THe Committee of Estates being frequently met , to take into consideration the disbanding of the Army presently within the Kingdome , according to a former Act of the Committee of the eleventh of September last ; And considering the dangers at this time imminent to Religion , His Majesties Person and Authority , the Union betwixt the Kingdomes , and Peace of this Kingdome , which were fully represented to them in the Remonstrance of the Commissioners of the Generall Assembly , in the Letters from their Commissioners at London , and in the informations sent hither from severall places of the Kingdom : And having at length debated , thereupon , do finde it necessar , in regard thereof , that the Army bee kept up till the meeting of Parliament in March next to come ; And do therefore remit and referre the consideration of the disbanding the Army till that meeting : And in the mean time , that the burden of the entertainment of the Army do not appear greater then really it is , The Committee of Estates have thought fit to make known to all his Majesties good Subjects , That this day the Lord Generall , the Lieutenant Generall , and Generall Majors , to testifie the willingnesse of the Army to ease the Kingdome as much as can be ; Have for themselves , in name of the whole Officers , Souldiers under their command , and contained in the establishment of the Army , freely quit and discharged to the Kingdome the proportion of their Pay underwritten , from the tenth of October instant , to the tenth day of March next to come , viz. the Foot Souldiers quits daily twelve pennies Scots , the Trouper two shillings Scots , the Dragooners proportionally , and the Officers above a Lieutenant , quits the third part of their Pay ; Which offer the Committee hath accepted , and with that deduction ordaines the Army be entertained from the said tenth of October , till the said tenth day of March next , according to the rule of Maintenance , the accounts whereof is to come in to the Generall Commissary as formerly : And the retention of the Anualrents to be proportionable to the Maintenance ; And whereas by the foresaid Act of the eleventh of September , the Shires were ordained to advance presently new three Months Maintenance ; The Committee in regard of the course taken by this Act dischargeth the advance of the saids three Moneths Maintenance , and all execution to passe for Payment thereof . And ordains thir presents to be Printed , and Published at the Market Crosses of the severall Burrows of the Kingdom , and to be sent to the Committees of War of the Shires , that none pretend ignorance thereof .