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A88211 The lawes funerall. Or, An epistle written by Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn, prisoner in the Tower of London, unto a friend of his, giving him a large relation of his defence, made before the judges of the Kings bench, the 8. of May 1648. against both the illegal commitments of him by the House of Lords, and the House of Commons, ... Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1648 (1648) Wing L2130; Thomason E442_13; ESTC R210612 38,933 34

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convert all my zeale to presse all the Commons of England out of all the Counties thereof to hasten up to Westminster to the Lords House and there at their dore susser the Lordn to bore them through their cares as their Vass is and slaves being heir actions clearly and dayly declare they never intended them any freedom Law or Justice and absolutely it is a vaine thing and time meerely lost from their hands to expect any so Judge Roll concluded and said they were upon their Oathes and as Judges of the Law they could do no other bat remand me to prison againe unto which ipaciently stooped and came away but had much ados to get out of the Hall by reason of the extraordinary crowde And the next day sending to see what was entered in the booke about me the Clarke or Regester sents me a paper in these words Munday after five weekes of Easter in the 24. of King Charles Tower of London Iohn Lilburne Gentleman brought here into the Court upon an Habeas Corpus by Robert Titchburne Esquire Lieutenant of the Tower of London and the returne of the said Habeas Corpus being read he being committed by the Lords and Commons in this Parliament of England assembled it is ordered that he shall be remitted O superlative Justice was ever any man committed or remanded to prison before by those Judges that in open Court declare he hath been already almost 2. yeares in prison for nothing and now also they have no crime to lay to his charge which is my case but to draw to a conclusion I desire to fulfill my promise and give you a sight of the returne which thus followeth J Robert Titchbourne Esquire Keeper of the Tower of London according to a shore Writ of our Lord the King to this scedule annexed certifie That Iohn Lilbourne Gentleman in the said Writ mentioned was committed and is detained in my custody by vertue of an Order made the eleveth day of Iuly 1646 by the Lords in the present Parliament of England assembled and then sitting the tenour and scope of which Order followeth in these words Die Sabbati undecimo Iulii 1646. ORdered by the Lords in Parl. assembled That John Lilburn being sentenced by this House shall for his high contempt and misdemeanour done to this high Court according to the said sentence stand committed to the Tower of London for the space of 7. yeares next after the date hereof And that the Lioutenant of the said Tower of London his deputy or deputies are to keepe him in safe custody accordingly And that he do take care that the said L. C. John Lilburn do neither contrive publish or sptead any seditious or libellous Pamph lets against both or either Houses of Parliament Iohn Brawne Cler. Parl. To the Lieutenant of the Tower of London his Deputy or Deputies And further I certifie our Lord the King that afterward to wit upon the 18. day of Ian. 1647. It was ordained by the Commons in the said Parl. assembled as followeth in these words Die Martis 18. Ian. 1647. Resolved c. That the Licutenant of the Tower be hereby required to bring up to the Bar of this House to morrow morning at nine of the Clock L. Coll. Iohn Lilburne his Prisoner Hen. Elsynge Clar. Parl. D. Com. By vertue of which I the said Rob Tichbourn the said Iohn Lilbourn brought up to the laid House of Commons in the said Parl assembled by wh●●● afterward the said Iohn Lilburne was againe committed to wit upon the 19. day of Jan. 1647. to my custody and in like manner is detained by vertue of an order made by the said Commons in Parliament assembled the tenour of which order followeth in these words By vertue of an Order of the House of Common these are to require you to receive from the Sergeant at Armes or his Debutie the body of L. Col John Lilbourne into the Tower of London and him there to detaine in safe Custody as your Prisoner in Order to his tryall according to Law be being committed for treasonable and seditions practices against the state and for so doing this shall be your warrant Dated Jan. 19. 1647. Wil. Lenthall Sp●●●●● To the Lieutenant of the Tower of London The said Iohn Lilburn is also detained in my Custodie by vertue of another Order made by the said Cōmons in the said Parl assembled the tenour of which Order follovveth inthese words Die Martis 18 April 1648. Resolved c that the 4. Aldermen of London Col Lilburne for Iohn May and do continue in the Tovvervv thout being removed from thence H. Elsing Cler. Parl. D. C. These are the causes of the keeping and detaining the said Iohn Lilburne in my enstody whose bodie before our Lord the King at the day and place in the said vvrit contained I have ready as by the said vvrit is commanded Robert Titchburne Keeper of the Tovver of Lonodn So deare friend with my service presented to you I rest yours faithfully John Lilburne Tower the 15. of May. 1648. FINIS