Basiliká the works of King Charles the martyr : with a collection of declarations, treaties, and other papers concerning the differences betwixt His said Majesty and his two houses of Parliament : with the history of his life : as also of his tryal and martyrdome.

An Act concerning the Raising, settling and maintaining Forces by Sea and by Land, with∣in the Kingdoms of England and Ireland and Dominion of VVales, the Isles of Gernsey and Jersey, and the Town of Barwick upon Tweed.

BE it Enacted by the King's Majesty, and by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parlia∣ment, and by Authority of the same, That the Lords and Commons in the Parliament of England now assembled, or hereafter to be assembled, shall, during the space of twenty years, from the first of November 1647. Arm, Train, and Discipline, or cause to be Armed, Trained and Disciplined, all the Forces of the Kingdoms of England and Ireland and Domi∣nion of Wales, the Isles of Gernsey and Jersey, and the Town of Barwick upon Tweed, already raised both for Sea and Land service, and shall appoint all Commanders and Officers for the said Forces; and shall from time to time, during the said space of twenty years, raise, levy, arm, train and discipline, or cause to be raised, levied, armed, trained and disciplined, any other Forces for Land and Sea-service in the Kingdoms, Dominions and Places aforesaid, as in their judgments they shall from time to time, during the said space of twenty years, think fit and appoint; and shall from time to time appoint all Commanders and Officers for the said For∣ces, or remove them, as they shall see cause; and shall likewise nominate, appoint, place or displace, as they shall see cause, all Commanders and Officers within the several Garrisons, Forts and Places of strength, as shall be within the Kingdoms of England, Ireland, and Do∣minion of Wales, the Isles of Gernsey and Jersey, and Town of Barwick upon Tweed: and that neither the King, His Heirs or Successors, nor any other but such as shall act by the Au∣thority or Approbation of the said Lords and Commons, shall, during the said space of twen∣ty years, exercise any of the powers aforesaid. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That Moneys be raised and levied for the maintenance and use of the said Forces for Land-service, and of the Navy and Forces for Sea-service, in such sort and by such ways and means as the said Lords and Commons shall from time to time, during the said space of twenty years, think fit and appoint, and not otherwise: and that all the said Forces, both for Land and Sea-service, so raised or levied, or to be raised or levied, and also the Admiralty and Navy, shall from time to time, during the said space of twenty years, be imployed, managed, ordered, disposed or disbanded by the said Lords and Commons, in such sort and by such ways and means as they shall think fit and appoint, and not otherwise. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the said Lords and Commons, during the said space of twen∣ty years, shall have power, in such sort and by such ways and means as they shall think fit and appoint, to suppress all Forces raised or to be raised without Authority and Consent of the said Lords and Commons, to the disturbance of the Publick Peace of the Kingdoms of Eng∣land and Ireland and Dominion of Wales, the Isles of Gernsey and Jersey, and the Town of Barwick upon Tweed, or any of them; and also to suppress any Forreign Forces who shall invade, or endeavour to invade the Kingdoms of England and Ireland, Dominion of Wales, the Isles of Gernsey and Jersey, and the Town of Barwick upon Tweed, or any of them, and likewise to conjoyn such Forces of the Kingdom of England with the Forces of the Kingdom of Scotland, as the said Lords and Commons shall from time to time, during the said space of twenty years, judg fit and necessary, to resist all Forreign Invasions, and to suppress any For∣ces raised or to be raised against or within either of the said Kingdoms, to the disturbance of the Publick Peace of the said Kingdoms, or any of them, by any Authority under the Great Seal or other Warrant whatsoever, without consent of the said Lords and Commons of the Parliament of England, and the Parliament or the Estates of the Parliament of Scotland, re∣spectively: and that no Forces of either Kingdoms shall go into or continue in the other King∣dom, without the Advice and desire of the said Lords and Commons of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of the Kingdom of Scotland, or such as shall be by them respe∣ctively appointed for that purpose. And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That af∣ter the expiration of the said twenty years, neither the King, His Heirs or Successors, or any person or persons by colour or pretence of any Commission, Power, Deputation or Autho∣rity to be derived from the King, His Heirs or Successors, or any of them, shall raise, arm, train, discipline, imploy, order, manage, disband, or dispose any of the Forces by Sea and Land of the Kingdoms of England and Ireland, the Dominion of Wales, Isles of Gernsey and Jersey, and the Town of Barwick upon Tweed, or of any of them, nor exercise any of the said Pow∣ers or Authorities before-mentioned and expressed to be, during the said space of twenty years, in the said Lords and Commons, nor do any act or thing concerning the Execution of the said Powers or Authorities, or any of them, without the Consent of the said Lords and Commons first had and obtained. And be it further also Enacted, That after the expiration

of the said twenty years, in all cases wherein the said Lords and Commons shall declare the Safety of the Kingdom to be concerned, and shall thereupon pass any Bill or Bills for the rai∣sing, arming, training, disciplining, imploying, managing, ordering, or disposing of the For∣ces by Sea or Land of the Kingdoms of England and Ireland, the Dominion of Wales, Isles of Gernsey and Jersey, and the Town of Barwick upon Tweed, or of any part of the said Forces, or concerning the said Admiralty or Navy, or concerning the levying of Moneys for the rai∣sing, maintenance, or use of the said Forces for Land service, or of the Navy and Forces for Sea-service, or of any part of them; and if that the Royal Assent to such Bill or Bills shall not be given in the House of Peers within such time after the passing thereof by both Houses of Parliament as the said Houses shall judge fit and convenient, that then such Bill or Bills so passed by the said Lords and Commons as aforesaid, and to which the Royal Assent shall not be given, as is herein before expressed, shall nevertheless, after Declaration of the said Lords and Commons made in that behalf, have the force and strength of an Act or Acts of Parliament, and shall be as valid to all intents and purposes as if the Royal Assent had been given there∣unto. Provided always, and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That nothing herein before contained shall extend to the taking away of the ordinary Legal Power of She∣riffs, Justices of Peace, Maiors, Bailiffs, Coroners, Constables, Headboroughs, or other Offi∣cers of Justice, not being Military Officers, concerning the Administration of Justice; so as neither the said Sheriffs, Justices of Peace, Maiors, Bailiffs, Coroners, Constables, Headbo∣roughs and other Officers, or any of them, do levy, conduct, imploy, or command any For∣ces whatsoever, by colour or pretence of any Commission of Array, or extraordinary Com∣mand from His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, without the Consent of the said Lords and Commons: and that if any persons shall be gathered and assembled together in Warlike man∣ner, or otherwise, to the number of Thirty persons, and shall not forthwith separate and dis∣perse themselves, being required thereto by the said Lords and Commons, or Command from them, or any by them especially authorized for that purpose; then such person and persons not so separating and dispersing themselves shall be guilty, and incur the pains of High Trea∣son, being first Declared guilty of such Offence by the said Lords and Commons, any Com∣mission under the Great Seal or other Warrant to the contrary notwithstanding: and he or they that shall offend herein shall be incapable of any Pardon from His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, and their Estates shall be disposed as the said Lords and Commons shall think fit, and not otherwise. Provided also further, That the City of London shall have and enjoy all their Rights, Liberties and Franchises, Customs and Usages, in the raising and imploying the Forces of that City for the Defence thereof, in as full and ample manner, to all intents and purposes, as they have or might have used or enjoyed the same at any time before the sitting of this present Parliament.

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