The people and souldiers observations, on the Scotch message to the Parliament, concerning the King; 5. of November 1647. By the scope whereof, all who will be satisfied with reason, or with mens practices more then their words, may have full resolution to this more usuall then doubtfull question : whether the King, Lords, Commons, Scotts, City, clergy, and officers of the Army, have sought more their own private ends then the publick weale of this nation?

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Caption title. Place of publication from Wing. Wing gives publication date as 1648, but Thomason received his copy in 1647. A reprinting of and reply to: A message to both Houses of Parliament, for a personall treaty with the King, (and his Majesty to come to London,) or treat at Hampton-Court. Imperfect: significant print show-through. Annotations on Thomason copies: "Nouemb. 28. 1647" (E.416[34]); "This is ye paper mentioned in ye diurnall 27 Decemb." (E.421[12]); "Sept: 15. 1648" (E.464[6]). Reproductions of the originals in the British Library.