THE Scotch Design discovered in their late subtle DECLARATJON: Laying open The Falsehood and Deseit of their specious pretences therein.  
Together with the ground, rise, and progress 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 Deceitful DECLARATION.  
London, Printed by J. M.   

Penrith the 14 day of July▪ 1648.  
Much honoured 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 subtle 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 subtle 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 show some of the proceed lately betwixt the State and the Kirk, before we came away, and their proceed in the getting up of their Army, when all the Congregations, Presbyteries, and Sessions, and Synods, and Shires had supplicated and publicly declared against their proceed, with about threescore Members of Parliament declaring publicly against their proceed; and most part of the Officers of the former standing Army having also deferred 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 men's 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 wholly established with godly Magistrates, after the casting out of their Malignant Magistrates, in that time that james Graime F. os Montrosse 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 Soldiers, 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 chief men that are employed in this engagement willingly, albeit the most part be forced, poor creatures: Another passage remarkable, to show that these men mind not Presbyterial Government, nor no good to any that are not professed Royalists, and upon any terms for the King, in all the three Kingdoms; and to show you the irreconcilable 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 Commonalty: The passage was this, the Commissioners of the Kirk did make an Act, That whatsoever Minister should be found not to preach against the proceed of that engagement, 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 well on the one side, as Sectaries on the other side. The Commissioners of the Kirk set forth a contrary, proving, that they were joined 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 persuade you, and I could wish that ye would use means to persuade 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 knowledge of the well-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 yourself 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 subtly; 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 Council, 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 endeavoured 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 will not fail to bestir yourself 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 inquire for an honest Gentleman, Lieutenant Colonel 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 show 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.