By the King. A proclamation for restraint of disorders in souldiers, prested, for his Majesties service.

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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE

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❧ By the King.

❧ A Proclamation for restraint of disorders in Souldiers, prested, and to be prested for His MAJESTIES Service.

THe Kings most Excellent Majesty, for prevention of all such spoils, damages and losses, as His loving Subjects may suffer by the violence and disorders of Souldiers which are or shall be prested for His Service in their passage thorow the severall Coun∣ties towards the Parts and Places they shall be assigned: And out of His Princely care to secure His loving Subjects both in their persons and goods, against all such offences or fears, hath therefore thought fit, by the advise of His Privie Councell, to give solemn warning, and publish His Royall Commandment therein, to the end all pretence of disorder in the said Souldiers may be taken away.

And first His Majesty doth straitly charge and command all Captains, Lieutenants, Corporals, Conductors, and all other Officers, who have, or shall have any charge or com∣mand of conducting any of the said Souldiers so appointed, out of the severall Counties of this Realm, that they do not only see the Souldiers of their severall Bands and Charges respectively duly paid their conduct Moneyes, and provided for of fit necessaries in their pas∣sage, but do also carefully lead and conduct them from place to place whither they are to go, keeping alwayes with their Companies, and suffering none of them upon any pretence to wander or straggle from the rest.

Secondly, That no person or persons whatsoever, after he or they, hath, have, or shall receive his or their Prest money, do presume to absent or hide himselfe, when he shall be cal∣led to go with his Company; nor being in company, shall wander or straggle from his or their Colours, or from the Captain, Lieutenant, Corporall, Conductor, or other Officer, to whom the conducting of them shall be assigned, but that they all behave themselves qui∣etly and orderly, as becomes good Subjects, without offering injury or violence in their pas∣sage to any others, either in their Persons, Families, Goods or Chattels, or fall into any out-rage or disorder amongst themselves. And if any of the said Souldiers shall (notwith∣standing this publike warning, and their Captains or Conductors care and restraint) break out and commit any out-rage, take or spoil any mans House or Goods, in the Towns or Fields as they passe, straggle from their Companies, or otherwise outragiously behave themselves, that then every such Souldier so offending, be by vertue of this His Majesties Proclamation, forthwith committed to the Constable of the place next adjoyning, and by him in safe and sure manner conducted to the Gaol of the County, there to remain with∣out Bail or Mainprize, untill he shall be proceeded against by the strictest course of Law which his fact shall deserve, for an example to others to avoid the like offence.

And for the better execution of this His Majesties just and necessary Commandment, His Majesty straitly chargeth and Commandeth all Lieutenants, Deputy-Lieutenants, Iustices of Peace, Mayors, Sheriffs, Bayliffs, Constables, Head-boroughs, & other Officers, and all other His Majesties good & loving Subjects, to take care to prevent & represse all such disor∣ders as aforesaid, and to be aiding and assisting to the said Captain & Captains, or other Con∣ductor or Conductors of Souldiers respectively; and to such Constable and Constables, as shall have the charge of conducting any such disorderly Souldiers to the Gaol respectively in the due execution of this His Majesties Command concerning the Premisses; as they ten∣der their duty and allegiance to His Majesty, and the peace and good of their Countrey, and will answer the contrary at their uttermost pefils.

Given at His Majesties Court at VVhitehall, the two and twentieth day of March, in the fourteenth year of his Majesties reign.

God save the King.