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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83588	Votes concerning the post-master. Also rules of direction for the government of souldiers, made by Captain Dovvet, and delivered to his troopers. With his speech for their observance.	Dowet, Captain.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing E2442; Wing V708A; Thomason E113_8; ESTC R22110	1,825	9

VOTES CONCERNING THE POST-MASTER ALSO RVLES OF DIRECTION FOR The Government of Souldiers made by Captain DOVVET and delivered to his Troopers With his Speech for their Observance LONDON Printed for H Blunden August 22. 1642. VOTES VPon Mr Prideaux Report from the Committee for the Post-Masters It was resolved upon the Question That the Taking of the severall Letters in this Case from the severall Carriers and the severall restraints imprisonments of Dover Chapman Cotton and Mackcarell is against the Law and Libertie and freedome of the Subject Resolved c. That these severall persons ought to have Reparations and Damages from Sir Iohn Cooke and Sir Francis VVindibanke then Secretaries of State and Master VVitherings respectively Resolved c. That Sir Iohn Cooke Sir Francis VVindibanke and Master VVitherings are Delinquents AN ORDER MADE BY CAPTAIN DOWET FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS SOVLDIERS GEntlemen being as it hath pleased his Excellencie the Earl of Essex Generall to appoint me to be your Captain Therefore I humbly desire you all to do your endeavours to observe my Commands which Command shall never be but for the good and service of His Maiestie and High Court of Parliament and your own safeties against those malignant parties which doth imploy their industries to breed dissention between his Maiestie and his great Councell which at length will prove a destruction to his people if God doth not put his hand to the Cause Therefore to render you more capable for this imployment I have here set part of the Rules which you are to observe under me 1 First That no man shall take the Name of the Lord in vain or any other prophane Oath 2 That all men shall observe the Lords day excepting when you are upon dutie 3 That no man shall be drunk or disorder himself 4 That no man shall bring or cause to be brought any lewd or uncivill women in his Quarter 5 That no man shall abuse his fellows by ill language or stroke or give them the lie 6 That none shall play at Cards or Dice or any Game which is not lawfull And if any playes above half a Crown at any game which is lawfull both winner and looser shall be punished and the money distributed to those that gives notice of their gaming 7 That every man shall give notice to his Officers what quarrell there is amongst the Troopers and in case that any knows of the quarrell and doth not hinder it and give intelligence to the Officers both quarreller and spectator shall be punished 8 That all men shall repair to their lodging after the setting of the Watch which will be performed by the sound of the Trumpet or the touling of the Bell. 9 That no man upon a March shall offer to stay behind or march before the Troop or go out of his Quarter without licence of the Officers 10 That no man shall offer to steal one from another or any bodie else especially any Tackling belonging to Horse or Armour 11 That no man shall abate the allowance of his Horse or sell or pawn any of his Armor 12 That no man shall give any uncivill language in the quarters where they lodge or as they march especially to a woman or maid 13 That all men shall pay for whatsoever they call for or have from their Landlord or parts where they are billetted 14 That none shall offer to shoot his Pistoll or Carabine upon exercising especially upon the Watch without command 15 That all men shall give notice to their Officers if they hear of any that means to fall off from the service 16 That all men shall obey the command of the Officers from the highest to the lowest 17 That every man shall take notice that he is bound to do his endeavour to bring to condign punishment any that transgresseth in these Articles And if they know and do not give intelligence of it they shall be as guiltie as the offendours Gentlemen I am confident that he which desires to do his Countrey service and expect hereafter to deserve to be a Commander shall not find this Rule hard to be observed he that is nobly minded shall find it easie One thing more which I desire of you all is that you may love one another for where there is a true love and unity there is a blessing of God And where there is a blessing of God there can happen no evill Secondly that you be carefull of your horses and armour for if you neglect that you can do no good service Thirdly that you live peaceably with all those that stands for King and Parliament flie discentions amongst your selves and be contented with your pay and extort upon no man Flie from vices and no doubt God shall blesse all that you shall undertake And more assure your selves if you do your endeavours to follow these rules here mentioned that nothing shall be lacking of my part to do you good and to further you in it If there be any of you that thinks he shall not be able to observe this and that this is too exact let him freely speak before his name be listed and he shall have free leave to change Troop and to put himself under the Command of any other Captain FINIS