Liberty vindicated against slavery. : Shewing, that imprisonment for debt, refusing to answer interrogatories, long imprisonment, though for just causes. Abuse of prisons, and cruell extortion of prison-keepers, are all destructive to the fundamentall laws and common freedomes of the people. Published for the use of all the free-borne of England, whom it equally concernes, by occasion of the House of Lords commitment of Lieut. Col. John Lilburn, close prisoner, first to New-gate, and next to the Tower. /
Lilburne, John,1614?-1657.
[London : s.n.],
Printed in the yeare 1646.
A lover of his country, and sufferer for the common liberty = John Lilburne.
Place of publication from Wing.
In two parts. Part 2 ([4] p. at end) has caption title which reads "An excellent letter written by a prisoner, to a worthy Member of the House of Commons, to give further evidence to the premises"; register = B². Part 2 is also identified as Wing E3801A.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug: 21th London".
Wing (2nd ed.)
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Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657
Prisoners
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