The lyar confounded or A briefe refutation of John Lilburnes miserably-mistated-case,. mistaken-law; seditious calumnies, and most malicious lyes against the High Court of Parliament, the Honourable Committee of Examinations, Mr Speaker, with other Members of the Commons House; and Mr William Prynne; wherewith he hath seduced many ignorant overcredulous people. Manifesting the Parliaments extraordinary clemency towards him, their justice in their commitment of, and proceedings against him; for which he so ingratefully and falsely taxeth them, with tyranny and injustice By William Prynne of Lincolnes Inne, Esquire.
William Prynne (1600-1669)
Category
Books
Date
1645
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3257887.3
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8], 48 p. ; 4to. Running number: 1365. Bound with six other tracts by Prynne. Contents list written on first front endleaf in late seventeenth-century hand. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Manuscript initial on front pastedown: "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Ellys], continued "all. [underlined]". Numbers inscribed on front pastedown: [1] nineteenth-century(?) pencil "26/2"; [2] eighteenth-century "38"; and pricecode(?) in pencil on first front endleaf: "5-8". Binding: late seventeenth-century dark brown calf over boards (worn) with double blind-lined border; five raised bands; endbands; sewn on five supports, laced-in; pastedown and endleaves; red and blue marbled leaf edges. In book shoe.
Makers and roles
William Prynne (1600-1669)