ACT
ANENT
THE
out
comming
of
Horses
,
as
well
conforme
to
their
rents
as
Voluntiers
.
AT
EDINBVRGH
,
the
last
day
of
Iune
1640.
years
:
These
of
the
Committee
appointed
by
the
Estates
of
Parliament
,
taking
to
consideration
how
the
instructions
for
putting
out
of
Horses
may
be
best
effectuate
,
conforme
to
the
Generall
order
:
Hath
appointed
and
ordained
,
that
every
man
,
as
well
to
Burgh
as
Landwart
,
shall
send
out
a
sufficient
and
able
Horse
and
man
armed
,
with
Jack
,
and
Lance
,
or
with
Pistols
,
Carobine
;
and
that
according
to
two
thousand
markes
of
rent
,
conforme
to
the
valuations
,
which
shall
be
the
rule
of
the
Mustars
.
And
siklike
,
It
is
appointed
,
That
every
Heritour
and
Tennent
shall
put
out
their
best
and
most
fitting
Horse
for
that
use
:
Neither
shall
any
man
whatsoever
,
bee
suffered
to
keepe
any
good
and
able
fit
Horses
for
the
Troup
at
home
,
but
must
either
send
him
out
as
one
of
their
proportion
for
their
rent
;
Or
otherwise
come
presently
out
upon
them
themselves
,
or
some
other
friend
,
as
Voluntiers
,
or
otherwise
sell
them
at
a
reasonable
rate
for
the
use
of
the
Countrey
.
And
because
Barrons
,
and
Gentle-men
of
good
sort
,
are
the
greatest
and
most
powerfull
part
of
the
Kingdome
,
by
whose
valour
the
Kingdome
hath
ever
beene
defended
:
Wee
doe
most
earnestly
require
and
expect
,
that
every
Barron
and
Gentle-man
of
good
sort
,
shall
come
to
the
Armie
in
their
owne
persons
,
or
at
least
send
their
ablest
son
,
brother
,
or
friend
.
And
that
all
Noble-men
,
Gentle-men
,
and
others
,
may
bee
the
better
encouraged
to
come
out
as
Voluntiers
in
so
good
a
Cause
,
for
maintenance
of
Religion
,
and
preservation
of
the
Liberties
of
this
ancient
and
never
conquered
Kingdome
,
which
wee
are
all
sworne
to
maintaine
.
It
is
earnestly
desired
,
That
all
brave
Caveliers
will
take
the
businesse
to
heart
,
and
consider
that
now
or
never
is
the
time
to
gaine
Honour
,
and
Eternall
reputation
,
and
to
save
or
losse
their
Countrie
.
Like
as
,
It
is
heereby
declared
,
That
who
shall
so
come
out
as
Voluntiers
(
havng
put
out
their
proportions
in
good
and
able
Horses
as
said
is
)
Shal
have
libertie
to
serve
upon
their
owne
best
Horses
themselves
as
Voluntiers
,
and
shall
have
corne
to
their
Horses
out
of
the
common
Magazine
,
and
good
quarters
for
themselves
;
And
shall
not
bee
put
to
toilesome
watching
,
or
any
other
troublesome
duetie
:
So
that
it
is
hereby
declared
,
that
no
good
Horses
shall
bee
suffered
to
stay
at
home
upon
any
kinde
of
pretext
whatsoever
;
With
certification
that
these
who
shall
faile
in
any
of
the
premisses
,
shall
not
only
b●e
censured
,
as
the
Committee
of
Estates
shall
appoint
,
but
will
also
bee
repute
and
holden
as
Loytterers
,
or
averse
from
the
good
Cause
.