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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84097	Camp discipline, or, The souldiers duty. In certain articles and ordinances of warre, commanded to be observed in the armie of Scotland. By His Excellence the Lord Generall of the said armie.; Articles and ordinances of warre.	Scotland. Army.; Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.	1642 (1642)	Wing E3309; Thomason E109_38; ESTC R8967	6,246	9

CAMP DISCIPLINE OR THE SOVLDIERS DVTY In certain Articles and Ordinances of WARRE commanded to be observed in the Armie of SCOTLAND BY HIS EXCELLENCE The LORD GENERALL of the said ARMIE And the Souldiers demanded of him saying What shall we do And he said unto them Do violence to no man neither accuse any falsely and be content with your wages Joh. 3.14 LONDON Printed for Jo. Rothwell in Pauls Church-yard the tenth of August 1642. ARTICLES AND ORDINANCES of WARRE c. The publishing of the Articles and Ordinances of war THat no man pretend ignorance and that every one may know the dutie of his place that he may do it The Articles and Ordinances following a●e to be published at the generall randezvous in every Regiment apart by the Marshals of the severall Regiments and in the presence of all the Officers The same shall afterward be openly read to every Companie of Horse and Foot and at such times as shall be thought most convenient by the Lord Generall and in like manner shall be made known to so many as joyn themselves to be professed Souldiers in the Armie For this end every Colonell and Captain shall provide one of those Books that he may have it in readinesse at all occasions and every Souldier shall solemnly swear this following Oath The Oath of Souldiers I N. N. promise and swear to be true and faithfull in my service to the Kingdom of Scotland according to the heads sworn by me in the Covenant To honour and obey my Lord Generall and all my superiour Officers and Commanders and by all means to hinder their dishonour and hurt To observe carefully all the Articles of war and Camp discipline never to leave the d●●●nce of this Cause nor flie from my Colours so long as I can follow them To be ready to watching warding and working so far as I have strength To endure and suffer all distresses and to fight manfully to the uttermost as I shall answer to GOD and as GOD shall help me Kirk discipline I. Kirk discipline shall be exercised and the poore cared for in every Regiment by the particular Eldership or Kirk Session to be appointed even as useth to be done in every Parish in the time of peace And that there may be an uniformitie throughout the whole Army in all matters Ecclesiasticall there shall be a generall Eldership or common Ecclesiastick judicatorie made up of all the Ministers of the Camp and of one Elder direct from every particular Regiment who shall also judge of appellations made unto them from the particular Sessions or Elderships Councels of war II. For deciding of all questions debates and quarrellings that shall arise betwixt Captains and their Souldiers or any others of the Armies and for the better observing of Camp Discipline two courts of Justice the one higher and the other lower are appointed wherein all Judges are sworn to do Justice equally The higher also to judge of appellations to be made from the lower court And if any man shall by word or gesture shew his contempt or 〈◊〉 regard or shall fall out in boasting or braving while Courts a●e sitting he shall be punished by death And both these Judicatories as well of the Kirk matters as of war shall be subject to the Councell of Estate and generall Assembly respective Duties to God III. Whosoever shall wilfully or carelesly absent himself from morning and evening prayers or from preaching before and after-noon on the Lords day or other dayes of the week when the signe is given by sound of Trumpet or Drum he shall be censured and punished for his neglect or contempt by penaltie imprisonment or other punishment as his fault deserveth After the warning given there shall be no Market nor selling of commodities whatsoever till the Prayers or Preaching be ended upon the pain of sore-faulting the things so sold and of the imprisoning of the offenders IIII. Common and ordinarie swearing and cursing open prophaning of the Lords day wronging of his Ministers and other acts of that kind shall not onely be punished with losse to pay and imprisonment but the transgressors shall make their publike repentance in the midst of the Congregation and if they will not be reclaimed they shall with disgrace be openly casseered and discharged as unworthy of the meanest place in the Armie Dutie to King countrey and Generall V. If any man shall open his mouth against the Kings Majesties person or Authoritie or shall presume to touch his sacred Person he shall be punished as a traitor He that shall speak evill of the Cause which we defend or of the Kingdom and Countrey in the desence thereof or shall use any words t●nding to the dishonour of the Lord Generall he shall be punished with death No man shall at his own h●nd without warrant of my Lord Generall have or keep intelligence with the enemie by speech 〈◊〉 signes or any other way under the pain to be punished as a auaitor No man shall give over any Strength Magazin victuall c. Or make any such motion but upon extremitie under the same pain No man shall give supply or furnish money victuall or any commodities to the enemie upon pain of death Whosoever shall be found to do violence against the Lord Generall his Safe-guard or safe-conduct shall die for it Whosoever shall be found guiltie of carelesnesse and negligence in his service although he be free of treacherie and double dealing shall bear his own punishment Duties of Superiors VI. All Commanders and Officers shall be carefull both by their authoritie and example that all under their charge live in godlinesse sobernesse and righteousnesse and if they themselves shall be common swearers cursers drunkards or any of them at any time shall come drunk to his Guard or by quarrelling or any other way shall commit any notable disorder in his quarter losse of place shall be his punishment And further according to the sentence of the court of War The Captains that shall be negligent in training their Companies or that shall be found to with-hold from their Souldiers any part of their pay shall be discharged of their place and further censured by the court of War No Commander or Officer shall conceal dangerous and discontented humours inclined to mutinies or grudging at the orders given them but shal make them known to the prime Leaders of the Army upon the pain to be accounted guiltie of mutinie No Commander or Officer shall authorize or wittingly permit any Souldier to go forth to a singular combate under pain of death But on the contrarie all Officers shall be carefull by all means to part quarrellings amongst Souldiers although they be of other Regiments or Companies and shall hav●●ower to command them to prison which if the Souldiers 〈◊〉 disobey or resist by using any weapon they shall die for 〈◊〉 No Captain shall presume at his own hand without warrant of the Lord General