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4009355Notes and Queries, Series 7, Volume 5, Number 123 — John Lilburne: A Bibliography1888Edward Peacock

JOHN LILBURNE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY.

(Continued from p. 243.)

A speech spoken in the honourable house of commons by Sir John Maynard……wherein he hath stated the case of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburne. London……Aug. 11. 1648. S.K.

To every individuall Member of the Honourable House of Commons. The Humble Remonstrance of Lievtenant Col. John Lilburn. [No title-page. Dated] September 4. 1648. B.M., G.L.

To the Supreme Authority of England……The sad representation of the uncertain and dangerous condition of the Commonwealth. By the presenters and approvers of the Large Petition of the 11. September 1648. [No title-page.] S.K.—I am not quite certain that this relates to Lilburne.

A Defiance of Tyrants or the Araignment of two Illegal Committees viz. The Close Committee of Lords and Commons appointed to examine the London agents, and the Committee of Plundered Ministers. In two plas made by L. C. John Lilbvrne Prerogative Prisoner in the Tower of London……London Jan. 1648. B.M., Bodl., G.L., Linc. Coll.

Englands New Chains discovered……by Lieut. Col. John Lilburn. [No title-page.] 1648. G.L., P.

The second part of Englands new chains discovered. [No place.] 1648. B.M., Bodl., G.L., P., S.K.—Some copies have “London 1649.”

An anatomy of Lievt Col. John Lilburns spirit and pamphlets. Or a vindication of these two Honorable Patriots, Oliver Cromwell, Ld Governor of Ireland and Sir Arthur Haslerig……wherein the said Lilburn is demonstratively proved to be a common lyar, and unworthy of civil converse. London printed by John Macock for Francis Tyton, and are to be sold at his shop at the three Daggers neer the Inner Temple, Fleetstreet. 1649. B.M., G.L.

The Legal and Fundimental Liberties of the people of England Revived, Asserted and vindicated. Or an epistle written the eighth day of June 1649 by Lieut. Colonel John Lilburn……to Mr William Lenthall speaker to the remainder of those few Knights, Citizens and Burgesses that Col. Thomas Pride at his last purge thought convenient to leaue sitting at Westminster……London, printed in the grand yeer of hypocriticall and abominable dissimilation 1649. B.M., Bodl., G.L., P., S.K.

Kurtzer Bericht dess jetzigen Zustands vnd Beschaffenheit im Konigreich Engellandt: Dann auch was gestalt her Lilburne. [No place.] 1649. Bodl.

The young mens and the apprentices outcry, or an inquisition after the lost fundamentall lawes and liberties of England. London 1649. Bodl., S.K.

An impeachment of high treason against Oliver Cromwell and his son in law Henry Ireton. London 1649. B.M., Bodl., P., S.K.

The discoverer wherein is set forth the real plots and stratagems of Lieut. Col. J. Lilburne, W. Walwyn and that partie. London 1649. B.M., Bodl.

A manifestation from Lieutenant Col. John Lilburne, Mr William Walwyn, Mr Thomas Price and Mr Richard Overton, now prisoners in the Tower of London, and others commonly, though unjustly styled Levellers. [No place.] 1649. B.M., Bodl., G.L., P., S.K.

Walwins wiles or the manifestators manifested viz. Liev. Col. J. L. and Mr T. Prince. B.M. [No date, but certainly 1649.]

A Discourse Betwixt Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn, Close Prisoner in the Tower of London and Mr Hugh Peter upon May 25. 1649……London Printed in the yeer 1649. B.M., Bodl., G.L., S.K.

A Book without a Title. [No place or date, but probably 1649.] P.—This appears to be the first part of a newspaper; it is marked No. 1. Lilburne is mentioned at the end.

The plea itself thus followeth. [No title-page. Dated at the end] 8 June 1649. C.C.C.

The Picture of the Councel of State, Held forth to the Free people of England by Lievt. Col. John Lilburn, Mr Thomas Prince, and Mr Richard Tower of London……The Substance of their several Examinations……before them at Darby House upon the 28 of March last. [No place.] 1649. B.M., Bodl., G.L., P., S.K.—The G.L. contains a pamphlet entitled ‘The Narrative of the Proceedings against Mr Thomas Price.’ It is dated “1 Day of April 1649.” It is a fragment of ‘The Picture of the Councel of State’ noticed above, beginning with p. 49.

To the Supream authority of this Nation, the Commons assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of divers wel-affected Women……affecters and approvers of the large Petition of the eleventh of September 1648. In behalf of John Lilburn, Mr William Walwyn, Mr Thomas Prince, and Mr Richard Overton, now Prisoners in the Tower of London, and Captain William Bray close prisoner in Windsor Castle, and Mr. William Sawyer Prisoner at White-Hall. London 1649. B.M., G.L.

A brief discourse of the present power of magistracy and justice, occasioned upon the tryall of……John Lilburne by R. L. [No place.] 1649. B.M.

A Salva Libertate sent to Coll F West Lt of the Tower, by John Lilburne. [Single sheet, folio.] 1649. B.M.

A letter……to the General……in behalf of R. Lockyer under sentence of a court martial. [No place.] 1649. B.M.—There is also in B.M. another edition in the form of a folio broadside.

The votes of Parliament concerning John Lilburn. [No place.] 1649. B.M.

To the Supreme Authority of the Nation, the Commons of England assembled in Parliament: The humble Petition of divers well-affected persons of the Cities of London and Westminster……In the behalf of John Lilburn [and others] now prisoners in the Tower. G.L.—This tract has no title, and begins at p. 8. It is dated at the end “11. April 1649.” It may possibly be a portion of one of the tracts already mentioned.

An Agreement of the Free People of England, Tendered as a Peace offering to this distressed Nation by Lieut. Colonel John Lilburne [and others]……Prisoners in the Tower of London May the 1. 1649. [No title-page. Imprint at end.] London April 30. 1649. B.M., Bodl., G.L., P., S.K.—There are two editions of this tract.

To my honored Friend Mr Cornelius Holland these. [No title.] G.L., S.K.—It contains letters of Lilburne, a prayer against Cromwell by him, Huntington’s reasons for laying down his commission, a petition from East Smithfield and Wapping, with names. The petition relates to Lilburne and Wildman.

To all the Affectors and Approvers……of the petition of the eleventh of September 1648, but especially to……my true friends……usually meeting at the Whalbone in Lothbury, behinde the Royal Exchange, commonly (but most unjustly) stiled Levellers. [No title-page. Dated at the end] 17. July, 1649. C.C.C., G.L.

Edward Peacock.

Bottesford Manor, Brigg.

(To be continued.)