The petition of right of the free-holders and free-men of the kingdom of England: humbly presented to the Lords and Commons (their representatives and substitutes) from whom they expect a speedy and satisfactory answer, as their undoubted liberty and birth-right.

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The petition of right of the free-holders and free-men of the kingdom of England: humbly presented to the Lords and Commons (their representatives and substitutes) from whom they expect a speedy and satisfactory answer, as their undoubted liberty and birth-right.
Author
Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
Publication
[London :: s.n.],
Printed in the year, 1648.
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England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
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"The petition of right of the free-holders and free-men of the kingdom of England: humbly presented to the Lords and Commons (their representatives and substitutes) from whom they expect a speedy and satisfactory answer, as their undoubted liberty and birth-right." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A91239.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2025.

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That no Habeas Corpus shall be denyed to any free Sub∣ject, imprisoned by any Committe whatsoever, or by any Offi∣cers or Agents of Parliament: and that any such person shal be bayled and discharged by the Keepers of the Great Seal in vo∣cation

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time, of the Judges in the Term, upon an Habeas Cor∣pus▪ if no legal cause of commitment or continuance under re∣straint shal be returned.

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