A brief narrative of the manner how divers Members of the House of Commons, that were illegally and unjustly imprisoned or secluded by the Armies force, in December, 1648. and May 7. 1659. coming upon Tuesday the 27th of December 1659. ... to discharge their trusts for the several counties and places for which they serve, were again forcibly shut out by (pretended) orders of the Members now sitting at Westminster, who had formerly charged the Army with the guilt of the said force, and professed a desire to remove it, that all the Members might sit with freedom and safety. Published by some of the said Members, in discharge of their trust, and to prevent the peoples being deceived of their liberties and birthright ...

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By William Prynne. Huntington Library copy has MS. date: 30 Dec. 1659. Running title reads: A brief narrative of the late forcible seclusion of the Members, &c. Annotation on Thomason copy: "xber [i.e. December] 30 1659"; the date has been crossed out. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.