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VARAX, THEODORUS, The Tryal of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn
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VARAX, THEODORUS
The Tryal of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn
By an extraordinary or special commission, of Oyer and Terminer at the Guild-Hall of London, the 24th, 25th, and 26th. of October, 1649. Being exactly pen'd and taken in short-hand... London: Printed for and Sold by H.Hills [1710] [dated on colophon] second edition. [2], 132p, original frontis laid onto endpaper, edges trimmed. 175mm rebound into a period full calf binding spine title the Trial of Col Lilburn 1649. blind stamped rules on boards, front board detached. A clean and tidy copy.
John Lilburne (c. 1614 – 29 August 1657), also known as Freeborn John, was an English political Leveller before, during and after the English Civil Wars 1642–1650. He coined the term "freeborn rights", defining them as rights with which every human being is born, as opposed to rights bestowed by government or human law.[1] In his early life he was a Puritan, though towards the end of his life he became a Quaker. His works have been cited in opinions by the United States Supreme Court.
Provenance: Library of T.L. Seddon
The Tryal of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburn
By an extraordinary or special commission, of Oyer and Terminer at the Guild-Hall of London, the 24th, 25th, and 26th. of October, 1649. Being exactly pen'd and taken in short-hand... London: Printed for and Sold by H.Hills [1710] [dated on colophon] second edition. [2], 132p, original frontis laid onto endpaper, edges trimmed. 175mm rebound into a period full calf binding spine title the Trial of Col Lilburn 1649. blind stamped rules on boards, front board detached. A clean and tidy copy.
John Lilburne (c. 1614 – 29 August 1657), also known as Freeborn John, was an English political Leveller before, during and after the English Civil Wars 1642–1650. He coined the term "freeborn rights", defining them as rights with which every human being is born, as opposed to rights bestowed by government or human law.[1] In his early life he was a Puritan, though towards the end of his life he became a Quaker. His works have been cited in opinions by the United States Supreme Court.
Provenance: Library of T.L. Seddon
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