of mee Iohn Lilburne, close prisoner in the fleete. Also an humble petition to his Maiesties honorable privy councill, for meantenance that I famish not. [Amsterdam: Richt Right Press] Published by a backe friend of the English popish prelates, 1639. ESTC No. S112218. Grub Street ID 131983.
  • Lilburne, John. The Christian mans triall: or, A true relation of the first apprehension and severall examinations of Iohn Lilburne, with his censure in Star-Chamber, and the manner of his cruell whipping through the streets: whereunto is annexed his speech in the pillory, and their gagging of him: also the severe order of the Lords made the same day for fettering his hands and feet in yrons, and for keeping his friends and monies from him, which was accordingly executed upon him for a long time together by the wardens of the fleet, with a great deale of barbarous cruelty and inhumanity, &c. London: printed for William Larnar, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Golden Anchor, neere Pauls-Chaine, 1641. ESTC No. R1513. Grub Street ID 63091.
  • Lilburne, John. A letter sent from Captaine Lilburne, to divers of his friends, citizens, and others of good account in London, wherein he fully expresseth the misery of his imprisonment, and the barbarous usage of the Cavaliers towards him. Desiring them (if it were possible) to use some means for his releasement. London: Printed for Iames Rogers, 1643. ESTC No. R212814. Grub Street ID 88362.
  • Lilburne, John. England's birth-right justified against all arbitrary usurpation, whether regall or parliamentary, or under what vizor soever. With divers queries, observations and grievances of the people, declaring this Parliaments present proceedings to be directly contrary to those fundamentall principles, whereby their actions at first were justifyable against the King, in their present illegall dealings with those that have been their best friends, advancers and preservers: and in other things of high concernment to the freedom of all the free-born people of England; by a well-wisher to the just cause for which Lieutenant Col. John Lilburne is unjustly im-prisoned in New-gate. [[London: Larner's Press at Goodman's Fields], Printed Octob. 1645]. ESTC No. R200315. Grub Street ID 77859.
  • Lilburne, John. The copy of a letter, from Lieutenant Colonell John Lilburne, to a freind. [London: Larner's press at Goodman's Fields, 1645]. ESTC No. R234146. Grub Street ID 105507.
  • Lilburne, John. The copy of a letter, from Lieutenant Colonell John Lilburne, to a friend. Kind friend, The many ingagements I owe to you, ties me to give you an account according to your desire how things are with mee; ... [London: Larner's press at Goodman's Fields, 1645]. ESTC No. R188442. Grub Street ID 76372.
  • Lilburne, John. The copy of a letter, from Lieutenant Colonell John Lilburne, to a freind. [London: Larner's press at Goodman's Fields, 1645]. ESTC No. R202801. Grub Street ID 79997.
  • Lilburne, John. The copy of a letter, from Lieutenant Colonell John Lilburne, to a freind. [London: Larner's press at Goodman's Fields, 1645]. ESTC No. R202802. Grub Street ID 79998.
  • Lilburne, John. A more full relation of the great battell fought betweene Sir Tho: Fairfax, and Goring, on Thursday last, 1645. Made in the House of Commons by Lieut: Col: Lilbourne, the last messenger that came from the army. With the manner of the fight, Goring cut on the eare. The Lieutenant Generall of the ordnance taken, and the particulars of what losse was on both sides. And the routing of a party of Gori[n]gs forces by the club-men. Also foure propositions presented to the House of Commons in the behalfe of the army. Commanded to be printed, and is published according to order. London: printed by T. Forcet for Peter Cole, 1645. ESTC No. R200158. Grub Street ID 77702.
  • Lilburne, John. Foundations of freedom; or An agreement of the people: proposed as a rule for future government in the establishment of a firm and lasting peace. Drawn up by several well-affected persons, and tendered to the consideration of the general Councel of the Army; and now offere to the consideration of all persons who are at liberty, by printing, or otherwise, to give their reasons for, or against it. Unto which is annexed several grievances by some persons, offered to be inserted in the said agreement, bnt [sic] adjudged only necessary to be insisted on, as fit to be removed by the next repesentatives [sic]. [London]: Published for the satisfaction of all honest interests, 1648. ESTC No. R10563. Grub Street ID 58923.
  • Lilburne, John. A defiance to tyrants. Or The araignment of two illegall committees. viz. The close committee of Lords and Commons appointed to examine the London agents. And the committee of plundered ministers. In two pleas made by L.C. Lilburne prerogative prisoner in the the Tower o London. Wherein is clearely declared the unjustness, arbitrariness, and absolute unlawfulness of the late proceedings of that close committee of Lords and Commons against the London agents. And also, proving all the proceedings of the committee of plundered ministers in summoning and imprisoning severall citizens of London, for refusing to pay tythes, to bee an absolute subversion of the fundamentall lawes of the land, and treason of as high a nature as any the Earle of Strafford lost his head for; they making their will a law unto the kingdome; there being no law at all in the kingdome, whereby the London-Priests can claime tythes, or recover them from any of their parishoners. London: printed for the information of all men, that are not willing to be Priests ridden and to the slaves to Tyrannie and oppression, Jan. 1648. ESTC No. R206184. Grub Street ID 82742.
  • Lilburne, John. A plea, or protest, made by VVilliam Prynne, Esquire, and by him sent unto J.M. Knight, one of the eleven impeached Members. Wherein he declares the injustice and illegality of the Lords, Commons, and grandees of the Armies proceedings against him. Whereunto is annexed the case of A.B. (a citizen of London, and a free commoner of England) truly stated, in reference to a pretended impeachment of treason depending in the House of Peers against him: with an answer to certain queres framed thereupon: unto which is annexed the answer of the said A.B. unto the Lords assembled in Parliament in point of law, ... in which it is fully proved, that the House of Lords ... hath not the least jurisdiction in the world over any commoner ... with a full answer to all their presidents in such cases; and that it is not safe for the said A.B. to kneel at the Lords barre, because it is stooping and submitting to their jurisdiction. Published for the common good of all honest Englishmen, by Lionel Hurbin G. [London]: Printed for Iah. Hornish, 1648. ESTC No. R202738. Grub Street ID 79954.
  • Lilburne, John. Truths victory over tyrants and tyranny. Being the tryall of that worthy assertor of his countreys freedoms, Lieftenant [sic] Colonell John Lilburne, defender of the ancient and known laws of England, against men and devills, whether in King, Parliament, Army, or Councell of State. Guild-hall London, Octob. 26. Freed in open court, from his unjust and illegall charge of high-treason, and cruell imprisonment in the Tower, by the unbyassed and just verdict of this jewry, whose names are here inserted; Miles Pettit, Holburn-Condu. Stephen Iles, Friday-street. Abraham Smith, Smithfield. John King Smithfield. Nicholas Murrin, Gosling-str. Thomas Daintie, Cheapside. Edmund Keysar, Holb-bridge Edward Perkins Smithfield. Ralph Packman, Smithfield. William Cummins, Cheap. Symon Weeden, Bredstr. Henry Tooley, Bredstreet. All good men and true. [London]: Printed in the fall of tyranny, 1649. ESTC No. R206182. Grub Street ID 82740.
  • Lilburne, John. The hunting of the foxes from New-Market and Triploe-Heaths to WhiteÂÂ.à°ll, by five small beagles (late of the Armie.) Or The grandie-deceivers unmasked (that you may know them.) Directed to all the free-commons of England, but in especiall, to all that have, and are stil engaged in the military service of the Common-Wealth. By Robert Ward, Thomas Watson, Simon Graunt, George Jellis, and William Sawyer, late members of the Army. [London]: Printed in a corner of freedome, right opposite to the Councel of Warre, anno Domini, 1649. ESTC No. R202730. Grub Street ID 79949.
  • Lilburne, John. The triall, of Lieut. Collonell John Lilburne, by an extraordinary or special commission, of oyear and terminer at the Guild-Hall of London, the 24, 25, 26. of Octob. 1649. Being as exactly pen'd and taken in short hand, as it was possible to be done in such a croud and noise, and transcribed with an indifferent and even hand, both in reference to the court, and the prisoner; that so matter of fact, as it was there declared, might truly come to publick view. In which is contained all the judges names, and the names of the grand inquest, and the names of the hones jury of life and death. Vnto which is annexed a necessary and essential appendix, very well worth the readers, carefull perusal; if he desire rightly to understand the whole body of the discourse, and know the worth of that ner'e enough to be prised, bulwork of English freedom, viz. to be tried by a jury of legal and good men of the neighbour-hood. Published by Theodorus Verax. [London]: Printed by Hen. Hils in St. Thomas's Southwark, [1649]. ESTC No. R203993. Grub Street ID 81020.
  • Lilburne, John. The hunting of the foxes from New-Market and Triploe-Heaths to WhiteÂÂ.à°ll, by five small beagles (late of the Armie.) Or The grandie-deceivers unmasked (that you may know them.) Directed to all the free-people of England, but in especiall, to all that have, and are still engaged in the military service of the Common-Wealth. By Robert Ward, Thomas Watson, Simon Graunt, George Jellis, and William Sawyer, late members of the Army. Who upon the sixth of March in the New-Pallace-yard, Westminster, were forced to ride with their faces towards their horse-tails, had thei swords broken over their heads, and were cashiered for petitioning the Parliament for relief of the oppressed Common-wealth, and delivering an account thereof to the generall. [London?]: Printed in a corner of freedome, right opposite to the Councel of Warre, anno Domini, 1649. ESTC No. R202820. Grub Street ID 80008.
  • Lilburne, John. The Engagement vindicated & explained, or The reasons upon which Leiut. [sic] Col. John Lilburne, tooke the Engagement. Published by a well-wisher to the present authority, on purpose to satisfie scrupulous minds in the lawfulnesse of taking the said Engagement. January 22. 1650. Licensed according to order, and entered into the register book at Stationers Hall. London: printed by John Clowes, and are to be sold at the Blew-Anchor in Corne-hill, and at the Black Spread-Eagle, at the west end of Pauls, 1650. ESTC No. R234678. Grub Street ID 105987.
  • Lilburne, John. Two petitions presented to the supreame authority of the nation, from thousands of the lords, owners, and commoners of Lincolneshire; against the Old Court-Levellers, or propriety-destroyers, the prerogative undertakers. London: printed by J.B., 1650. ESTC No. R224157. Grub Street ID 97875.
  • Lilburne, John. The engagement vindicated & explained, or The reasons upon which Leiut. Col. John Lilburne, tooke the engagement. Published by a well-wisher to the present authority, on purpose to satisfie scrupulous minds in the lawfulnesse of taking the said engagement. January 22. 1650. Licensed according to order, and entered into the register book at Stationers Hall. London: printed by John Clowes, and are to be sold at the Blew-Anchor in Corne-hill, and at the Black Spread-Eagle, at the west end of Pauls, 1650. ESTC No. R202793. Grub Street ID 79990.
  • Lilburne, John. The engagement vindicated & explained. Or the reasons upon which Lieut. Col. John Lilburne, took the engagement. Published by a well-wisher of the present authority, on purpose to satisfie scrupulous mindes in the lawfulnesse of taking the said engagement. January 22. 1650. Licensed according to order, and entered into the register book at Stationers Hall. London: printed by John Clowes, and are to be sold at the Blew-Anchor in Cornehill, and Black-spread Eagle, at the west end of Pauls, 1650. ESTC No. R236132. Grub Street ID 106961.
  • Lilburne, John. L. Colonel John Lilburns apologetisch verhael, nopende d'onwettelijcke ende ongerechtige sentenie vande verbeurte van 7000 poundt sterlinghs ond' eeuwigh bannissement, tegens hemgewesen onde over hemge-executeert door 't Parlement van Englandt in January 1652. = L. Colonel John Lilburne his apologetical narration, relateing to his illegal & unjust sentence of 7000 pounds fine & perpetuall banishment decreed & executed upon him by the present Parliament of England January 1651. [sic]. t'Amsterdam [i.e. Amsterdam]: ghedruckt in Aprill 1652, by L.I., [1652]. ESTC No. R206753. Grub Street ID 83231.
  • Lilburne, John. A declaration of Lieutenant-Colonel John Lilburn to the free-born pcople [sic] of England. And his speech to the Parliament, on Tuesday last; in answer to the sentence denounced against him by Mr. Speaker, by speciall order and command together with his resolution (come life come death) not personally to yield active submission to the said sentence. And divers other remarkable things, worth the knowledge of all the free-men, not only of London, but of all England. Subscribed, John Lilburn. London: prlnted [sic] for G. Horton, 1651 [i.e. 1652]. ESTC No. R205869. Grub Street ID 82486.
  • Lilburne, John. A remonstrance of Lieut. Col. John Lilburn: concerning the lawes, liberties, priviledges, birthrights, freedom, and inheritances, of the frec-born [sic] people of England; in relation to the sentence denounced against him for banishment. Together with his resolution, to adhere and stand firm to the fundamental lawes of this nation; and inviolably to endeavour the preservation thereof; to the end, that justice and right may not be sold, denied, or deferred to any man. Published by a well-wisher to that faithful-Lover of his Countrey, and constant sufferer for the liberties thereof, Lieut. Colonel John Lilburn. Imprinted at London: for G. Horton, 1652. ESTC No. R205874. Grub Street ID 82489.
  • Lilburne, John. L. Colonel Iohn Lilburne his letter to his dearely beloved wife Mrs. Elisabeth Lilburne, March 1652. Expressing the just reasons & grounds which have inforced him for the preservation of his deare life, & more deare reputation; to apologize for himselfe unto the Netherlanders, by laying open the true state of his late fine & bannishment eternal from his native country. [[Amsterdam]: Printed at Amsterdam by L. I., anno Domini 1652.]. ESTC No. R179953. Grub Street ID 71160.
  • Lilburne, John. The banished mans suit for protection to His Excellency the Lord Generall Cromvvell, being the humble address of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn. London: printed by Tho. Newcomb dwelling in Thamestreet over against Baynards Castle, [1653]. ESTC No. R211530. Grub Street ID 87342.
  • Lilburne, John. A second address directed to his Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell, and the Right Honourable the Councell of State sitting at White-Hall: being the humble petition of Lieutenant Colonell John Lilburne. London: printed by Tho. Newcomb dwelling in Thamestreet over against Baynards Castle, [1653]. ESTC No. R211539. Grub Street ID 87347.
  • Lilburne, John. A third address directed to his Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell, and the Right Honourable the Councell of State sitting at White-Hall: Being, the humble petition of Lieutenant-Colonell John Lilburne prisoner in Newgate. London: printed by Tho. Newcomb dwelling in Thamestreet over against Baynards Castle, [1653]. ESTC No. R211547. Grub Street ID 87356.
  • Lilburne, John. The tryall, of L. Col. Iohn Lilburn at the Sessions House in the Old-Baily, on Fryday, and Saturday, being the 19th and 20th of this instant August. With Lieutenant Collonel Iohn Lilburns speech to the jury before they went together to agree upon their verdict, and the reply of the counsel of the common-wealth thereunto. Together, with the verdict of not guilty brought in by the said jury. London: printed for D.B., 1653. ESTC No. R207123. Grub Street ID 83546.
  • Lilburne, John. The exceptions of John Lilburne Gent. prisoner at the Barre, to a bill of indictment preferred against him, grounded upon a pretended act, intituled, An Act for the execution of a judgement given in Parliament against Lieutenant Collonel John Lilburn: which judgement is by the said Act supposed to be given the 15 day of January, 1651. London: printed for Richard Moon, at the Seven-stars in Pauls Church-yard, near the great north-door, 1653. ESTC No. R202791. Grub Street ID 79988.
  • Lilburne, John. An hue-and cry after the fundamental lawes and liberties of England occasionally written upon the stealing of one of the grand assertors of them out of Newgate, by a party of men on horseback, pretending themselves to be souldiers, raised and paid by the people of Englan (not for the subversion,) but the preservation of the said lawes and liberties, &c. Together with some queries, and brief resolves, touching the present state of things: written for the consolation of the saints now reigning. By a well-wisher to the saints now reigning on earth, had they had the patience to have staid till the people had chose them, or that Christ the King of Saints above --- had setled the government upon them. Europe: printed in a year of Melodius Discord, to the tune of the Cross and the Harp, when the servants are princes, and the masters are slaves, [1653]. ESTC No. R207238. Grub Street ID 83646.
  • Lilburne, John. A declaration to the free-born people of England, concerning the government of the Common-wealth; shewing, that the law and courts of justice, are the scales of a nation, and ought to be the keyes for opening of prison doors. Likewise a remonstrance to the people, touching the grand writ of habeas corpus, for removing of a prisoner before the judges of the upper-bench at Westminster; and a legal plea for water of life, to revive a free English-man from the death of imprisonment. London: printed for George Horton, 1654. ESTC No. R206974. Grub Street ID 83414.
  • Lilburne, John. The resurrection of John Lilburne, now a prisoner in Dover-Castle, declared and manifested in these following lines penned by himself, aud [sic] now at his earnest desire published in print in these words. London: printed for Giles Calvert, at the Black Spread Eagle, neer the west-end of Pauls, 1656. ESTC No. R501. Grub Street ID 125491.
  • Lilburne, John. The resurrection of John Lilburne, now a prisoner in Dover-Castle, declared and manifested in these following lines penned by himself, and now at his desire published in print in these following words. London: Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black Spread Eagle, neer the west-end of Pauls, 1656. ESTC No. R206594. Grub Street ID 83087.
  • Lilburne, John. The resurrection of John Lilburne, novv a prisoner in Dover-Castle, declared and manifested in these following lines penned by himself, and now at his earnest desire published in print in these words. London: printed for Giles Calvert, at the Black Spread Eagle, neer the west end of Pauls, 1656. ESTC No. R234573. Grub Street ID 105907.
  • Lilburne, John. The tryal of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn. By an extraordinary or special commission, of Oyer and Terminer at the Guild-Hall of London, the 24th, 25th, and 26th. of October, 1649. Being exactly pen'd and taken in short-hand, as it was possible to be done in such a Croud and Noise, and Transcribed with an Indifferent and Even Hand, both in Reference to the Court, and the Prisoner; that so Matter of Fact, as it was there Declared, might truly come to Publick View. In which is contain'd the Names of all the Judges, Grand Inquest, and Jury of Life and Death. By Theodorus Varax. The second edition. ... London: printed for and sold by H. Hills, in Black-Fryars, [1710]. ESTC No. T140516. Grub Street ID 188213.
  • Lilburne, John. Valuable and scarce tracts. Number I. Containing the picture, publish'd by the famous Lieut. Col. John Lilburn, ... in the year 1649. London: printed for the editors, 1769. ESTC No. T193388. Grub Street ID 227548.
  • Lilburne, John. Liberty vindicated against slavery, shewing that imprisonment for debt, refusing to answer interrogatories, long imprisonment, though for just causes, &c. are all destructive to the fundamental laws, and common freedom of the people of England. By a lover of his country. First published in the year 1646. London: re-printed for J. Wilkie, 1771. ESTC No. N55016. Grub Street ID 38610.