IX.
All Souldiers shall come to their Colours, to watch, to be ex∣ercised, or to muster, with their owne Armes: And if any Soul∣dier shall come with another mans Armes, he shall be punished with rigour, and the lender shall lose his Armes. All shall come also with compleate and tight Armes in a decent manner, other∣wise to be severely punished.
If any man shall sell or give in pawne his horse, his Armes, or any part of the Ammunition committed to him: or any Instru∣ments; as Spades, Shovels, Pickes, used in the Field, he shall for the first and second time be beaten through the quarter, and for the third time be punished as for other theft: And he that buyeth them, or taketh them to pawne, be he Souldier or Victualler, shall pay the double of the Money, beside the want of the things bought or impawned, and be further punished at discre∣tion.
Whosoever in a debawched and lewd manner by Cards or Dice, or by sloath and unexcusable neglect, shall lose his Horse and Armes, in whole, or in part, to the hinderance of the ser∣vice; And whosoever shall wilfully spoile, or breake his Armes, or any Instrument of War committed to him, by cutting downe of Trees, or any other way, he shall serve as a Pioner, till the lesse be made up, and he furnished upon his owne charges.