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B05233 Articles and ordinances of war, by the Committee of Estates, and his Excellence, the Lord Generall of the Army. Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates.; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. 1650 (1650) Wing S1188; ESTC R183964 6,175 8

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ARTICLES AND ORDINANCES OF WAR By the COMMITTEE of ESTATES And his EXCELLENCE The Lord Generall Of the ARMY EDINBURGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the King● most Excellent Majesty 1650. ARTICLES AND ORDINANCES OF VVAR c. THat no man pretend ignorance The publishing of the Articles Ordinances of Warre and that every one may know the duty of his place that he may do it The Articles and Ordinances following are to be published at the generall Rendezvous in every Regiment apart by the Majors of the severall Regiments and in the presence of all the Officers The same shall afterward be openly read to every Company 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 Army 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 IN. The Souldiers Oath N. promise and sweare to be true and faithfull in this Service according to the heads sworne by me in the Solemn League and Covenant of the three Kingdomes 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 Warre and Camp Discipline never to leave the defence of this Cause nor flee from my Colours so long as I can follow them To be ready to watching warding and working so farre 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 I. Kirk Discipline Kirk Discipline shall be exercised and the sick 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 uniformity throughout the whole Army in all matters Ecclesiasticall there shall be a generall Eldership or common Ecclesiastick Judicatory 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 II. For deciding of all questions Counsels of Warre debates and quarrellings that shall arise betwixt Captains and their Souldiers or any others of the Army 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 misregard or shall fall out in boasting or braving while Courts are sitting he shall be punished by death And both these Judicatories as well of the Kirk matters as of Warre shall be subject to the Generall Assembly and Committee of Estates respectivè III. Duties to God Whosoever shall wilfully or carelesly absent himself from morning and evening Prayers or from P●eaching before and afternoon on the Lords Day or other extraordinary times appointed for the worship of God when the sign is given by found of Trumpet or Drumme he shall be censured and punished for his neglect or contempt by penalty 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 forfeiting the things so sold and of the imprisoning of the offenders IV. Common and ordinary swearing and cursing open profaning of the Lords Day wronging of his Ministers and other Acts of that kinde shall not only be pun●shed with losse of pay and imprisonment but the transgressours shal make their publick repentance in the midst of the Congregation and if they will not be reclaimed they shall with disgrace be openly casheered and discharged as unworthy of the meanest place in the Army V. Duties to the King Countrey and Gen● If any shall speak irreverently against the Kings Majesty and his Authority or shall presume to offer violence to his Majesties Person he shall be punished as a Traytor He that shall speak evill of the Cause which we defend or of the Kingdoms the Parliaments Convention of Estates or their Committees in the defence thereof or shall use any words to the dishonour of the Lord Generall he shall be punished with death No man shall at his own hand without warrant of the Committee or of my Lord Generall have or keep intelligence with enemy b● speech letters signes or any other way under the pain to be pun shed as a Traytour No man shall give over any Strength Magazine Victuall c. Or make any such motion but upon extremity under the same pain No man shall give supply or furnish Money Victuall or any Commodities to the enemy upon pain of death Whosoever shall be found to doe violence against the Lord Generall his Safe-guard or Safe-conduct shall die for it Whosoever shall be found guilty of carelesnesse and negligence in his service although he be free of treacherie and double dealing shall bear his own punishment VI. Duties of Superiours All Commanders Officers shal be carefull both by their authority and example that all under their charge live in godlines soberbernesse and righteousnes 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 otherway shall commit any notable disorder in his quarter losse of place shall be his pun shment 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 discontentented humours inclined to mutinies or grudging at the orders given them but shall make them known to the prime Leaders of the Army upon the pain to be accounted guilty of mutiny No Commander or Officer shall authorize or wittingly permi● any Souldier to go forth to a singular Combat under pain of death But on the contrary all Officers shal be careful by all means to part quarrellings amongst Souldiers although they be of other Regiments or Companies and shall have power to command them to prison which if the Souldiers shall disobey or resist by using any Weapon they shall die for it No Captain shall presume at his own hand without warrant of the Lord Generall to casheer or give a Passe to any enrolled Souldier or Officer who hath appeared at the place of the Generall Rendezvous nor shall any Commander Officer or Souldier depart