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A88246 The resolved mans resolution, to maintain with the last drop of his heart blood, his civill liberties and freedomes, granted unto him by the good, just, and honest declared lawes of England, (his native country) and never to sit still, so long as he hath a tongue to speake, or a hand to write, til he hath either necessitated his adversaries, the house of Lords, and their arbitrary associates in the house of Commons, either to doe him justice and right, by delivering him from his causelesse and illegall imprisonment, and out unto him, legall and ample reparations, for all his unjust sufferings or else send him to Tyburne: of which he is not afraid, and doubteth not if they doe it, but at and by his death, to doe them (Sampson like) more mischief, then he did them all his life. All which is expressed and declared in the following epistle, written by Lieut. Coll. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, to a true friend of his, a citizen thereof, Aprill 1647. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1647 (1647) Wing L2174; Thomason E387_4; ESTC R201493 61,516 44

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summon_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n bar_v who_o by_o law_n ar●_n none_o of_o my_o judge_n tyranny_n judge_n se_fw-la magna_fw-la charta_fw-la chap._n 29._o and_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n which_o confirm_v i●_n cook_n 2._o part_n institute_n fol._n 27_o ●8_o 46._o 47_o 48._o v●●_n plebis_fw-la pag._n 3●_n 3●_n 29_o ●●_o 41._o regalley●nny_o page_n 43._o 44_o 7●_n 76._o london_n liberty_n in_o chain_n discover_v pag._n 68_o 69_o the_o oppress_a man_n oppression_n declare_v pag._n 17_o 18_o 19_o the_o out_o cry_v of_o oppress_a commons_o pag._n 2_o 3._o 4._o also_o the_o anatomy_n of_o the_o lord_n tyranny_n be_v not_o any_o peer_n and_o equal_v and_o there_o himself_o be_v speaker_n will_v contrary_v 〈…〉_o ●ined_n i_o upon_o inter_fw-la regri●●ies_n for_o which_o 〈◊〉_d necessitate_v in_o writing_n to_o pro●●st_v against_o 〈◊〉_d which_o pioust_a you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o 5._o 6._o page_n 〈◊〉_d the_o fr●●●_n 〈…〉_o ●et_z which_o they_o unjust_o commit_v i_o and_o for_o which_o to_o 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public_o and_o avowed_o to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n according_a to_o their_o duty_n declare_v their_o dislike_n of_o their_o crooked_a unjust_a and_o england_n destroy_a way_n this_o 30._o april_n 1647._o john_n lilburne_n finis_fw-la