from john wilburn. and as he said to his wife elizabeth, this is one thing that enraged the other side. care to speakld out publicly on political matters. but there were women levelers and they believed in the quality of rights between men and women. he said i shall read this testimony behind me that i died for the laws and liberty of this nation. and law and liberty were very important to them. they were so radical in their libertarianism. really extreme. in somethingieved that even to this day may be controversial. they believed that even irish people have rights. i know this is a bit cutting-edge for some. but levelers in the army refused to invade ireland. cruelaid we will not wage war on persecution over matters of conscience. you can see where they were executed, lined up against the , andh walls and shocked also on the baptismal font in 1649. these people said, you cannot force us to do what is unjust. it is unjust to do that to the men andnd we are free responsible for our actions and you cannot

john wilburn, we owe so much to him, he refused to submit to the trial by star chamber, a private judicial procedure. he said this is unjust. he was tortured, he suffered terribly. he later, after victory, was offered compensation by carp -- parliament. he said it's just money stolen by other people, that's not a quote, but that's the message he sent. he would not accept the money. from him, we get the persistence of the jury trial. from john lobar and. as he said to his wife, elizabeth also, this is one thing that enraged the other side, that women would dare to speak out publicly on political matters. the -- there were women levelers, they believed in equality of rights between men and women. he said, i shall leave this testimony behind me, that i died for the laws and liberties of this nation. law and liberty were very important to them. they were so radical in their libertarianism, really extreme, that they believed in something that even to this day may be controversial. they believed that even irish people have rights. this is a big cutting-edge for some. the army refused to invade i