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A82463 An act for settling the militia for the City of London, and liberties thereof. Monday, March 12. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas, clerk of the Parliament. England and Wales. 1660 (1660) Wing E1126; Thomason E1074_36; ESTC R208409 4,117 11

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AN ACT For the Settling the MILITIA For the City of LONDON and Liberties thereof Monday March 12. 1659. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published THOMAS St. NICHOLAS Clerk of the Parliament LONDON Printed by John Streater and John Macock Printers to the Parliament 1659. AN ACT For the Setling the MILITIA For the City of LONDON and Liberties thereof THe Parliament taking into Serious Consideration the present State and Condition of this Common-Wealth and particularly of the City of London Do Enact and Ordain And be it Enacted and Ordained by Authority of the same That Thomas Aleyn Lord Mayor of the City of London the Lord Mayor and Sheriffes of the said City for the time being Thomas Atkin Thomas Foot John Fowke Thomas Viner Major General Alderman Richard Browne William Thompson John Robinson Anthony Bateman John Lawrence Richard King William Bolton and William Wale Aldermen Col. Lawrence Bromfield Richard Ford Major Thomas Chamberlyn William Bateman Esquire William Vincent John Jolly Esquires Major John Taylor William Antrobus Esquire Thomas Steane John Winne Theophilus Biddulph Esquires Captain Edward Storey Deputy Abraham Johnson John Saunders Thomas Bludworth Esq Maximillian Beard Esq Major Thomas Cox Major William Earely Major John Alsopp Deputy Thomas Lenthall Cownel Thomas Gower Peter Mills Master Nicholas Penninge Captain Edward Cleggat Sir Thomas Soame Jsaac Pennington Esq Samuel V●ssall Esq Major General Philip Skippon Henry Ashurst Christopher Pack John Dethick Richard Chiverton John Frederick Tempest Milner William Love and Edward Backwell Aldermen of the said City Lawrence Blomley James Noell Deputy Richard Cliffe William Lluelling John 〈◊〉 Richard Rives Leiutenant Colonel Ja●kson Thomas Morris John Bathurst John Cock William Allet Tobell Aylmer Deputy Thomas Myms and James Medlicot or any nine or more of them and no other Person or ●●rsons whatsoever be and are hereby E●●●●●● ted and Appointed Commissioners for ●he 〈◊〉 of the City of London and Liberties 〈…〉 shall have power and are hereby 〈◊〉 to Assemble and Call together all 〈…〉 person and Persons within the 〈◊〉 Ci●y of London and Liberties thereof that 〈…〉 and Convenient for the Wars and them to Train Exercise and put in Readiness And them both Horse and Foot after their A●ilties and Faculties well and sufficiently from t●me to time to cause to be Arrayed and Weapone● and to take the Musters of them in Places m●st fit for that purpose And 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 said City and Liberties thereof and to fight with kill stay such Enemies and Rebels as they shall find in Arms against this Common-wealth and to disarm al known Papists and dangerous and seditious persons and all such as shall raise or endeavour to raise any Tumults or Insurrections to put the Arms of all such persons into the hands of such well-affected persons as they or any nine or more of them shall think fit to serve with the same under such Officers to be appointed by the said Commissoners as is hereafter mentioned or otherwise to secure the same for the use of the Commonwealth And Be it further Enacted That the said Officers may likewise lead conduct and emp●oy the persons aforesaid Arrayed and Weaponed as well within the said City as within any other parts of this Commonwealth for the suppression of all Rebellions Insurrections and Invasions that may happen according as they shall from time to time receive Directions from the Parliament or Council of State by Authority of Parliament Provided That no Citizen of the City of London or any of the Forces of the said City and Liberties thereof shall be drawn forth or compelled to go out of the said City or Liberties thereof for Military service without his or their free Consent And that the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them as aforesaid shall have power and are hereby authorized to Constitute make and Commissionate Colonels Captains and other Officers both of Horse and Foot and shall have power to remove and displace Colonels Captains and other Officers from time to time as they or any nine or more of them as aforesaid see cause and think fit And for furnishing Drums Colours Trophies Ammunition and other Emergencies the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them shall and have hereby power to lay sitting and reasonable Rates upon the said City and Liberties thereof not exceeding in one whole year the proportion of two Moneths Assessment upon the said City and Liberties after the rate of 35000 l. per Mensem upon England charged for maintenance of the Armies and Navies of this Commonwealth Which Moneys are to be Assessed Collected and paid as the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them shall from time to time direct and appoint under the penalties and by the wayes and means prescribed in the Act for the present six Moneths Assessment from the 25th of December last And Be it further Enacted That if any Souldier of the Militia-Forces of the said City shall at any time hereafter refuse or neglect to appear to his Colours upon Summons given by sound of Trumpet beat of Drum or otherwise by Order from the said Commissioners of the Militia or shall depart from his Colours without leave of his Captain or other Chief Officer it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners or any nine of them to Impose a penalty upon every defaulter as they shall see fit not exceeding xx s. for a Horseman and x s. for a Footman for every offence to be levied by such person and persons as the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them shall appoint by distresse and sale of the Goods of such persons making default as aforesaid The said penalties to be Imployed for carrying on of the said Service And Be it further Enacted That the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them shall and may summon all and every Treasurer and Treasurers of any former Committee or Commissioners for the Militia within the City and Liberties aforesaid or any other person or persons who by vertue of any Authority of Parliament or otherwise are possest of any sum or sums of Money or Arms in relation to the said Militia and also the late Officers of the Militia-Forces of the said City who received Drums and Trophyes for that service and to require them and every of them forthwith to pay every such sum and sums of Money and deliver such Arms Drums and Trophyes remaining in their hands as aforesaid to such person and persons as the said Commissioners appointed by this Act or any nine or more of them shall appoint to be imployed for carrying on of the said Service And in Case of non-payment and delivery of such money Arms Drums and Trophyes to Levy the same money or value of the said Arms Drums and Trophyes by Imprisonment of the person
or by distresse and sale of his goods rendring the over-plus to the party distrayned And also it is Enacted That no person or persons other then the persons aforenamed do or shall from henceforth Act or exercise any power or Authority as Members of the Militia for the City of London by force or colour of any former Order Ordinance Act or Authority of Parliament and that all and every person and persons who shall act or do any act or thing whatsoever by vertue of this Act concerning the said Militia shall be saved harmlesse and Indempnified for and concerning the same by Authority of Parliament And lastly It is hereby Declared and Enacted That this present Act or any thing therein or thereby Declared or Enacted shall not in any wise diminish or prejudice the just and antient Rights of the City of London touching the Militia of the said City Provided That no person shall be charged with Horse and Arms unlesse such person have the yearly Revenue of 500 l. per annum or have an Estate of 6000 l. in Goods or Money or other Estate equivalent thereunto And so proportionably as the Commissioners in their Discretions shall think reasonable And the said Commissioners are not to charge any person with finding a Foot-Souldier in Arms that hath not a yearly Revenue of 40 l. or a personal Estate of 500 l. in goods or money and after the said rate proportionably for a greater or lesser Estate It shall be lawfull for the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them to impose the finding of a Horse and Arms as aforesaid by joyning two or three or more persons together in the Charge as in their Iudgments shall seem most conducible to the publick Safety And the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them are hereby authorised to hear and examine Complaints upon Oath which they have hereby power to administer and redresse as they shall see cause And be it further Enacted That the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them shall Require and Direct all Persons so charged as aforesaid with Horse and Armes to allow two Shillings per diem to the Troopers that Serve with their Horse and Armes for maintenance of the Man and Horse and twelve pence a day to the Foot Souldiers for so many days as they shall be absent from their Dwellings or Callings by occasion of Muster or Exercise And be it further Enacted That if any Person or Persons so to be Assessed or Charged by the said Commissioners shall refuse or neglect by the time to be Appointed by the said Commissioners to provide and funish such sufficient Horse or Horses Arms and other Furniture or to pay such Sum or Sums of Money towards the Providing and Furnishing as aforesaid That then it shall and may be Lawful to and for the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them to inflict a penalty upon such Person or Persons not exceeding twenty pounds and also by Warrant under their Hands and Seals to Commit such person or persons so refusing or neglecting to Prison there to remain without Bayle or Main-prize till he or they shall Conform thereunto and pay such penalty so inflicted as aforesaid Or else by like Warrant to Levy such Sum or Sums of Money to the value of such Horse Armes and Furniture and such penalty inflicted by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the person or persons so neglecting or refusing rendring the overplus to the Party so Distrained all necessary Charges in Levying thereof being first deducted Provided also That if any person or persons shall be Assessed to find Horse and Armes in the County City or place where his chief Mansion house is for his whele Estate That then upon a Certificate or Certificates that such person or persons is are so Assessed for his whole Estate in the said County City or place such person or persons shall be discharged of any Assessment for the same in any other County City or place where any other part of his Estate shall lye Provided always That no person shall be permitted to Ride a Horse or Carry Armes in this Service who hath beén in Armes against the Parliament or voluntarily aiding or assisting therein and hath not since manifested his good affection to the Parliament Provided also That no person shall be Imployed in this Service within this Common-wealth as a Commission-Officer of the Militia Raised or intended to be Raised but such or the Sons of such who have Assisted and Adhered to the Parliament and their Cause unless such Sons have shewed their Disaffection to the Parliaments Cause Provided also That this Act shall continue for one year unless the Parliament take other Order Monday March 12. 1659. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published THOMAS St NICHOLAS Clerk of the Parliament LONDON Printed by John Streater and John Macock Printers to the Parliament 1659.