Killing No Murder: (Originally applied to O. Cromwell.). A discourse proving it lawful to kill a tyrant according to the opinion of the most celebrated ancient authors.
by SEXBY, Edward (1616-1658); Silius Titus
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About This Item
London:: Re-printed for the heirs of J. Brutus, 1743., 1743. Small 4to. 2 ff., 7-42 pp. Modern marbled boards. RARE! Attributed also to Silas Titus, who may have assisted in its composition. cf. Dict. nat. biog., v. 56, p. 420-422; Firth, C.H. "Killing no murder." (In Eng. hist. rev., v. 17, 1902, p. 308-311). Originally published in Holland in 1657. "A few months after the arrest of Sindercombe [January 1657], an apology for tyrannicide, entitled Killing No Murder—which was dedicated to Cromwell—arrived in England from Holland. It was published by Sexby, probably with the assistance of Silius Titus, under the name of a former Army agitator called William Allen." Colonel Edward Sexby or Saxby was an English Puritan soldier and Leveller in the army of Oliver Cromwell.
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- Bookseller
- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LV2663
- Title
- Killing No Murder: (Originally applied to O. Cromwell.). A discourse proving it lawful to kill a tyrant according to the opinion of the most celebrated ancient authors.
- Author
- SEXBY, Edward (1616-1658); Silius Titus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Re-printed for the heirs of J. Brutus, 1743.
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1743
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
- Keywords
- British History
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