An Impeachment Of High Treason Against Oliver Cromwel, and his Son in Law Henry Ireton Esquires, late Members of the late forcibly dissolved House of Commons, presented to publique view; by Lieutenant Co- lonel Iohn Lilburn close Prisoner in the Tower of London, for his real, true and zea- lous affections to the Liberties of his native Country. In which following Discourse or Impeachment, he engageth upon his life, either upon the principles of Law (by way of indictment, the only and alone legall way of all tryals in England) or upon the principles of Parliaments ancient proceedings, or upon the principles of reason (by pretence of which alone, they lately took away the Kings life) before a legal Magistracy, when there shal be one again in England (which now in the least there is not) to prove the said Oliver Cromwel guilty of the highest Treason that ever was acted in England, and more deserving punishment and death ... (14 lines). In which are also some Hints of Cautions to the Lord Fairfax, for absolutely breaking his solemn Engagement with his souldiers, &c. to take head and to regain his lost Credit in acting honestly in time to come; in helping to settle the Peace and Liberties of the Nation, which truly, really, and lastingly can never be done, but by establishing the principles of the Agreement of the Free People; that being really the peoples interest, and all the rest that went before, but particular and selvish. In which is also the Authors late Proposition sent to Mr. Holland, June 26. 1649. to justifie and make good at his utmost hazard (upon the principles of Scripture, Law Reason, and the Parliaments and Armies ancient Declarations) his late actions or writings in any or all his Books. ... (6 lines)
Contributors: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658; Holland, Cornelius, regicide, excepted from indemnity, active 1649; Ireton, Henry, 1611-1651; McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology (Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary)
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1649
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Other titles: Agreement Of The People For A firme ... Peace, (1647)
Notes: Mispaged.

The Author to the Courteous Reader, signed.