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ANNO XVII. Caroli Regis.
An Act for the better raising and leavying of Souldiers for the present defence of the Kingdoms of ENGLAND and IRELAND.
FOrasinuch as great Com∣motions and Revellions have been lately raised and stirred up in his Majesties Kingdom of Ireland by the wicked plots and Conspi∣racies of divers of his Majesties Subjects there (being Traiterously affe∣cted) to the great endan∣gering, not onely of the said Kingdom, but also of this Kingdom of England, unlesse a speedy course be taken for the preventing thereof, and for the raising and pressing of Men for those Services; And whereas by the Laws of this Realm, none of his Majesties Subjects ought to be impressed, or compelled to go out of his Coun∣ty to serve as a Souldier in the wars, except in case of necessity, of the sudden coming in of strange Ene∣mies