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A82413 An act for setling the militia for the City of London, and liberties thereof. Thursday, July 7. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament. England and Wales. 1659 (1659) Wing E1069; Thomason E1074_8; ESTC R208298 4,737 12

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AN ACT For setling the MILITIA FOR The City of London and Liberties thereof Thursday July 7. 1659. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament LONDON Printed by John Field and Henry Hills Printers to the Parliament And are to be sold at the seven Stars in Fleet-street over against Dunstans Church 1659. AN ACT For Setling the MILITIA FOR The City of LONDON and Liberties thereof BE it Enacted by this present Parliament and the Authority thereof That Alderman Ireton Lord Mayor and the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the City of London for the time being Major Richard Salwey Major General Philip Skippon Isaac Penington Esq Alderman Atkin Alderman Andrews Alderman Foot Alderman Fowke Alderman Dethick Alderman Titchburne Alderman Thomas Allen Alderman Thompson Alderman Milner Alderman Love Alderman Vincent Alderman Laurence Alderman Anthony Bateman Mr. Nicholas Gold Mr. Samuel Moyer Colonel John Okey Mr. Theophilus Biddulph Colonel Owen Roe Colonel Matthew Sheppard Lieutenant Colonel John Fenton Mr. Praise-God Barebone Mr. Henry Brandrith Mr. John Jackson Captain Kiffin Captain Henry Par Mr. Humphry Cliffe Captain John Marriot Mr. William Jelly Captain Ostler Captain Robert Mallory Mr. Nicholas Skinner Stephen Iles Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doiley Major Thomas Randall Major Blunt Sadler Mr. Joseph Sibley Mr. James Rand Colonel John Owen Colonel William Webb Mr. Robert Offley Mr. Thomas Benson Mr. Hugh Mason Mr. Edward Raddon Mr. Slingsby Bethell Mr. Leppington Captain Blenner Hassel Richard Downes Captain William Meade Captain Nicholas Roberts Mr. Nicholas Juxon Mr. Edward Bushel Mr. William Dashwood Mr. George Coney Major John Childe Methusa Turner William Smith Richard Eccleston William Zanckey Major Robert Russel George Gospright Samuel Southen Deputy Campfield William Allin Lieutenant Colonel Robert Price Lieutenant Colonel Foach Lieutenant Colonel John Mew Captain Thomas Bourn Captain Stephen Hemberey Captain Oram Major William Clement Thomas Arnold Esq Henry Barton Mr. Joseph Holden Captain John Owen Major Jervase Blackwell Captain Edward Storey Mr. Abraham Babbington Mr. James Hughes Richard Arnold Mr. Clement Ireton Mr. John Lawson Mr. William Harrington Lieutenant Colonel William Puckle Richard Waring Esq William Pennoyer Esq Robert Barret Nathaniel Manton Mr. _____ Ross Colonel Gower Captain John Hinde Mr. Richard Baker Colonel George Langham Mr. John Langley Mr. Alexander Lawson Captain Mark Coe and Mr. Thomas Lenthall Be and are hereby constituted and appointed Commissioners for the Militia of the City of London and the Liberties thereof And that they or any Seven or more of them shall have power and are hereby Authorised to assemble and call together all and every such well affected person and persons within the said City and Liberties thereof as are meet and fit to bear Arms and them well and sufficiently from time to time to cause to be Armed Arrayed and Weaponed and to form into Companies Troops and Regiments and to Lead Conduct and Imploy or cause to be Led Conducted and Imployed as well within the said City and Liberties thereof as within and into any other Places of this Commonwealth for suppressing of all Insurrections Rebellions and Invasions that may happen to be and to fight with Kill and Slay such Enemies and Rebels as they shall finde in Arms against this Commonwealth and further to act and do according as they shall from time to time receive directions from the Parliament or the Council of State by the Parliament appointed or to be appointed and that the said Commissioners or any Seven or more of them shall have Power and Authority to present to the Parliament or Council of State the names of such person and persons having respect to the Qualifications declared by the Parliament as they shall think fit to be Colonels Lieutenant Colonels Majors Captains and other Commission Officers of the said Persons so to be Armed Arrayed and Weaponed which Persons so presented and Approved of by the Parliament or Council of State shall have Commissions signed by the Speaker of the Parliament as the Officers of the Army have And being so Commissionated shall have Power to Train Exercise and put in readiness and also to Lead and Conduct the Persons so to be Armed Arrayed and Weaponed by the Directions and to the intents and purposes aforesaid And for the Providing of Horse and Arms and the Furniture thereunto belonging for the Arming and Weaponing the persons aforesaid And also for the defraying and paying the necessary Charges thereunto belonging Be it further Enacted That the said Commissioners or any Seven or more of them have hereby Power and Authority to Assess and Charge all and every such Person and Persons inhabiting and residing within the said City and Liberties thereof or who have any Estate within the said City or Liberties thereof proportionably according to such Estates there as are and shall be fit and meet to be Assest and Charged for the purposes aforesaid for and towards the Finding Furnishing and Providing Maintaining and having in readiness one or more Horse or Horses Arms or other Furniture according to the several Estates and Abilities of the Persons to be Assessed and Charged Provided that no one Person not having an Estate of the clear value of Three thousand pounds of which the said Commissioners are to be Iudges be Charged or Chargeable with an Horse and Arms and the Furniture thereunto belonging and that no one Person not having an Estate of the clear value of four hundred pounds of which also the said Commissioners are to be Iudges be charged or chargeable with a whole foot Arms and the furniture thereunto belonging Provided nevertheless and be it Enacted That all and every person or persons having an estate of the clear value of One hundred pounds and under the said value of four hundred pounds be chargeable by the said Commissioners for and towards the finding and providing of Drums Colours Powder Match and Bullet so that such charge upon any one person exceed not the Sum of twenty shillings 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 furnish such sufficient Horse 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 Seven or more of them to inflict a Penalty upon such person and persons not exceeding Twenty pounds And also by Warrant under their hands and Seals to commit such person and persons so refusing or neglecting to prison there to remain without Bail or Mainprize 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 or the value of such Horse Horses Arms and Furniture and such penalty inflicted by distresse