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For every individuall member of the honourable House of Commons
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Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
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1647
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case for contemning affronting or abusing of them or whether it was any affront or contempt in law in me for maintaining in high language at the Lords bar my legall rights against their 〈◊〉 â—â—ping incroachments see my reasons and arguments in the 12 13 14. pages of my grand plea. My eight question is this whether or no it be justifiable by the law of England for the house of Lords for a pretended or reall misdemeanor totally to destroy my continâ—ment or continuance by fining me 4000. l. being more then ever I waâ— worth and making me uncapable for ever to 〈◊〉 my office either Marshall or Civill in Church or Common wealth and seaven years imprisonment in the Tower of London 11. or 13. weekes of which in the Tower J was divorced from my wife and all my friends and the names of all those that came to visit me taken see the 14. chap of 〈…〉 3. E. 1.6 and the 10. and 2â— pages of my plea to Mr. Martin My last question is this whether in case the Lords have no legall jurisdiction over me whethâ—◠〈◊〉 no are not all those Gaolers and keepers of prisons c. that have executed their illegall orders decrees and commands upon me lyable by the law of England to make me reparations therefore In the case of the Marshallâ—es in the 10. part of Cookes reports And now Sir seeing the Committee hath not fulfilled the order of the house in giving their opinions of the cause and yet intend to report it by which meanes I have lost and am deprived of the chiefest good I expected from the Committee and may be at ten times a greater losse in the Hoâ—â—â— so rawly it come to be reported wherefore if you be a true English man and a man of justice and â—â—â—nour I earnestly and pressingly desire your just assistance that I may have a speciall day assignâ—â—◠〈◊〉 the Committee once againe to sit and that seeing by divers of your house the opinions of the Lawyers is iudged so essentiall to the determination of the businesse I earnestly desire your iust assistanâ— for aspeciall order from your house that 10. or 20. of them may attend that day And in regard Mr. Maynard to whom by your house the especiall care of the businesse is committed is so extraordinary full of businesse being tear me time that it may be he cannot conveniently be there nor it may be speâ—â— so much time as a full and legall debate pro andcon will require then I earnestly desire that seeing all the members of the house are of that Committee that the Maior number present 〈◊〉 appoâ—â—â— new Chairman fully to debate and argue the businesse openly and freely and positively draw up the results opinions and sense of the Committee upon the â—hole businesse and if your house thiâ—â—e 〈◊〉 I earnestly desire the Lords may have notice to send if they please their Proctors to defend if they 〈◊〉 their dealing with me or if not this Then secondly I earnestly desire your assistance to procure of the house a fixed day when Mr. Maynard shall make the report as it is that so it may receive a full debate in a considerable full house and that if it be possible the house may be turned into a grand Committee that so every man may fully speake his conscience and iudgement that so every man in the house may truly know the state of the businesse that so neither the House of Lords nor I may rashly or inconsiderately be condemned by maiority of voices and if my cause singly laid in the impartiall scale of iustice and law will not â—enâ— our it selfe J crave not our haires breadth of favour or mercy only I earnestly desire that none of my writings occasioned by the Lords transcendent and almost unsupportable oppressions â—â—â—â—â—he 〈◊〉 be thrown in to hinder the validity force or strength of that judgement I desire till the finall iudgement of your house be past and then I shall according to the rule of law and justice answer the Lords or any else in England that hath any thing to say to me therefore And to conclude all seeing the Apostle Paul saith He is worse then an infidell that doth not his utmost to provide for his family And the Prophet Ieremiah saith They that be slaiâ—e with the Sword are better then they that be slain with hunger for these pure away stricken through for want of the fruits of the 〈◊〉 And seeing I have sâ—aâ—â—e been free one years together this 11. yeares from chargeable 〈…〉 and seeing I haâ—â—â—â—llowed this House now above 7. yeares for iustice against my Star-Chamber iudges to my extraordianry charges and yet to this day have not obtained one farthing tokens worth 〈◊〉 â—â—â—ctive iustice all which truly said together be good earnest renders any gallant death in the worâ—◠〈◊〉 it â—ome 〈◊〉 from my â—eâ—â—e more acceptable unto me thâ—â— a continuance in my uniust unâ—â—pportable and 〈◊〉 imprisonment it being too perfect a bâ—dâ— of slavery for a heroic-â—â—spiritâ—â—â—â—â—â—y to â—maine 〈◊〉 therefore if there be my 〈◊〉 of compassion in you or any sparke of 〈…〉 â—â—â—cience I most came 〈◊〉 and most preâ—â—â—â—gâ—y intreat your active assistance 〈◊〉 speedy perâ—â—d of â—y businesse before you either to my iustification it innocent or condemnation â—â—legally guilty aâ—â— that I may not be kept in person in a â—â—â—â—â—ing condition but may immediately be 〈◊〉 â—ith 〈◊〉 an allowance for my subâ—â—â—tâ—nce as is my right and 〈◊〉 both by the law of England and the customed the Power Or else that 〈◊〉 will take speedy 〈◊〉 thâ—â— I may receive 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tions from my Sâ—â—â—-Chamber Iudges which 〈◊〉 laid at your 〈◊〉 2. yeares and 〈…〉 your House to helâ—â— me to if they please as for me to come to Westminster to desire it of yoâ—â— that so I may have some thing of my own to keep me alive and my wife and little children 〈…〉 I rest your true friend in the faithfull discharge of your duty to the kingdome Iohn Lilburne From 〈…〉 and most 〈…〉 in the Tower of London this 8 No. 1647.