CHARLES
REX
,
CHARLES
,
by
the
grace
of
God
,
King
of
England
,
Seotland
,
France
,
and
Ireland
,
Defender
of
the
Faith
,
&c.
To
our
trusty
and
well-beloved
Sir
Nicholas
Crispe
,
Sir
George
Stroude
,
Sir
Tho
.
Gardener
,
Knight
;
Recorder
of
London
,
Sir
George
Binion
,
Knight
;
〈◇〉
Esquire
,
Marmaduke
Royden
,
Esquire
;
Tho
.
Broome
,
Esquire
,
Peter
Paggin
,
Charles
Ginnings
,
Robert
Abbot
,
Will
.
White
,
Steven
Boulton
,
Robert
Alden
,
Edward
Foster
,
Tho
.
Blinkhorne
,
of
London
,
Gentlemen
;
and
to
all
such
other
person
or
persons
,
as
according
to
the
true
intent
and
purport
of
these
presents
,
shall
bee
nominated
,
and
appointed
to
be
Generalls
,
Collonels
Lievtenant
Collonels
,
Serjeant
Majors
,
or
other
Officers
,
or
of
Our
Councell
of-Warre
greeting
;
Whereas
in
the
Cities
of
London
and
Westminster
and
Suburbs
thereof
,
our
Borough
of
Southwarke
and
County
of
Middlesex
there
are
raised
and
continued
great
number
of
Militarie
forces
both
Horse
and
Foot
,
who
under
the
command
of
Robert
Earle
of
Essex
as
their
Generall
,
and
under
the
conduct
of
divers
others
,
pretending
to
derive
their
Authoritie
from
the
two
Houses
of
Parliament
,
have
trecherously
levied
Warre
,
and
rebelled
against
their
Liege-Lord
,
and
many
of
our
Subjects
have
beene
seduced
by
false
information
,
by
the
practice
of
a
few
,
who
have
been
the
contrivers
of
those
mischievous
plots
,
and
have
joyned
with
them
,
either
in
person
,
or
by
ayding
of
them
with
men
,
money
,
horses
,
or
other
things
,
and
many
of
our
good
loyall
subjects
,
over-awed
by
the
power
of
the
Rebels
,
have
been
forced
to
contribute
to
them
for
the
maintenance
of
this
unnaturall
War
,
and
others
refusing
have
been
Plundered
,
and
robbed
of
their
estates
,
and
some
committed
to
severall
Prisons
,
and
others
barbarously
used
contrary
the
liberty
of
free-borne
men
,
contrary
to
the
Law
of
the
Land
,
and
all
humanity
,
of
which
injury
and
calamity
falling
upon
our
good
Subjects
,
wee
are
very
sensible
,
and
are
desirous
to
give
reliefe
to
Our
good
Subjects
by
all
the
best
meanes
Wee
can
,
and
to
resist
the
violence
and
insolencie
of
those
Rebels
,
and
their
adherents
,
We
having
no
other
end
,
but
to
preserve
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
the
integrity
and
puritie
thereof
,
to
maintaine
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
,
the
liberty
of
persons
,
and
the
propriety
of
the
estates
of
our
Subjects
,
and
just
priviledges
of
Parliament
.
Wee
have
thought
fit
for
our
better
service
,
to
settle
a
Councell
of
warre
in
and
about
our
City
of
London
,
who
may
take
those
things
into
their
sad
consideration
which
may
conduce
best
to
this
end
,
and
have
such
Commanders
and
Officers
setled
in
the
places
aforesaid
,
which
may
both
raise
,
governe
,
and
lead
such
forces
as
may
be
raised
:
We
therefore
imposing
speciall
trust
and
confidence
in
your
fidelitie
,
industry
,
and
good
disposition
,
have
made
choyce
to
nominate
and
appoint
you
to
be
our
Councell
of
war
of
the
said
Cities
of
London
and
Westminster
,
and
Suburbs
thereof
,
and
of
our
said
County
of
Middlesex
and
the
Borough
of
Southwarke
and
hereby
give
authoritie
to
you
,
or
any
foure
of
you
to
make
choyce
of
any
other
,
to
nominate
under
the
hands
and
Seale
of
any
foure
of
you
which
with
your selves
shall
make
up
in
all
the
number
of
21
and
no
more
,
and
wee
doe
give
and
grant
to
you
,
or
any
foure
of
you
power
and
authority
at
such
a
time
,
and
in
such
place
as
you
shall
thinke
convenient
,
to
assemble
and
meete
together
,
and
there
to
consult
,
advise
,
and
resolve
,
of
all
such
things
,
and
such
wayes
and
meanes
,
as
you
or
any
foure
of
you
shall
think
fittest
for
raising
of
forces
,
both
of
horse
&
foot
,
either
of
the
inhabitants
of
the
said
Cities
,
County
,
or
borough
,
or
any
of
the
adiacent
counties
&
places
,
who
wil
voluntarily
associate
themselves
to
that
purpose
,
those
forces
to
arm
,
muster
,
conduct
,
order
,
lead
,
and
governe
in
the
place
to
that
purpose
appoynted
,
according
to
these
presents
,
or
any
of
the
Counties
adjacent
in
such
manner
as
you
your selves
or
such
other
able
and
fitt
persons
,
as
you
or
any
foure
of
you
,
shall
to
that
purpose
appoynt
according
to
these
presents
thinke
fitt
,
and
the
better
to
effect
this
our
Service
we
give
and
grant
to
you
or
any
foure
of
you
power
and
authority
under
your
hands
and
seale
,
to
make
choyce
of
and
appoint
of
such
fitt
persons
,
as
you
shall
thinke
meete
to
be
Captaines
Generalls
of
those
forces
thus
to
be
raised
,
and
such
other
persons
as
you
or
any
foure
of
you
shall
in
like
manner
make
choyse
of
or
appoynt
to
be
Collonels
Lievtenant
Collonells
,
Sergant
Majors
,
over
those
forces
in
such
manner
and
such
places
as
you
shall
so
apoynt
,
who
by
vertue
thereof
and
by
verue
of
these
presents
shall
have
power
and
authority
to
doe
execution
and
performe
all
such
things
,
which
to
these
severall
offices
of
Imployments
,
according
to
the
law
martiall
doe
belong
,
and
wee
doe
hereby
promise
and
grant
,
that
withall
covenient
speed
after
we
shall
have
notice
from
you
or
any
4
of
you
,
under
your
hands
and
seale
of
your
nomination
doe
hereby
promise
and
grant
to
raise
mony
for
the
clothing
arming
,
furnishing
and
paying
of
all
such
Souldiers
as
shall
be
thus
Raised
,
&
for
the
providing
of
all
ammunition
and
other
necessaries
for
the
war
,
all
which
mony
upon
iust
account
wee
doe
for
us
,
Our
Heirs
,
and
sucessors
,
promise
grant
and
agree
,
well
and
truly
to
pay
as
soone
as
wee
shall
be
inabled
thereunto
,
and
in
the
meane
time
to
secure
the
same
to
those
who
for
our
Service
,
and
by
your
mediation
and
industry
shall
lend
and
disburse
the
same
,
and
wee
further
by
these
presents
doe
grant
that
such
Generalls
,
Collonels
,
Leivetenant
Collonells
and
other
officers
so
by
you
nominated
as
aforesaid
,
shall
have
full
power
and
authority
by
vertue
of
these
presents
to
lead
&
govern
the
souldiers
under
their
charge
,
and
with
them
to
fight
against
our
enemies
and
Rebels
,
and
them
to
slay
and
destroy
,
or
them
to
save
according
to
the
law
Martiall
,
or
course
of
war
;
For
the
doing
of
all
which
this
shall
bee
to
you
,
them
,
and
all
of
them
,
a
sufficient
warrant
,
willing
and
commanding
all
other
officers
and
souldiers
,
which
by
vertue
hereof
you
shal
retain
,
to
obey
,
readily
to
receive
and
accomplish
your
direction
&
command
,
and
summons
in
all
things
hereunto
appertaining
or
necessary
to
be
done
;
as
also
all
Majors
,
Sheriffs
,
iustices
of
peace
,
Commissioners
of
Array
,
and
all
other
officers
Our
loving
subjects
,
to
to
be
aiding
and
assisting
to
you
and
all
other
persons
,
that
you
shall
appoint
under
any
foure
of
your
hands
and
seale
for
the
advancing
of
our
speciall
service
,
for
which
this
shall
be
to
you
,
and
to
every
one
of
you
a
sufficient
warrant
.
In
witnesse
whereof
We
have
caused
these
our
Letters
to
be
made
Patents
.
Dated
at
Oxford
the
16
of
March
,
in
the
eighteenth
yeare
of
Our
Raigne
.
FINIS
.