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A remonstrance or declaration of the Army: presented to the House of Commons on Munday Novemb. 20. 1648. By Colonell Ewres and six lieut. collonels and captaines of the Army. Abstracted out of the originall for the present satisfaction of the kingdome. 1. Wherein they desire that King Charles, as the capitall grand author of the late troubles, may be speedily brought to justice. 2. That Prince Charles, and the Duke of Yorke may be sommoned to come in, and render themselves by a certain day. 3. That this Parliament may have a speedy period put to it, and 4. The manner of another Parliament to be called, and delinquents not to elect or be elected. 5. That there may be an agreement for all the kingdome to sign, which shall be above law, and all to be disfranchized that will not signe it. Also the remonstrance of the regiment of late Col. Rainsborough, to his Exccllency [sic], for revenge of their colonels death. And petition of Colonell Overtons regiment now at Newcastle. Published by speciall order.

General note: An abridgment of: A remonstrance of His Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax, Lord General of the Parliaments forces. And of the generall councell of officers held at St Albans the 16. of November, 1648. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Nou: 21". Signatures: A4. Unopened UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), R1022 Thomason, E.473[3] Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1977. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm (Thomason Tracts; 76:E.473[3]). Ownership and custodial history: 18 October 1948 transferred from Shakespeare Memorial Library UK-SuSCL Binding Information: Folded pamphlet, in envelope in folder UK-SuSCL