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1 Defensive Declaration of Lieut. Col. John Lilburn 1653

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DEFENSIVE DECLARATION
OF
Lieus.'Col. John Li/burn,
AgaiafR the unjuft featence of his banifhment, by the late Parlia-
mcnt of England; direded in an Epiftlc from his houfe in Bridges ia
Flanders, W14A653.(Dutch or new ftill, or the 4 Of may 1653. Eng-
lith or old ftile) To his Excellency the Lord Gcneral Cromwdt, and the
rcft of the Officers of his Army, commonly fitting in White-hall :n
Councel,managing the prfent affairs of England,&c. Unce which is an-
hexed, an additional appendix direced from the faid Leut. Col. Jabs
Ijiburn, to his Encellency and his Officers, occafioned by his pretent iiz
prifoniment in Newgate j and fome groundlefs fcandaIs, for being an
ngcnt of the prefeat King,caft upon him by fome great perfons at White.
ball, upon the delivery of his third Addrefs (to the counfel of State,
by his wife and feveral oqhcr of his tilends) dated from hs captivity in
Newgatethc toof jne 1653.
-           od nd hbonored  entlemnen.
Having ken nothing abroad in print to declare
that title that you would have people give you that
addrefs thernfelves to you, I mufr therefore crave
your pardon, if through ignoraace I do aot exadly
give.you (being my fl in a foraigae nation, at fo
far a diftance frord,' yoti), that tiidechac is ufually given Ontoyou ;
for apon my werdeod rephrtion, my prefent deigne i to write
ig; a# re e ,nto you; wherefore, I crave leavetruly to infbrn
you, that by the fudden: and unexpe d  arrival of my endeared
(thoughgready afflie)wife, with me yefteraiSht, I am by her
ccrtainly iaformed efthe total <Iloltion of the Parliament, With
A                    the

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