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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88264	Truths victory over tyrants and tyranny. Being the tryall of that worthy assertor of his countreys freedoms, Lieftenant [sic] Colonell John Lilburne, defender of the ancient and known laws of England, against men and devills, whether in King, Parliament, Army, or Councell of state. Guild-hall London, Octob. 26. Freed in open court, from his unjust and illegall charge of high-treason, and cruell imprisonment in the Tower, by the unbyassed and just verdict of this jewry, whose names are here inserted; Miles Pettit, Holburn-Condu. Stephen Iles, Friday-street. Abraham Smith, Smithfield. John King Smithfield. Nicholas Murrin, Gosling-str. Thomas Daintie, Cheapside. Edmund Keysar, Holb-bridge Edward Perkins Smithfield. Ralph Packman, Smithfield. William Cummins, Cheap. Symon Weeden, Bredstr. Henry Tooley, Bredstreet. All good men and true.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1649 (1649)	Wing L2191A; Thomason E579_12; ESTC R206182	3,582	8

TRUTHS VICTORY Over TYRANTS AND TYRANNY Being the TRYALL of that Worthy Assertor of his Countreys Freedoms Lieftenant Colonell JOHN LILBURNE Defender of the Ancient and known Laws of England against Men and Devills whether in King Parliament Army or Councell of State Guild-hall London Octob. 26. Freed in open Court from his unjust and Illegall Charge of High-Treason and cruell Imprisonment in the Tower by the unbyassed and just Verdict of this Jewry whose Names are here inserted Miles Pettit Holburn-Condu Stephen Iles Friday-street Abraham Smith Smithfield John King Smithfield Nicholas Murrin Gosling-str Thomas Daintie Cheapside Edmund Keysar Holb-bridge Edward Perkins Smithfield Ralph Packman Smithfield William Cummins Cheap Symon Weeden Bredstr Henry Tooley Bredstreet All Good Men and true Printed in the fall of Tyranny 1649. TRUTHS VICTORY Over TYRANTS AND TYRANNY I Should before this have given you the Tryall of honest John Lilburne in Print by Order of the House but that it was so rediculous on their part that they cannot endure so much as to hear of it so farr as I can gather from Mr. Hinde and others who took his Tryall in Short-writing besides my self being both eye and ear witnesses of their Proceedings against him in that Court His Charge was not one Jot lesse then High-Treason with a new found-diddle for which that honest Liev. Colonell John Lilburn was a week before he came to Guild-hall condemned by their Tyrannicall Counsell of State only they would venter at a legall Tryall thinking with their bigge looks and Guards of Souldiers to make honest John and the Iewrie fay after them but it proved otherwise The most materiall things that the forsworne Iudges did accuse him of was THat he the said Iohn Lilburne did at or about Easter last 1648. and divers times before and since against the Peace of the Common-wealth of England and the Testimony of his owne Conscience not setting God before his eyes most perfideously wickedly perniciously and Treasonably write and cause to be Printed Published and Divulged divers Papers and dangerous Books of very evill Consequence to the derogatition of divers Members of Parliament and the subvertion of the Parliament and present Government by Slanders Lyes and false Suggestions cunningly by him insinuated and spread amongst the People to take off divide the People and alienate their Affections from that just Authority which is set over them for their good and safety and to bring a low and mean esteem upon the Persons and a suspition and hatred upon the courses and intentions of the most faithful Members of the Peoples Representative in Parliament and of other Ministers of State that are most conscientious in discharging their trust are therefore become the utmost object of his wretched spleen and malice Here they began to read over his Books which pleased the People as well as if they had acted before them one of Ben Iohnsons Playes for their excellency I shall give you the names of them desiring all well affected People to buy them because they are filled with Law and Truth 1. His two Pictures of the Counsell of State in which Books you may see them as in a glasse sitting together to cheat the Common-wealth like a pack of Jugling Knaves 2. His DISCOURSE with Mr. Peters in which Peters told him That there was no Law whereupon honest Lilburn replyd That he his masters were then a company of Roagues or Fools to fight for the Laws when there were none 3. His INPEACHMENT of High Treason against CROMWEL and IRETON in which there is an excellent Epistle directed to William Lenthall Speaker to those Knights Gentlemen and Burgesses left by Colonel Thomas Pryde Esq late Dray-man in Smithfield in his purge to the House of Commons who with the Assistance of the Army saith JOHN are setting up their own Ambition and Tyrannicall Wills 4. A HUE and CRY after Sir Arthur Haslerigge Governour of New-castle and Tyrant of the North. 5. His DISCOURSE with Prideaux some few dayes before his Tryall in which he plainly made it appear That this Parliament was Null and VOID First by the death of the KING which was by them Illegally acted Secondly by their owne Arguments For at that time when the House was Affronted by some disorderly Apprentices for one afternoon the next day like a company of Cowards some Thirty or thereabouts being but a small part of the House fled to the Army about Vxbridge and would not owne them at Westminster as a House as they Sate though Free and without any Force but wrote to them by the Title of Knights and Gentlemen Sitting at Westminster And when the Speaker with his Crew was again put into the House he said Those which had Acted in their absence was no Parliament and that all their Acts and Orders were Null and Void then surely saith he this is none for that the Major Part was by Force pulled out of the House and a Guard set to keep them out and to awe them who sate to Act according to the Humor of the Grandees which Prideaux could not deny The Particulers out of these Papers with malitious agravations of jeering Iarman sneaking Keeble and the puppit Prideaux they drew up their Indictment which lasted a whole day the Reading which when they had ended they Required honest JOHN to Answer them presently He said unto them Gentlemen I Desire time for have you been this Six Months knocking your heads about this and must I who am here upon my Life give you an Answer at this instant I pray you hold and make not too much haste to hang True Folkes you know not how soon it may be your owne Turnes Then Ieering Iarman bawl'd out and said with vehemency of Malice Master Lilburn either Answer now or for ever hold your tongue But then that Innocent Gentleman Liev. Colonel JOHN LILBURNE desired That if he might not be allowed two dayes time to answer their tedious CHARGE that they would grant him but two houres But the States three Beagles yelped out with full mouth No no no not an inch of Time So soon as they had said this a Scaffold in the Hall fell down some being hurt crying out which so amazed and terrifyed the unjust Judges that for almost the space of an houre they did nothing but stare one upon another in which time Mr. Lilburne did so prepare himself for them that when he came to speake he did confute them with good Law and honest Reason telling them that they had prated like Fools and knew no more LAW then so many Geese whereupon the Lubbers of the Keepers of ENGLANDS LIBERTIES had not a single Sillable to utter in the defence of themselves or MASTERS but left it to the Iewry with as many Items and Nodds as they durst give them to follow their Wills But the honest-hearted JEWRY-MEN being all unbyased men and such as had no dependency on them by OFFICE or the like did as justly as honestly and gallantly discharge their Consciences not fearing their great looks nor new invented ACTS but in their Verdict did unanimously declare THAT THE PRISONER WAS NOT GUILTY OF HIGH-TREASON At which time the People for Joy gave a great shout that made Guild-Hall to ring again which made his unjust Judges to pull in their hornes slip off their Gowns and betake themselves to run as if they had been so many Gadarines for fear the PEOPLE should pull them off their seats of JUSTICE by the eares and in their Passage home were scoff'd mock'd and derided by Men Women and Children Then was that worthy Champion and Patriot of his COUNTRY Lievtenant Colonel JOHN LILBURNE attended back to the TOWER not onely with the Joy and acclamation of his friends but of all sorts of PEOPLE for his unexpected delivery from the cruel pawes of his mercilesse and fell Enemies who made no other account but to sacrifice to their unlimmited Tyrannical lawlesse and unbounded Wills that worthy and gallant Suffere for his Countreys FREEDOMS who had been so long and so cruelly handled by them and illegally kept their Prisoner without any just Cause and had so remained all his Life time had it not been as the common Proverb saith FOR SHAME OF THE WORLD AND SPEECH OF PEOPLE There was at night Ringing of Bells and Bonfires in many places of the City of LONDON and a gennerall joy in his very Enemies so odious are the now present Juncto sitting at Westminster that al the Tyrants that ever exerciz'd Power here were not halfe so hatefull to the PEOPLE or halfe so burthensome to their shoulders as these perjnr'd Hypocriticall Changlings are to the over-ridden People of England as appears by their love to those that oppose them And that the sordid basenesse of both them and their Creatures may more evidently appear next the Names and abodes of the Ieury that stood so firmly to the Law and their fellow-Commoner I will give you the Copy of his Discharge signed by Bradshaws own hand The Names of the Jury-men Miles Pettit Holburn-Condu Stephen Iles Friday-street Abraham Smith Smithfield John King Smithfield Nicholas Murrin Gosling-str Thomas Daintie Cheapside Edmund Keysar Holb-bridge Edward Perkins Smithfield Ralph Packman Smithfield William Cummins Cheap Symon Weeden Bredstr Henry Tooley Bredstreet All Good Men and true A Copy of a Warrant sent from the Councel of State for the Releasement of Lievtenant Colonel Iohn Lilburne from his Imprisonment in the TOWER WHereas Leivtenant Colonel John Lilburne hath been Committed Prisoner to the Tower upon Suspition of High Treason in Order to his Tryal at Law which Tryal he hath received and is thereby acquitted These are therefore to will and require you upon sight hereof to Discharg● and set at Liberty the said Lievetenant Colonel John Lilburne from his Imprisonment for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant Given at the Councel of State at White-hall this Eight of November 1649. To the Lievtenant of the Tower or his Deputy Signed in the Name and by the Order of the Councel of State appointed by Authority of Parliament John Bradshaw President FINIS Mr Walwyn Mr Prince and Mr Overton must either lie in Prison till they were starved or take the new Engagement and of two Evils they choose the less and have set their Hands to the new Engagement which they promise to keep as faithfully as Bradshaw Vain or Prideaux have done the Covenant