        item: #1 of 15
          id: A28925
      author: Bagaley, Humphrey.
       title: To the Parliament of the commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, assembled at Westminster the humble petition of Humphrey Bagaley.
        date: 1654.0
       words: 657
      flesch: 64
     summary: (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A28925) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 106599) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1626:42) To the Parliament of the commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, assembled at Westminster the humble petition of Humphrey Bagaley. Bagaley, Humphrey. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A28925 of text R38563 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B391).
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        item: #2 of 15
          id: A66022
      author: Wildman, John, Sir, 1621?-1693.
       title: The lawes subversion: or, Sir John Maynards case truly stated Being a perfect relation of the manner of his imprisonment upon pleasure, for the space of five moneths by the House of Commons, and of the impeachment of high treason exhibited against him before the Lords, together with all the passages between him and the Lords, in messages to them, and speeches at their barre, as they were taken from his own mouth. VVherein also is contained a cleare discovery of the dangerous and destructive infringement of our native liberties, and of the arbitrary government now introduced by an aspiring faction over-awing the Parliament. Also that groundlesse false report concerning Sir Iohn Maynards submitting to the Lords jurisdiction refuted, to the shame of the reporters. By J. Howldin, Gent.
        date: 1648.0
       words: 19499
      flesch: 55
     summary: 1. ●●s repugnant to the law of nature , that the judgment of the law and of the guilt and innocency of persons should be comm●tted to any number of men , withou● a di●cretion o● 〈◊〉 ▪ or any judgment passed upon them whether they b● capa●●e or 〈◊〉 of the place of judgment and this is the case o● the 〈…〉 most of them at least ●it in that House ▪ becau●e 〈◊〉 were 〈◊〉 ●f Patents ▪ wh●c●●ad P●ttents for B●●onies ▪ Ea●ldom● , &c. from the 〈◊〉 and no pr●●●tion ever made of their sutablenesse or unsut●blen●sse , and the laws of the land seeme also to 〈◊〉 this , Sir Edward 〈◊〉 1 part . But as the Lords had no ●u●idiction over him , so they wou●d 〈…〉 it to all men they would excercise no Iurisdiction : t●●y would not declare the Law concerning him , but their wil● : & so they kept dores shut , it may be they esteem themselves supreame to the stat ▪ of Ma●●bridge 52 H. 3.
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        item: #3 of 15
          id: A74270
      author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
       title: Die Lunæ, 3. Ianuar. 1641. It is this day ordered upon the question, by the Commons House of Parliament; that if any persons whatsoever, shall come to the lodgings of any member of his House, and there doe offer to seale the trunkes, doores or papers of any members of this House, or to seize upon their persons; ...
        date: None
       words: 714
      flesch: 76
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A74270 of text R208411 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E1059_1). [i.e. 1642] Title from caption and opening words of text.
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        item: #4 of 15
          id: A85873
      author: Gayer, John, Sir, d. 1649.
       title: A salva libertate sent to Colonell Tichburn Lieutenant of the Tower, on Munday, April 17. 1648. By Sir Iohn Gayer knight, late Lord Mayor of London, now prisoner in the Tower, &c. Being occasioned by the receipt of a paper sent unto him by the said lieutenant, wherein the said lieutenant was seemingly anthorized [sic] to carry him before the Lords on Wednesday next, being the 19. of April.
        date: 1648.0
       words: 1155
      flesch: 63
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A85873 of text R210735 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.12[5]). [London : 1648] Imprint from Wing. Includes at end of text:
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        item: #5 of 15
          id: A85874
      author: Gayer, John, Sir, d. 1649.
       title: To the right honorable the Lords assembled in Parliament the humble petition of Sir John Gayer knight and alderman of London; sheweth, ...
        date: 1648.0
       words: 992
      flesch: 65
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A85874 of text R210739 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.12[7]). Title from caption and first word of text.
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        item: #6 of 15
          id: A88167
      author: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
       title: A copy of a letter written to Collonell Henry Marten, a member of the House of Commons, by Lieutenant Collonell Lilburne. Iuly 20. 1647.
        date: 1647.0
       words: 1249
      flesch: 65
     summary: 69 D The rate of 69 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A88167 of text R210562 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.11[46]).
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        item: #7 of 15
          id: A88200
      author: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
       title: The innocent man's first proffer. Or, The proposition of Lieutenant Collonel John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner, in the Tower of London, made unto his present adversaries, and to the whole nation of England, Octob. 20. 1649. For William Hevenningham Esq. of Hevenningham, in Suffolk, These present.
        date: 1649.0
       words: 2326
      flesch: 55
     summary: Proffer you , beside what I lately Proffered Mr. Prideaux , which is contained in the 18 , and 19 , pages of the substance of that Discourse now in Print , and here inclosed ; That I am willing and ready , if they please , to choose one of your owne twelve Judges , that sit in one of the three publique Courts at Westminster , and all or any of my Adversaries shall choose which of the eleven remaining they please , and I will freely and voluntarily , Obliege and b●nd my selfe under my hand and Seale before witnesses , to stand to their finall and absolute determination ( upon the P●●nciples of Law ) for all differences betwix them ( or any of them ) and me , although it reach to bannishmen● , losse of Estate , Limb , or Life , so my adversaries will doe the like : But to make it more f●i●e if they judge it inconvenient to fix upon two of your owne Judges ( who in Interest are positively ingaged against me ) I will bee content they shall choose one Sch●●ller , commonly called a Clergy man , and I will choose another , or a Cittizen , or a Countreyman ( which they please ) and I will doe the like .
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        item: #8 of 15
          id: A88201
      author: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
       title: The innocent mans's second-proffer made unto his present adversaries October 22. 1649. And communicated unto them, by his loving brother, Collonell Robert Lilburne.
        date: 1649.0
       words: 1484
      flesch: 71
     summary: Imprint from Wing. Includes list: The names of the severall bookes and papers, written and published by Lieutenant Collonel John Lilburne since his contest with the Bishops, in the yeare 1637. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A88201 of text R211300 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.14[85]).
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        item: #9 of 15
          id: A88249
      author: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
       title: A salva libertate sent to Colonell Francis West of the Tower of London, on Fryday the fourteenth of September 1649. by Lieutenant Collonell John Lilburne, vnjustly, and illegally imprisoned, in the said Tower, ever since the 28. of March, 1649. Occasioned by the receipt of a verball command (which in law is nothing, nor signefies nothing) whereby the said leiut. was seemingly authorized, to carry the said John Lilburne before Mr. Prideaux the nicknamed, and falsly so called Atturney General on Fryday 14. Sept. 1649.
        date: 1648.0
       words: 2071
      flesch: 64
     summary: by Lieutenant Collonell John Lilburne, vnjustly, and illegally imprisoned, in the said Tower, ever since the 28. of March, 1649. by Lieutenant Collonell John Lilburne, vnjustly, and illegally imprisoned, in the said Tower, ever since the 28. of March, 1649.
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        item: #10 of 15
          id: A88255
      author: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
       title: A third address directed to his Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell, and the Right Honourable the Councell of State sitting at White-Hall Being the humble petition of Lieutenant-Colonell John Lilburne prisoner in Newgate.
        date: 1653.0
       words: 1286
      flesch: 55
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A88255 of text R211547 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.17[22]). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A88255) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163272)
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        item: #11 of 15
          id: A88786
      author: Laud, William, 1573-1645.
       title: A letter sent from the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury (now prisoner in the Tower) to the Vice-Chancellor, doctors, and the rest of the convocation at Oxford, intimating his humble desires to His Majesty, for a speedy reconcilement between him and his high court of Parliament.
        date: 1642.0
       words: 2460
      flesch: 45
     summary: Master Vicechancelor , And you Gentlemen , the rest of my ancient friends and fellow-Students , God , whose Judgements are inserutable , before whom the wisdome of the children of men is but foolishnesse , hath beene pleased to lay his afflictions on me with a heavie hand , glorified be his Name in all his Works ; This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A88786 of text R4532 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E83_27).
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        item: #12 of 15
          id: A90248
      author: Overton, Richard, fl. 1646.
       title: To the high and mighty states, the knights and burgesses in Parliament assembled (Englands legall soverainge power) the humble appeale and supplication of Richard Overton, prisoner in the most contemptible goale of Newgate.
        date: 1646.0
       words: 923
      flesch: 60
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A90248 of text R210627 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.10[91]). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162624)
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        item: #13 of 15
          id: A91172
      author: Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
       title: Mr. Prynnes demand of his liberty to the Generall, Decemb. 26. 1648 with his answer thereto; and his declaration and protestation thereupon.
        date: 1648.0
       words: 1716
      flesch: 56
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A91172 of text R35131 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.13[63]). with his answer thereto; and his declaration and protestation thereupon Prynne, William 1648 1420 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 B The rate of 7 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words.
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        item: #14 of 15
          id: A91220
      author: Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.
       title: The cordiall of Mr. David Ienkins: or His reply to H.P. barrester of Lincolnes-Inne, answered.
        date: 1647.0
       words: 9911
      flesch: 46
     summary: These words of the Writ , though they are generall , and in some things ambigious , yet they are no more disadvantagious to the Commons , then to the Lords or King . Let Master Ienkins apply his owne words to himselfe here , for certainly hee ought to make a conscience of blinding the people with such untrue colours to the ruine of King and Kingdome .
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        item: #15 of 15
          id: A91958
      author: Rolph, Edmund.
       title: To the honorable the Commons in Parliament assembled the humble petition and remonstrance of Edmond Rolph, prisoner in the Gatehouse, Westminster
        date: 1648.0
       words: 1469
      flesch: 48
     summary: That contrary to this and many other good Laws , providing against this evil , your Petitioner hath not only been detained in prison without any legal Warrant , but hath also been indicted contrary to Law , ( the said Indictment being drawn up here by the Kings Councel , and by the said Lords transmitted to be found at Winchester by the Grand-Jury , ) and yet your Petitioner kept Prisoner in the Gatehouse . This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A91958 of text R210893 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.13[12]).
    keywords: law; petitioner; rolph; text
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