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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88267	The upright mans vindication: or, An epistle writ by John Lilburn Gent. prisoner in Newgate, August 1. 1653. Unto his friends and late neighbors, and acquaintance at Theobalds in Hartford-shire, and thereabouts in the several towns adjoyning; occasioned by Major William Packers calumniating, and groundlesly reproaching the said Mr John Lilburn.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing L2197; Thomason E708_22; ESTC R202736	33,340	35

ancient and legal freedoms are and the absolute slavery and bondage in which now you are from which God in mercy and loving kindness speedily and fully deliver you and so I rest From my soul-rejoycing captivity in Newgate although my life is pursued with such eagerness and high injustice by the General principally as I believe never mans in England was before Aug. 1. 1653. Yours faithfully in Justice and Righteousness JOHN LILBURNE Postscript HOnest Reader here being some spare room I shall desire to fill it up with some matter lately come to my hand of great concernment to my self which thus followeth August the first one thousand six hundred fifty three We whose names are underwrit the day and yeer above mentioned do testifie That we were with Master Henry Scobel Clarke to the Parliament and Master Ferman his Clarke which said Ferman shewed us the Journal book and the Votes therein again Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburne which agreed with the Votes printed We desired the said Ferman to shew us the Record of the Act and Judgement passed in Parliament against Lieuterant Colonel John Lilburn but the said Ferman said he could not shew it us till his Master came home but said that he had a copy which he writ for Master Prideauxes man but Master Prideauxes man refused it saying he must have it in Parchment And the said Ferman said he writ it him in Parchment but because it was not certified he made him write it over again in Parchment to have it certified by Writ into the Chancery and he said it was done lately and the same day we spoke with the said Henry Scobel and desired him to shew us the Original Act and Judgement that passed in the House against Lieut. Col. John Lilburne and he brought us several papers which he read unto us which said papers were full of scratches and very many words and lines crossed out We asked him whether that was the Orginal that passed the House to which he answered Yes We further asked him whether it was ingrossed in Parchment and then passed in the House after it was ingrossed but he said No and that there was no other passed in the House but those papers he shewed us and in those scratched blotted patched interlined papers writ to our apprehensions in several hands and some of it newly done as we told the said Master Henry Scobel The fines therein mentioned were writ in figures which we said was a great error in a principal bond much more in a principal Act. We also asked him to shew us the Original of the Judgement which the Act makes mention of to be passed the fifteenth day of January one thousand six hundred fifty one against Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn for high Crimes and Misdemeanors by him committted but he shewed us certaine Resolves which are as followeth Resolved c. That the Fine of three thousand pounds be imposed upon Lieut. Col. John Lilburn to be paid to the use of the Commenwealth That he be fined two thousand pounds more to be paid to Sir Arthur Haslerig for his dammages and two thousand pounds more to be paid to James Russel Edward Winslow William Molins and Arthur Squib Esq four of the Commissioners for compounding that is to say to each of them five hundred pounds for their dammages Resolved c. That Lieut. Col. John Lilburn be banished out of England Scotland and Ireland and the Islands and Territories thereunto belonging and not to return into any of them upon pain of being proceeded against as a Felon and in case of such return shall suffer death accordingly Resolved c. That Lieut. Col. John Lilburn do depart out of England Scotland and Ireland and the Islands and Territories thereof within thirty days now next coming and in case the soid John Lilburn shall after the said thirty days be found within England Scotland or Ireland or the Islands and Territories thereunto belonging or any of them the said Lieut. Col. John Lilburn shall be proceeded against as a Felon and shall suffer the pains of death accordingly Resolved c. That the Serjeant at Arms attending the Parliament do apprehend the said Lieut. Col John Lilburn and bring him to the Bar of this house upon Tuesday morning next to receive the Judgement of Parliament aforesaid and that Mr. Speaker do direct a Warrant to the Serjeant at Arms accordingly But he could not shew us as he said himself any Judgement given for high Crimes and Misdemeanors the 15 day of January 1651. or any other day against Lieut. Col. John Lilburn and further said there was nothing that passed but only those Resolves we asked him how often the Act was read and he said it was read twice upon the twenty first of January one thousand six hundred fifty one and then committed and read the third time upon the thirtieth of January 1651 but the said Mr. Scobel refused to shew us the indorsement although we earnestly desired it but he snatched it away from us and corrected and put to the Question whether it should be ingrossed but as it appears by the Journal book which he shewed unto us it passed in the Negative that it should not be Ingrossed but was resolved that it should be printed and published Thomas Prince William Lilburn Isaac Gray Unto which foresaid Certificate I shall onely desire to annex a penn'd answer unto some objections about my carriage beyond sea penn'd by a meer stranger that I know not and sent unto me which paper being very pertinent to the foregoing treated of business thus followeth IT s objected that John Lilburn held correspondencie with malignants when he was beyond the seas being banished out of England Answ If John Lilburn being banished did hold affinity or correspondencie with Malignants being beyond the seas yet he betrayed no trust reposed in or unto him for they that banished him put no Charge or Trust upon him to act for them in his banished condition but by their banishing of him deprived him of all duties and performances and putting him there in a capacity of an Alien and excommunicated person from the Commonwealth of England making of him an enemy and so leaving him free in himself to act for himself either with or against those th●… banished him as he pleased for in their Act of banishment which they say concerns him and now would take away his life for pretended breaking of it They did not lay any Injunctions upon him in his banished condition to act for them nor restrain him to act against them so that in reason he the said John Lilburn cannot be blamed for what he said or did beyond the seas although it were ten times worse then his adversaries report it the reason is for that they made him an Alien and stranger to England putting him in the condition of an enemy depriving of him if he pleased from all the obligations duties and performances of an English man But if he had not been

tenour of the Petition of Right and all our fundamental laws most arbitarily as if the people of England were the most absolute conquered invassalized slaves upon the sace of the whole earth lay a tax of sixscore thousand pound a moneth upon the people to fill his pockets and his fat associates and doth he not do more then all the foregoing Kings and Tyrants of England durst do in chusing by himself and such of his meer mercenary Officers joyned with him as he pleaseth a Parliament or Legislators of whom he pleaseth to make laws for the people without asking their consents in the least Sure I am the Chronicles and Records of England declare that it was one of the Articles for which King Richard the second was discrowned and lost his crown That by himself and his own authority he had displaced but some Burgesses of the Parliament and ●ad placed such o●her in their ●oomes as would best fit and serve his own turn See William Martins Chronicle of the last Edition folio 128. Article 21. And in Article 22. He is accused for causing certain laws in Parliament to be made for his own gaine and to serve his own turn And in Article the 20. He is accused for over-awing the Members of Parliament that they durst not speak their minds freely And as for our lives it was Master Peters averment to me long since in the Tower we had no law lest in England and it was his averment yesterday being Sunday the last of July in the presence of the General before some of my acquaintance two of which aver to me that he averred to them we have now no law left or in being in England so that it seems the Generals will must be our rule to walk by and his pleasure the taker away of our lives without any crime or charge in law laid unto our charges or any defence or speaking for our selves permitted to us or required of us which is absolutely and perfectly my case as appears by the Votes of Parliament of the 15. Jan. 1651. printed in my Trial Therefore Judge seriously of your own and consider impartially whether now in your present condition under your great high and mighty pretended Christian master and lawless Lords You are not in a worse condition then ever any of our forefathers were under their Heathen Pagan Papal Episcopal or Presbyterian governours having now to deal with a company of mighty pretended Christians and Saints who yet make it their trade to get their bread and livelihood by shedding the blood and butchering of their neighbours and country-men they know not wherefore whose tables are dayly richly spread and deckt with the price of the blood of the people of England and their back and houses richly clothed and adorned with the same whose laws and liberties they have destroyed and confounded although they receive their daily wages and subsistence from them and that for no other publikely owned and declared cause but for the preserving of them And being it is against the law of God the light of nature reason and the law of England as the Officers of the Army in many of their Declarations have declared for a man to be Judge in his own case as they are with me in constantly picking and nulling my Judges of what persons they please yet in a way of equity and justice I challenge all my adversaries amongst them even from the General to the meanest Officer to chuse 2 3 4 5 or 6 honest friends and I will do the like and in the face of the Sun even to the utmost hazard of life I will refer my self to a bide by their judgement upon a fair and open publike hearing for all manner of things from my Cradle to this hour that they are able to lay to my charge and if they refuse this do they not declare thereby their own guilt which I am confident there is none of them all dare imbrace it but only continue in their belying me behind my back when I am not present to maintaine my own innocency which to preserve amongst you and other honest people in England I shall desire you seriously to read the honest papers already printed and published by my self and friends or well-wishers for my vindication and justification the names of which thus followeth 1 My three addresses to the Councel of State 2 A Jury mans Judgement 3 A defensive Declaration of Lieut. Col. John Lilburn the second Edition published July 1. 1653. 4 A Plea in Law for John Lilburne the second Edition of July 2. 1653. 5 The prisoners mournful cry or an epistle to the Lord Maior of London July 1. 1653. 6 The second Letter to the Lord Major of the 10. July 1653. 7 The fundamental laws and liberties of England claimed 12 My petition to the Parliament of the 12 July 1653. 13 Malice detected 14 A conference with the souldiers or a parley with a party of horse which with drawn swords entered the Sessions al Mr. John Lilburns trial 15 Oyes O yes O yes at the Quest of inquiry holden in the Court of common Reason 16 A cavet to those that shall resolve whether right or wrong to destroy J. L. 17 My friends petition of London of the 9 of July 1653. to the Parliament which hath relation to their large petition formerly delivered with another petition with my letter to the Lord chief Baron on the back of it dated July 14 1653. with a paper to every particular Member of the honorable Parliament to back the former 18 The honest women of Londons petition with their paper to back it unto every Individual Member of Parliament 19. The young men and Apprentices of Londons petition 20 The honest people of Kents petition 21 Tne exceptions of John Lilburne Gentleman to the Bill of Indictment printed by Rich. Moone at the seven Stars neer the great North-door of Pauls 22 The trial of John Lilburn prisoner in Newgate at the Sessions in Old-Baily the 13 14 15 and 16 of July 1653. 23 The honest men of Hartford shires petition for John Lilburn which is the onely thing of all the forementioned that is not printed But in regard I am naming of books for my vindication I beseech you to take notice that there is one of the excellentest pieces that lately I have read in England for clearing up the ancient fundamental laws rights and liberties setled by our forefathers lately published by that sober and rational man Captaine Robert Norwood and printed for the foresaid Rich. Moone Intituled An additional discourse c. which hath much relation to a most laborious piece commonly reputed to be made by Master Sadler the Town-Clark of London and which is Intituled Rights of our Kingdome or customs of our ancestors Printed at London by Richard Bishop 1649. a●● in a special manner mentioned in the 27. pag. of the foresaid Captaine Norwoods book in the diligent reading of which you may exactly see what your