HENRIE , Lord Vice-Count of Falkland , one of the Lords of his Majesties Most Honourable Privie Councell of England , and Lord Deputie Generall of the Realme of Ireland . To all Officers of the Armie , and all Collonels , Captaines , Officers , and Souldiers of Companies , and all his Maiesties Subiects , and others , whom these Lawes , and Orders ensuing , respectiuely , and seuerally shall concerne . Forasmuch as no good Seruice can be performed , or Warre well managed , where Millitarie discipline is not obserued , and Militarie discipline cannot be kept , where the Rules or chiefe parts thereof , be not certainely set downe , and generally knowne ; I haue set downe these Lawes , and Orders following , and doe now publish them vnder my hand , that all persons in this Armie , or kingdome , within my charge , may take knowledge of the said Lawes , and penalties set downe , for the breakers of them .

1 First , we owe our Highest dutie , and greatest Allegeance , to him from whom all Power , and authoritie flowes , as from the first Fountaine , and must receiue our successes of him that is the Lord of Hostes , I doe straightly charge , and command , all Commanders , and Officers of the Armie , to see that Almightie God be serued , That Sermons , Morning and Euening Prayer be diligently frequented , and that those that often , and wilfully absent themselues , be duely punished .

2 Let no Man speake impiously and maliciously against the Holy and blessed Trinitie , or any of the Three Persons , that is to say , God the Father , God the Sonne , and God the holy Ghost , or against the knowne Articles of the Christian Faith vpon paine of death .

3 Let no Man blaspheme Gods holy Name , or vse vnlawfull Oathes or erecrations , or committ any irreligious Art , to the derogation of Gods honour , vpon paine of losse of his Pay , Imprisonment , and such further punishment , as a Marshall Court , shall thinke his Offence deserues .

4 No Man shall vse any trayterous wordes , against his Maiesties Person , or Royall Authoritie vpon paine of death .

5 No Man whether he be Souldier , or other , English or Irish , shall haue conference , or intelligence , with any Enemie or Rebell , that is in open action against his Maiestie , or harbours , or receiues any such within the Campe , or in any Towne , Forte , Castle or Garrison , or shall send , or procure to be sent , any Victuall , Munition , or other reliefe , to any Enemie or Rebell in action , vpon paine of death , except svch as shall be avowed , and warranted by me , or those that shall commaund the Armie in my absence , to speake , conferre , or haue intelligence , or conuerse with the Enemie or Rebell .

6 No Man shall runne to the Enemie , or Rebell , that is in action , or departe the Armie without licence , or from the Garrison or Collours , vpon paine of death .

7 No Man shall committ any Murder , or kill , any person , or draw bloud of any , or draw any Sword in priuate quarrell , with intent to offer violence within the Campe or Garrison , vpon paine of death .

8 No Man shall rauish , or force any woman , vpon paine of death , and Adulterers , and Fornicators shall bee punished , by imprisonment , banishment from the Armie , or such other penaltie , as vp the Marshall Court shall be thought meete .

9 No man shall steale , or take by force , any Treasure , Victuall , or Munition of his Maiesties : Or take by force , or steale from any person , any Money , Armes , Apparell , or other goods , being aboue the value of twelue pence , in Marching , Campe , or Garrison , upon paine of death .

10 No man shall deliuer any Towne , Castle , Forte , or Sconce , without warrant , or departe from any straight or passage , which he is commanded to make good , or take Passe porte of the enemie , or any Rebell in action from any Troopes , or make any ignominious composition with the Enemie , or Rebell in action , vpon paine of death .

11 No man shall throw away his Armes , or abandon his Ensigne , Cornet , or Guidon , or flie away , in any Battle , or Skirmish , vpon paine of death .

12 No man being set Sentinell shall sleepe , or appointed by the Officer of the Guard , or any Superior officer , that hath authoritie to place him , shall departe , and forsake that place , without warrant , vpon paine of death .

13 No man shall offer any violence , or contemptuously disobey his Commander , or doe any art , or speake any wordes which are like to breede any Muteny in the Armie or Garrison , or impeach the obaring of the Generall , or principall Officers directions , vpon paine of death .

14 No man shall outrage , or doe violence , to any that come & to bring Victuals to the Armie , or Garrison , vpon paine of death .

15 No man that carries Armes , or pretends to be a Souldier , shall remaine three dayes in the Armie , after it is on foote , except he be inrolled in some Companie vpon paine of death .

16 No Souldier shall burne any House or lodging , or burne , or wilfully spoile , any Corne , Shipe or Boate , or carriage , or any other thing that may serue for the prouision of the Armie , or his Garrison , without he be commaunded so to doe , by the Generall , or some principall Officer of the Armie vpon paine of death .

17 No man shall depart a myle out of the Armie , or Campe or Garrison , except he be commaunded , and lawfully warranted so to doe . vpon paine of death .

18 No Souldier shall breake his Order to follow any Route or chase , or to seeke , any prey , or spoyle , except he be commaunded by such as haue authoritie no further then he is commanded , vpon paine of death .

19 No man that hath Passe-port for any limitted Time , shall exceede the time limitted for his absence , except he can proue he was stayed by the hand of God , vpon paine of death .

20 No Prouidor , Keeper , or Officer of his Maiesties Victualls , or Munitions , shall embrazill any part thereof , or giue any false account to the Generall , with a purpose to deceiue his Maiestie , or to hinder the Seruice , vpon paine of death .

21 No man shall wilfully , or through grosse ignorance , f ; a●le in comming to the Randez-vous , or Garrisons assigned to him by the Generall , or other principall Officer that shall commaund the Armie , vpon paine of death .

22 No Souldiers in Masters , shall answere for another , or take two pares , or Muster in a false name , to defraude his Maiestie , vpon paine of death

23 No Captaine shall thorough corruption , wilfull , or grosse negligence , suffer his Companie to grow weake , or practise to defraude his Maiestie in his Muster , vpon paine of imprisonment , losse of his Place , and ignominious banishment from the Armie :

24 No Captaine of the Armie , or Officer shall giue passe-port to any , or dismisse any Souldier once inrolled , without warrant from the the Generall , or other Officer , whom he shall authorize , vpon paine of losse of his Place , and imprisonment .

25 No Souldier shall depart from his Captaine , or seruant from his Master without licence , though he serue still in the Armie , vpon paine of death .

26 Item that no Souldier doe sell , or lay to pawne his Horse , or Hackney , or any part of his furniture , Armes , or apparell for any respect , or pretence of want whatsoeuer , vpon paine of death .

27 Nor that any Inhabitant in Towne or Countrie , shall presume to buy , or to take to pawne any part of the same , vpon paine both of imprisonment , at the discretion of the Lord Deputie and chiefe Commander , and forfeit of double the value of any such thing so bought or layd to pawne .

28 Item , that all Bands of foote-men , shall in passing through the Pale , or other Countries in obedience to goe to any Garrison , or Place of Seruice , March tenne miles a day or thereabouts , holding the direct way to the same Garrison or place of seruice , And that no Captaine , Officer , or Souldier , doe vpon any pretence of want , commit any wast , spoyle , or violence , or doe extort any Victuals , or Money , or Pawne in lieu of Victuals , from any good Subiect , but shall content themselues with Meate , and drinke competent , not taking any allowance for dead payes , but for the most number of men they haue in their Companie for a supper , and a breake-fast in one place onely , upon paine of such sharpe punishment as the Lord Deputie , or other Magistrates thereunto authorised , agreeable to the nature , and qualitie of the same offence , shall thinke good to inflict , be it by death , imprisonment , or other corporall punishment : But if vpon any occasion of March thorough the Countrie the Souldier shall be in want , that then the Officer , with the aduice consent , and assistance of the Shiriffe , Subshiriffe , Collectors , or others his Maiesties Officers in that Barony , or the next adioyning : if there be any , or may be found , shall seeke and prouide such diet and lodging for them , as shall be thought fit at reasonable rates heretofore accustomed , for the which the Captaine or Officer giue readie money , or for want thereof , deliuer his Ticket to be satisfied vpon the Captaine or Souldiers entertaynment , So as all occasions of offence and griefe shall be farre remoued from all good Subiect .

29 Item , If any Horseman shall loose his Horse or Hackney , or Foote-man any part of his Armour , by negligence or other lewdnesse , whereby hee shall be vnabled to discharge the dutie of his place , that vntil he shall recouer the same , or otherwise furnish himselfe with as good , he shall reserue in the state , and condition of a Proner , or sustaine further punishment , at the direction of the Lord Deputie , or other Officer thereunto authorised .