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The copie of a letter, written to the General from Lieut. Col. Iohn Lilburn, M. Richard Overton, April 27. 1649. : In behalf of M. Robert Lockwer, M. Geo. Ash, M. Joseph Hockley, M. Robert Osburn, M. Matthew Heyworth, M. Thomas Goodwin; all of them in Captain Savages troup: who by the said Councel were adjudged to cast lots for their lives, and one of them to dy. In which it is by law fully proved, that it is both treason and murder, for any general or Councel of War to execute any souldier in time of peace, by martial law.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers--Death--Early works to 1800.
- Soldiers.
- Soldiers--Death.
- History.
- Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 sheet (1 unnumbered page))
- Place of Publication:
- [London : publisher not identified, 1649]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Dated at end: From our Causeless, and unjust, and Tyrannical Captivity in the Tower of London. April 27. 1649. Signed: John Lilburn, Richard Overton.
- The General = Thomas Fairfax, Baron Fairfax.
- Imprint from Wing.
- Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f14[23]) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd edition) L2094.
- Thomason 669.f.14[23].
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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