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A88165
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A coppy of a letter sent by Lieu. Col. John Lilburne to Mr. Wollaston keeper of Newgate or his Deputy.
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Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
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1646
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Wing L2091; Thomason 669.f.10[62]; ESTC R210488
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a_o copy_n of_o a_o letter_n serit_fw-la by_o liev._n col._n john_n lilburne_n to_o mr._n wollaston_n keeper_n of_o newgate_n or_o his_o deputy_n sir_n i_o this_o morning_n have_v see_v a_o warrant_n from_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n make_v yesterday_o to_o command_v you_o to_o bring_v i_o this_o day_n at_o 10._o a_o clock_n before_o they_o the_o warrant_n express_v no_o cause_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v dance_v attendance_n before_o they_o neither_o do_v i_o know_v any_o ground_n or_o reason_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v nor_o any_o law_n that_o compel_v i_o thereunto_o for_o their_o lordship_n sit_v by_o virtue_n of_o prerogative_n patent_n and_o not_o by_o election_n or_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n have_v as_o magna_fw-la carta_fw-la and_o other_o good_a law_n of_o the_o land_n tell_v i_o nothing_o to_o do_v to_o try_v i_o or_o any_o commoner_n whatsoever_o in_o any_o criminal_a case_n either_o for_o life_n limb_n liberty_n or_o estate_n but_o contrary_a hereunto_o as_o incrocher_n and_o usurper_n upon_o my_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n they_o late_o and_o illegal_o endeavour_v to_o try_v i_o a_o commoner_n at_o their_o bar_n for_o which_o i_o under_o my_o hand_n and_o seal_v protest_v to_o their_o face_n against_o they_o as_o violent_a and_o illegal_a incrocher_n upon_o the_o right_n and_o liberty_n of_o i_o and_o all_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n a_o copy_n of_o which_o etc._n etc._n i_o in_o print_n herewith_o send_v you_o and_o at_o their_o bar_n i_o open_o appeal_v to_o my_o competent_a proper_a legal_a trier_n and_o judge_n the_o commons_o of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n for_o which_o their_o lordship_n do_v illegal_o arbitrary_o and_o tiranical_o commit_v i_o to_o prison_n into_o your_o custody_n unto_o who_o divers_a day_n ago_o i_o send_v my_o appeal_n etc._n etc._n which_o now_o remain_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o speaker_n if_o it_o be_v not_o already_o read_v in_o their_o house_n unto_o which_o i_o do_v and_o will_v stand_v and_o obey_v their_o command_n sir_n i_o be_o a_o freeman_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o i_o be_o not_o to_o be_v use_v as_o a_o slave_n or_o vassell_n by_o the_o lord_n which_o they_o have_v already_o do_v and_o will_v further_o do_v i_o also_o be_o a_o man_n of_o peace_n and_o quietness_n and_o desire_v not_o to_o molest_v any_o if_o i_o be_v not_o force_v there_o unto_o therefore_o i_o desire_v you_o as_o you_o tender_v my_o good_a and_o your_o own_o take_v this_o for_o a_o answer_n that_o i_o can_v without_o turn_v traitor_n to_o my_o liberty_n dance_v attendance_n to_o their_o lordship_n bar_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n duty_n to_o god_n myself_o i_o and_o my_o country_n to_o oppose_v their_o encroachment_n to_o the_o death_n which_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o god_n i_o be_o resolve_v to_o do_v sir_n you_o may_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v exercise_v upon_o i_o some_o force_n or_o violence_n to_o pull_v and_o drag_v i_o out_o of_o my_o chamber_n which_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o maintain_v as_o long_o as_o i_o can_v before_o i_o will_v be_v compel_v to_o go_v before_o they_o and_o therefore_o i_o desire_v you_o in_o a_o friendly_a way_n to_o be_v wise_a and_o considerate_a before_o you_o do_v that_o which_o it_o may_v be_v you_o can_v never_o undo_v from_o my_o cock-loft_n in_o the_o press_n yard_n of_o newgate_n this_o 23._o of_o june_n 1646._o sir_n i_o be_o your_o true_a and_o fair_a condition_a prisoner_n if_o you_o will_v be_v so_o to_o i_o john_n lilburne_n the_o copy_n of_o the_o order_n die_fw-la luâ—oe_fw-fr 22._o junij_fw-la 1646._o order_a by_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o liv_n col._n john_n lilburne_n now_o a_o prisoner_n in_o newgate_n shall_v be_v bring_v before_o their_o lordship_n in_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n tomorrow_o morning_n by_o ten_o of_o the_o clock_n and_o this_o to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a waâ—rant_n in_o that_o behalf_n to_o the_o gen._n usher_n of_o this_o house_n or_o his_o deputy_n to_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o keeper_n of_o newgate_n or_o his_o deputy_n john_n browne_n cler._n parliamentorum_fw-la