Beheaded Dr. John Hewytts Ghost Pleading, yea crying for Exemplarie Justice Against The Arbitrarie, Unexampled Injustice of his late Judges and Executioners in the New High- Commission, or Court of Justice, sitting in Westminster-Hall. Conteining his Legal Plea, Demurrer, and Exceptions to their illegal Jurisdiction, Proceedings, and bloody Sentence against him; drawn up by Counsel, and left behinde him ready ingrossed; the Substance whereof he pleaded before them by word of mouth, and would have tendred them in writing in due form of Law, had he not discerned their peremptory Resolution to reject and over-rule, before they heard them read. ... (12 lines)
Contributors: Hewit, John, 1614-1658; McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology (Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary)
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1659
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 18
Notes: British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, II:225; author anonymous

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