To the Hoble. [sic] the House of Commons now assembled in the high court of Parliam[ent,] the humble petition of John Lilburne Leift. [sic] Colonel. : in all humilitie shewing, that your petitioner having suffered abundance of inhumaine barbarous crueltie, by vertue of an illegal decree made against your petitioner in the Starr-Chamber, 1637 ...
Lilburne, John,1614?-1657.
[London : s.n.,
1645]
Title from caption and beginning of text.
Place and date of publication from Wing (2nd ed.) L2187.
Document contains the text of two petitions; the second of which is headed: To the Honorable House of Commons, now assembled in the high Court of Parliament. The humble petition of John Lilburne, prisoner in the fleete: in all humilitie sheweth, that in December next will be three yeares, ...
Two settings, substantially the same, are known. In this setting the third word of the title is "Hoble." and the first line of the text has "abundance". Another setting (ESTC R218613) has "Honble." and "aboundance".
Not in Wing.
ESTC
Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657
England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons
Fleet Prison (London, England)
Civil rights
Detention of persons
Prisoners
England London.