A defiance against all arbitrary usurpations or encroachments, either of the House of Lords, or any other, upon the soveraignty of the supreme House of Commons, (the high court of judicature of the land) or upon the rights, properties and freedoms of the people in generall. : Whereunto is annexed, a relation of the unjust and barbarous proceedings of the House of Lords, against that worthy commoner, Mr. Overton, who standeth by them committed to the most contemptuous goal of Newgate, for refusing to answer to interrogatories, and appealing from that court to the Honourable House of Commons (as by the great Charter of England he was bound) for the triall of his cause. Howsoever the House of Lords do suggest in their commitment of him, that it was for his contemptuous words and gesture, refusing to answer unto their speaker. Which being every mans case, is published ... as it was enclosed in a letter to one of his friends

A defiance against all arbitrary usurpations or encroachments, either of the House of Lords, or any other, upon the soveraignty of the supreme House of Commons, (the high court of judicature of the land) or upon the rights, properties and freedoms of the people in generall. : Whereunto is annexed, a relation of the unjust and barbarous proceedings of the House of Lords, against that worthy commoner, Mr. Overton, who standeth by them committed to the most contemptuous goal of Newgate, for refusing to answer to interrogatories, and appealing from that court to the Honourable House of Commons (as by the great Charter of England he was bound) for the triall of his cause. Howsoever the House of Lords do suggest in their commitment of him, that it was for his contemptuous words and gesture, refusing to answer unto their speaker. Which being every mans case, is published ... as it was enclosed in a letter to one of his friends.

Author/creator	Overton, Richard, fl. 1646
Other author/creator	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657,
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	[London : s.n.], Printed in the yeer 1646.
Description	[2], 26 p.
Supplemental Content	https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240940984
Subject(s)	Overton, Richard, fl. 1646. England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords--Early works to 1800. Detention of persons--England --Early works to 1800. Freedom of the press--England --Sources.

Series	Early English books online. ^A888680
General note	Signed on page D2r: R. Overton.
General note	Sometimes attributed to John Lilburne.
General note	Place of publication from Wing.
General note	Annotation on Thomason copy: "Sep: 9th".
General note	Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
References	Wing (2nd ed.) O626.
References	Thomason E.353[17].
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 57:E353[17])
Stock number	CL0051000002 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106

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