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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92531	Articles and ordinances of warre: for the present expedition of the army of the kingdome of Scotland. By the Committee of Estates, and his Excellence, the Lord Generall of the army.	Scotland. Army.; Leven, Alexander Leslie, Earl of, 1580?-1661.; Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates.	1644 (1644)	Wing S1187; Thomason E30_17; ESTC R21106	6,234	13

ARTICLES AND ORDINANCES OF WARRE For the present Expedition of the Army of the Kingdome of SCOTLAND By the Committee of Estates and his Excellence the Lord Generall of the Army Printed at Edinburg by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty And reprinted at London for Robert Bostocke dwelling at the Signe of the Kings-Head in Pauls Church-yard 1644. Articles Ordinances of War c. THat no man pretend ignorance and that everie one may know the dutie of his place The publishing of the Articles Ordinances of War that he may do it The Articles and Ordinances following are to be published at the generall Rendezvous in everie 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 knowne to so many as joyne themselves to be professed Souldiers in the Army For this end everie Colonell and Captaine shall provide one of those Books that hee may have it in readinesse at all occasions and every Souldier shall solemnly sweare this following Oath The Souldiers Oath I N. N. promise and sweare to be true and faithfull in this Service according to the heads sworn by me in the Solemne League and Covenant of the three Kingdomes To honour and obey my Lord Generall and all my superiour Officers and Commandrs and by all meanes to hinder their dishonour and hurt To observe carefully all the Articles of War 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 uniformitie thorowout 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 than from the particular Sessions or Elderships II. Councels of War For deciding of all questions 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 appoynted wherein all Judges are sworne 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 mis-regard or shall fall out in boasting or braving while Courts are sitting hee shall be punished by death And both these Judicatories as well of the Kirk matters as of War shall be subject to the Generall Assembly and Committee of Estates respective III. Whosoever shall wilfully or carelesly absent himselfe from morning and evening Prayers Duties to God or from preaching before and after-noon on the Lords Day or other extraordinarie times appoynted for the worship of GOD when the signe is given by sound of Trumpet or Drum hee 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 paine of forfeiting the things so sold and of the imprisoning of the offenders IV. Common and ordinary swearing and cursing open prophaning of the Lords Day wronging of his Ministers and other Acts of that kind shall not only be punished with losse of pay and imprisonmene 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 Army V. If any shall speak irreverently against the Kings Majestie his authoritie or shall presume to offer violence to his Majesties Person he shall be punished as a Traytor Duties to the King Countrey Generall Hee that shall speak evill of the Cause which wee defend or of the Kingdomes the Parliaments Convention of Estates or their Committees in the defence therof 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 the enemy by speech letters signes or any other way under the pain to be punished as a Traytour No man shall give over any Strength Magazin Victuall c. Or make any such motion but upon extremitie under the same paine No man shall give supply or furnish money victuall or any commodities to the enemy upon pain of death Whosoever shall be found to do violence against the Lord Generall his Safe-guard or Safe-conduct shall dye for it Whosoever shall be found guiltie of carelesnesse and negligence in his service although he be free of treachery and double-dealing shall beare his owne punishment VI. Duties of Superiours All Commanders and Officers shall be carefull both by their authority 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 drunke to his Guard or by quarelling or any other way shall commit any notable disorder in this quarter losse of place shall be his punishment And further according to the sentence of the Court of War The Captaines that shall be negligent in training their Companies or that shall be found to withhold 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 conceale dangerous and discontented humours inclined to mutinies or grudging at the orders given them but shall make them knowne to the prime Leaders of the Army upon the paine to be accounted guilty of mutiny No Commander or Officer shall authorize or wittingly permit any Souldier to goe forth to a singular combate under paine of death But on the contrary all Officers shall be carefull By all meanes 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 Captaine shall presume at his owne hand without warrant of the Lord