Besides the feuds he had with officers in the army, Lilburne soon engaged in a quarrel with William Prynne. On 7 January 1645 he addressed a letter to Prynne, attacking the intolerance of the Presbyterians, and claiming freedom of conscience and freedom of speech for the independents, cites A Copy of a Letter to William Prynne upon his last book entitled 'Truth Triumphing over Error,' &c, 1645. Prynne, bitterly incensed, procured a vote of the Commons summoning Lilburne before the committee for examinations (17 January 1645). When he appeared (17 May 1645) the committee discharged him with a caution. cites Lilburne Innocency and Truth Justified, p. 9; The Reasons of Lieutenant-Colonel Lilburne sending his Letter to Mr. Prynne, 1645. A second time (18 June 1645) Prynne caused Lilburne to be brought before the same committee, on a charge of publishing unlicensed pamphlets, but he was again dismissed unpunished. Prynne vented his malice in a couple of pamphlets: A Fresh Discovery of prodigious Wandering: Stars and Firebrands, and The Liar Confounded, to which Lilburne replied in Innocency and Truth Justified (1645). Dr. John Bastwick took a minor part in the same controversy.
besides the feuds he had with officers in the army lilburne soon engaged in a quarrel with william prynne on 7 january 1645 he addressed a letter to prynne attacking the intolerance of the presbyterians and claiming freedom of conscience and freedom of speech for the independents cites a copy of a letter to william prynne upon his last book entitled 'truth triumphing over error' &c 1645 prynne bitterly incensed procured a vote of the commons summoning lilburne before the committee for examinations (17 january 1645) when he appeared (17 may 1645) the committee discharged him with a caution cites lilburne innocency and truth justified p 9; the reasons of lieutenant-colonel lilburne sending his letter to mr prynne 1645 a second time (18 june 1645) prynne caused lilburne to be brought before the same committee on a charge of publishing unlicensed pamphlets but he was again dismissed unpunished prynne vented his malice in a couple of pamphlets a fresh discovery of prodigious wandering stars and firebrands and the liar confounded to which lilburne replied in innocency and truth justified (1645) dr john bastwick took a minor part in the same controversy