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spirit_n	father_n	manner_n	son_n	5,970	5	5.8560	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88202	Ionahs cry out of the whales belly: or, Certaine epistles writ by Lieu. Coll. Iohn Lilburne, unto Lieu. Generall Cromwell, and Mr. John Goodwin: complaining of the tyranny of the Houses of Lords and Commons at Westminster; and the unworthy dealing of divers (of those with him that are called) his friends. To the man whom God hath honoured, and will further honour, if he continue honouring him, Lieu. Generall Cromwell at his house in Drury Lane, neare the red-Lion this present.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2122; Thomason E400_5; ESTC R201740	21,051	15

of proceedings in the way of Justice as the foresaid petitioners averre who although they bee impeached of treason in the highest nature and the particulars of their impeachment declared and prosecuters with witnesses upon oath ready avowedly to make it good yet are they suffered to walk at liberty by the Parliament contrary to the declared and known law of the land and the universall practice of the lawes of the Kingdome in all Ages yea and their own in the case of the Earle of Strafford Bishop of Canterbury Judge Battlet with many others who they required and caused immediatly to be secured and imprisoned upon a generall impeachment without declaring any particulars in the least O brave iudging Parliament who have forgot to be iust and visibly mind and practice nothing but playing at Hocus Pocus and the protecting of treason cheating knavery and roguery in each other for which they deserve the most transcendent punishment that ever amongst men was inflicted vpon Villaines Tyrants and Traytors to their trust but not destroyed in prison without and against Law which if I can help it I will not be without a witnesse or if I have done no evill which my adversaries declare I have not in that as yet they have layd nothing to my charge then I require immediatly to be delivered with just reparations and this I know lies in your power to effect in three dayes if you please And so desiring the God of Councell to direct you I rest From my causelesse captivity in the Tower of London this first of July 1647. Your true friend in the wayes of Justice and Truth till death Iohn Lilburne I shall conclude with the Copie of a letter I sent Lieutenant Generall Cromwell into the West Decemb. 9. 1645. Deare and Honourable Sir THe endearednesse of my affections towards You for those excellencies that I have seene in you and for those reall respects that I have enjoyed from you but especially in that God hath honoured you and counted you worthy to be a Patron to his people ties me to have high and honourable thoughts of you and by how much the more my esteeme is of you by so much the more do I judge it my duty to speak my mind freely and plainly to you although in the eye of the world yea by thousands of degrees below you and I hope you will make no other constructions of my words then that they are the cleare demonstrations of the cordiall affections of a reall plaine and single hearted friend of yours who you very well know was never skilfull in the wicked art of flattery colloging or d●ssimulation From my Brother have I by two letters received an invitation as comming from your selfe to come down into the Army but I beseech you give me leave to informe you that the foyles affronts and undermining usages that I met with not from you but others of more quality then honesty when I was last in the Army hath stucke in my stomack ever since could never yet be disgested by me though I do protest I highly honour your selfe and could willingly if I know my owne heart lay downe my life for you your honour and reputation as soone as for my father that begot me or the dearest friend I have upon the face of the earth Yet so deepe impression hath the dealings with my selfe and others of my deare friends that I have taken notice of both before that time and since from one and the same parties taken upon my spirit that I have many times and still do in a manner scorne to take imployment under those persons where the son or sons of Machevell hath such sway power and authority by advice policies and counsels as the party or parties that I know abused me hath in your Army and give me leave without passion to tell you that I say you your self harbour in your brest a Snake or Snakes although you will not know it you and I say there are those that have no small influence into you that if the wheele of honour and profit shall turne round every day in the weeke they are able to carry themselves so that they shall be no losers by it yea and are able and have principals to do it to give the t●●est words in the world to you or any other honest man they deale with when they intend to cut your throat and supplant and undermine you and this I am able to make good Sir you may remember what you used to say That it was the greatest honour and glory that my Lord of Manchester ever had in the world that he was a Commander of so many of Gods people and give mee leave to say the same to you and also give mee leave to tell you that that which lost my Lords estimation amongst Gods people was the harkning to the evill advice of those that had as specious pretenses as those I meane above you and I wish that your harkning to theirs may not eclips though I hope it will never lose that respect that flowes from Gods people towards you Sir I run not at random but speake upon grounds from something lately come unto my knowledge and observation and I have now discharged my duty and my conscience take it as you please and when you and I meet I shall clearly lay downe my grounds unto you if you please to give me leave which I shall take for a greater honour then if I had been one in the new Model of Dukes Barons lately so made by vote for my part I will not take upon me now to give you advice but shal leave you to the wise Counseller of all his who tels me honesty is the best policy and uprightnes begets bouldnes neither have I any thing now to desire of you for my selfe or any of my friends being resolved by the goodnesse of God patiently to be content with my portion though it be but bread and water with the enjoiment of the cordial affections of the simple and contemned people of God and rather here hazard my selfe in seeking for justice and right which is my due then to go abroad to venter my life againe in fighting I know not wherefore as I have done hitherto unlesse it be to set up tyranny violence injustice and all manner and kind of basenesse So craving pardon for my boldnesse and it may be too plain lines I commit you to the protection of the most High with as much sincerity and uprightnesse as I doe my owne soule And shall ever remaine London this 9. Decemb. 1645. Your faithfull plain and truth-telling friend and servant John Lilburne The Postscript It may be divers may demand to know the reason wherefore I write and caused to be printed the fore-going Epistles unto whom at present I returne this answer That because the Army under Sir Thomas Fairfax is not now an Army acting by a Commission either from the King or the two Houses for although they