VII.
All Souldiers shall remember that it is their part to honour and obey their Commanders,* 1.1 and therefore shall receive their commands with reverence, and shall make no noise, but be silent, when the Officers are commanded, or giving their di∣rections, that they may be heard by all, and the better obeyed: he that faileth against this, shall be imprisoned.
No Souldier shall leave his Captaine, nor servant forsake his Master, whether he abide in the Army or not, but upon licence granted, and in an orderly way.
Whosoever shall presume to discredit any of the great Offi∣cers of the Army, by Writ, Word, or any other way, and be not able to make it good; & whosoever shall lift his weapon against any of them, shall be punished by death; and whosoever shall lift his hand against any of them, shall lose his hand.
No Souldier, not inferiour Officer, shall quarrell with, or offer any injury to his superiour, nor refuse any duty comman∣ded him, upon paine of casseering, and to be further censured by the Court of War. And if any shall presume to strike his Supe∣riour, he shall be punished with death. But if it shall happen, that any Officer shall command any thing to the evident and knowne prejudice of the publicke, then shall he who is com∣manded, modestly refuse to obey, and presently give notice thereof to the Lord Generall.
If any man shall use any words or wayes, tending to mutiny or sedition, whether for demanding his pay, or upon any other cause; or if any man shall be privy to such mutinous speeches or