To the Right Honourable, the supreme authority of this nation, the Commons of England in Parliament assembled. : The humble petition of firm and constant friends to the Parliament and Common-wealth, presenters and promoters of the large petition of September 11. MDCXLVIII..
England and Wales.Parliament.House of Commons.Proceedings. 1649-01.
[London : s.n.,
1649]
Caption title; title from caption and opening words of text; imprint from Wing.
Complains of Parliament's censorhip of the press, nominally aimed at malignants but really punishing puritans, as Lawrence Sandars (God's Love to Mankind), John Lilburn, William Larner, Richard Overton, &c. The Parliament has had much support from unlicensed printing. Especially complains of the punishment of whipping. Prays: 1. That being the supreme authority they would keep it to themselves. 2. That they will revoke all ordinances against free speech. 3. Separate the military and civil jurisdictions. Repeal the ordinance for tithes. With an account of the reception of the petition, signed Hen. Scobell -- Cf. Steele.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan. 19 1648.".
Wing (2nd ed.)
Steele I,
Thomason
ESTC
Microfilm.
Freedom of the press
England London.