❧
BY
THE
KING
.
¶
To
Our
trusty
and
welbeloved
Our
Colonells
,
Lievtenant-Colonells
,
Serjean●-Majors
,
Captaines
,
and
all
other
Our
Officers
of
Our
Army
.
WEE
taking
into
Our
Princely
Consideration
the
ready
affection
of
Our
good
People
of
Our
Counties
of
Oxford
and
Berks
,
to
supply
and
furnish
Our
Army
with
all
possible
accommodation
the
Country
can
afford
,
Doe
expect
therefore
,
that
you
,
whom
We
have
trusted
with
Commands
,
shall
take
especiall
care
in
your
severall
Quarters
,
that
all
Souldiers
under
you
treate
,
all
Our
good
people
with
Brotherly
humanity
,
and
that
none
of
them
waste
or
spoyle
anyi
Corne
,
Hay
,
or
other
provisions
,
but
to
husband
and
preserve
the
same
,
as
much
as
may
be
:
And
doe
require
your
Care
herein
,
as
you
tender
Our
Honour
,
the
good
of
Our
Army
,
and
the
conservation
of
the
weale-publike
.
Further
commanding
you
to
let
all
the
Souldiers
under
your
Command
know
from
Us
▪
That
if
they
shall
transgresse
herein
,
they
must
expect
to
receive
that
punishment
which
either
the
law
Martiall
,
or
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
can
justly
impose
upon
them
:
And
We
admonish
you
that
upon
all
Complaints
against
any
of
your
Souldiers
,
you
render
them
to
Our
Ministers
of
Iustice
to
be
examined
and
proceeded
against
accordingly
;
Hereof
you
may
not
fayle
.
From
Our
Court
at
OXFORD
,
this
Twentieth
of
January
,
1642.
An
Agreement
of
the
great
Inquest
made
At
the
last
Sessions
for
the
County
of
WORCESTER
,
for
the
raising
of
three
Thousand
pound
Monethly
,
towards
the
payment
of
His
MAjESTIES
Forces
,
sent
and
raised
for
defence
of
the
said
County
and
City
of
Worcester
.
Wigorn
.
ss
.
Ad
general
.
Scssion
.
pacis
Dom
.
Regis
tent
.
apud
Wigorn
.
pro
Com
.
praedict
.
decimo
die
Ianuarii
,
Anno
Regni
Dom
,
CAROLI
nunc
Regis
Angliae
,
&c.
Decimo
Octavo
.
WHereas
the
great
Inquest
at
this
present
Sessions
,
upon
consideration
had
of
the
Kings
Majesties
most
gratious
Letters
,
agreed
that
there
should
be
raised
forth
of
the
County
of
Worcester
,
the
summe
of
three
Thousand
pounds
of
lawfull
English
money
a
Moneth
,
towards
the
payment
of
His
Majesties
forces
,
sent
and
raised
for
the
defence
of
the
said
County
,
and
the
City
of
Worcester
.
the
first
payment
to
be
for
this
present
Moneth
of
Ianuary
,
and
the
said
Summe
or
Summes
which
should
be
raised
,
to
be
paid
unto
the
severall
High-Constables
of
the
County
of
Worcester
,
and
to
be
paid
by
them
unto
Iohn
Bacon
Gent
.
to
be
disposed
of
by
Sir
William
Russell
Baronet
,
High-Shriffe
of
the
County
of
Worcester
,
and
Governor
of
the
said
City
,
uppon
accompt
to
be
given
by
him
to
the
Kings
Majesty
,
and
likewise
to
the
said
County
,
which
first
Monethly
payment
shall
be
paid
before
the
second
day
of
February
next
coming
,
and
so
to
continue
,
as
long
as
Sir
William
Russell
and
the
Kings
Majesties
Iustices
of
peace
of
the
County
of
Worcester
,
assembled
at
this
present
Sessions
,
shall
thinke
fit
:
And
that
the
same
Mony
should
be
assessed
by
foure
or
more
of
the
most
sufficient
Inhabitants
of
every
Parish
or
Village
in
the
County
of
Worcester
,
according
to
the
usuall
rates
of
the
payments
within
the
said
County
,
And
that
every
person
which
should
be
so
assessed
for
his
Lands
and
Rents
where
they
Lye
,
and
all
persons
of
ability
should
be
assessed
for
their
personall
estate
,
And
likewise
the
Clergy
,
and
all
others
that
are
owners
of
Impropriate
Tithes
or
any
others
Tyches
whatsoever
,
should
be
assessed
towards
the
said
paiment
from
time
to
time
,
which
said
agreement
of
the
great
Inquest
,
the
Court
doth
very
well
approve
,
and
doth
order
it
accordingly
,
It
is
thereupon
ordered
,
That
the
Clarke
of
the
Peace
shall
presently
make
out
warrants
to
the
severall
High-Constables
of
the
County
of
Worcester
for
the
Collecting
of
the
same
Per
CURIAM
.