At
Edinburgh
October
11.
1648.
WHereas
the
Honourable
Houses
of
the
Parliament
of
England
have
been
pleased
to
offer
assistance
to
us
for
suppressing
the
common
Enemy
,
we
have
thought
fit
that
some
Regiments
of
their
Horses
do
stay
in
this
Kingdome
for
a
short
time
,
And
whereas
divers
abuses
hath
been
lately
committed
,
and
for
preventing
of
which
abuses
that
may
be
done
to
any
of
the
Souldiers
under
the
Command
of
Major
Gen.
Lambert
,
We
do
Command
and
Ordain
the
Committees
of
Warre
of
the
Shires
where
the
said
Forces
are
now
or
shall
be
hereafter
quartered
to
take
speciall
care
that
the
Countrey
people
do
readily
afford
them
the
best
quarter
and
accommodation
they
can
during
their
stay
,
And
we
do
further
declare
that
whosoever
within
this
Kingdome
shall
do
any
wrongs
or
injuries
in
taking
away
their
Horses
or
Arms
,
or
shall
offer
violence
to
their
persons
,
that
Order
shall
be
given
to
the
Troops
that
are
kept
up
for
the
service
of
the
Kingdome
,
that
their
whole
moveable
goods
shall
be
confiscated
and
themselves
imprisoned
or
punished
with
death
according
as
they
shall
deserve
,
and
if
any
of
the
Countrey
people
receive
wrong
or
injury
from
any
of
the
English
Forces
,
they
are
to
addresse
themselves
and
complain
to
this
Committee
,
or
Major
Gen.
Lambert
,
from
whom
they
shall
receive
due
satisfaction
.
Ordains
thir
presents
to
be
published
a●●he
Mercat
Crosse
of
Edinburgh
,
Haddingtoune
,
Dunbar
,
Linlithgow
,
Peebles
,
that
none
pretend
Ignorance
.
Mr.
THO.
HENDERSON