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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88245	A remonstrance of Lieut. Col. John Lilburn: concerning the lawes, liberties, priviledges, birthrights, freedom, and inheritances, of the frec-born [sic] people of England; in relation to the sentence denounced against him for banishment. Together with his resolution, to adhere and stand firm to the fundamental lawes of this nation; and inviolably to endeavour the preservation thereof; to the end, that justice and right may not be sold, denied, or deferred to any man. / Published by a well-wisher to that faithful-Lover of his Countrey, and constant sufferer for the liberties thereof, Lieut. Colonel John Lilburn.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1652 (1652)	Wing L2173; Thomason E652_5; ESTC R205874	2,534	8

A REMONSTRANCE Of Lieut. Col. JOHN LILBURN Concerning The Lawes Liberties Priviledges Birth-Rights Freedom and Inheritances of the free-born People of England in relation to the Sentence denounced against him for Banishment Together with his Resolution to adhere and stand firm to the fundamental Lawes of this Nation and inviolably to endeavour the preservation thereof to the end that Justice and Right may not be sold denied or deferred to any man Published by a Well-wisher to that faithful-Lover of his Countrey and constant Sufferer for the Liberties thereof Lieut. Colonel JOHN LILBURN Imprinted at London for G. HORTON 1652. THE REMONSTRANCE OF Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn to the Freeborn people of England and a Narrative and Abstract of his late proceedings tryal and sufferings IT is the saying of the God of Truth That he that walketh righteously and speaketh uprightly he that despiseth the gain of oppressions that shakeeth his hands from holding of bribes that stoppeth his ears from hearing of bloud and shutteth his eyes from seeing of evil He shall dwell on high c. But on the contrary he saith VVoe unto them that decree unrighteous Decrees and that write grievousnesse which they have prescribed to turn aside the needy from judgment and to take away the right from the poor of my people that widowes may be their prey and that they may rob the Fatherlesse Isa 32.15 16. Chap. 10.1 2. As for my own part I am a free-man yea a free Denizen of England and I have been in the field with my sword in my hand to adventure my life and my bloud against Tyrants for the preservation of my just-freedom and I do not know that ever I did an act in all my life that disfranchised me of my freedom and by vertue of my being a freeman I conceive I have as true a right to all the priviledges that do belong to a freeman as the greatest man in England whatsoever he be and the ground and foundation of my freedome I build upon the grand Charter of England which is published and expressed in the 9 of HEN. 3. Chap. 29. which I humbly crave leave to illustrate as followeth viz. That no freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or be diseised of his free-hold or liberties or free Customs or be out-lawed or exiled or any wise destroyed Nor we will not passe upon him nor condemn him but by lawful Judgment of his Peers or by the Law of the Land we will sell to no man we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right And the priviledges contained herein are my birth-right and inheritance which priviledges have been ratified and confirmed to the free people of England by the Parliament assembled at Westmidster and many Declarations put out against the late King for violating of them And truly I cannot chuse but remind you That the Law of England is the birth-right and inheritance of the people of England yea of the meanest as well as of the richest And although the Law of England be not so good in every particular especially in the administrative part of it as I could wish it were yet till I can see a better I for my part will make much of that which we have as the principal Earthly preserver and safeguard of my life liberty and property for it viz. Magna Charta Chap. 29. saith No free-man shall be taken or imprisoned or be disseifed of his freehold or ftee Customes or be outlawed or exiled or any otherwise destroyed nor past upon nor condemned but by lawful Judgment of his Peers or by the Law of the Land and that Justice and Right shall not be sold denied or deferred to any man See Sir Edw. Cook 's excellent Exposition upon this in his 2. par Instit fol. 46 47. c. Printed by the late forcibly dissolved Parliament for good Law And positively declared To preserve unto the people inviolably their fundamental Laws and Liberties in refere●ce to their Lives Estates and all things appertaining thereunto The Remonstrance IT was the lot and portion of our onely Lord and Master Jesus Christ to be persecuted reviled reproached and counted a Troubler of the World and one not sit to breath therein And this even by his own Countrey-men and friends And if we his servants meet with the same measure he hath commanded Us not to be dismayed or troubled and the reason is because the servant is not above the master And withall that we might go on cheerfully in bearing the yoak of our master he hath ingaged himself to bear part of it with us and takes all that is done to us for adhering to him as done unto himself Act. 9.4 And therefore saith the spirit of God in all their afflict●ons he was afflicted and the Angel of his presence saved him Esay 63.9 Paul Peter and John sound these sayings of their Master true and had their portions in afflictions in an extraordinaay manner but yet tasted largely of the faithfulnesse of their Masters promise which was to be with them and in them which made Paul glory in his tribulations and to say That as his afflictions did abound so much more his consolations and Paul's portion in these expressions and enjoyments I my self have been made partaker of in my great and pressing tribulations which I under-went in the Bishops dayes and have had a large portion of sorrowes all along both before and since throughout my pilgrimage in this present Vail of teares And having had my spirit mightily refreshed and carryed above the world and the lash of my bitter adversaries by calling to mind my by-past experience and refreshings that I have injoyed from that Fountain of fulnesse that hath for many years together been my sensible injoyed portion And amongst all the Writings and Declarations of Gods Love and Kindnesse manifested to me in my sorrowes this hath most affected and ●●ken my spirit with greatest content That it is the work of the Saints to incounter with difficulties in the Cause and Quarrel of their Lord and Master and not to be afraid of bonds nor imprisonments A good Conscience had rather run the hazard of cruelty then to abate an hairs breadth of contestation against illegality This was the saying of Mr. Overton in his late Case depending in the Honse of Peers for saith he As their Lordships in their arbytrary capacity found Warrants so should they find Legs to obey them for I was resolved mine should not be inslaved to that their Usurpation to do their Arbytrary Drudgery I would rather lose my life then in that kind to do them that vassalage My Legs were born as free as the rest of my Body and therefore I scorn that Legs or arms or hands should do them any service for as I am a free-man by Birth so am I resolved to live and die both in heart word and deed in substance and in shew Many thousand Citizens are petitioning the Parl. for the recalling of the heavy sentence upon him by reason that if in relation to his person his affection to the Parliament and zeal to publick freedom renders all forrein Nations so unsafe to him as that in effect he is banished into a Wilderness and exposed naked to the fury of Bears and Lyons FINIS