TWO
ORDINANCES
Of
the
Lords
and
Commons
assembled
in
PARLIAMENT
.
Die
Martis
,
2.
Maii
,
1643.
WHereas
by
an
Order
of
Parliament
,
of
the
fourth
of
January
last
,
It
was
Ordered
that
the
Colonells
,
Captaines
,
and
Lieutenants
of
the
Trained
Bands
,
or
others
in
the
Cities
of
London
and
Westminster
,
and
the
Suburbs
thereof
,
and
the
County
of
Middlesex
,
might
inflict
the
punishment
of
two
dayes
Imprisonment
without
Bayle
or
Main-prize
,
or
the
Mulct
of
five
shillings
for
supply
of
the
Service
,
upon
such
Souldiers
under
their
commands
as
should
not
repaire
to
their
Colours
at
the
time
appoynted
,
and
to
doe
their
duties
there
,
when
,
and
as
often
as
they
should
be
thereunto
required
,
unlesse
they
be
reasonably
excused
by
their
Captain
or
Lieutenant
;
Which
Order
is
not
onely
troublesome
,
but
begets
much
disaffection
betwixt
the
chiefe
Officers
and
Souldiers
,
And
therefore
it
is
not
so
fully
executed
upon
the
Offenders
as
it
ought
to
be
;
Thereforo
it
is
this
day
Ordered
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
now
Assembled
in
Parliament
,
That
for
the
better
Execution
of
the
foresaid
Order
in
every
particular
branch
therein
contained
,
(
which
every
Captaine
respectively
is
hereby
required
to
doe
)
every
of
the
said
Captaines
respectively
shall
elect
and
appoynt
,
one
able
person
to
be
Marshall
of
his
Trained
Band
,
who
shall
by
vertue
of
this
Ordinance
repaire
to
such
Souldiers
as
his
Captaine
or
Lieutenant
shall
from
time
to
time
give
him
notice
of
,
that
have
made
Breach
of
the
foresaid
Order
of
the
fourth
of
Ianuary
,
or
any
part
thereof
;
Which
Marshall
so
Elected
,
shall
with
a
Constable
,
who
is
hereby
required
to
assist
him
and
such
others
as
he
shall
call
to
ayde
him
,
in
the
name
of
his
Captaine
,
inflict
(
according
to
the
same
Order
)
the
punishment
of
two
dayes
Imprisonment
upon
him
,
or
them
,
or
the
Mulct
of
five
shillings
,
which
he
shall
forthwith
after
the
Receipt
of
the
same
,
deliver
and
pay
to
his
Captaine
,
to
be
imployed
as
by
the
same
Order
is
appoynted
;
And
for
the
paines
taken
of
every
such
Marshall
and
to
encourage
him
the
better
to
performe
his
Office
;
It
is
also
Ordered
,
that
every
Captain
respectively
shall
allow
unto
him
the
said
Marshall
,
out
of
every
five
shillings
so
Collected
as
aforesaid
,
the
sum
of
twelve
pence
,
and
if
any
such
Marshall
shall
be
found
,
remisse
,
negligent
,
or
partiall
,
in
not
performing
the
trust
in
him
reposed
;
It
is
likewise
Ordered
,
That
everie
Captaine
may
at
his
pleasure
dismisse
him
from
his
place
,
and
Elect
another
in
his
stead
,
which
he
shall
conceive
to
be
more
faithfull
to
performe
the
same
;
Also
it
is
Ordered
,
by
the
Lords
&
Commons
now
Assembled
in
Parliament
,
That
if
any
Souldier
,
or
Souldiers
,
Listed
under
any
of
the
Captaines
before
mentioned
,
shall
in
the
time
of
his
or
their
Service
,
when
he
or
they
shall
be
commanded
to
doe
duty
,
revile
,
or
give
any
ill
beseeming
language
to
the
Captaine
,
or
other
Officer
belonging
unto
him
,
or
neglect
to
doe
such
duty
,
as
at
anytime
ought
or
shall
be
imposed
upon
him
,
or
them
,
that
then
the
Captaine
or
Lieutenant
,
may
upon
the
Examination
thereof
,
commit
such
Souldier
or
Souldiers
as
shall
so
offend
to
Prison
,
there
to
remain
24.
houres
without
Bayle
or
Maine-prise
;
And
that
every
Captaine
respectively
shall
be
saved
harmelesse
by
the
Authority
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
for
Executing
the
severall
Orders
aforesaid
,
or
any
of
them
.
Die
Mercurii
,
4.
Januarii
,
1642.
WHereas
many
of
the
Trained
Bands
and
others
,
listed
under
severall
Colonels
and
Captaines
,
inhabiting
within
the
Cities
of
London
and
Westminster
,
and
the
County
of
Middlesex
,
have
neglected
to
make
their
appearance
in
Armes
,
to
doe
such
Service
by
Day
or
Night
,
within
the
Cities
and
Liberties
aforesaid
,
and
in
the
Tower
of
London
,
as
of
them
hath
bin
required
,
being
lawfully
summoned
thereunto
by
the
beat
of
Drum
,
or
otherwise
,
for
the
defence
of
King
and
Parliament
;
the
safety
of
the
Cities
and
Tower
of
London
,
with
the
adjacent
parts
,
in
the
County
of
Middlesex
:
for
the
Reformation
of
so
great
a
neglect
,
and
for
the
avoyding
of
so
emminent
evils
in
these
dangerous
times
,
that
might
ensue
thereupon
;
It
is
this
day
Ordered
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
now
Assembled
in
Parliament
,
That
the
Colonels
,
Captaines
,
and
Lieutenants
of
the
Trained
Bands
or
others
in
the
Cities
of
London
and
Westminster
,
and
the
Suburbes
thereof
,
and
the
County
of
Middlesex
,
may
inflict
the
punishment
of
two
dayes
Imprisonment
without
Bayle
or
Main-prize
,
or
the
mulct
of
five
shillings
,
for
supply
of
the
service
,
upon
such
Souldiers
under
their
Commands
,
as
shall
not
repaire
to
their
Colours
at
the
time
appointed
,
and
doe
their
duties
there
,
when
,
and
as
often
as
they
shall
be
thereunto
required
,
unlesse
they
be
reasonably
excused
,
and
that
made
knowne
to
the
Captaine
or
other
chiefe
Officers
,
or
being
come
to
their
colours
,
shall
depart
before
they
be
lodged
,
or
being
to
find
Armes
for
others
,
shall
refuse
to
provide
them
,
or
to
deliver
them
,
when
,
and
as
often
as
they
shall
be
thereunto
required
.
FINIS
.