Orders
,
Rules
,
AND
INSTRUCTIONS
BY
THE
Lord
Lieutenant
General
,
and
General
Governour
of
Ireland
.
ESSEX
.
I.
THe
Muster-master
General
by
himself
and
his
Deputies
,
are
to
muster
all
the
Guards
of
Horse
and
Foot
,
and
all
the
Troops
and
Companies
of
His
Majesties
Army
,
Officers
,
Ministers
,
and
Artificers
of
the
Train
of
Artillery
within
this
Kingdom
of
Ireland
,
every
three
moneths
at
least
,
or
as
often
as
We
,
or
in
our
absence
the
Deputy
of
this
Kingdom
shall
think
fit
.
II
.
The
Deputy
Muster-masters
,
who
are
appointed
to
muster
the
Guards
,
Troops
and
Companies
,
and
Train
of
Artillery
as
aforesaid
,
in
their
several
Garisons
or
Quarters
,
are
not
to
give
notice
of
their
purpose
so
to
do
,
until
late
in
the
Evening
,
and
then
they
are
to
give
notice
unto
the
Governour
or
Officer
,
commanding
in
chief
the
said
Garison
or
Quarter
,
who
is
thereupon
to
have
in
a
readiness
the
Troops
or
Companies
early
next
morning
,
every
Officer
and
Souldier
in
his
proper
Arms
and
Furniture
,
at
the
usual
and
accustomed
place
,
or
such
other
place
as
the
Deputy
Muster-master
shall
appoint
.
Where
the
Captain
or
chief
Officer
commanding
of
each
Troop
and
Company
,
is
to
have
in
readiness
three
muster-Rolls
,
containing
the
names
of
the
Officers
,
and
Souldiers
fairly
written
alphabetically
,
according
to
the
Sirnames
as
it
is
now
usual
,
and
parted
by
lines
into
distinct
Columes
,
each
of
which
shall
mention
the
age
,
place
of
Birth
,
Complection
,
or
time
of
entrance
into
that
Troop
or
Company
of
each
Souldier
,
and
then
the
Deputy
Muster-master
,
before
he
proceed
to
muster
the
Troop
or
Company
,
shall
take
an
account
of
the
Ranks
and
Files
of
each
Troop
and
Company
,
and
after
he
has
so
numbred
them
,
shall
call
the
Officers
and
Souldiers
particularly
,
placing
a
Cypher
before
their
names
,
signifying
their
being
present
,
and
if
any
be
absent
,
sick
,
dead
,
discharged
,
or
run
away
,
they
are
to
be
written
so
upon
their
names
;
And
after
the
Roll
is
so
called
,
the
Deputy
Muster-master
is
to
count
the
Ranks
and
Files
again
,
that
so
he
may
be
assured
there
is
not
any
wrong
done
by
the
Officers
in
causing
Souldiers
to
be
mustered
twice
,
or
mistake
on
his
own
part
,
by
making
more
or
less
than
he
ought
,
and
that
such
men
as
are
to
be
entertained
,
that
muster
in
the
Roomes
of
any
dead
,
discharged
,
or
run
away
,
may
be
entred
for
that
muster
at
the
latter
end
of
the
Roll
,
and
not
brought
into
the
alphabet
until
the
next
muster
.
After
the
muster
,
the
Deputy
Muster-master
is
to
close
the
Rolls
,
with
the
Officers
after
the
usual
manner
,
two
Rolls
to
be
signed
by
the
Captain
and
all
Commissioned
Officers
present
,
which
are
to
be
delivered
to
the
Deputy
Muster-master
,
to
be
by
him
delivered
to
the
Muster-master
General
,
and
the
Comptroller
of
the
musters
,
according
to
which
muster
Rolls
,
Warrants
are
to
be
drawn
for
their
pay
,
of
which
the
Comptroller
,
or
his
Deputy
is
to
take
notice
;
And
before
any
Warrant
be
offered
,
the
Comptroller
is
to
examine
and
Comptrol
the
same
,
and
to
attest
them
for
Testimony
,
that
neither
His
Majesty
,
nor
the
Souldiers
be
wronged
in
the
payments
,
and
the
other
Roll
is
to
be
signed
by
the
Deputy
Muster-master
,
which
is
to
be
delivered
to
the
Captain
,
or
chief
Officer
present
with
the
Troop
or
Company
,
to
be
by
him
produced
at
the
next
muster
for
an
Examining
Roll
,
to
the
end
if
any
Souldiers
be
wanting
,
it
may
be
known
what
is
become
of
them
,
whether
dead
,
discharged
,
or
run
away
;
And
that
thereby
the
Muster-master
General
,
or
the
Comptroller
,
may
be
able
to
render
an
account
to
Us
from
time
to
time
,
of
such
Souldiers
as
are
received
into
any
Troop
or
Company
in
the
Army
,
and
those
likewise
that
go
forth
.
III
.
The
Muster-master
General
and
his
Deputies
,
are
not
to
permit
any
Officer
or
Souldier
in
the
Army
,
to
pass
muster
,
unless
they
shall
produce
a
Certificate
under
the
hand
of
the
Bishop
of
the
Diocess
,
upon
a
Certificate
made
to
him
under
the
hand
and
seal
of
the
lawful
Minister
of
the
Parish
wherein
they
are
Quartered
or
Garrisoned
;
That
they
had
received
the
Blessed
Sacrament
of
the
Holy
Communion
,
according
to
the
Discipline
of
the
Church
of
Ireland
,
the
Easter
or
Christmas
next
preceeding
the
said
muster
,
and
this
to
be
done
once
every
year
.
IV
.
No
Captain
shall
present
at
the
muster
,
any
Officer
or
Souldier
to
be
absent
by
Licence
,
except
the
same
be
under
our
Hand
,
or
the
Hand
of
the
Deputy
of
this
Kingdom
in
Our
absence
;
which
Licence
is
to
be
entred
at
the
Muster-master
Generals
,
and
also
at
the
Comptrollers
Office
,
for
which
entring
of
every
such
Licence
in
the
said
Offices
the
Muster-master
General
,
and
the
Comptroller
,
or
the
Deputies
are
to
take
and
receive
of
every
Commissioned
Officer
two
shillings
and
six
pence
each
,
and
the
time
limited
set
down
on
the
muster
Roll
,
and
if
any
that
are
Licenced
to
go
out
of
this
Kingdom
,
return
not
within
the
time
limited
,
then
they
are
to
be
checqued
,
except
they
produce
a
Certificate
or
Testimonial
from
the
Mayor
,
or
other
chief
Officer
of
the
Port
from
whence
they
shall
ship
themselves
,
that
they
were
ready
to
come
,
but
were
stayed
by
the
casualty
of
contrary
winds
or
weather
,
or
for
want
of
passage
,
or
by
sickness
.
And
in
case
any
Officer
or
Souldier
,
who
is
Licenced
to
be
absent
from
his
duty
within
this
Kingdom
,
out-stay
the
time
Limited
,
then
his
Pay
to
be
checqued
for
such
time
,
and
the
checque
not
to
be
taken
off
,
but
by
especial
Order
in
writing
from
Us
,
or
in
our
absence
the
Deputy
of
this
Kingdom
of
which
the
Muster-master
General
and
Comptroller
are
to
take
notice
.
V.
If
any
Officer
or
Souldier
be
absent
from
his
muster
,
then
he
is
to
be
returned
absent
,
and
loose
the
benefit
of
such
muster
,
unless
it
be
in
case
of
sickness
,
which
is
to
appear
by
view
of
the
Deputy
Muster-master
,
or
by
authentick
certificate
if
the
Person
sick
be
far
distant
,
or
that
they
have
especial
Licence
from
Us
,
or
the
Deputy
of
this
Kingdom
in
Our
absence
,
and
entred
as
aforesaid
.
VI
.
No
Commissioned
Officer
shall
pass
muster
,
till
he
first
produce
his
Commission
to
the
Deputy
Muster-master
,
and
the
same
entred
in
the
Muster-master
Generals
and
the
Comptrollers
Office
,
to
the
end
he
may
receive
his
Pay
accordingly
;
And
that
the
Muster-master
General
and
the
Comptroller
,
may
the
better
render
an
account
unto
Us
,
or
in
Our
absence
to
the
Deputy
of
this
Kingdom
,
of
all
the
Commissioned
Officers
of
the
Army
from
time
to
time
,
as
the
same
shall
be
required
.
VII
.
No
Captain
,
or
other
Officer
shall
give
Licence
to
any
Private
Souldier
under
his
Command
,
to
be
absent
above
fourteen
dayes
,
and
no
such
Licence
to
be
of
force
,
if
any
Souldier
be
absent
at
muster
.
VIII
.
If
any
Officer
or
Souldier
,
be
at
any
time
taken
Prisoner
,
then
upon
attestation
of
the
Captain
,
or
other
Officer
Commanding
the
Troop
or
Company
,
the
said
Prisoner
is
to
be
allowed
on
the
musters
during
his
Imprisonment
.
IX
.
No
Officer
shall
Entertain
any
person
in
the
Room
of
any
Souldier
dead
,
discharged
,
or
run
away
out
of
any
Troop
or
Company
,
till
the
next
muster
day
,
and
his
Pay
to
commence
from
that
day
forward
,
and
not
otherwise
,
and
if
any
Officer
or
Souldier
be
returned
dead
,
then
he
is
to
be
allowed
pay
to
the
day
of
his
death
,
which
is
to
appear
by
authentick
Certificate
.
X.
Taking
into
Our
consideration
the
evil
consequences
of
Officers
discharging
their
Souldiers
irregularly
,
no
Officer
shall
from
henceforth
discharge
any
Souldier
mustered
in
his
Troop
or
Company
,
untill
such
Souldier
be
discharged
by
a
Court-marshal
,
or
by
order
in
Writing
from
Us
,
or
the
Deputy
of
this
Kingdom
in
Our
absence
,
or
by
the
Souldiers
consent
at
muster
,
upon
pain
of
being
Cashiered
,
nor
shall
the
Officers
of
the
musters
allow
any
new
man
in
the
place
,
of
any
that
are
not
regularly
discharged
.
XI
.
No
Captain
or
other
Officer
of
the
Army
,
shall
in
the
tender
or
presentment
of
the
musters
,
use
any
fraud
,
practice
or
deceit
,
whereby
the
Muster-master
General
or
his
Deputies
,
or
the
other
Officers
of
the
musters
maybe
misled
,
mistaken
,
or
prevented
of
the
due
understanding
of
the
true
Estate
of
that
Company
or
Troop
,
upon
pain
of
loss
of
his
place
,
and
such
other
Ignominious
punishment
,
as
by
a
Marshal-court
shall
be
thought
fit
.
XII
.
Every
Officer
and
Souldier
of
the
Army
,
and
Officers
,
Ministers
,
and
Artificers
of
the
Train
of
Artillery
,
shall
take
the
Oathes
of
Allegiance
and
Supremacy
,
or
else
not
be
allowed
on
the
musters
.
XIII
.
No
Officer
shall
make
contract
or
agreement
with
any
of
the
Souldiers
of
the
Army
,
for
less
pay
then
is
allowed
them
by
His
Majesties
Establishment
,
nor
take
any
money
or
Security
of
money
for
their
admittance
into
the
Army
;
To
which
end
the
Muster-master
General
and
his
Deputies
,
and
the
Comptroller
and
his
Deputy
,
are
hereby
strictly
required
to
use
all
means
possible
to
inquire
what
Officers
do
make
any
such
contract
,
or
take
money
as
aforesaid
,
who
being
satisfied
therein
,
are
forthwith
to
inform
Us
,
or
in
Our
absence
the
Deputy
of
this
Kingdom
of
the
same
;
and
such
Officers
and
Souldiers
so
offending
,
shall
forthwith
be
discharged
the
Army
,
and
suffer
such
other
punishment
as
shall
be
thought
fit
by
a
Court-marshal
.
And
if
any
Captain
shall
detain
from
any
Souldiers
their
Pay
,
or
any
part
thereof
,
when
he
hath
received
the
same
,
by
the
space
of
three
dayes
,
or
shall
not
bona
fide
,
pay
the
same
without
any
Reservation
or
Engagement
for
receiving
the
same
back
,
or
any
thing
in
liew
thereof
,
such
Captain
or
other
Officer
shall
be
absolutely
Cashiered
from
his
Command
.
XIV
.
No
Souldier
shall
be
suffered
to
pass
muster
upon
a
borrowed
Horse
,
or
with
borrowed
Arms
or
Furniture
,
and
his
Horse
shall
be
serviceable
,
and
not
under
Fourteen
handful
high
,
and
worth
at
least
twelve
pounds
.
XV
.
The
Officers
being
supplyed
with
necessary
and
convenient
Arms
,
and
Furniture
belonging
to
their
several
Troops
and
Companies
,
the
Muster-master
General
and
his
Deputies
,
and
the
Comptroller
and
his
Deputies
,
are
Required
to
take
especial
care
at
the
musters
taken
by
them
,
that
the
Souldiers
Arms
be
well
fixed
,
and
that
all
the
Fire-arms
of
Foot
be
of
one
Bore
,
and
if
they
shall
find
any
Souldiers
Arms
unfixed
on
the
muster
day
,
they
shall
mark
the
same
on
such
Souldiers
name
in
the
muster
Roll
,
and
the
said
Souldiers
shall
be
chequed
for
every
such
defective
Arms
,
the
Cheques
following
,
viz.
For
a
Sword
every
moneth
two
dayes
Pay
.
The
like
for
Pikes
,
Musquets
,
Bandaleers
,
Pistols
,
Carbines
and
Holster
s
XVI
.
No
Souldier
that
is
an
Inhabitant
of
any
Town
or
Garrison
,
and
a
Tradesman
(
being
well
able
to
live
of
himself
)
shall
be
suffered
to
pass
muster
,
unless
he
will
reside
constantly
in
his
Garrison
,
and
be
fit
and
ready
on
all
occasions
for
Service
to
be
drawn
into
the
field
,
and
be
well
Trained
in
the
Exercise
of
his
Arms.
XVII
.
No
Officer
shall
muster
a
man
false
upon
pain
of
Cashiering
.
XVIII
.
No
Souldier
in
Muster
shall
answer
for
another
,
or
muster
by
a
false
name
,
upon
pain
of
death
,
and
the
Officer
that
presents
such
Souldier
to
be
Cashiered
.
XIX
.
The
Deputy
Muster-masters
shall
have
a
sufficient
Convoy
from
Garrison
to
Garrison
,
whilst
they
are
mustering
,
and
so
shall
the
Comptroller
,
or
whom
he
shall
appoint
as
his
Deputies
or
Substitutes
.
XX
.
No
Officer
or
Souldie
shall
presume
to
taunt
,
revile
or
pick
a
quarrel
,
with
any
of
the
Deputy
Muster-masters
,
or
the
Comptrollers
Deputies
,
but
shall
quietly
suffer
him
or
them
to
examine
,
demand
or
require
any
Souldiers
name
,
the
Country
from
whence
he
came
,
and
time
of
his
being
in
the
Kingdom
,
and
to
take
any
note
or
mark
of
the
Souldiers
at
his
or
their
pleasure
;
and
if
any
Officer
or
Souldier
shall
offend
herein
,
severe
punishment
shall
be
inflicted
on
him
or
them
as
oppugnors
of
His
Majesties
Authority
,
and
breakers
of
Our
Orders
and
Instructions
,
as
we
shall
think
fit
.
XXI
.
The
Muster-master
General
shall
from
time
to
time
,
alter
and
change
his
Deputies
,
to
muster
in
each
Circuits
and
Precincts
,
as
he
in
his
Discretion
shall
think
fit
,
and
not
to
permit
them
to
muster
in
one
and
the
same
Precinct
constantly
.
XXII
.
If
any
of
the
Deputy
Muster-masters
,
or
other
Officers
of
the
musters
,
shall
at
any
time
abuse
the
Trust
committed
to
his
care
,
by
conniving
with
the
Officers
to
make
a
false
muster
,
or
taking
from
any
Officer
or
Souldier
any
Bribe
,
Gift
,
Reward
or
Present
whatsoever
,
upon
account
of
mustering
,
he
shall
forfeit
his
Imployment
,
and
suffer
such
further
punishment
as
shall
be
thought
fit
.
XXIII
.
None
but
effective
duty
men
that
receive
His
Majesties
full
pay
,
shall
be
allowed
on
any
muster
,
nor
any
man
absent
without
leave
from
Us
,
or
the
Deputy
of
this
Kingdom
in
Our
absence
,
and
none
under
the
age
of
Seventeen
years
,
shall
be
allowed
on
any
muster
on
any
pretence
whatsoever
.
XXIV
.
The
name
of
the
Clerk
of
every
Troop
and
Company
is
to
be
mentioned
in
the
margent
of
every
muster
Roll
,
as
also
the
Servants
,
which
We
have
thought
fit
to
allow
to
the
several
Commissioned
Officers
.
XXV
.
The
Comptroller
,
his
Deputy
or
Substitute
shall
have
free
Egress
and
Regress
into
the
Muster-master-Generals
Office
,
to
the
end
he
may
take
Notes
or
Copies
,
and
observe
how
they
do
their
duty
;
and
that
no
mistake
may
happen
by
having
the
management
in
one
Office
,
We
think
fit
that
the
Comptroller
his
Deputy
or
Substitute
,
shall
also
sign
the
Warrants
for
Pay
,
before
they
be
offered
unto
,
or
signed
by
Us
,
to
which
end
they
shall
be
sent
to
him
.
XXVI
.
The
Comptroller
of
the
musters
,
or
his
Deputy
or
Substitutes
by
him
appointed
,
shall
use
all
diligence
,
industry
and
endeavours
,
to
keep
His
Majesties
Army
in
this
Kingdom
full
and
effectual
for
His
Majesties
Service
,
not
onely
at
the
dayes
of
mustering
,
but
also
at
other
times
,
when
the
Officers
of
the
musters
are
not
expected
,
by
sending
out
his
Deputies
or
Substitutes
when
he
shall
think
it
necessary
,
and
most
for
His
Majesties
Service
,
to
the
end
that
the
constant
expectation
of
being
mustered
,
may
keep
them
to
the
duty
expected
from
them
.
XXVII
.
All
Commissions
both
of
Horse
and
Foot
,
and
all
Patents
,
Orders
,
Rules
and
Directions
for
taking
off
Cheques
,
and
all
other
things
of
like
nature
relating
to
the
Army
and
Forces
,
are
to
be
entred
at
the
Comptrollers
Office
,
as
well
as
at
the
Muster-masters
,
of
which
all
persons
concerned
are
to
take
notice
.
XXVIII
.
The
Muster-master
General
,
and
his
Deputy
shall
within
〈◇〉
dayes
after
the
return
of
every
muster
,
give
unto
Us
a
true
account
and
State
of
His
Majesties
Army
,
and
the
Cheques
imposed
thereon
,
and
that
no
mistake
may
happen
,
the
Comptroller
of
the
musters
or
his
Deputy
shall
attest
the
same
.
XXIX
.
For
the
better
putting
in
Execution
the
aforesaid
Orders
and
Instructions
,
the
Muster-master
General
,
and
his
several
Deputies
within
this
Kingdom
,
in
discharge
of
the
great
Trust
reposed
in
them
,
are
required
with
all
care
and
diligence
,
strictly
to
observe
the
same
;
and
if
any
of
the
said
Deputy
muster-masters
in
any
measure
omit
,
or
neglect
to
put
in
Execution
the
Rules
and
Directions
before
exprest
,
he
shall
be
dismissed
from
the
said
Imployment
,
and
suffer
such
other
punishment
as
We
shall
think
fit
.
And
We
require
all
the
Officers
of
the
Guards
,
and
other
the
Officers
of
the
Army
,
and
Train
of
Artillery
,
in
this
His
Majesties
Kingdom
,
to
take
due
notice
hereof
,
and
to
yield
due
obedience
thereunto
,
as
they
will
answer
the
contrary
at
their
perils
.
Given
at
His
Majesties
Castle
of
Dublin
,
the
21th
day
of
September
1672.
Hen
:
Ford
.
FINIS
.