An
Ordinance
Or
DECLARATION
Of
the
Lords
and
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
.
WHereas
divers
Regiments
of
Foot
,
and
Troopes
of
Horse
,
have
long
since
bin
lysted
in
the
Army
raysed
by
the
Parliament
,
for
the
defence
of
the
King
and
Kingdome
,
under
the
command
of
Robert
Earle
of
Essex
,
of
which
some
are
not
marched
away
to
their
Rendezvous
,
according
to
their
duty
,
and
others
are
not
of
fitting
numbers
for
service
,
yet
all
receive
pay
to
the
great
charge
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
by
this
their
neglect
doe
great
preiudice
to
the
publique
Cause
;
in
which
Religion
,
Lawes
and
Libertie
,
are
so
much
concerned
.
It
is
therefore
Ordeyned
and
Declared
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
That
such
regiments
of
Foot
as
consists
of
foure
hundred
men
or
more
,
and
troops
of
Horse
,
as
consist
of
forty
or
more
,
shall
within
forty
eight
houres
after
publication
hereof
,
march
towards
the
place
where
they
shall
understand
the
Lord
Generall
to
be
,
except
by
speciall
Order
they
be
directed
to
any
other
place
;
And
they
shall
not
stay
by
the
way
longer
then
for
their
necessary
refreshment
;
And
such
regiments
or
troopes
as
shall
faile
herein
,
or
shall
not
consist
of
such
numbers
as
is
before
specified
,
That
is
to
say
,
a
Regiment
of
Foot
of
foure
hundred
,
and
a
Troop
of
Horse
of
forty
,
shall
be
casheired
and
also
lyable
to
such
further
punishment
,
as
upon
examination
of
the
cause
of
their
fayling
,
and
neglect
,
shall
bee
found
that
they
have
deserved
.
And
the
common
Souldiers
of
such
Regiment
or
troope
so
casheired
,
shall
be
disposed
of
,
for
the
filling
up
and
recruting
of
others
.
Yet
in
regard
the
Captaines
of
some
regiments
which
have
not
the
number
of
four
hundred
,
may
have
beene
carefull
to
raise
and
compleate
their
own
Companies
,
And
that
there
is
no
reason
they
should
suffer
for
the
default
of
others
;
either
the
Colonels
or
other
Captaines
that
have
not
beene
so
carefull
,
It
is
thought
fit
,
that
such
Captaine
of
any
regiment
now
to
be
casheired
,
as
shal
have
his
company
compleat
,
shall
be
continued
in
his
entertainment
,
together
wit●
his
company
,
&
shall
march
unto
the
place
where
the
Lord
Generall
shall
be
,
to
bee
disposed
of
by
him
in
any
other
regiment
,
or
otherwise
Imployed
as
his
Lordship
shall
think
fit
.
And
it
is
further
declared
,
That
the
regiments
of
Colonell
Essex
,
and
Colonell
Ballard
,
shall
not
be
understood
to
bee
within
this
order
,
in
regard
both
those
Colonels
have
bin
,
and
yet
are
imployed
in
the
service
of
the
State
;
And
their
absence
may
be
a
cause
,
that
their
regiments
are
not
in
that
forwardnesse
that
otherwise
they
would
have
beene
.
But
they
are
hereby
enioyned
with
all
possible
speed
to
march
unto
the
Army
.