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Alexander Leighton. Etching by W. Hollar.
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Alexander Leighton. Etching by W. Hollar.
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Alexander Leighton. Etching by W. Hollar. It reads
Dr. Leighton, for writing a booke called Sions Plea, was first by a warrant from the high-Commission-Court, clapt up in Newgate for the space of 15 weekes, where hee suffered great miserie and sickness, almost to death, afterward lost one of his Eares on the pillorie, had one of his nostrils slitt clean thorough, was whipt with a whip of 3 Coardes knotted, had about 36 lashes therewith, was fined 10000 and kept prisoner in the fleet 12 yeares where hee was most cruelly used a long time being lodged, day & night, amongst the most desperately wiked villaines of y' whole prison.

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