An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the speedy establishing of a court martiall within the cities of London, Westminster or lines of communication : together with the names of such commissioners as are appointed for the execution thereof : now published according to the originall, by reason of some mistakes in the former impression. Laws, etc. England and Wales. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B22145 of text R1895 in the English Short Title Catalog. Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 9KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B22156 Wing E2045 ocm 11896561

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 eng Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- England. eebo An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament : for the speedy establishing of a court martiall within the cities of London, Westminst n/a 1644 8 1300 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.38 C The rate of 15.38 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-03 Sampled and proofread 2014-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

AN ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT : For the speedy establishing of a Court Martiall Within the Cities of London , Westminster , or Lines of Communication .

Together with the names of such Commissioners as are appointed for the Execution thereof .

Now published according to the Originall , by reason of some mistakes in the former Impression .

Die Sabbati 17. August . 1644.

ORdered by the Lords in Parliament assembled , that this Ordinance of Martiall Law be printed according to the Originall , and forthwith published .

Ioh . Browne Cler . Parliamentorum .

London printed for Iohn Wright , in the old Bayley .

August 19. 1644.

Die Veneris 16. Aug. 1644. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament , for execution of Martiall Law , to continue for the space of foure moneths .

BE it Ordained by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament , and by Authority of the same , That Robert Earle of Essex , Captaine Generall of the Forces raised by the Authority of Parliament , Algernon Earle of Northumberland , Henry Earle of Kent , Philip Earle of Pembroke , William Earle of Salisbury , Oliver Earle of Bullingbrook , Edward Earle of Manchester , Basil Earle of Denbigh ; William Lord Viscount Say and Seale , Philip Lord Wharton , Dudley Lord North , William Lord Grey of Werk , Iohn Lord Roberts , Philip Lord Lisle , Sir William Waller , Sir Arthur Haflerig , Sir Iohn Corbet , Sir Iohn Bamfield , Sir Henry Heyman , Colonell Alexander Popham , Colonell Stapeley , Colonell Whitehead , Col. Morley , Col. Purefoy , Col. Ven , Edward Baynton Esquire , Col. William Iephson , Colonell Alexander Rigby , Thomas Arundell Esquire , Serieant Maior Generall Skippon , Sir Nathaniel Brent , Doctor Thomas Eden , Iohn Bradshaw Esquire , William Steele Esquire , Sir Iames Harrington , Colonell Brown , Colonell West , Colonell Charles Fleetwood , Col. William Strode , Col. Turner , Col. Manwaring , Col. Whitchcote , Col. Pyndar , Lieutenant Col. Welden , Lieutenant Col. Vnderwood , Lieutenant Col. Wilson , Maior Salloway , Maior Tichborn , Col. Humphrey , Col. Player , Col. Prince , Col. Harsnet , Major Camfield , William Molins , Col. Owen , Lieutenant Col. Web , Lieutenant Col. Bradley , or any twelve or more of them , whereof such of the Members of either House of Parliament , as have Commissions and commands in any of the Armies or Garrisons , and Sir Nathaniel Brent alwaies to be Three , shall be commissioners , and shall have full power and authority to hear and determine all such causes as belong to Military cognizance , according to the Articles in this present Ordinance mentioned ; And to proceed to the Tryall , Condemnation , and execution of all offenders against the said Articles , and to inflict upon the Offenders such punishment , either by Death or otherwise corporally , as the said Commissioners or the major part of them then present shall iudge to appertain to Iustice , according to the nature of the Offence , and Articles here insuing :

I. NO person or persons whatsoever , shall from henceforth voluntarily repaire or go from the Cities of London and Westminster , or from any other parts of the Kingdome , under the power of the Parliament , unto the person of the King or Queene , or Lords of the Counsell abiding with him , or her , or to any Commander or Officer of the Kings Army , or shall give or hold any Intelligence by Letters , Messages , or otherwise , with any in Armes against the Parliament , without consent of both Houses of Parliament , or the Committee appointed by Ordinance of Parliament , for managing the war , the Lord Generall of the forces raised by the two Houses , or from the respective Officers that shall command in chiefe any of the said forces , upon paine of death , or other Corporall punishment at discretion .

II . Whosoever hath , or shall plot , contrive , or endeavour the betraying ▪ surrendring , or yeelding up to the Enemy , or hath , or shall , contrary to the rules of Warre , surrender , yeeld up or betray any Cities , Towns , Forts , Magazines , or forces which now are , or hereafter shall be under the power of the Parliament , shall be punished with death .

III . No person or persons whatsoever not under the power of the Enemy , shall voluntarily relieve any person being in Armes against the Parliament , knowing him to have beene so in Armes , with any Money , Victuals , or Ammunition , upon paine of death or other corporall punishment at discretion , or shall voluntarily and knowingly harbour or receive any being in Armes as aforesaid , upon paine of punishment at discretion .

IV . No Officer or Souldier shall make any mutinous Assemblies , or be assisting thereunto , upon paine of death .

V. No Guardian or Officer of any prison , shall wilfully suffer any prisoner of War to escape under paine of death , or negligently under paine of imprisonment , and further punishment at discretion .

VI . Whosoever shall voluntarily take up Armes against the Parliament , having taken the Nationall Covenant , shall die without mercy .

VII . Whatsoever Officer or Commander , hath , or shall desert their trust , and adheare to the enemy , shall dye without mercy .

And it is hereby further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid , that the said Commissioners , or any twelve or more of them , whereof such of the Members of either House of Parliament as have Commissions and Commands in any of the Armies or Garrisons , and Sir Nathaniel Brent , alwaies to be three , shall be authorized from time to time so often as they shall thinke fit , or shall be ordered thereunto by both or either House of Parliament , to sit in some convenient place within the cities of London , Westminster , or Lines of Communication , and to appoint a Iudge-Advocate , a Provost-Martiall , and all other Officers needfull . And it is hereby further Ordained , that all Maiors Sheriffs Iustices of Peace , Constables , Bailiffes , and other Officers shall be aiding and assisting to the said Commissioners in the exectuion of the Premisses , and that the said Commissioners , and every of them , and all and every other person and persons , that shall be aiding and assisting to them in the execution of the Premisses , shall be saved harmlesse and indempnified for what they shall doe therein by authority of Parliament , provided neverthelesse that no Member of either Houses of Parliament , or Assistants of the House of Peeres shall be questioned , or tryed before the Commissioners appointed by vertue of this present Ordinance , without assent and leave first had and obtained of both Houses of Parliament .

And be it also provided , that this present Ordinance , and the authority hereby given , and appointed to the persons hereby nominated ▪ shall endure and have continuance for foure moneths from the making hereof .

Provided that this Ordinance for any offence hereafter to be committed shall not take place , or be of force untill eight daies after the publication hereof , any thing in this Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding .

FINIS .