In 1646, Richard Overton, a Leveller, penned a political pamphlet which asserted the inalienable rights of the individual, from his cell in Newgate Gaol.Reprinted here is Overton's bold, declamatory pamphlet, with an introduction by Ian Gadd, Professor of English Literature at Bath Spa University.
Richard Overton (fl. 1640-1664) was an English pamphleteer and Leveller during the Civil War and Interregnum (England). He wrote An Arrow Against All Tyrants while incarcerated in Newgate Gaol.