To the hon[ble]. the House of Commons now assembled in the high court of Parliament, the humble petition of John Lilburne Leift. [sic] Colonel. In all humilitie.
         Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
      
       
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             To the hon[ble]. the House of Commons now assembled in the high court of Parliament, the humble petition of John Lilburne Leift. [sic] Colonel. In all humilitie.
             Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
          
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           To
           the
           Honble.
           the
           House
           of
           
             Commons
          
           now
           Assembled
           in
           the
           high
           Court
           of
           
             Parliament
          
        
         
           
             The
             humble
             Petition
             of
             
               John
               Lilburne
               ,
            
             Leift.
             Colonel
             .
          
           
             In
             all
             humilitie
          
           
             SHewing
             ,
             That
             your
             Petitioner
             having
             suffered
             aboundance
             of
             inhumaine
             barbarous
             crueltie
             ,
             by
             vertue
             of
             an
             illegall
             decree
             made
             against
             your
             Petitioner
             in
             the
             Starr-Chamber
             ,
             1637.
             
             (
             As
             by
             the
             coppie
             of
             his
             Petition
             formerly
             presented
             to
             this
             Honourable
             House
             here
             unto
             anexed
             ,
             and
             by
             your
             owne
             Votes
             made
             the
             4.
             of
             
               May
               .
            
             1641.
             upon
             the
             examina●ion
             of
             that
             Petition
             )
             will
             appeare
             ,
             which
             are
             as
             followeth
             ,
             First
             ,
             that
             the
             sentence
             of
             the
             Star-Chamber
             given
             against
             him
             is
             illegall
             and
             aga●nst
             the
             Libertie
             of
             the
             Subject
             ,
             and
             also
             bloudy
             ,
             wicked
             ,
             cruell
             ,
             barbarous
             and
             tyrannicall
             .
             Secondly
             ,
             that
             reparations
             ought
             to
             be
             given
             to
             him
             ,
             for
             his
             imprisonment
             ,
             sufferings
             ,
             and
             losses
             sustained
             by
             ,
             that
             illegall
             sentence
             ;
             and
             then
             also
             ordered
             that
             care
             should
             be
             taken
             to
             d●aw
             up
             his
             case
             and
             transmit
             it
             to
             the
             Lords
             .
             But
             by
             reason
             of
             multitude
             of
             businesse
             in
             this
             Honourable
             House
             there
             hath
             been
             no
             further
             proceeding
             in
             it
             since
             ,
             and
             these
             distractions
             comming
             on
             ;
             your
             Petitioner
             tooke
             Command
             under
             the
             Right
             Ho●ourable
             
               Robert
            
             Lord
             
               Brooke
               ,
            
             with
             whose
             Regiment
             he
             adventured
             his
             life
             freely
             ,
             and
             resolutely
             both
             at
             
               Kenton
            
             field
             and
             
               Brainford
               ,
            
             where
             he
             was
             taken
             Prisoner
             and
             carried
             away
             to
             
               Oxford
               :
            
             where
             within
             a
             short
             time
             after
             his
             comming
             ,
             the
             King
             sent
             to
             the
             Castle
             to
             your
             Petitioner
             ,
             the
             now
             Earle
             of
             
               Kingston
               ,
            
             the
             Lord
             
               Dunsmore
               ,
            
             the
             Lord
             
               Maltrevers
               ,
            
             and
             the
             Lord
             
               Andevour
            
             to
             wooe
             your
             Petitioner
             with
             the
             large
             profers
             of
             of
             the
             Honour
             and
             glorie
             of
             Court
             preferment
             ,
             to
             forsake
             the
             Parliaments
             partie
             ;
             and
             to
             ingage
             on
             his
             partie
             ;
             upon
             the
             slighting
             and
             contemning
             of
             which
             your
             Petitioner
             was
             within
             few
             dayes
             after
             laid
             in
             Irons
             &
             kept
             an
             exceeding
             close
             Prisoner
             ,
             &
             forced
             severall
             times
             to
             march
             into
             
               Oxford
            
             in
             Irons
             to
             Iudge
             
               Heath
               ,
            
             b●fore
             whom
             he
             was
             araigned
             for
             high
             Treason
             ,
             for
             drawing
             his
             sword
             in
             the
             cause
             of
             the
             Common-wealth
             ,
             &
             suffered
             multitudes
             of
             other
             miseries
             in
             his
             almost
             twelve
             moneths
             cruell
             Captivitie
             there
             .
             In
             which
             time
             he
             lost
             above
             600.
             l.
             in
             his
             estate
             that
             he
             left
             behind
             him
             at
             
               London
            
             (
             as
             he
             is
             cleerly
             able
             to
             make
             appeare
             )
             and
             immediately
             after
             his
             comming
             from
             thence
             he
             tooke
             Command
             in
             the
             Earle
             of
             
               Manchesters
            
             Army
             ,
             his
             Commission
             as
             Major
             of
             Foot
             ,
             bearing
             date
             the
             7.
             of
             
               October
            
             1643
             ,
             which
             lasted
             till
             the
             16.
             of
             
               May
               ,
            
             1644
             At
             which
             time
             he
             was
             authorized
             by
             Commission
             as
             Leiftenent
             Collonell
             to
             command
             a
             Regiment
             of
             Dragooners
             .
             In
             which
             service
             having
             beene
             in
             many
             ingagements
             ,
             he
             hopes
             it
             will
             easily
             appeare
             that
             he
             hath
             not
             only
             behaved
             himselfe
             honestly
             and
             faithfully
             ,
             but
             also
             valiently
             and
             stoutly
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             many
             discouragements
             ,
             (
             God
             crowning
             some
             of
             his
             endeavours
             with
             successe
             ,
             especially
             at
             the
             taking
             in
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Wortlers
            
             Garrison
             and
             
               Tickel
            
             Castle
             ,
          
        
         
           
             The
             premises
             considered
             ,
          
           
             He
             humbly
             beseecheth
             this
             Honourable
             Assemblie
             to
             perfect
             that
             justice
             which
             you
             happily
             began
             for
             your
             Petitioner
             ,
             and
             to
             give
             him
             Reparation
             for
             his
             long
             and
             tedious
             Imprisonment
             and
             heavie
             sufferings
             by
             the
             Starr-Chamber
             decree
             (
             having
             waited
             4.
             yeares
             with
             patience
             for
             that
             end
             )
             though
             he
             lost
             by
             his
             Imprisonment
             all
             that
             he
             had
             ,
             and
             was
             deprived
             of
             a
             profitable
             calling
             being
             then
             in
             the
             way
             of
             a
             Factor
             in
             the
             low
             Countries
             )
             and
             also
             to
             take
             of
             the
             Kings
             fine
             .
             And
             to
             consider
             his
             service
             with
             the
             Earle
             of
             
               M●nchester
               ,
            
             his
             pay
             amounting
             to
             about
             800.
             l.
             of
             which
             he
             hath
             not
             received
             ,
             200.
             l.
             though
             he
             hath
             faithfully
             adventured
             his
             life
             ,
             and
             spent
             a
             great
             deale
             of
             his
             own
             money
             ,
             and
             lost
             at
             
               Newarke
            
             when
             
               Prince
               Rupert
            
             raised
             the
             seige
             almost
             a
             100.
             l.
             being
             stript
             from
             the
             Crowne
             of
             the
             Head
             to
             the
             Sole
             of
             the
             Foot
             ,
             beside●
             his
             former
             losses
             at
             
               Kenton
            
             battell
             and
             
               Brainford
               .
            
             Wherefore
             he
             humbly
             prayeth
             that
             his
             accoumpts
             may
             be
             audited
             and
             his
             arreares
             (
             according
             to
             the
             Tennor
             of
             your
             own
             Ordinance
             )
             paid
             unto
             him
             .
          
           
             And
             he
             shall
             ever
             pra
             ,
             &c.
             
               John
               Lilburne
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           To
           the
           Honorable
           House
           of
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           now
           Assembled
           in
           the
           high
           Court
           of
           
             Parliament
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             humble
             Petition
             of
             
               John
               Lilburne
               ,
            
             Prisoner
             in
             the
             
               Fleete
               :
            
          
           
             In
             all
             humilitie
             sheweth
             ,
          
           
             THat
             in
             
               December
            
             next
             will
             be
             three
             yeares
             ,
             your
             Petitioner
             upon
             supposall
             of
             sending
             over
             certaine
             Bookes
             of
             Doct
             
               Bastwickes
            
             from
             
               Holland
            
             into
             
               England
               ,
            
             was
             by
             Doct.
             
             
               Lambes
            
             warrant
             without
             any
             examination
             at
             all
             sent
             to
             the
             Gate
             house
             Prison
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             within
             three
             dayes
             removed
             to
             the
             Fleet
             where
             he
             abiding
             Prisoner
             ,
             In
             
               Candlemas
            
             Tearme
             following
             was
             proceeded
             against
             in
             the
             honourable
             Court
             of
             Starr-chamber
             ,
             where
             your
             Petitioner
             appearing
             and
             entering
             of
             his
             name
             ,
             for
             want
             of
             money
             his
             name
             was
             struck
             out
             againe
             ,
             and
             he
             refusing
             ,
             to
             take
             an
             Oath
             ,
             to
             answer
             to
             all
             things
             that
             should
             be
             demanded
             of
             him
             ,
             for
             that
             your
             Petitionor
             conceived
             the
             said
             Oath
             to
             be
             dangerous
             and
             illegall
             ,
             without
             any
             Interogatorys
             tendered
             him
             ,
             for
             his
             refusing
             the
             said
             Oath
             ,
             he
             was
             prosecuted
             and
             censured
             in
             the
             said
             Court
             most
             heavily
             ,
             being
             fined
             500.
             l.
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             sent
             prisoner
             to
             the
             Fleet
             .
             And
             in
             
               Easter
            
             Tearm
             following
             was
             whipped
             from
             the
             Fleet
             to
             
               Westminster
               ,
            
             with
             a
             3.
             fold
             knotted
             Cord
             receiving
             at
             least
             200
             stripes
             ,
             and
             then
             at
             
               Westminster
            
             he
             was
             set
             on
             the
             Pillary
             the
             space
             of
             2.
             houres
             (
             and
             over
             and
             above
             the
             censure
             of
             the
             Court
             at
             the
             Warden
             of
             the
             Fleets
             command
             was
             gagged
             about
             an
             houre
             and
             halfe
             )
             after
             which
             most
             cruell
             sufferings
             was
             againe
             returned
             into
             the
             Fleet
             close
             Prisoner
             ,
             when
             through
             his
             said
             sufferings
             the
             next
             morning
             he
             being
             sicke
             of
             an
             extreame
             Feaver
             could
             not
             have
             admittance
             for
             his
             Chirurgion
             to
             let
             him
             bloud
             ,
             or
             dresse
             his
             sores
             till
             the
             after
             noone
             of
             the
             said
             day
             though
             the
             Chirurgion
             himselfe
             in
             pittie
             to
             the
             Prisoner
             went
             to
             
               Westminster
            
             to
             the
             Warden
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             your
             Petitioner
             hath
             been
             a
             close
             Pisoner
             in
             the
             Fleet
             ever
             since
             ,
             where
             in
             a
             most
             cruell
             manner
             he
             hath
             been
             put
             into
             Iron
             Fetters
             both
             hands
             and
             leggs
             ,
             which
             caused
             a
             most
             dangerous
             sicknesse
             that
             continued
             6.
             moneths
             ,
             and
             after
             some
             small
             recoverie
             was
             againe
             laid
             in
             Irons
             :
             which
             caused
             at
             least
             5.
             moneths
             sicknesse
             more
             dangerous
             then
             the
             former
             .
             During
             which
             time
             of
             sicknesse
             ,
             they
             have
             most
             unhumanely
             denyed
             his
             friends
             to
             come
             to
             see
             him
             ,
             untill
             they
             would
             give
             them
             money
             for
             admittance
             ;
             and
             they
             have
             denyed
             many
             to
             come
             at
             all
             ,
             and
             have
             beaten
             ,
             and
             kicked
             ,
             and
             otherwise
             most
             shamefully
             abused
             such
             his
             friends
             as
             came
             to
             see
             him
             in
             his
             great
             distresse
             ,
             and
             to
             bring
             him
             food
             and
             necessaries
             to
             sustaine
             his
             life
             ,
             and
             also
             have
             kept
             his
             servant
             from
             him
             ,
             and
             his
             food
             :
             so
             that
             if
             he
             had
             not
             been
             releived
             by
             stelth
             of
             his
             fellow
             Prisoners
             he
             had
             been
             kept
             from
             any
             food
             at
             all
             for
             above
             the
             space
             of
             10.
             dayes
             together
             ,
             and
             the
             Prisoners
             that
             out
             of
             pitty
             have
             releived
             him
             ,
             have
             been
             most
             cruelly
             punished
             ,
             and
             the
             Keepers
             have
             not
             forborne
             to
             confesse
             themselves
             that
             they
             had
             starved
             him
             long
             agoe
             ,
             had
             not
             the
             Prisoners
             releived
             him
             :
             and
             besides
             all
             this
             they
             have
             most
             cruelly
             beaten
             and
             wounded
             him
             ,
             to
             the
             hazard
             of
             his
             limbs
             ,
             and
             danger
             of
             his
             life
             ,
             had
             he
             not
             been
             rescued
             and
             saved
             from
             them
             by
             the
             Prisoners
             of
             the
             same
             house
             ,
             in
             which
             most
             miserable
             condition
             your
             poore
             Petitioner
             hath
             continued
             a
             Prisoner
             for
             the
             space
             of
             above
             2
             yeares
             and
             a
             halfe
             ,
             and
             is
             like
             still
             to
             continue
             in
             the
             same
             under
             the
             merciles
             hands
             of
             the
             Warden
             of
             the
             Fleet
             ,
             who
             hath
             denyed
             lawfull
             libertie
             to
             his
             Prisoners
             :
             For
             that
             he
             hath
             said
             ,
             he
             must
             observe
             the
             Man
             that
             hath
             so
             great
             a
             sway
             in
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             intimating
             the
             Arch
             Bishop
             .
          
           
             All
             which
             his
             deplored
             condition
             and
             Lamentable
             miseries
             he
             most
             humbly
             presenteth
             to
             this
             honourable
             Assembly
             beseeching
             them
             to
             be
             pleased
             to
             cast
             an
             eye
             of
             compassion
             towards
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             afford
             him
             such
             releife
             from
             his
             censure
             and
             hard
             imprisonment
             as
             may
             seem
             good
             to
             your
             wisedomes
             ,
             who
             otherwise
             is
             like
             to
             perish
             under
             the
             hands
             of
             mercilesse
             men
             .
          
           
             And
             your
             Petitioner
             shall
             ever
             pray
             as
             in
             duty
             he
             is
             bound
             to
             the
             Lord
             to
             blesse
             and
             prosper
             this
             honourable
             Assembly
             .
             
               John
               Lilburne
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             MAy
             it
             please
             this
             Honorable
             House
             to
             take
             Notice
             ,
             that
             I
             have
             indeavored
             ,
             by
             all
             the
             wayes
             and
             meanes
             I
             possible
             could
             ,
             for
             these
             divers
             weekes
             together
             ,
             to
             get
             my
             Petition
             presented
             and
             ,
             read
             in
             this
             honorable
             Assembly
             :
             but
             by
             reason
             of
             multitudes
             of
             Publique
             businesse
             ,
             I
             have
             not
             been
             able
             to
             get
             my
             desire
             effected
             :
             Therefore
             in
             regard
             of
             my
             necessities
             arising
             from
             my
             often
             suffering
             shipwracke
             in
             my
             estate
             ,
             in
             reference
             to
             my
             eyeing
             the
             Welfare
             of
             the
             Publique
             ,
             and
             having
             spent
             above
             threescore
             pounds
             since
             I
             begun
             to
             wait
             upon
             this
             house
             to
             get
             this
             Petition
             read
             ,
             and
             having
             a
             wife
             and
             familie
             to
             maintaine
             ,
             meerly
             out
             of
             my
             owne
             industerie
             which
             are
             likely
             to
             suffer
             very
             much
             by
             my
             continued
             attendance
             here
             ,
             I
             am
             therefore
             necessitated
             to
             assume
             the
             boldnesse
             to
             present
             my
             Pettition
             in
             print
             to
             the
             honourable
             Members
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             hoping
             I
             shall
             not
             therefore
             be
             esteemed
             a
             transgressor
             ;
             especially
             when
             it
             is
             seriously
             considered
             that
             for
             above
             7.
             yeares
             together
             ,
             I
             have
             suffered
             all
             kind
             of
             miseries
             ,
             hazards
             and
             dangers
             ,
             and
             laboured
             studiously
             and
             cordially
             to
             preserve
             and
             defend
             my
             birth
             right
             and
             priveledges
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             inheritance
             of
             all
             the
             Freeborne
             people
             of
             
               England
               ,
            
             amongst
             which
             I
             humbly
             conceive
             the
             libertie
             of
             making
             knowne
             my
             greviances
             to
             this
             heigh
             and
             honourable
             Court
             (
             the
             trustes
             of
             the
             whole
             Common
             welth
             of
             
               England
               )
            
             is
             not
             the
             least
             ;
             for
             whose
             just
             authority
             I
             have
             so
             often
             in
             the
             feild
             ventered
             my
             life
             .
          
           
             And
             whereas
             in
             the
             conclusion
             of
             my
             Petition
             ,
             I
             pray
             that
             my
             accompts
             may
             be
             audited
             ,
             I
             humbly
             crave
             leave
             to
             declare
             unto
             you
             one
             reason
             for
             that
             ,
             which
             is
             this
             .
             I
             was
             Major
             to
             Collonell
             
               King
            
             for
             divers
             moneths
             ,
             with
             whom
             I
             served
             in
             
               Lincolnsheire
            
             faithfully
             ,
             my
             pay
             amounting
             to
             betwixt
             2.
             
             &
             300.
             l
             of
             which
             he
             paid
             me
             about
             one
             forth
             ,
             &
             detaines
             the
             rest
             in
             his
             owne
             hands
             ,
             (
             which
             I
             am
             confidently
             perswaded
             he
             received
             punctually
             )
             of
             the
             Countery
             ,
             with
             other
             large
             sumes
             of
             other
             Officers
             which
             likewise
             he
             unjustly
             detaines
             ,
             as
             patticularly
             292.
             l
             ,
             6.
             2.
             of
             my
             eldest
             brothers
             ,
             who
             never
             had
             a
             weekes
             pay
             from
             him
             .
             And
             ●●●ewise
             316.
             l.
             12.
             s.
             6.
             d.
             of
             my
             youngest
             brother
             ,
             with
             other
             great
             sums
             and
             though
             we
             had
             the
             Earle
             of
             
               Manchesters
            
             warrant
             to
             him
             and
             the
             Auditer
             Generall
             of
             the
             Army
             to
             audit
             our
             accompts
             ,
             yet
             he
             contemnd
             them
             both
             ,
             and
             would
             not
             give
             us
             a
             Debenter
             for
             our
             money
             though
             we
             honestly
             paid
             our
             quarters
             both
             for
             Horse
             and
             Man
             and
             though
             he
             receaved
             about
             Twenty
             thousand
             pounds
             of
             the
             County
             to
             pay
             his
             Officers
             and
             Souldiers
             as
             divers
             of
             the
             Committee
             of
             
               Lincolne
            
             doe
             affirme
             in
             their
             printed
             Articles
             which
             were
             exhibited
             to
             this
             honourable
             House
             in
             
               August
            
             last
             ,
             and
             if
             they
             had
             said
             30000.
             l.
             
             I
             beleeve
             it
             might
             easily
             be
             proved
             true
             ,
             if
             you
             would
             command
             him
             ,
             to
             give
             up
             his
             accompts
             and
             authorize
             men
             of
             integrity
             and
             fidelitie
             in
             the
             Country
             to
             inquire
             after
             his
             receipts
             ,
             the
             which
             if
             you
             please
             to
             doe
             I
             doe
             humbly
             conceive
             you
             will
             get
             some
             thousands
             of
             pounds
             by
             it
             ,
             which
             he
             unjustly
             detaines
             in
             his
             hands
             from
             you
             and
             those
             that
             have
             done
             you
             faithfull
             service
             ,
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .