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 3259292.10
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8], 48 p. ;. 4to. Running number: 1362. Wants initial blank leaf. Provenance: Armorial bookplate on upper pastedown of 'Wh: Kennett. D.D. Decan. Petrib.' [i.e. White Kennett (1660-1728), Bishop of Peterborough] (Franks 17000). Library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Manuscript initial on front endleaf: "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Ellys]. Binding: Late seventeenth- or early eighteenth-century full calf over boards with double blind fillet border and additional blind patterned rule adjacent to spine; gilt roll pattern on board edges; four raised bands, gilt tooled spine with gilt title on goatskin label; endbands (loose); pastedown and endleaves; red sprinkled edges. Cropped with some loss to running titles.
Makers and roles
William Prynne (1600-1669)