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A48449 To every individuall member of the Honorable House of Commons, the humble remonstrance of George Lilburn, Esquire Lilburne, George.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. 1649 (1649) Wing L2077A; ESTC R9203 5,314 9

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to_o every_o individual_a member_n of_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_z the_o humble_a remonstrance_n of_o george_n lilburn_n esquire_n sir_n as_o i_o have_v study_v nothing_o more_o than_o to_o be_v serviceable_a in_o my_o generation_n by_o employ_v all_o my_o power_n to_o preserve_v the_o nation_n interest_n as_o a_o evidence_n whereof_o in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n i_o be_v not_o only_o a_o opposer_n but_o one_o that_o suffer_v both_o in_o person_n and_o estate_n for_o oppose_a ship-money_n project_n bishop_n etc._n etc._n so_o it_o can_v never_o enter_v into_o my_o thought_n that_o i_o who_o have_v be_v such_o a_o eminent_a assertor_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v have_v be_v as_o now_o necessitate_v to_o take_v this_o course_n to_o manifest_v my_o integrity_n and_o blow_v off_o that_o dust_n which_o have_v late_o be_v cast_v upon_o i_o by_o mr._n john_n blackston_n a_o suppose_a member_n of_o your_o house_n and_o some_o other_o his_o accomplice_n who_o slanderous_a suggestion_n back_v with_o his_o power_n and_o interest_n seem_o have_v gain_v so_o much_o credit_n even_o with_o the_o best_a man_n who_o have_v be_v stranger_n to_o my_o action_n save_o only_o by_o report_n that_o i_o find_v it_o a_o very_a hard_a matter_n by_o private_a discourse_n to_o remove_v that_o prejudice_n by_o many_o conceive_v against_o man_n to_o the_o end_n therefore_o that_o the_o whole_a truth_n may_v be_v make_v manifest_a and_o that_o you_o may_v not_o be_v guide_v by_o report_n i_o have_v be_v bold_a in_o this_o way_n to_o represent_v unto_o you_o the_o true_a state_n of_o my_o case_n together_o with_o the_o original_a rise_n and_o growth_n of_o mr._n john_n blackstons_n enmity_n in_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o deviate_v in_o the_o least_o from_o the_o truth_n neither_o shall_v it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o contradict_v i_o in_o a_o syllable_n truth_n fear_v no_o colour_n nor_o seek_v corner_n i_o shall_v 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