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• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: [T]o the right honourable, [the betrusted knights, citizens, [illegible] i]n the Commons House of Parliament (Englands legall soveraign power) the humble petition of the inhabitants of Buckingham-shire, and Hartfo[rd]shire, whose names are hereunto subscribed. ([London : s.n., 1647]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: An alarum to the House of Lords: against their insolent usurpation of the common liberties, and rights of this nation. Manifested by them, in their present tyrannicall attempts against that worthy commoner, Lieutenant Col. John Lilburne, defendour of the faith, and of his countries freedoms, both by his words, deeds and suffereings, against all tyrants in the kingdome; whether black-coats, papists, kings, lords, &c. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the yeer. 1646) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: The araignement of Mr. Persecution:: presented to the consideration of the House of Commons, and to all the common people of England wherein he is indicted, araigned, convicted, and condemned of enmity against God, and all goodnesse, of treasons, rebellion, bloodshed, &c. and sent to the place of execution. In the prosecution whereof, the Jesuiticall designes, and secret encroachments of his defendants, Sir Symon Synod, and the John of all Sir Johns, Sir Jonh Presbiter, upon the liberty of the subject id detected, and laid open, / by yongue Martin Mar-Preist, son to old Martin the Metrapolitane. This is licensed, and printed according to holy order, but not entered into the Stationers monopole. (Europe [i.e. London?] : Printed by Martin Claw Clergie [i.e. Richard Overton], printer to the reverend Assembly of Divines, and are to be sould at his shop in Toleration Street, at the signe of the Subjects Liberty, right opposite to Persecuting Court, 1645), also by Henry Robinson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: The Army's martyr, or, A more ful relation of the barbarous and illegal proceedings of the court-martiall at White-Hall upon Mr. Robert Lockier who was shot to death in Paul's church-yard upon the 27 day of April, 1649, and a brief narrative of the cause thereof : with his Christian carriage and deportment, and his dying speeches to all his fellow-souldiers at the time of his execution as an everlasting witnesse of his integrity to the rights and freedoms of the Common-Wealth. (London : [s.n.], in the yeer 1649), also by Robert Lockier and John Lilburne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: An arrow against all tyrants and tyrany,: shot from the prison of New-gate into the prerogative bowels of the arbitrary House of Lords, and all other usurpers and tyrants whatsoever. wherein the originall rise, extent, and end of magisteriall power, the naturall and nationall rights, freedomes and properties of mankind are discovered, and undeniably maintained; ... the late Presbyterian ordinance (invented and contrived by the diviners, and by the motion of Mr. Bacon and Mr. Taet read in the House of Commons) examined, refuted, and exploaded, as most inhumaine, tyranicall and barbarous. / By Richard Overton prerogative archer to the arbitrary House of Lords, their prisoner in New-gate, ... sent by way of a letter from him, to Mr Henry Martin, a Member of the House of Commons. Imprimatur rectat justitia. ([London] : Printed at the backside of the Cyclopian Mountains, by Martin Claw-Clergy, printer to the reverend Assembly of Divines, and are to be sould at the signe of the Subjects Liberty, right opposite to persecuting Court, 1646) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Articles of high treason exhibited against Cheap-side crosse.: With the last will and testament of the said crosse. And certaine epitaphs upon her tombe. By R. Overton. Newly printed and newly come forth; with his holinesse priviledge, to prevent false copies. (London : Printed for R. Overton, 1642) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: The baiting of the great bull of Bashan: unfolded and presented to the affecters and approvers of the petition of the 11 September 1648. : Especially, to the citizens of London usually meeting at the Whale-bone in Lothbury behind the Royal Exchange, commonly (though unjustly) styled Levellers / by Richard Overton close-prisoner in the Tower of London. (Imprinted at London : [s.n.], 1649) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: The commoners complaint: or, A dreadful warning from Newgate, to the commons of England.: Presented to the honourable committees for consideration of the commoners liberties. Wherein (as in a glasse) every free-man of England may clearly behold his own imminent insufferable bondage and slavery under the Norman-prerogative men of this kingdom, represented by the present sufferings of Richard Overton; who for his just vindication of the commoners rights and freedoms against the arbitrary domination of the House of Lords, hath by them bin imprisoned these 6 months in the goal of Newgate, his wife and his brother also by them most unjustly cast into Maiden Lane prison: ... Whereunto is annexed the respective appeales of his wife, and his brother, unto the High Court of Parliament, the Commons of England assembled at Westminster. ([London : s.n.], Printed anno Dom. 1646. [i.e. 1647]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: The copie of a letter, written to the General from Lieut. Col. Iohn Lilburn, M. Richard Overton, April 27. 1649. In behalf of M. Robert Lockwer, M. Geo. Ash, M. Joseph Hockley, M. Robert Osburn, M. Matthew Heyworth, M. Thomas Goodwin; all of them in Captain Savages troup: who by the said Councel were adjudged to cast lots for their lives, and one of them to dy. In which it is by law fully proved, that it is both treason and murder, for any general or Councel of War to execute any souldier in time of peace, by martial law. ([London : s.n., 1649]), also by John Lilburne and Thomas Fairfax Fairfax (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: 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. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the yeer 1646), also by John Lilburne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Divine observations upon the London-ministers letter against toleration:: by his synodicall, priest-byter-all, nationall, provinciall, classicall, congregationall, superlative, un-erring, clericall, accademicall holynesse. reverend yongue Martin Mar-Priest, sonne, and heire to old Martin Metrapolitane. Wherin the toleration of his sacred person with the whole Independent fraternity, (by what name or title soever dignify'd or distinguished, whether Anabaptists, Brownists, or the like,) is justifyed by the reasons of the London-ministers, which they urge against toleration; and themselves, by their own reasoning, condemned. The reverend authour desires such as have received offence at the 6, 7, and 8 pages in his Ordinance for tythes dismounted, to repaire for satisfaction to the last clause hereof. (Europe [i.e. London?] : Printed by Martin Claw-Clergy, printer to the reverend Assembly of Divines, and are to be sold by Bartholomew Bang-Priest, at his shop in Toleration-street, at the signe of the Subjects Liberty, right opposite to Persecution-Court, 1646) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Eighteene reasons propounded to the soldiers of the body of the Army, why they ought to continue the several adjutators of their respective regiments, troopes, and companies, for the good of the Army, Parliament and Kingdome. ([London? : s.n., 1647]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: England's miserie, and remedie in a judicious letter from an utter-barrister to his speciall friend, concerning Leiutenant [sic] Col. Lilburn's imprisonment in Newgate, Sept: 1645. ([London : s.n., 1645]), also by Utter-Barrister, John Lilburne, John Wildman, and Edward Sexby (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Englands new chains discovered. (London : [s.n.], printed in the year, 1649), also by John Lilburne and Thomas Prince (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: A manifestation from Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn, Mr. William Walwyn, Mr. Thomas Prince, and Mr. Richard Overton (now prisioners in the Tower of London) and others, commonly (though unjustly) styled Levellers : intended for full vindication from the many aspersions cast upon them, to render them odious to the world, and unserviceable to the Common-wealth, and to satisfie and ascertain all men whereunto all their motions and endeavours tend, and what is the ultimate scope of their engagement in the publick affaires : they also that render evill for good, are our adversaries, because we follow the thing that good is. ([S.l. : s.n.], 1649), also by John Lilburne, William Walwyn, and Thomas Prince (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Mans mortalitie: or, A treatise wherein 'tis proved, both theologically and philosophically, that whole man (as a rationall creature) is a compound wholly mortall, contrary to that common distinction of soule and body: and that the present going of the soule into heaven or hell is a meer fiction: and that at the resurrection is the beginning of our immortality, and then actual condemnation, and salvation, and not before. : With all doubts and objections answered, and resolved, both by scripture and reason; discovering the multitude of blasphemies, and absurdities that arise from the fancie of the soule. : Also divers other mysteries, as, of heaven, hell, Christs humane residence, the extent of the resurrection, the new creation, &c. opened, and presented to the tryall of better judgments. / By R.O. (Amsterdam, : Printed by John Canne., anno dom. 1644), also by Clement Writer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Mans mortallitie (Printed at London, : [s.n.], 1675), also by Robert Overton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Mans mortallitie. (Oxford : printed [by H. Hall], in the yeare, 1645) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Martin's eccho: or A remonstrance, from His Holinesse reverend young Martin Mar-Priest, responsorie to the late sacred synoddicall decretall, in all humility presented to the reverend, pious, and grave consideration of the right reverend father in God, the vniversall bishop of our soules, his superlative holinesse Sir Symon Synod. ([London : s.n., 1645]), also by Henry Robinson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: The nativity of Sir John Presbyter. Compared with the Rhodulphine and Lansberges table. Verified by his conception, from the cyclops, brontes, steropes and pyrackmon, as they were making thunder and lightning in Mount Ætna. Compared with the judgements fo Ptolomey, Haly, Hermes, ALbumazar, Sconor, Tasnier, Regiomontanus, Guido, Bonatus, Keplar; Galileus, with other learned mathematicians, as well antient as moderne. / Calculated by Christopher Scale-Sky, mathematitian in chief to the Ass-embly of Divines. Licensed by Rowland Rattle-Priest, a terrible imprimatur, and entered according to order. ([S.l.] : Printed on the back-side of the Cyclopian Mountaines, 1645) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Nevv Lambeth fayre newly consecrated and presented by the Pope himselfe, cardinals, bishops, Iesuits, &c.: VVherein all Romes reliques are set at sale, with the old fayre corrected and enlarged, opening and vending the whole mistery of iniquity. By Richard Overton. VVith remarkable annotations declaring under what pope, and in what yeare of our Lord every relique and ceremonie came into the Church. (London : Printed by R.O. and G.D., 1642) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: A new bull-bayting: or, A match play'd at the tovvn-bull of Ely.: By twelve mungrills. Viz. 4 English 4 Irish 4 Scotch doggs. Iohn Lilburn, Richard Overton, Thomas Prince, and William Walwyn, to stave and nose. With his last will and testament, and several legacies bequeathed to the Iuncto, the Councel of State, and army. Too him my dogge; ha-loe there; now hee's down: bayted to death, and forfeit to the Crown. (Nod-nol [i.e. London] : Printed at the sign of the [Bull] by the hill on the whim-wham side of the Beare-Garden, for the good of the State, 1649) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: The ordinance for tythes dismounted, from all Mosaicall, evangelicall, and true magesteriall right.: By that valliant and most victorious champion, the great anti-clergy of our times, his superlative holyness, reverend young Martin Mar-Priest, sonne to old Martin the Metropolitane. Commended and presented to the petitioners of Hertford-shire, for their further encouragement, and for provocation of other counties to become petitionary with them against the unhallowed illegall exaction of tythes. (Europe [i.e. London?] : printed by Martin Claw-Clergy printer to the Reverend Assembly of Divines, for Bartholomew Bang-Priest, and are to be sold at his shop in Toleration-street, at the signe of the Subjects Liberty, right opposite to Persecution-Court, 1646. [i.e. 1645]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: The out-cryes of oppressed commons.: Directed to all the rationall and understanding men in the kingdome of England, and dominion of Wales, (that have not resolved with themselves to be vassells and slaves, unto the lusts and wills of tyrants.) Fron Lieut. Col. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, and Richard Overton, prerogative prisoner, in the infamous gaole of Newgate. Febr. 1647. ([London : s.n., 1647]), also by John Lilburne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Overton's defyance of the Act of pardon: or, The copy of a letter to the citizens usually meeting at the Whale-Bone in Lothbury behinde the Royal Exchange; and others commonly (though unjustly) styled Levellers·: Written by Richard Overton close prisoner in the Tower of London. (Imprinted at London : [s.n.], 1649) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: A pearle in a dounghill. Or Lieu. Col. John Lilburne in New-gate: committed illegally by the House of Lords, first for refusing (according to his liberty) to answer interrogatories, but protesting against them as not being competent judges, and appealing to the House of Commons. Next, committed close prisoner for his just refusing to kneel at the House of Lords barre. ([London : s.n., 1646]), also by William Walwyn (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: The picture of the Councel of State,: held forth to the free people of England by Lievt. Col. John Lilburn, Mr Thomas Prince, and Mr Richard Overton, now prisoners in the Tower of London. Or, a full narrative of the late extra-judicial and military proceedings against them. Together with the substance of their several examinations, answers and deportments before them at Darby house, upon the 28. of March last. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the year, 1649), also by John Lilburne and Thomas Prince (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: The picture of the Councell of State, held forth to the free people of England by Lieut. Col. John Lilburn, M. Thomas Prince, and M. Richard Overton, now prisoners in the Tower of London for bearing testimony to the liberties of England against the present tyrants at White-Hall, and their associates, or, a full narrative of the late extrajudiciall and military proceedings against them ; together with the substance of their severall examinations, answers, and deportments before them at Darby-house, upon March 28 last. ([London? : s.n.], 1649), also by John Lilburne and Thomas Prince (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: A remonstrance of many thousand citizens, and other free-born people of England, to their own House of Commons.: Occasioned through the illegall and barbarous imprisonment of that famous and worthy sufferer for his countries freedoms, Lievtenant Col. John Lilburne. Wherein their just demands in behalfe of themselves and the whole kingdome, concerning their publike safety, peace and freedome, is express'd; calling those their commissioners in Parliament, to an account, how they (since the beginning of their session, to this present) have discharged their duties to the vniversallity of the people, their soveraigne lord, from whom their power and strength is derived, and by whom (ad bene placitum,) it is continued. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the yeer, 1646), also by William Walwyn (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: To the high and mighty states, the knights and burgesses in Parliament assembled (Englands legall soverainge power) the humble appeale and supplication of Richard Overton, prisoner in the most contemptible goale of Newgate. ([London : s.n., 1646]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: To the supream authority of England, the representors of the people in Parliament assembled;: the humble petition of Richard Overton, late prisoner in Newgate by the House of Lords, in behalf of himself and other Commoners that have suffered under their prerogative jurisdiction. (London : [s.n.], Printed in the year, 1649) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: An vnhappy game at Scotch and English. Or A full answer from England to the papers of Scotland.: Wherein their Scotch mists and their fogs; their sayings and gaine-sayings; their juglings, their windings and turnings; hither and thither, backwards and forwards, and forwards & backwards again; their breach of Covenant, Articles, & treaty, their King-craft present design, against the two houses of Parliament, & people of England, their plots and intents for usurpation and government over us and our children detected, discovered, and presented to the view of the world, as a dreadfull omen, all-arme, and warning to the kingdome of England. (Edinburgh [i.e. London?] : Printed (as truly, as the Scotch papers were at London) by Evan Tyler, printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie, and are to be sold at the most solemn signe of the Blew-Bonnet, right opposite to the two Houses of Parliament, 1646), also by John Lilburne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Vox plebis, or, The peoples out-cry against oppression, injustice, and tyranny.: Wherein the liberty of the subject is asserted, Magna Charta briefly but pithily expounded. Lieutenant Colonell Lilburne's sentence published and refuted. Committees arraigned, goalers condemned, and remedies provided. (London printed 1646 : In the sitting of Parliament; during which time the presse ought to be free and open, as the Parliament declared to the bishops at the beginning thereof, [1646]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Overton, Richard, fl. 1646: Vox plebis: or, The voice of the oppressed commons of England against their oppressors.: ([London : s.n.], Printed in the yeer 1653) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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