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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82463	An act for settling the militia for the City of London, and liberties thereof. Monday, March 12. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas, clerk of the Parliament.	England and Wales.	1660 (1660)	Wing E1126; Thomason E1074_36; ESTC R208409	4,117	11

AN ACT For the Settling the MILITIA For the City of LONDON and Liberties thereof Monday March 12. 1659. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published THOMAS St. NICHOLAS Clerk of the Parliament LONDON Printed by John Streater and John Macock Printers to the Parliament 1659. AN ACT For the Setling the MILITIA For the City of LONDON and Liberties thereof THe Parliament taking into Serious Consideration the present State and Condition of this Common-Wealth and particularly of the City of London Do Enact and Ordain And be it Enacted and Ordained by Authority of the same That Thomas Aleyn Lord Mayor of the City of London the Lord Mayor and Sheriffes of the said City for the time being Thomas Atkin Thomas Foot John Fowke Thomas Viner Major General Alderman Richard Browne William Thompson John Robinson Anthony Bateman John Lawrence Richard King William Bolton and William Wale Aldermen Col. Lawrence Bromfield Richard Ford Major Thomas Chamberlyn William Bateman Esquire William Vincent John Jolly Esquires Major John Taylor William Antrobus Esquire Thomas Steane John Winne Theophilus Biddulph Esquires Captain Edward Storey Deputy Abraham Johnson John Saunders Thomas Bludworth Esq Maximillian Beard Esq Major Thomas Cox Major William Earely Major John Alsopp Deputy Thomas Lenthall Cownel Thomas Gower Peter Mills Master Nicholas Penninge Captain Edward Cleggat Sir Thomas Soame Jsaac Pennington Esq Samuel V●ssall Esq Major General Philip Skippon Henry Ashurst Christopher Pack John Dethick Richard Chiverton John Frederick Tempest Milner William Love and Edward Backwell Aldermen of the said City Lawrence Blomley James Noell Deputy Richard Cliffe William Lluelling John 〈◊〉 Richard Rives Leiutenant Colonel Ja●kson Thomas Morris John Bathurst John Cock William Allet Tobell Aylmer Deputy Thomas Myms and James Medlicot or any nine or more of them and no other Person or ●●rsons whatsoever be and are hereby E●●●●●● ted and Appointed Commissioners for ●he 〈◊〉 of the City of London and Liberties 〈…〉 shall have power and are hereby 〈◊〉 to Assemble and Call together all 〈…〉 person and Persons within the 〈◊〉 Ci●y of London and Liberties thereof that 〈…〉 and Convenient for the Wars and them to Train Exercise and put in Readiness And them both Horse and Foot after their A●ilties and Faculties well and sufficiently from t●me to time to cause to be Arrayed and Weapone● and to take the Musters of them in Places m●st fit for that purpose And to Lead Conduct and Imploy the Persons aforesaid Arrayed and Weaponed for the Suppression of all Rebellions Insurrections and Invasions that may happen within the said City and Liberties thereof and to fight with kill stay such Enemies and Rebels as they shall find in Arms against this Common-wealth and to disarm al known Papists and dangerous and seditious persons and all such as shall raise or endeavour to raise any Tumults or Insurrections to put the Arms of all such persons into the hands of such well-affected persons as they or any nine or more of them shall think fit to serve with the same under such Officers to be appointed by the said Commissoners as is hereafter mentioned or otherwise to secure the same for the use of the Commonwealth And Be it further Enacted That the said Officers may likewise lead conduct and emp●oy the persons aforesaid Arrayed and Weaponed as well within the said City as within any other parts of this Commonwealth for the suppression of all Rebellions Insurrections and Invasions that may happen according as they shall from time to time receive Directions from the Parliament or Council of State by Authority of Parliament Provided That no Citizen of the City of London or any of the Forces of the said City and Liberties thereof shall be drawn forth or compelled to go out of the said City or Liberties thereof for Military service without his or their free Consent And that the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them as aforesaid shall have power and are hereby authorized to Constitute make and Commissionate Colonels Captains and other Officers both of Horse and Foot and shall have power to remove and displace Colonels Captains and other Officers from time to time as they or any nine or more of them as aforesaid see cause and think fit And for furnishing Drums Colours Trophies Ammunition and other Emergencies the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them shall and have hereby power to lay sitting and reasonable Rates upon the said City and Liberties thereof not exceeding in one whole year the proportion of two Moneths Assessment upon the said City and Liberties after the rate of 35000 l. per Mensem upon England charged for maintenance of the Armies and Navies of this Commonwealth Which Moneys are to be Assessed Collected and paid as the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them shall from time to time direct and appoint under the penalties and by the wayes and means prescribed in the Act for the present six Moneths Assessment from the 25th of December last And Be it further Enacted That if any Souldier of the Militia-Forces of the said City shall at any time hereafter refuse or neglect to appear to his Colours upon Summons given by sound of Trumpet beat of Drum or otherwise by Order from the said Commissioners of the Militia or shall depart from his Colours without leave of his Captain or other Chief Officer it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners or any nine of them to Impose a penalty upon every defaulter as they shall see fit not exceeding xx s. for a Horseman and x s. for a Footman for every offence to be levied by such person and persons as the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them shall appoint by distresse and sale of the Goods of such persons making default as aforesaid The said penalties to be Imployed for carrying on of the said Service And Be it further Enacted That the said Commissioners or any nine or more of them shall and may summon all and every Treasurer and Treasurers of any former Committee or Commissioners for the Militia within the City and Liberties aforesaid or any other person or persons who by vertue of any Authority of Parliament or otherwise are possest of any sum or sums of Money or Arms in relation to the said Militia and also the late Officers of the Militia-Forces of the said City who received Drums and Trophyes for that service and to require them and every of them forthwith to pay every such sum and sums of Money and deliver such Arms Drums and Trophyes remaining in their hands as aforesaid to such person and persons as the said Commissioners appointed by this Act or any nine or more of them shall appoint to be imployed for carrying on of the said Service And in Case of non-payment and delivery of such money Arms Drums and Trophyes to Levy the same money or value of the said Arms Drums and Trophyes by Imprisonment of the person