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id: A88165
author: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
date: 1646.0
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title:
  A coppy of a letter sent by Lieu. Col. John Lilburne to Mr. Wollaston keeper of Newgate or his Deputy.

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  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A88165 of text R210488 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.10[62]). 4 0 0 0 0 0 61 D The rate of 61 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words.


id: A93013
author: Sexby, Edward, d. 1658.
date: 1647.0
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words: 1572
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title:
  For our faithfull and ever honored commanders, the right honorable his excellency, Sir Thomas Fairfax, Major Generall Skipton, Lieutenant Generall Cromwell, presented to them in the behalfe of eight regiments of horse, by three private soldiers, who were sent from the quarters by the soldery of the forementioned regiments, wherein they manifest to the world their reall affections to this Common-wealth, and their forward and brotherly assistance, towards the reliefe of Ireland: if not by some diverted

summary:
  For our faithfull and ever honored commanders, the right honorable his excellency, Sir Thomas Fairfax, Major Generall Skipton, Lieutenant Generall Cromwell, presented to them in the behalfe of eight regiments of horse, by three private soldiers, who were sent from the quarters by the soldery of the forementioned regiments, wherein they manifest to the world their reall affections to this Common-wealth, and their forward and brotherly assistance, towards the reliefe of Ireland: if not by some diverted This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A93013 of text R210418 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.11[9]). [no entry] 1647 1098 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 C The rate of 18 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words.


id: A52648
author: England and Wales. Army. Council.
date: 1649.0
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title:
  A narrative of the proceedings of His Excellencie the Lord General Fairfax in the reducing of the revolted troops Appointed by his Excellency, and his Councell of Warre, to be printed and published, and signed by their order, May 21. 1649. Ri. Hatter Secret.

summary:
  The Generall Counsell of the Army , and the other sorts of men , going then under the name of Levellers ( who by their late actings have made good the same , which we then judged but an imputation ) had ( as now it appeares ) different ends and aymes , both in the matter and manner of their proceedings ; That which was intended by those men was to have somewhat tendered as a Test , and Coercion upon the People , and all sorts of men and authorities in the Land : That which these , to wit , the Counsell of the Army aymed at , was to make an humble representation of such things as were then likely to give satisfaction , and unite , and might be remitted to mens judgements to be owned or dis-owned as men were satisfied in their Consciences , and as it should please God to let men see reason for their so doing , that soe it might not be only called , an Agreement , but through the freedome of it , be one indeed , and receive its stamp of Approbation from the Parliament , to whom it was ●umbly submitted . For if foure or five such unlimitted and ungovern'd spirits can by themselves and their Agents disturbe the Peace of a Nation what would an Army do if brought into the same distructive Modell ? What their carriage hath beene towards the Parliament shall not here be mentioned , but onely what they have practised toward the Army , To disaffect men of honesty and conscience in the Army .


id: A35663
author: Denne, Henry, 1606 or 7-1660?
date: 1649.0
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words: 3336
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title:
  The Levellers designe discovered, or, The anatomie of the late unhappie mutinie presented unto the souldiery of the army vnder the command of His Excellency the Lord Fairfax, for prevention of the like in others / written by Henry Denne ...

summary:
  Moses was the meekest man in his time upon the earth , yet did the Conspirators charge him as fiercely and hainously as any Officer of the present Army is charged this day , in taking too much upon him , lifting up himself , making himself a Prince over the people ; and this is not only spoken by sons of Belial , but by those that were men of renown , and famous among the people , yea countenanced , because beleeved by the whole Congregation of Israel . The Levellers designe discovered: or the anatomie of the late unhappie mutinie: presented unto the souldiery of the Army under the command o Denne, Henry 1649 3225 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 B The rate of 3 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words.


id: A90235
author: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
date: 1645.0
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title:
  England's miserie, and remedie in a judicious letter from an utter-barrister to his speciall friend, concerning Leiutenant [sic] Col. Lilburn's imprisonment in Newgate, Sept: 1645.

summary:
  J will not undertake to define the limits of power or extent of Parliaments , having found the practice in my reading more or lesse , lengthned or shortned ( like a paire of Stirrops ) according to circumstances , and Current of times , or the weaknesse or power of the Prince under whom they serve , who hath for the most part subjected them to his will , and made them act his Designes . This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A90235 of text R200275 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E302_5).


id: A44511
author: Halesiados.
date: 1648.0
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words: 3330
sentence: 145
flesch: 75
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title:
  Halesiados. A message from the Normans, to the generall of the Kentish forces. With the generalls answer to the Normans letter. Also two state-pasquils, 1. The independent suspended. 2. The leveller listed.

summary:
  The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). WOnder not Albion , that these lines are sent From th' Norman Duke to th' Generall of Kent .


id: A84986
author: Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
date: 1649.0
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title:
  A full narative [sic] of all the proceedings betweene His Excellency the Lord Fairfax and the mutineers, since his Excellencies advance from London, Thursday May 10. to their routing and surprizall, Munday May 14. at mid-night. VVith the particulars of that engagement, the prisoners taken, and the triall and condemning Cornet Thompson and Cornet Denn to die, who were the ringleaders in the mutiny. Also his Excellencies the Lord Generals letter to the Speaker concerning the same. Published by speciall authority to prevent false and impertinent relations.

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  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A84986 of text R204514 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E555_27). 25 C The rate of 25 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words.


id: A96695
author: Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
date: 1649.0
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title:
  A letter to the Lord Fairfax, and his Councell of VVar, with divers questions to the lawyers, and ministers: proving it an undeniable equity, that the common people ought to dig, plow, plant and dwell upon the commons, without hiring them, or paying rent to any. Delivered to the Generall and the chief officers on Saturday June 9. / By Jerrard Winstanly, in the behalf of those who have begun to dig upon George-Hill in Surrey.

summary:
  For there , if any man will work for wages , he may live among them , otherwise no : therefore consider , whether this be righteous , and for the peace of the Nation , that Laws shall be made to give freedom to impropriators and Free-holders , when as the poor that have no land , are left still in the straights of beggery , and are shut out of all livelihood , but what they shall pick out of fore bondage , by working for others , as Masters over them , and if this be not the burthen of the Norman yoke , let rationall men judge : therefore take not away men , but take away the power of tyranny and bad government , the price is in your hand , and let no part of the Nation be wronged for want of a Representative . We shall then honor the higher powers of the left hand man , which is our hearing , seeing , tasting , smelling , feeling , and walk in the light of reason and righteousnesse , that is , the King and Judge that sits upon this five cornered Throne , and we shall be strengthned by those five well springs of life , of the right hand man , which is , understanding , will , affections , joy and peace , and so live like men , in the light and power of the Son of righteousnesse within our selves feelingly .


id: A96689
author: Barker, John, 17th cent.
date: 1649.0
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words: 5114
sentence: 124
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title:
  An appeal to the House of Commons, desiring their ansvver: vvhether the common-people shall have the quiet enjoyment of the commons and waste land; or whether they shall be under the will of lords of mannors still. Occasioned by an arrest, made by Thomas Lord Wenman, Ralph Verny Knight, and Richard Winwood Esq; upon the author hereof, for a trespass, in digging upon the common-land at Georges Hill in Surrey. / By Gerrard Winstanly, Iohn Barker, and Thomas Star, in the name of all the poor oppressed in the land of England.

summary:
  Magna Charta ) were got by our Forefathers importunate petitioning unto the Kings , that stil were their Task-masters ; and yet these best laws are yoaks and manicles , tying one sort of people to be slaves to another ; Clergy and Gentry have 〈◊〉 their freedom , but the common people stil are , and have been left servants to work for 〈◊〉 like the Israilites under the Egyptian Task masters . An appeal to the House of Commons, desiring their ansvver: vvhether the common-people shall have the quiet enjoyment of the commons and waste land; or whether they shall be under the will of lords of mannors still.


id: A31499
author: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
title: Certaine observations upon the tryall of Leiut. Col. John Lilburne
date: 1649.0
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summary:
  5. Alleadge that in the Indictment it is not alleadged against whom this Treason is committed , onely against the Government ( and there may be severall sorts of Governments ) or the Keepers of the Liberties of England , but who they are , or where they are to be found , is not named , and it is impossible he can owe Allegiance to those unknown individua vaga , and where there is no Allegiance due , there no Treason can be committed in Law ; for no man can owe Allegiance to an unknown man , or unknown number of men , or to an Vtopian Common-wealth . 8. He might alleadge that in the body of the Indictment it is said , fight no more for the men in present Power ( and the next words saith ) meaning the present Government ; this cannot be good in Law , for that men are Governours and not Government , neither doth he name the men in present power , and there are severall kinds of Powers ; yea , the Army as properly as the Parliament may be called present Power .


id: A78129
author: H. B.
date: 1649.0
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words: 8575
sentence: 221
flesch: 57
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title:
  The crafts-mens craft. Or The wiles of the discoverers. In abusing and incensing authority and the people against innocent and harmlesse men, by false accusations, and sophistical suggestions: viz. because they are not formalists they are atheists: because not superstitious, therefore irreligious: because they are against tyranny and oppression, therefore they are against government, magistracy, and laws: because for good and equal laws, therefore for no order or distinctions, and for equalling mens estates, &c. and these delusions are here cleerly manifested. / By H.B.

summary:
  I speak not this , either for fear , of inf●rmations much less to administer an excuse for neglects or miscarriages ; but onely out of my desire to chalk out to both a way to union , if it be possible ; which I think is of greatest concernme●t to both , and to the Common wealth that may be . An●●ers in the Di●coverer , disgusts I fear , and dis-●at●sfactions will continue ; as finding that the Childs Shoe cannot cover the mans foot : The things desired , are generally confest to be good , but the season is dislik●t , and haply the expression :


id: A80437
author: Coppe, Abiezer, 1619-1672.
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title:
  A fiery flying roll: a word from the Lord to all the great ones of the Earth, whom this may concerne: being the last warning piece at the dreadfull day of judgement. For now the Lord is come to 1 Informe 2 Advise and warne 3 Charge 4 Judge and sentence the great ones. As also most compassionately informing, and most lovingly and pathetically advising and warning London. With a terrible word and fatall blow from the Lord, upon the gathered churches. And all by his Most Excellent Majesty, dwelling in, and shining through Auxilium Patris, vu alias, Coppe. With another flying roll ensuing (to all the inhabitants of the Earth.) The contents of both following.

summary:
  Vpon this the life was taken out of the body ( for a season ) and it was thus resembled , as if a man with a great brush dipt in whiting , should with one stroke w●pe out , or sweep off a picture upon a wall , &c. after a while , breath and life was recurned into the form againe ; whereupon I saw various streames of light ( in the night ) which appeared to the outward eye ; and immediately I saw three hearts ( or three appearances ) in the form of hearts , of exceeding brightnesse ; and immediately an innumerable company of hearts , filling each corner of the room where I was . The time would faile if I would tell you all , but it is not the good will and pleasure of my most excellent Majesty in me , to declare any more ( as yet ) then thus m●ch further : That amongst those various voyces that were then uttered within , these were some , Blood , blood , Where , where ? upon the hypocriticall holy heart , &c.


id: A90239
author: Overton, Richard, fl. 1646.
date: 1645.0
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title:
  Martin's eccho: or A remonstrance, from His Holinesse reverend young Martin Mar-Priest, responsorie to the late sacred synoddicall decretall, in all humility presented to the reverend, pious, and grave consideration of the right reverend father in God, the vniversall bishop of our soules, his superlative holinesse Sir Symon Synod.

summary:
  WHereas his Holinesse , Reverend Young MARTIN-MAR-PRIEST , taking into his Grave and Learned consideration , the insufferable Arogancy of our Ambitious aspiring Presbytrie , their super-Prelaticall Supremacy , their ravenous blood-thirsty malice against the poore Saints of the most High GOD , their inordinate insatiable covetousnesse after the fatt things of the Land , their unparalel'd hypocricy , their plausible pretences , their incomprehensible policy , craft and subtilty , their cunning insensible encroachments upon the Priviledges of Parliament , the just Liberties and freedome of the People , their enchanting delusions , wherewith they bewitch both Parlialiament and multitude , the cruell Thraldome , inhumane Slavery , insufferable bondage they would Reform us and our Children into from Generation to Generation , their powerfull endeavours to make the Parliament betray their Trust , break their Oathes , pull downe Old Courts of Tyranny and Opression , to set up new ; free us from Episcopall Persecution , to devour us with Presbyterian cruelty , convey our native Rights and Freedome to the Pontificall usurpation of the Clergy , that neither wee nor our Children after us , ( notwithstanding the expence of our Estates , ruine of our Families , effusion of our Blood to redeem them ) may live in the Land , without the hazard of Imprisonment , losse of goods , banishment ▪ hanging , &c. except wee be Presbyterian , these and many other things of high concernment , reveren'd Young MARTIN taking into his serious and deliberate consideration , and seeing this eminent irrecoverable ruine , ready to devour both Parliament and people , hang over their Heads , threatning certain destruction to us and our Posterity , if not timely and suddenly prevented ; Hereupon his Holinesse , reverend Young MARTIN , out of sincerity to God , and naturall love unto his distressed Country , most willingly became servant to your superlative Holinesse , to ease your burthen in this your toylsome time of Classicall Exaltation , of a little State-Ambition , and spirituall Supremacy , and as much as in him lyeth , to vindicate the Priviledge of Parliament , our Birth-rights and native freedome from your divine Spirituallity , ehat you might have the more time to stuffe your guts , extend your panches , cram your bellies , farcinate your ventricles , snort out Directories , blurt out Ordinances , grin at Christ , and snerle at his Sectaries , and for his meritorious pious endeavours , MARTIN expected a reward , as very justly he might ; but to cloake your covetousnesse and ingratitude , you pick Quarrells against him for some small failings in his Treatise ; I hope you will deale better with Mr. Prynne for his mid-night Dreames , his distracted subitaine apprehensions , I can tell you ▪ he expects it , but MARTIN might have considered your ingratitude to the Lord Bishops , from whom formerly you received the Holy Ghost , with all your spirituall Preferments , and were first put into a capacity of Lording it , as you now doe , over the people , whom , like ungra●ious children , viperous vermine , inhumane Caniballs , notwithstanding their grace and favour , you have devoured up , and share their inheritance amongst you ; ( O divine pillage ! gratefull children ! ) Or if he had considered your pious providence to make sure the Ordinance for Tithes , before you could be inspired with the Directory , hee would first have had his 400l . per annum , with the Deane of Pauls house , confirmed by an Ordinance of Parliament , upon him during his naturall life , like as our Brother Burges hath ( a super-Episcopall Induction ! ) or else dedicated his labours according to your antient practise , to some great Lord or other in the Kingdome , in whose hands was the desposall of some good Church Livings , and then doubtlesse , the spirit of his Lord ( like as it was wont to doe with you , ) would have moved upon Dr. MARTIN ▪ to lift up his hands , and elevated his eyes unto the skies for his Lordship , his most honoured Lord and Patron , or rather have done , as now in your divine Wisedomes , you find it expedient to give us example , all Livings being fallen into the hands of the Parliament , to have Dedicated my Book , To the Honourable House of Commons , &c. But forasmuch , as instead of a considerable gratuity , you threaten to deal with him as ill or worse then your bloody Fathers did with those Worthy and Faithfull Servants of God and their Countrey , Barrow , Greenwood , Penry , and others , hee is resolved to deal with you according to your Iniquity , yet that you might have nothing against MARTIN , and that his Holinesse ( like yours ) might appeare immaculate and Infallible to the whole World , MARTIN Proclaimeth and Remonstrates to all persons Ecclesiasticall , by what Name or Title soever dignify'd or distinguished , whether Archbishop-Calamies , or other inferiour single-sol'd Presbyters , That his Holinesse , Reverend Young MARTIN MAR-PRIEST , freely offereth plenary Pardon and full Remission to that Trayterous blood-thirsty Man-eater , Sir Symon Synod , for his foule ingratitude , his malicious , mischievous , murtherous Debates , Consultations and Conclusions , to shed the innocent blood of His Holinesse , Reverend Young MARTIN MAR-PRIEST , and deliver him as a Prey to the monstrous , huge Iron Fangs , and venomous Boarish Tusks of his son Jack , and his bloody Crue , ( * Break their Teeth , O God , in their mouth : breake out the great Teeth of the young Lyons , O LORD : ) if the said salvage barbarous Caniball , Sir Symon Synod , the next day of Humiliation , after the publishing hereof , shall very penetentially , ( as if hee were to Preach a Fast Sermon ) come in unto Reverend MARTIN , and humbly submit himself to his Holinesse at his Sanctuary in Toleration-street , right opposite to State-opression , and Synodian Tyranny , and there humbly before Reverend Young MARTIN , confesse his evill , acknowledge his errours , and be heartily sorry for the same , live sociably and quietly amongst his Neighbours , never molest or injure any man for Conscience , suffer his Teeth and Nayles to be pluck'd out and pared by an honest Independent Barber , that hereafter hee may never bite nor scratch , and then peaceably returne to his Parochiall Charge , render up all the goodly fat Benefices in the Kingdome to supply the necessities of the State , pay their Arreares in the Army , gratifie their Sicke , Lame , and maimed-Souldiers with a Reward more honourable ( according to their deserts ) then a Ticket to Begge , supply the calamity , poverty and misery of poor Widdows and Orphans , whose dear Husbands and Fathers have been slayen in the service of the State , and not ( out of Synodean State-policy ) to save their Charity , subject the innocent Babes to be led by the Spirit into Indian Deserts and Wildernesses , and under pretence of Authority , rob the tender Mothers of the fruit of their wombs ( a wickednesse insufferable in a Common-Wealth ) and to send the Free-borne out of their native Protection , to Forraign Destruction , least the Cry of the Fatherlesse and Widdows should call for reliefe out of their fat Benefices , Pontificall Revenues , &c. O the Civetousnesse of the Priests , and the Mercy of God ( as the Germaine saith ) endure for ever , If hee shall hereto assent , renounce the Ordinance of Tythes , be content with the good will of the vulgar , lay downe his State-Ambition , and usurpation of the Civill Power , suffer the Commons of the Land ( both rich and poor ) which are a free-born people , to enjoy quietly their own native freedome , that we may freely & unanimously engage our lives , fortunes and estates in the just defence of the Parliament , whom we have honoured , and are still ready to honour with the sacrifice of our hearts blood against their Enemies in all fidelity , uprightnesse and syncerity , for their just Priviledges , and redemption of the Common Liberty of the Common people of England , &c. and that as wee have been faithfull , and done better service for the State then all the English or Scotch Presbyters in the Kingdome have done , that in justice and honour to the Parliament and Kingdome of England , wee may equally enjoy our Freedomes and Protection with them , and be numbred amongst the Free-borne of the Land : If Sir Symon shall hereunto freely assent , and humbly accept of this grace offered , Reverend Young MARTIN-MAR-PRIEST poclaimeth unto the whole world , that after the assurement thereof , he will not deride you any more , but will as freely ingage his life and fortunes for honest mild Presbytry , without any grutch or heartburning for by-past injuries , as for any other Sect of people whatsoever . As for your 400l . ( Sir Symon ) thy many perish with thee , thou art in the gall of bitternesse , and in the bond of iniquity , &c. And MARTIN must have a 1000.


id: A96699
author: Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609.
date: 1649.0
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title:
  A vvatch-vvord to the city of London, and the Armie: wherein you may see that Englands freedome, which should be the result of all our victories, is sinking deeper under the Norman power, as appears by the relation of the unrighteous proceedings of Kingstone-Court against some of the Diggers at George-hill, under colour of law; but yet thereby the cause of the Diggers is more brightened and strengthened: so that every one singly may truly say what his freedome is, and where it lies. / By Jerrard Winstanly.

summary:
  Thus you Gentlemen , that will have no Law to rule over you 〈◊〉 your Prerogative will must be above Law , and above us that are the yonger brothes in the Land ; but if you say , no , your wil shal be subject to Law : then I demand of you Mr Drake , Mr Gilder , and other the Bailiffes and Officers of Kingston Court , why will you ●●rest us , and trouble us , and say we trespa●●e against you , and though we came to answer to your arrest , and to plead our own cause , yet contrary to the equity ●ay contrary to the bare letter that the Law , as I shewed you before , you denyed me th●● priviledge , but went on and did condemne and execute a forceable power upon body and goods , is not your will here , above Law ? do you not hereby uphold the Norman conquest ? But if I 〈◊〉 by the Law of Righteousnesse , that the poorest man hath as true a 〈◊〉 and just right to the Land , as the richest man , and that undeniably the earth ought to be a common treasury of livelihood for all , without ●●specting persons : Then I shall require no more of Mr. Drake , 〈◊〉 that he would justifie our cause of digging , and declare abroad , 〈◊〉 the Commons ought to be free to all sorts , and that it is a great 〈◊〉 passe before the Lord God Almighty , for one to hinder another of 〈◊〉 liberty to dig the earth , that he might fe●d and cloath himself with the fruits of his labor therefrom freely , without owning any Landlord , or paying any rent to any person of his own kind .


id: A86571
author: Halhead, Henry.
date: 1650.0
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flesch: 70
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title:
  Inclosure thrown open: or, Depopulation depopulated. Not by spades and mattocks; but, by the word of God, the laws of the land, and solid arguments. And the most material pleas that can be brought for it, considered and answered. / By Henry Halhead.

summary:
  Depopulation is odious and abominable both to God and men : Therefore , that Inclosure which is guilty of Depopulation , must needs be unlawful : Otherwise , I suppose , the Author himself is not against such Inclosure as is for the necessary accommodation of house-keeping . And when God comes to judge , ( which how near that may be to us , is not perhaps considered ) he will finde means in every mans Conscience to convince and reprove them , wherein they have served their Covetousness in pretence of necessary Accommodation .


id: A05465
author: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
date: 1640.0
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title:
  A coppy of a letter written by John Lilburne, close prisoner in the wards of the fleet, which he sent to Iames Ingram and Henry Hopkins, wardens of the said fleet. Wherin is fully discovered their great cruelty exercised upon his body

summary:
  Well Sir , said I , now you can certifie the Lords how you finde things with me ; But I pray Sir , mu●● I still be kept close Prisoner ? your just , and long since due deserts at Saint Tyborne , if you doe not make your Feet , to be worth two payre of Hands unto you , as your Predecessour Harr● did before you in a former Parliament , in the beginning of King CHARLES his Reigne ( which is the thing that I am greatly afraid of ) which if you doe , know , that I will indeavour to get Martin Parker the Papist , or some other Ballad maker , to send some of their rimes after you , to jeare you for a Runaway :


id: A96697
author: Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609.
date: 1650.0
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mime: application/xml
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flesch: 41
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title:
  A new-yeers gift for the Parliament and Armie: shewing what the kingly power is; and that the cause of those that they call Diggers is the life and marrow of that cause the Parliament hath declared for, and the Army fought for; the perfecting of which work, will prove England to be the first of nations, of the tenth part of the city Babylon, that fals off from the Beast first, and that sets the Crown upon Christs head, to govern the world in righteousness: / by Jerrard Winstanley a lover of Englands freedom and peace.

summary:
  Now there are Three Branches more of Kinglie power greater then the former that oppresses this Land wonderfully ; and these are the power of the Tithing Priests over the Tenths of our labours ; and the power of Lords of Mannors , holding the free use of the Commons , and wast Land from the poor , and the intolerable oppression either of bad Laws , or of bad Judges corrupting good Laws ; these are branches of the Norman conquest and Kingly power still , and wants a Reformation . The Lawyers trade is one of the false Prophets , that says , Lo here is Christ , I le save you in this Court , and lo there is Christ , I le save you in that Court : but when we have tried all , we are lost , and not saved , for we are either utterly made Beggars by this Saviour , the Law , or else we are nursed up in hardnesse of heart and cruelty against our fellow creature whom we ought to love and preserve , and not destroy : This Saviour jeeres righteousnes , and bids every man save himself , and never regard what becomes of another , and so is a plain destroyer of the Creation ; Surely that Wo pronounced against Lawyers by the Man Christ must be fulfilled , delay is no payment : Therefore you Parliament and Army that have power in your hands , reform the Law ; and suffer none to be called to practice Law but reformed ones ; nay suffer every man to plead his own cause , and choose his own Lawyer , where he finds the most ingenuous man : Wel , every mans burthen in this Age fills their mouths with words of Lamentation against Law and Lawyers sufficiently ; therefore you that have an opportunitie to ease the cry of the oppressed , shut not your eies and eares , but cast out this couetous corruption whereby corrupt Lawyers doe oppress the People ; it is another Branch of the Kingly power .


id: A43120
author: Marprelate, Martin, pseud.
date: 1642.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 20666
sentence: 691
flesch: 71
cache: cache/A43120.xml
txt: txt/A43120.txt
title:
  Hay any worke for Cooper, or, A briefe pistle directed by way of an Hublication to the Reverend Byshops counselling them if they will needes bee barrelled up for feare of smelling in the nostrills of His Majesty and the state that they would use the advise of Reverend Martin for the providing of their Cooper because trhe Reverend T. C., by which mysticall letters is understood either the bouncing parson of east-meane or Tom Coakes his Chaplaine, to be an unskilfull and a beceitfull Tub-trimmer : wherein worthy Martin Qvits himselfe like a man I warrant you in the modest defence of his selfe and his learned pistles and maketh the Coopers hoopes to slye off and the Bishops Tubs to leake out of all cry / penned and compiled by Martin the metropolitan.

summary:
  I cannot but laugh , to thinke that an old soaking student in this learned ag●… , is not ashamed to be so impud●… as to pre●…me to deale with a Papist , when he hath no grue in his pocket . Hay any worke for Cooper, or, A briefe pistle directed by way of an Hublication to the Reverend Byshops counselling them if they will needes bee barrelled up for feare of smelling in the nostrills of His Majesty and the state that they would use the advise of Reverend Martin for the providing of their Cooper because trhe Reverend T. C., by which mysticall letters is understood either the bouncing parson of east-meane or Tom Coakes his Chaplaine, to be an unskilfull and a beceitfull Tub-trimmer : wherein worthy Martin Qvits himselfe like a man I warrant you in the modest defence of his selfe and his learned pistles and maketh the Coopers hoopes to slye off and the Bishops Tubs to leake out of all cry / penned and compiled by Martin the metropolitan.


id: A66683
author: Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609.
date: 1649.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 39734
sentence: 1558
flesch: 78
cache: cache/A66683.xml
txt: txt/A66683.txt
title:
  The breaking of the day of God wherein, four things are manifested : I. That the two witnesses are not in ki[ll]ing, but in rising from death, II. The three dayes and half, or 42. months of the saints captivity under the beast, very near expired, III. Christ hath begun to reign in his saints, and to tread their corrupt flesh under his feet, IIII. Christs dominion over the nations of the world, near the approach / by Gerrard VVinstanley.

summary:
  Now this seed of the woman shall break the Serpents head : for God the Father hath engaged himself , to subdue the Serpents power under the feet of S●●nts , as well as under the feet of Christ , he and they being but one body , one man , one branch , one Vine , one Son of God ; being but one in respect of the unity of spirit , and one in respect of the unity of flesh : after their iniquity is purged as it must be , God being Christs God , and their God ; Christs Father , and their Father . But I be●●●● that those that live in the time of the new Testament , while the little horn-beast and whorish spirit , had a ruling power allowed him of God ( though I mention three names , yet they are all one enemy to Christ ) I conceive ( I say ) that these are they to whom God hath given power to prophesie in sack-cloth one thousand two hundred and sixty dayes .


id: A66687
author: Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609.
date: 1649.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 41888
sentence: 1098
flesch: 64
cache: cache/A66687.xml
txt: txt/A66687.txt
title:
  The new law of righteousnes budding forth, in restoring the whole creation from the bondage of the curse. Or A glimpse of the new heaven, and new earth, wherein dwels righteousnes. Giving an alarm to silence all that preach or speak from hear-say, or imagination. By Gerrard Winstanley

summary:
  But when man began to ●all out of his Maker , and to leave his joy and rest which he had in the spirit of Righteousnesse , and sought content from creatures and outward objects , then he lost his dominion , and the creature fell out of him , and became enemies and apposers of him , and then rise up mountaines , and valleys , and hils , and all unevennesse , both in mans heart , and in mans actions . And this now is the Curse , Man is gone out of his Maker , to live upon objects ; and the creatures are gone out of man , to seek delight in pushing and devouring one another , and the whole Creation of fire , and water , earth and air ; and all bodies made of these are put out of order , through mans rejecting the Spirit to live upon objects .


id: A66680
author: Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.
date: 1649.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 45717
sentence: 852
flesch: 43
cache: cache/A66680.xml
txt: txt/A66680.txt
title:
  The danger of tolerating levellers in a civil state, or, An historicall narration of the dangerous pernicious practices and opinions wherewith Samuel Gorton and his levelling accomplices so much disturbed and molested the severall plantations in New-England parallel to the positions and proceedings of the present levellers in Old-England : wherein their severall errors dangerous and very destructive to the peace both of church and state ... together with the course that was there taken for suppressing them are fully set forth, with a satisfactory answer to their complaints made to the Parliament / by Edw. Winslow of Plymouth in New-England.

summary:
  Wee cannot but wonder , that you should read the Scripture , and not finde them fulfilled , in , and amongst your selves , when as they appeare so apparantly , that he that runs may read them ▪ what think you of Herod , when the Lord had delivered Peter out of prison , and released him of those bonds , and brought him from that thraldom , which he had so Cruelly imposed upon him , to gaine the favour of the Jewes , and that by a power supereminent , transcending the bounds of his authoritie , and by a wisdom surpassing the Depth of his Counsell , and policie , to fynd out , together with his souldiers and Champions , he presently goes downe to Ces●rea , and Hero● i● angry with them of Tyrus & Sidon , ( thumomachon ) a heavie Friend , or hath a secret grudg or perturbation of mind , manifested in an outreaching , and circumventing policie , to subdue them unto himself , that he might Rule over them : Finding himself fall short of power and policie , to subject the word of God in the messinger of it , to satisfy his owne lusts , in his lordship over it , he pursues with all egarnesse to make himself a god , by Raigning over the bodies and estates of men ; yea , though they be but such , as Tyru● and Sidon , can afford unto him , to make subjects of , and when they come unto him with one accord to make offer of themselves , in yeelding to his affectionate and politicall project , he sitting uppon the Judgment seate , in his Royall apparell , making his oration , of what power he hath to protect them , what wisdom and Counsell , to minister Justice and righteousuess unto them ( which office belongs only unto the Lord ) the people with a shout crying out , the voice of god and not of man , the truth and substance of which Cry is , this is the ordinance of god and not of man , immediately the angel of the Lord smites him , and hee that ever acknowledged himself , to bee a worme , and no man upon the earth , Consumes and eates up all his pomp and glory , even as those , whom you account the Shame and Contempt of the people , shall ( thorow that angell of the Covenant ) waste and bring to nought all those Rhetoricall , ( though earthly ) But upon this colourable title Gorton and his company enter upon the land , and build some houses , and withall much wrong the Indians with their cattle , and having Myantonimo their friend , behave themselves very insolently toward the poor Indians , who ( having no friends or meanes to relieve themselves ) came and tendred themselves and their lands to the government of the Massachusets , who ( by order of the Court ) gave notice thereof to Myantonimo , and appointed him to come or send to the next Court at Boston , to shew his title or interest ( if hee had any ) to the said Pumham and Socono●oco or their lands .


