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england_n	act_n	parliament_n	scotland_n	4,142	5	8.6713	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92628	The Scotch design discovered in their late subtile declaration: laying open the falshood and deseit of their specious pretences therein. Together with the ground, rise, and progresse made, in this their present treasonable invasion of England. Written by a didligent observer of all transactions in Scotland, to his friends in England. And published to undeceive the people, seduced by their late deceitfull declaration.	R. S.	1648 (1648)	Wing S138; Thomason E454_9; ESTC R204989	2,917	8

THE Scotch Design discovered in their late subtile DECLARATJON Laying open The Falshood and Deseit of their specious pretences therein Together with the ground rise and progresse made in this their present Treasonable Invasion of ENGLAND Written by a diligent Observer of all Transactions in Scotland to his Friends in England And published to undeceive the people seduced by their late Deceitfull DECLARATION London Printed by J. M. Penrith the 14 day of July 1648. Much honored and dear friend BEing present here by the providence of God at the coming of a Gentleman one Mr Hellyburton who is sent from that Malignant Committee of Estates now sitting in Scotland to the heart-greif of all the people of God there he being thus far come on his way to the Parliament of England and from the Malignant Scots Army by the way with many dangerous private Letters and a devilish subtil false Declaration which we have read and some Letters to the King all which I thought good to acquaint you with The deep designs that that Malignant Crew is aiming at through that Declaration which I find to be so full of subtil expressions to get your Parliament to think that they are the men that they declare themselves to be in this Declaration and their adherents according thereto in England and by this means to make your Parliament to condescend to their unhonest desires that is the disbanding of your honest Army and so the power of England shall be in the Malignants hands The King being brought to his royal dignities again presently they shall tread under foot all the people of God be under what name they will excepting Royalists in all the three Kingdoms and up with Epilcopacy And this is for a certain their intentions declare what they will To assure you of this my dear friend I will shew some of the proceedings lately betwixt the State and the Kirk before we came away and their proceedings in the getting up of their Army when all the Congregations Presbyteries and Sessions and Synods and Shires had supplicated and publickly declared against their proceedings with about threescore Members of Parliament declaring publickly against their proceedings and most part of the Officers of the former standing Army having also deserred their places out of conscience seeing the wicked course they were running So that I may truly say the whole Kingdom that was always for the Covenant and Presbyterial Government before is now against this wicked course because the power is only put in those mens hands both in Armies and Committees that ever were against the Covenant before and against all Religion The first thing that they went about after the Parliament was risen they divided their Forces that they had standing into all the well-affected places of the Kingdom His Excellency Hamilton did first begin with his own Country for that Country was most disaffected to him and his ways he could not get up a man he sent to gain his point so many Troops of Horse to force the men but all could not prevail the people were exceeding resolute they entertained the Troops as long as they had any thing and at last left all so that he hath destroyed all his own Country Glascoe which was the chief Town of his Country the Town being wholy establisht with godly Magistrates after the casting out of their Malignant Magistrates in that time that Iames Graime F. os Montresse had over run the Land he hath now cast out these godly men and set up those Malignants that were cast out before and did imprison and plunder all the godly Families in the Town the Ministers themselves hardly escaping the fury of the Souldiers their houses plundered also They came in to a godly woman hearing that she feared God and did threaten to kill her if she would not swear that she did not fear God this is of truth These and such like are only the cheif men that are imployed in this ingagement willingly albeit the most part be forced poor creatures Another passage remarkable to shew that these men minde not Presbyterial Government nor no good to any that are not profest Royalists and upon any termes for the King in all the three Kingdomes and to shew you the irreconcileable difference betwixt this MALIGNANT STATE that now is acting the affairs of the civil power in Scotland and the Kirk and the most part besides both of the nobility Gentry and Comminalty The passage was this the Commissioners of the Kirk did make an Act That whatsoever Minister should be found not to preach against the proceedings of that ingagement and should be found to go into England with that Army should be deposed from the Ministry the Parliament hereing of it did make a contrary Act in their first Declaration also they did declare That their coming to England was against Malignants as wel on the one side as Sectaries on the other side The Commissioners of the Kirk set forth a contrary proving that they were joyned with Malignants in England both in the South parts and North parts and that the English Malignants did nothing without order from particular Malignant Statesmen in Scotland all which truths do now plainly appear we hope to the open view of the world so that I may perswade you and I could wish that ye would use means to perswade all others of the truth of these things and that they may not be deluded with that Declaration which we know is come out in secret without the knowledg of the wel-affected party in that Kingdom otherwise it would have had a contrary Declaration from them proving theirs to be false in every circumstance Dear friend the reason I am so large in these particulars is this knowing that the well-affected party in Scotland do not get their Letters conveyed to you for fear of intercepting which some are suffering for at this time And my next reason motive that moves me is this I know that you are a man that are acquainted with many Parl. Members with you that ye may bestir your self a little to make known these things and to spread them abroad for the undeceiving of many thousands both in London and up and down this Kingdom who I know do appear with them thinking that they are for the prosecuting of the ends of the Covenant and establishing of Presbyterial Government and the bringing of the King to his Throne upon good conditions but they will be infinitely deceived think so who will These indeed were the ends that the well-affected party would have had an Army up for but Malignants bearing down being expressed did cause the Malignants to thrust in themselves under this covert and they have played their parts very subtilly but God hath made their designs to shine through their covert to their great shames and silence I pray you acquaint our friends with these things for I know we have some in the City Councel and may do much good there is much lying upon your Parliament the Lord make them see about them and we have reason to mourn for the divisions of the people of God and for the want of a right understanding betwixt them in both Kingdoms be under what name soever I wish there were a Union endevoured quickly for all the wicked are combined together to root out all that bear the Image of God in them in their profession these are the main designs these old Malignants aim at the old quarrel is the quarrel still both against Independents and Presbyterians under what name soever that shall not be found to be altogether for the King upon any terms Not troubling you any further I shall rest here laying this over upon you that you wil not fail to bestir your self in these things to your power in the strength of God who is your strength and the strength of him who is Your affectionate Friend in the LORD R. S. I pray you enquire for an honest Gentleman Lieutenant Collonel William O sbourne who is come along to the Parliament by the order of the General Major Lambert with the Papers and Declarations of that Malignant Committee in Scotland he will shew you of all things to your satisfaction for he came with us from Scotland make him acquainted with some of your Parliament Members that he may impart what he knoweth of affairs both in this Kingdom and in Scotland Imprimatur Gilb. Mabbot July 24. 1648. FINIS