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A90443 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? 1647 (1647) Wing P1441; Thomason E416_34; Thomason E421_12; Thomason E464_6; ESTC R203132 10,669 16

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