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Aha! Page 160 of Visions of Liberty by Ira Glasser of the ACLU. In 1637, a Puritan activist named John Lilburne imported and distributed various political tracts and was brought before the Star Chamber. Lilburne refused to be examined under oath, claiming that it violated "the law of the land" and invoking the Magna Carta. Condemning the oath as a procedure that was fundamentally unfair, Lilburne said that he would not take it even "though I be pulled to pieces by wild horses." Lilburne was held in contempt of court, publicly whipped, fined, and jailed in solitary confinement. He wasn't released until 1641. But his crusade for fair procedures and his willingness to absorb severe punishment rather than forsake principle inflamed the public - on both sides of the Atlantic - and Lilburne became a great symbol. He suffered, but not without effect: In 1645 Parliament set aside the judgment again Lilburne, finding that it had indeed violated "the law of the land and Magna Carta." In 1648 he was granted damages for his unjust imprisonment!! Yes!!

Lilburne led the Levelers. He was arrested again and again and died in prison at age 43.

At his very last trial Lilburne won the then unprecedented right to receive a copy of the charges again him and to be represented by a lawyer.

a Carta." In 1648 he was granted damages for his unjust imprisonment!! Yes!!

Lilburne led the Levelers. He was arrested again and again and died in prison at age 43.

At his very last trial Lilburne won the then unprecedented right to receive a copy of the charges again him and to be represented by a lawyer.