Die
Mercurii
,
12
April
.
1643.
AN
Ordinance
or
Declaration
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
Assembled
.
THat
the
Committee
for
the
Militia
of
London
,
for
the
better
securing
and
safety
thereof
,
the
Parliament
,
and
parts
adjacent
,
shall
have
full
Power
and
Authority
,
by
themselves
and
such
as
shal
be
by
them
entrusted
to
raise
Regiments
of
Voluntiers
,
as
well
within
the
City
and
Liberties
,
as
without
,
in
the
Parishes
mentioned
in
the
weekely
Bill
,
for
defence
of
the
City
,
Parliament
,
and
those
places
,
as
they
shall
see
cause
;
And
that
the
same
new
Forces
shall
be
within
the
Regiment
and
Command
of
the
said
Militia
.
WHereas
for
better
defence
and
safeguard
of
the
City
of
London
,
whereon
the
safety
and
welbeing
of
this
present
Parliament
,
and
therein
of
our
Religion
,
Lawes
,
and
Liberties
,
doe
so
much
depend
,
divers
well
affected
persons
by
approbation
of
the
Committee
for
the
Militia
there
,
have
with
great
care
and
industry
,
as
well
within
the
City
and
Liberties
,
as
without
in
the
neighbour
Parishes
,
obtained
divers
Subscriptions
for
considerable
numbers
of
honest
and
trusty
persons
,
not
imployed
in
the
Militia
,
or
Trained
bands
,
as
also
for
Horse
and
Armes
,
to
the
intent
the
same
might
,
as
necessary
materials
be
in
readinesse
to
help
forward
the
preparations
for
a
publique
defence
,
in
these
times
of
imminent
danger
;
And
these
Voluntiers
being
Listed
,
Armed
,
and
Exercised
,
and
formed
into
Regiments
,
might
be
in
the
nature
of
Auxilliaries
to
the
Trained
bands
of
the
said
City
,
for
the
good
ends
&
purposes
before
mentioned
All
which
is
conceived
may
be
the
better
effected
if
the
same
new
Forces
may
according
to
their
desires
be
within
the
ordering
&
disposall
of
the
Committee
for
the
Militia
of
the
said
City
:
for
the
better
securing
therefore
of
the
Parliament
,
and
City
,
and
speeding
of
the
said
intended
good
worke
,
being
of
so
great
concernment
for
prospering
the
common
cause
,
and
the
publique
safety
,
It
is
Ordained
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
that
the
said
Committee
for
the
Militia
of
London
shall
by
themselves
,
and
such
entrusted
persons
as
they
shall
appoint
for
their
Sub-Committee
have
full
Power
and
Authority
,
within
the
said
City
and
Libertys
thereof
,
as
also
within
the
Parishes
and
places
adjacent
,
mentioned
in
the
weekly
Bill
of
mortality
,
to
take
the
voluntary
subscriptions
for
Men
,
Armes
,
Horse
and
Monies
,
of
such
well
affected
persons
as
please
to
contribute
,
and
come
into
this
imployment
,
and
convert
such
contributions
of
Moneys
and
Armes
to
the
use
of
the
same
;
And
to
List
,
Train
,
Exercise
,
and
put
into
readines
as
well
within
Libertys
,
as
without
,
in
the
parts
and
places
aforesaid
,
such
trusty
persons
,
being
none
of
the
Trained
bands
,
as
are
or
shall
be
so
subscribed
for
,
or
Listed
,
And
them
after
their
abilities
and
faculties
well
and
sufficiently
from
time
to
time
to
cause
to
be
Arrayed
and
Weaponed
,
and
to
take
the
Musters
of
them
in
places
most
fit
for
that
purpose
;
And
to
appoint
over
them
Collonels
,
and
Captaines
,
and
other
Officers
;
and
to
remove
out
of
their
places
,
and
make
others
from
time
to
time
,
as
they
shall
thinke
fit
for
that
purpose
;
And
shall
have
power
by
their
Commanders
and
Officers
,
to
lead
,
conduct
,
and
imploy
the
persons
aforesaid
,
Arrayed
,
and
weaponed
,
for
the
suppression
of
all
Rebellions
,
Insurrections
,
and
Invasions
,
that
may
happen
within
the
severall
and
respective
places
aforesaid
,
And
for
safe
guarding
the
said
City
,
Parliament
,
and
parts
adjacent
,
according
as
they
shall
from
time
to
time
receive
directions
from
the
said
Committee
;
And
the
persons
trusted
to
be
their
Sub-committee
,
or
as
shall
be
in
such
behalfe
directed
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
,
any
former
Order
,
Ordinance
,
or
Declaration
,
or
other
matter
to
the
contrary
hereof
in
anywise
notwithstanding
.
And
it
is
further
Ordered
,
Declared
,
and
Ordained
,
That
as
the
good
endeavours
of
the
said
Committee
for
the
Militia
,
the
persons
trusted
by
them
,
and
those
whom
they
have
imployed
in
procuring
the
said
subscriptions
,
as
also
of
the
subscribers
,
and
others
,
who
have
contributed
,
or
shall
concur
with
them
in
forwarding
and
profiting
of
the
said
worke
,
are
and
shall
be
taken
as
acceptable
testimonies
of
their
publique
spirits
,
and
reall
good
intentions
for
the
common
good
and
safety
,
and
the
execution
of
the
same
a
good
service
to
the
Common-wealth
,
So
the
said
parties
shall
be
by
power
of
Parliament
saved
harmlesse
both
for
what
according
to
the
true
meaning
of
the
premises
they
have
done
,
and
shall
do
herein
for
time
to
come
.
FINIS
.