The famers fam'd or An answer, to two seditious pamphlets, the one intituled The just man in bonds, the other A pearle in a dunghill, written in the behalfe of that notorious lyar, and libeller John Lilburne. Also a full reply, with a confutation of certaine objections devised by the trayterous author of a seditious and unparraled [sic] libell, intituled A remonstrance of many thousand citizens, and other free borne people of England, to their owne House of Commons, &c. Wherein the wickednesse of the authors, and their abettors, the destructive courses of the sectaries, and their adherors is amply discovered. So that all (not wilfully blind) may cleerely see, that they are men stirred up by mans enemie, the Devill, as to ruine themselves, so this poore nation, that yet lies bedrid of her wounds lately received. And ought to be avoided as serpents, to b contemned as abjects, and to be delivered over to Satan, as blasphemers and reprobates. Written by S. Shepheard.

All titles

• The famers fam'd or An answer, to two seditious pamphlets, the one intituled The just man in bonds, the other A pearle in a dunghill, written in the behalfe of that notorious lyar, and libeller John Lilburne. Also a full reply, with a confutation of certaine objections devised by the trayterous author of a seditious and unparraled [sic] libell, intituled A remonstrance of many thousand citizens, and other free borne people of England, to their owne House of Commons, &c. Wherein the wickednesse of the authors, and their abettors, the destructive courses of the sectaries, and their adherors is amply discovered. So that all (not wilfully blind) may cleerely see, that they are men stirred up by mans enemie, the Devill, as to ruine themselves, so this poore nation, that yet lies bedrid of her wounds lately received. And ought to be avoided as serpents, to b contemned as abjects, and to be delivered over to Satan, as blasphemers and reprobates. Written by S. Shepheard.
• Famers fam'd Answer, to two seditious pamphlets, the one intituled The just man in bonds, the other A pearle in a dunghill, written in the behalfe of that notorious lyar, and libeller John Lilburne

People / Organizations

• Samuel Sheppard (Author)
• Iohn Hardesty ("printed for")

Imprint

London: Printed for Iohn Hardesty, at the signe of the Black-spread Eagle in Duck-Lane, 1646.

Publication year

1646

ESTC No.

R201022

Grub Street ID

78488

Description

[4], 28 p. ; 4⁰

Note

A reply to "The just man in bonds" (Wing L2124) by John Lilburne, and "A pearle in a dounghill" (Wing O632A) and "A remonstrance of many thousand citizens, and other free-born people of England, to their own House of Commons" (Wing O632B) by Richard Overton.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug: 4th".

Uncontrolled note

L copy filmed on UMI "Tract supplement" reel E1 (Harl. 5921[224]): title page only