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A91227	A new discovery of free-state tyranny: containing, four letters, together with a subsequent remonstrance of several grievances and demand of common right, by William Prynne Esquire; written and sent by him to Mr. John Bradshaw and his associates at White-Hall (stiling themselves, the Councel of State) after their two years and three months close imprisonment of him, under soldiers, in the remote castles of Dunster and Taunton (in Somersetshire) and Pendennis in Cornwall; before, yea without any legal accusation, examination, inditement, triall, conviction, or objection of any particular crime against him; or since declared to him; notwithstanding his many former and late demands made to them, to know his offence and accusers. Published by the author, for his own vindication; the peoples common liberty and information; and his imprisoners just conviction of their tyranny, cruelty, iniquity, towards him, under their misnamed free-state.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1655 (1655)	Wing P4016; Thomason E488_2; ESTC R203337	111,299	152

and Monitors to inform you of your extravagances First whether these exorbitant Proceedings against me contrary to all the forementioned Laws Statutes Declarations Parliamentary Votes and Resolutions of both Houses in my very Case be an inviolable maintaning upholding preserving of the fundamental Laws of the Land Liberty and property of the people according to the Solemn Protestation Vow Covenant you have made subscribed in the presence of the everliving God with a real intention to perform the same as you shall answer the contrary at the great day of Iudgement or of your own former late printed Declarations published to this Kingdom Nation and the whole world And by what authority derived to you from God or men you can justifie or excuse this extream violation of all these Laws and Premises contrary to the very Letter of your Protestations Covenants and publike Declarations in this second year of Englands pretended Redemption from Tyranny and Slavery which never felt nor complained so much of both of them as now under you 2ly How you who professe your selves such Eminent Saints yea Patrons of publique Liberty and Piety and justifie the casting detaining of Saints in Prison which is the proper work of the Devil and his Instruments R 〈…〉 Isay 14. 17. Acts 5. 18. c. 12. 3 4 5. Mat. 14. 〈…〉 17 18 21. but the opening of Prison doors the loosing releasing Prisoners the proper office work of God Jesus Christ and all good Angels Psal 146. 7. Isay 61. 1. Acts 5. 18 19. c. 12. 5. to 20. ●he debarring me and my Servant above three moneths space from all Gods publike Ordinances on Lords days and week days and denyal of me so much freedom Liberty under your New Gaolers and Free-State Government in Christian England as St. Paul though accused for a Pestilent Fellow and a stirrer up of sedit ion amongst the Jews throughout the world enjoyed under the Pagan bloody persecuting Tyrant Nero in Heathen Rome it self Acts 28. 15. to the end Yea as all publike Traytors Malefactors whatsoever by the Laws of the Kingdom 〈◊〉 enjoy and all late restrained Cavalliers in Armes have enjoyed And how you will at last escape that heavy Doom denounced against such as do but only not visit Christs imprisoned Members or such as trouble and oppresse without imprisoning them recorded Mat. 25. 41. to the end 2 Thes 1. 4. to 10. if you thus close imprison starve undoe me without any just or real cause only because you have present power in your hands and the longest sword against which practice and ground of present power there is an heavy woe and judgement particularly denounced Mich. 2. 1 2 3 c. Which I desire you will seriously read and consider 3ly Whether it will not be esteemed an argument of extraordinary Cowardice Guiltinesse in you who have all the Militia and power of the Kingdom both by Land Sea in your hands and such great successes as you publish to stand in fear of such a mean unarmed despicable Person as my self and thereupon only to mue me up close Prisoner as you doe in a remote private Castle against all Rules of Iustice Law and Christianity 4ly Whether if you pursue equal exceed the Injustice oppressions Tyranny greatest Exorbitances of beheaded Canterbury Strafford the suppressed Star-Chamber Council Table or late King condemned executed by you so freshly for a Tyrant must you not in all justice reason expect and in gods due time undergo the self same or far worse Tragical fatal ends as they have done with eternal Damnation to boot notwithstanding your present power Greatnesse not half so well settled bottomed backed by Law or otherwise as theirs was when they sare and acted in State where you doe now For which I intreat you advisedly to peruse with sincere hearts Rom. 2. 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 21 22 23 24. Ezech. 18. 12 13 24. and Isay 14. 4. to 24. These Proposals premised I have only as ma ny Demands to make unto you to which I desire your undelay●d answer not out of any favour but meer right and Justice First that if you have an● ●riminal or Capital Charge against me by any known Laws or Statutes of this Realm as I am sure you have none you will then bring me to a speedy Just and Legall Tryall for it upon an Inditement or Presentm●nt of the good and Lawful People of the Neighbourhood where my pretended Offence was c●mmitted before a Law●ull Tribunal and Legal Iudges if there be any such now in being and that I may be tryed by the Lawfull Judgement of my Peers according to the good old Laws of the Land and have all just exceptions and challenges allowed me and not to be murdered destroyed as some lately have been by Tyrannical and Arbitrary Courts Marshal or mi●-named New Courts of high Iustice set up in direct opposition subversion and destruction of the very Common Law of England the Highest Liberty of the Subjects the very safety preservation of their Lives their c●ief●st Bulworks against all Arbitrary Powers which are all now prostituted to the Lawless wils of others the expresse Statutes of Magna Charta c. 14. 29. 25 E. 1. c. 1 2 3. 28 E. 1. c. 1. 1 E. 3. c. 19. 2 E. 3. c. 1. 4 E. 3. c. 1. 5 E. 3. c. 1. 9. 10 E. 3. c. 1. 14. 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