At
the
Committee
of
the
Militia
of
London
the
3
d.
of
Iune
,
1648.
Ordered
,
That
Major
Generall
Skippon
be
desired
to
give
Orders
to
Colonell
Manwaring
and
Colonell
Webb
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Gentlemen
,
to
the
effect
,
as
is
in
the
following
Writing
.
WHereas
the
Committee
of
the
Militia
for
the
City
of
London
,
have
(
upon
a
motion
made
to
them
from
divers
persons
Inhabitants
in
this
City
)
given
full
power
and
authority
to
Me
to
give
Orders
to
all
such
as
shall
voluntarily
Mount
and
Arme
themselves
or
Friends
,
as
a
guard
to
my
person
,
to
assist
in
the
suppressing
of
Tumults
and
disorders
for
the
safety
of
Parliament
and
City
:
I
doe
hereby
appoint
the
new
Artillery-Ground
to
be
their
place
of
Generall
Randezvouz
in
case
of
Alarm
,
unless
some
other
place
be
hereafter
expresly
appointed
;
where
they
shall
receive
such
further
Order
as
the
necessities
and
urgency
of
their
foresaid
employment
shall
require
.
Philip
Skippon
.
At
the
Committee
of
the
Militia
the
Tenth
of
June
,
1648.
ORDERED
,
THat
Major-Generall
Skippon
be
Captain
of
the
Volunteer-Horse
who
willingly
offer
and
List
themselves
under
his
Command
for
the
safety
of
Parliament
and
City
,
and
for
the
present
,
till
such
time
as
this
Committee
shall
see
cause
to
recall
this
Order
.
And
the
said
Major-Generall
Skippon
is
hereby
desired
and
ordered
to
acquaint
this
Committee
with
the
numbers
of
them
,
as
they
shall
increase
to
the
number
of
Two
hundred
;
and
not
exceed
that
number
,
but
by
the
approbation
of
this
Committee
.
And
this
Committee
doth
further
Order
and
Declare
,
That
this
voluntary
action
of
any
that
finde
Horse
in
this
manner
,
shall
not
be
made
use
of
as
a
motive
or
occasion
to
the
compelling
any
of
them
to
finde
Horse
hereafter
.
Signed
in
the
Name
and
by
the
warrant
of
the
Committee
of
the
Militia
London
,
By
Adam
Banckes
Clerk
to
the
said
Committee
.
At
the
Committee
of
the
Militia
London
,
the
Twentyeth
of
June
.
1648.
WHereas
this
Committee
have
formerly
granted
,
That
two
hundred
Volunteers
might
Arm
and
Mount
themselves
under
the
command
of
Major-Generall
Skippon
:
The
same
number
is
hereby
confirmed
and
inlarged
to
the
number
of
Three
hundred
Horse
as
formerly
.
Signed
in
the
Name
and
by
the
warrant
of
the
Committee
of
the
Militia
of
London
:
By
Adam
Banckes
Clerk
to
the
said
Committee
.
At
the
Committee
of
the
Militia
of
London
,
the
2
of
August
,
1648.
THe
Committee
of
the
Militia
London
,
for
the
better
satisfying
of
their
fellow
Citizens
,
and
removing
all
jealousies
in
the
City
,
have
thought
fit
to
publish
these
severall
Orders
above
mentioned
,
for
the
inlisting
and
exercising
of
the
Volunteer
Horse
,
under
Colonell
Manwaring
and
Colonell
Webb
,
which
have
been
commanded
by
Major
Generall
Skippon
,
and
the
said
Committee
conceive
,
that
these
Horse
have
done
very
good
service
for
preventing
and
suppressing
of
Tumults
,
and
thinke
fit
to
continue
them
till
further
Order
.
Signed
in
the
Name
and
by
the
warrant
of
the
Committee
of
the
Militia
London
,
By
Adam
Banckes
Clerk
to
the
said
Committee
.
Aug.
2
London
Printed
by
Richard
Cotes
.