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Record Nr.

UNISA996392531903316

Autore

Lilburne John <1614?-1657.>

Titolo

Liberty vindicated against slavery [[electronic resource] ] : Shewing, that imprisonment for debt, refusing to answer interrogatories, long imprisonment, though for just causes. Abuse of prisons, and cruell extortion of prison-keepers, are all destructive to the fundamentall laws and common freedomes of the people. Published for the use of all the free-borne of England, whom it equally concernes, by occasion of the House of Lords commitment of Lieut. Col. John Lilburn, close prisoner, first to New-gate, and next to the Tower. / / By a lover of his country, and sufferer for the common liberty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London, : s.n.], Printed in the yeare 1646

Descrizione fisica

[2], 30, [4] p

Soggetti

Prisoners - England - Legal status, laws, etc

Civil rights - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A lover of his country, and sufferer for the common liberty = John Lilburne.

Place of publication from Wing.

In two parts. Part 2 ([4] p. at end) has caption title which reads "An excellent letter written by a prisoner, to a worthy Member of the House of Commons, to give further evidence to the premises". Part 2 is also identified as Wing E3801A.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug: 21th London".

Appears on UMI microfilm (Thomason Tracts), reel 57 (parts 1 and 2), and reel 247 (part 1 only).

Reproductions of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018