Anna Trapnel?s Report and Plea; or, A Narrative of Her Journey from London into Cornwall

In 1654, Anna Trapnel - a Baptist, Fifth Monarchist, millenarian, and visionary fromLondon - fell into a trance during which she prophesied passionately and at length againstOliver Cromwell and hisgovernment. The prophecies attracted widespread public attention,and resulted in an invitation to travel to Cornwall. Her Report and Plea, republished herefor the first time, is a lively and engagingfirsthand account of the visit, which concluded inher arrest, a court hearing, and imprisonment. Part memoir, part travelogue, and part impassioneddefense of her beliefs and actions, the Reportand Plea offers vivid and fascinatinginsight into the life and times of an early modern woman claiming her place at the center ofthe tumultuous political events of mid-seventeenth-century England.