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A88237	A preparative to an hue and cry after Sir Arthur Haslerig, (a late Member of the forcibly dissolved House of Commons, and now the present wicked, bloody, and tyrannicall governor of Newcastle upon Tine) for his severall ways attempting to murder, and by base plots, conspiracies and false witnesse to take away the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn now prisoner in the Tower of London: as also for his felonious robbing the said Lieut Col. John Lilburn of betwixt 24 and 2500 l. by the meer power of his own will, ... In which action alone, he the said Haslerig hath outstript the Earl of Strafford, in traiterously subverting the fundamentall liberties of England, ... and better and more justly deserves to die therefore, then ever the Earl of Strafford did ... by which tyrannicall actions the said Haslerig is become a polecat, a fox, and a wolf, ... and may and ought to be knockt on the head therefore, ... / All which the said Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn hath cleerly and evidently evinced in his following epistle of the 18 of August 1649, to his uncle George Lilburn Esquire of Sunderland, in the county of Durham.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1649 (1649)	Wing L2162; Thomason E573_16; ESTC R12119	55,497	45

guilty thereof therefore my reparations for transcendent injuries done in such an extraordinary case out of the estate of the Father though it be descended to the Son or Sons c. is no injury to them in equity nor conscience neither do I conceive that in case this Parliament should impose a Fine of ten-times as much as my reparations amount unto out of the aforesaid late Lord Coventries vast estate to be paid to the publike purse of the Kingdome for the satisfaction of the publike Justice thereof and the expiation of his notorious and superlative crimes could not in the least in equity reason and conscience be esteemed unjust in the eye of any impartiall righteous or just man in England and so much in answer to the first Objection And now with all respect to the just honour of Parliament a word or two to the second which is That it may be in some Parliament mens thoughts the evill of some of my late actions may weigh down the merit and desert of all my ancient sufferings and therefore to quit scores with me without passing my Ordinance for Starchamber reparation is too large Justice in the strictnesse of Justice for me To which with all modesty and respect I Answer Admit my late actions were as vile and as punishable as by the worst of my enemies can be supposed to be yet there can be no Justice in quitting scores with me therefore and the reason is because that were not only to punish me for good actions done which my sufferings against the Starchamber was and was almost eight years ago so adjudged by your own Votes but it were also to acquit and gratifie the guilty and obnoxious which the present Lord Coventry upon your own principles is as well as his Father was and the Spirit of truth saith To justifie the wicked and to condemn the righteous is both an abomination in the sight of God Secondly I answer It is not now seasonable for me to justifie my self * * Yet I have since that do●e it with justification as you may clearly and fully read in the second Edition of my book of the eighth of June 1649. intitulled The legall fundamentall Liberties c. p. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30. c. but rather to intreat you to do me justice and right in passing my present Ordinance without any more delay for my reparations wherein I have deserved well by your own often and ancient confessions before ever you had any pretence of evill to fix upon me or lay unto my charge and when you have so done if for any subsequent actions any of you be offended again with me I will put you in sufficient and good security to answer the Law without interceding for mercy or compassion But O if you be men of gallantry justice honesty or conscience punish not my poor and afflicted wife and tender babes for my pretended transgressions by exposing them to famish or eat one another by keeping my own from me which should preserve them alive voted unto me by your selves almost eight years ago and when you have done do your pleasure with me even whatsoever seems good in your eyes rather then expose me to see my dearest Consort and the tender off-spring of our wombs to perish before my eyes which I must ingeniously confesse the strength of duty and naturall indeared affections will not inable me to behold with patience and silence So desiring God to direct your hearts now at the last to doe just and righteous things to me and the Kingdome for just and righteous ends I take leave in sincerity to subscribe my selfe From the Tower of London this fourth of Septem 1648. Yours to the last drop of my heart-blood if either you be Gods or your Countreys JOHN LILBVRN Neverthelesse we according to his promise look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righocousnesse 2 Pet. 3.13 Upon the presenting of which my Ordinance was called for to be read the second time which Elsynge the Clerke pretended he had laid ready upon the table before him but what betwixt his knavery old Henry Vanes the Speakers and young Mountagues my Ordinance was stoln and could never after be found so that I was sent to out of the House to get another fair copie writ over presently which being long in doing my friends went away not expecting it would any more be medled with that day so that when most of them were gone my adversaries took the advantage to call for it and in a thin House read it the second time and upon debate threw it out of doors and at present to stop my mouth voted me 300. l. ready money as they pretended out of Sir Charls Kemish his Composition to inable me for present subsistence and to follow my businesse and also made this further Order Die Martis Septem 5. 1648. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament that the sum of three thousand pounds be allowed and paid unto Lievtenant Colonell John Lilburne for reparations of his damages sustained by colour of the sentences given against him in the late Court of Star-Chamber where Lord Carr hath the Chaire with the addition of Sir John Danvers and Colonell Rigby to consider of and present to this House an Ordinance for setling of Lands to him and his heires to the value of 3000. l. at twelve yeers purchase out of the estates of new Delinquents In the Insurrections not yet sequestred H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. Of which when I fully understood I was troubled but knew not how to help myself and having already met with so many difficulties and received so manie baffles as I had done I thought it was better being almost wearied out with strugling to take half a loaf then go away without any bread at all so I addressed my selfe to the Committee who left me to my choice to fix my reparations upon what Delinquents I thought fittest that were not already disposed of and some of them told me of an Order the House had made against Sir Henry Gibbs who had a good estate in the County of Durham upon an information M. Ashurst and the rest of their Commissioners from Scotland had brought them upon which they made this Order Die Luna Aug. 28. 1648. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament that the estate of Sir Henry Gibbs reall and personall in England be forthwith sequestred H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. Upon consideration of which and my Fathers and Vncles being Committee-men in the said County of Durham I then judged it most fittest for me for the speedy dispatch of my businesse without any more baffles delayes or cheats to fix in that County and accordingly I got my foresaid Committee to write a Letter to them the copy of which thus followeth For their honoured friends the Committee of Sequestrations in the County of Durham or to any three of them Gentlemen IT being by an Order of the House of

night was brought to S. Jamses before Commis Gen. Ireton Sir Arthur Haslerig Col. Pride Capt. Pretty Lieut. Col. Mason who examined them upon questions of the busines aforesaid Sir Arthur Haslerig and Commis Generall Ireton would have had me to witness against them which I denied for in the thing I had no knowledge upon which they were forthwith released and Sir Arthur Hasleri● then after told me by my self except I would confesse these Papers to be mine I should be Prisoner the which I denying was committed Prisoner Aprill 25 1649. and was continued in prison untill the 27. of Aprill 1649 untill 9. in the morning And about that time I was then brought to the place commonly called Pelmel or neer thereunto and there was forced to run the Gauntlet for no other cause that I know of but for denying to swear against them Mr John Lilburn and Mr Walwin and my refusing to get any to swear against them as Sir Arthur Haslerig would have had me have done and likewise that I did not witnesse against the forementioned Gentlemen and likewise for refusing to take their Oaths Aprill 30. 1649. In testimony of the truth hereof I have set my hand and am ready to depose it upon my Corporal Oath before any Magistrate of England William Blanks Junior Thirdly Haslerig and Bradshaw c. by false witness by Blanks means could not effect the taking away of my life then do they or one of them imploy (a) Yea an Agent of the said Haslerig 's and Crowwels called Richard Arnold a Hopman at the Blue Anchor in Thames Street neer Billinsgate and a Member of the Knavish Conspiracy called Mr. John Goodwins Congregation upon the Exchange about the time that the Juncto's new Treason trap came out gave his Instruction to Justice Cooper in Southwark under pretence of friendship to come and visit us on purpose by discourse to insnare us and so to bear witnesse against us of which one that heard the Instructions given out of conscience of our integrity against his particular Interest came to the Tower and told us all how and by whom Major or Justice Cooper was appointed to come the time when and also the Subject and manner of his discourse who accordingly the next day came accompanied with our quondam friend Justice Hill once of Southwark c. and Cooper especially demeaned himself exactly according to his Instructions foretold to us but being forewarned of his intended villany and Arnolds plot to take away our lives we were fitted for them and within a few dayes after we sent for Cooper and before divers honest people opened to his face all Arnolds bloody designe upon us to both their infamy and shame one Tho● Verney a qu●ndam Cavalier and give him a Commission to plot and contrive yea and justifie him therein the taking away my life as app●ars by his following Letters For my esteemed good friend Colonel Iohn Lilburne at his Chamber in the Tower these present Sir SInce my arrivall in England I have endeavoured to finde out the severall constitutions and dispositions of men and I perceive the major part of those I have discoursed withall are led more by their own fancies then reason I am very much troubled to see how strangely things are carried finding the Subject not at all eased or freed from oppression I pray informe me in any one particular thing wherein England hath received any benefit since the warre began Oh this is a blessed reformation Those Books of yours which I have lately seen doth handsomely lash them I am joyfull to hear that we have some true English-men left that will stand for our Lib●rties and just Rights My earnest desire is to engage with such a party and to joyne with you and your friends in on● and the same thing and to steer my course by your compasse and I shall to the utmost of my ability further your designe in any thing though it be with the hazard of my life which I should willingly sacrifice for my Countries L●berty To the same intent and purpose I make my addresses to your selfe imagining you to be the chiefest of those who are in a scornfull way by your and the common-wealths Enemies branded with the name of Levellers I never yet regarded much the malice of my enemies I beleeve the like in you therefore I am the more incouraged to joyne with such Excuse I beseech you for my liberall and true hearted (*) (*) And yet a greater Judasly villaine never breathed upon the earth expressions by way of writing It is a custome that I am used to cannot on a sudden leave it I shall at any place or hour give a meeting to any of your friends to discourse further of it and then you will finde my complyance with you will be very acceptable for I love to advance and further all honest lawfull and christian like actions But I fear unlesse you act more privately then you have formerly done that all will come to nought for yesterday I accidentally heard of some that were employed in the Country to act for you were taken and carried Prisoners to Oxford by some of Colonel Scroopes (*) (*) It s a common saying a treacherous lier had need of a good memory which Verney wonts for at this time Scroops Regiment was at Salisbury in Rebellion against their Generall and Officers Regiment the truth of this Report I cannot much aver but I received my intelligence from a very credible hand If it should be so you must be the more cautious hereafter otherwise you will wilfully give up your lives as a prey to your enemies I cannot as yet say we because I know not as yet whether I shall be received as a friend amongst you or no. I can assure you my friendship shall very much advance your businesse for I shall engage many friends in Buckinghamshire it being my Native Country with me I am confident to gayne the strongest party in that Country in spight of Fate And as for Oxfordshire Barkeshire and some part in Hertfordshire I can by reason of my many friends ingage a considerable party in all those Countries and prevail with others that love to sleep in a whole skinne to be as Neuters This I beeleeve deserves thankes But I can further advance your businesse in a more considerable way if I finde you have good and faithfull Councellors about you and that you have Gentlemen that are well beloved and well esteemed in their Countryes that can on a sudden as I shall do bring three or four thousand men into the field to back him that should doe you service If you can do so I shall make another provision to you which is to gaine the City of Oxford for you which you may conceive will be very difficult to do and many more that do not know me But by my means I shall worke with my friends within the Towne as well as those without I am