THE LEVELLER TRACTS PROJECT

An Anthology of Works by
William Walwyn (1641-1652)

[The Table of Contents with links to separate files]

 

William Walwyn (1600-1681)

[Created: 12 October, 2025] [Updated: 22 October, 2025 ]

Introduction

Bibliographic Details

Here is a list of the titles of the tracts which are collected in one large file, An Anthology of Works by William Walwyn (1641-1652). Edited by David M. Hart (The Pittwater Free Press, 2025). It contains 29 items and 547 pp. The links below will open each individual file in a separate window.

Not included in this Anthology are works jointly written by Walwyn with others such as Richard Overton, John Lilburn, and John Prince. They can be found elsewhere and include:

1. (with Overton): T.70 [1646.07.17] [Richard Overton], A Remonstrance of Many Thousand Citizens, and other Free-born People of England, To their owne House of Commons (17 July 1646). In Demanding Freedom: An Anthology of Leveller Agreements and as a separate file.
2. T.092 1647.03 [Several Hands but probably a major role by William Walwyn], [also known as “The Petition of March”], To the Right Honourable and Supreme Authority of this Nation, the Commons in Parliament assembled (March 1647). In Demanding Freedom: An Anthology of Leveller Agreements and as a separate file.
3. T.189 1649.04.14 [Signed by John Lilburn, William Walwyn, Thomas Price, Richard Overton, sometimes attributed mainly to Walwyn], A Manifestation from Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn et al. (14 April 1649). In Demanding Freedom: An Anthology of Leveller Agreements and as a separate file.
4. T.191 [1649.05.01] John Lilburne, William Walwyn, Thomas Prince, Richard Overton, An Agreement of the Free People of England (1 May 1649). In Demanding Freedom: An Anthology of Leveller Agreements and as a separate file.

The Leveller Tract Project

This anthology of pamphlets and tracts is part of a large collection of Leveller Tracts which are listed in detail here (in the form of a stortable table).

It is one of several anthologies which include:

1. An Anthology of Works by Richard Overton (1641-1649) (2024) with 22 items and 466 pp.
2. An Anthology of Works by John Lilburne (1638-1656) (2025) with 51 items and 1,488 pp.
3. An Anthology of Works by William Walwyn (1641-1652) with 29 items and 547 pp.
4. Demanding Liberty: An Anthology of Leveller Agreements of the People, Petitions, Remonstrances, and Declarations (1646-1659) (2020) with 30 items and 242 pages
5. The Art of the Levellers (2020) which is a collection and discussion of some of the title pages of the Leveller Tracts (over 40 examples)

Table of Contents (links to the individual tracts)

1. T.010 1641.09 [William Walwyn], A New Petition of the Papists (September 1641). [Online]
2. T.019 1642.11.10 [William Walwyn], Some Considerations Tending to the Undeceiving (10 November 1642). [Online]
3. T.030 1643.09.19 [William Walwyn], The Power of Love (19 September 1643). [Online]
4. T.037 1644.06 [William Walwyn], The Compassionate Samaritane Unbinding The Conscience (June or July 1644). [Online]
5. T.038 1644.07.29 [William Walwyn], Good Counsell to All those that heartily desire the glory of God, the freedome of the Commonwealth, and the good of all vertuous men (29 July 1644). [Online]
6. T.043 1645.02.06 [William Walwyn], A Helpe to the right understanding of a Discourse concerning Independency (6 February 1645). [Online]
7. T.050 1645.10.11 [William Walwyn], Englands Lamentable Slaverie Proceeding from the Arbitrarie will, severitie, and Injustices of Kings, Negligence, corruption, and unfaithfulnesse of parliaments (11 October, 1645). [Online]
8. T.057 1646.01.29 [William Walwyn], Tolleration Justified, and Persecution Condemn’d (29 January 1646). [Online]
9. T.059 1646.03.13 William Walwyn, A Whisper in the Eare of Mr. Thomas Edwards Minister (13 March 1646). [Online]
10. T.060 1646.03.19 William Walwyn, A Word More to Mr. Thomas Edwards Minister (19 March 1646). [Online]
11. T.063 1646.05.18 [William Walwyn], A Word in Season: to all sorts of wel minded people in this miserably distracted and distempered nation (18 May 1646). [Online]
12. T.065 1646.06.10 William Walwyn, An Antidote against Master Edwards his old and new Poyson (10 June 1646). [Online]
13. T.068 1646.06.23 [William Walwyn], A Pearle in a Dounghill (23 June 1646). [Online]
14. T.067 1646.06.29 [William Walwyn], The Just Man in Bonds (29 June 1646). [Online]
15. T.073 1646.08.11 William Walwyn, A Prediction of Mr. Edwards. His Conversion, and Recantation (11 August 1646). [Online]
16. T.076 1646.10.07 [William Walwyn], A Demurre to the Bill for Preventing the Growth and Spreading of Heresie (7 October 1646). [Online]
17. T.079 1646.10.29 William Walwyn, A Parable, or Consultation of Physitians upon Master Edwards (29 October 1646). [Online]
18. T.093 1647.03 William Walwyn, A Still and Soft Voice From the Scriptures Witnessing them to be the Word of God (March/April 1647). [Online]
19. T.099 1647.06.10 [William Walwyn], The poore Wise-mans Admonition unto All the plaine People of London, and Neighbour-Places (10 June 1647). [Online]
20. T.101 1647.06.14 [William Walwyn], Gold Tried in the Fire, or The burnt Petitions revived (14 June 1647). [Online]
21. T.149 1648.08.21 [William Walwyn], The Bloody Project (21 August, 1648). [Online]
22. T.163 1648.12.06 [William Walwyn], A True and Ful Relation (6 December, 1648). [Online]
23. T.168 1648.12.21 [William Walwyn], No Papist Nor Presbyterian (21 December, 1648). [Online]
24. T.184 1649.03.12 William Walwyn], The Vanitie of the present Churches (12 March 1649). [Online]
25. T.188 1649.04.05 [William Walwyn], The English Souldiers Standard (5 April 1649). [Online]
26. T.196 1649.05.30 William Walwyn, The Fountain of Slaunder Discovered (30 May 1649). [Online]
27. T.201 1649.06 William Walwyn, Walwyns Just Defence (June/July 1649). [Online]
28. T.224 1650.12.02 William Walwyn, Juries justified (2 December, 1650/1651). [Online]
29. T.233 1652.05 William Walwyn, Walwyns Conceptions; for a Free Trade (May 1652). [Online]