12mo., xvi, 319pp., half calf, spine with 5 raised bands, gold titles and dentelles over marbled boards, deckled page edges. Previous owner s signature on title page David Allan Greenhead. Prelims and final pages foxed, boards and edges worn and corners bumped but binding tight and spine bright. Contents, each section with its own title page, include - Characters of the author -- A discourse of government with relation to militias 1698-- Two discourses concerning the affairs of Scotland, 1698 -- A speech upon the state of the nation, in April, 1701 -- Speeches by a member of the Parliament, which began at Edinburgh the 6th of May, 1703 -- An account of a conversation concerning a right regulation of governments for the common good of mankind from London the first of December, 1703.