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A88241 Rash oaths unwarrantable: and the breaking of them as inexcusable. Or, A discourse, shewing, that the two Houses of Parliament had little ground to make those oaths they have made, or lesse ground to take, or presse the taking of them, being it is easie to be apprehended, they never intended to keep them, but onely made them for snares, and cloaks for knavery, as it is clearly evinced by their constant arbitrary and tyranicall practices, no justice nor right being to be found amongst them; by meanes of which they have declaratorily, and visibly lost the very soule and essence of true magistracy, (which is, the doing of justice, judgement, equity ... In which is also a true and just declaration of the unspeakable evill of the delay of justice, and the extraordinary sufferings of Lievtenant Colonell John Lilburne, very much occasioned by M. Henry Martins unfriendly and unjust dealing with him, in not making his report to the House. All which with divers other things of very high concernment, are declared in the following discourse, being an epistle, / written by Lievtenant-Colonell John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, to Colonell Henry Marten, a member of the House of Commons of England ... May 1647. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1647 (1647) Wing L2167; Thomason E393_39; ESTC R201615 53,968 58

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th●…_n 〈…〉_o ●…emies_n to_o the_o legal_a and_o just_a liberty_n of_o the_o people_n which_o to_o prevent_v they_o become_v the_o only_a instrument_n to_o get_v he_o his_o liberty_n and_o with_o ut_fw-la hearing_n they_o forthwith_o get_v he_o release_v a_o declaration_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n die_v martis_n 30._o martii_fw-la 1647._o that_o the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n have_v receive_v information_n likewise_o information_n information_n the_o informer_n be_v say_v to_o be_v col._n rossiter_n and_o col._n harlow_n both_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o and_o the_o army_n likewise_o of_o a_o dangerous_a petition_n with_o representation_n annex_v tend_v to_o put_v the_o army_n in_o a_o distemper_n and_o mutiny_n to_o put_v condition_n upon_o the_o parliament_n and_o obstruct_v the_o relief_n of_o ireland_n which_o have_v be_v contrive_v and_o promote_v by_o some_o person_n in_o the_o army_n