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A37986 An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the punishing of such souldiers as absent themselves from their colours and the army under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax and all souldiers who are under the command of the said Sir Thomas Fairfax are within six daies after publication hereof to repaire to their colours upon paine of death. England and Wales. Parliament. 1645 (1645) Wing E2007A; ESTC R34899 1,680 1

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AN ORDINANCE OF The Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament For the punishing of such Souldiers as absent themselves from their Colours and the Army under the Command of Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX And all Souldiers who are under the Command of the said Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX are within Six daies after Publication hereof to repaire to their Colours upon paine of death WHereas by Ordinance of Parliament intituled An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament For the speedy Raising and Impresting of Men for the recruiting of the Forces under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax in the defence of the Kingdome It is Ordained inter alia that the Committee of the Militia for the City of London the Deputy Lievtenants and Committees of Parliament in every County City or place within this Realme or any two or more of them within their severall Limits and Iurisdictions shall be and are thereby Authorised Required and Injoyned from time to time to Raise Leavy and Impresse such number of Souldiers for the defence of the King Parliament and Kingdom as shall be appointed by both Houses of Parliament by the Committee of both Kingdomes or by Sir Thomas Fairfax The said Lords and Commons for preventing abuses which may happen by the Souldiers absenting themselves from their Colours and the Army and by the harbouring and concealing of Souldiers so Raised Leavied and Imprested as aforesaid doe therefore Order and Ordaine That all Souldiers already Raised Listed or Imprested or which hereafter shall be Raised Listed or Imprested under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax shall upon paine of death to bee inflicted without mercy repaire to their Colours within six dayes after publication hereof And for such as shall be hereafter Imprested and Listed within six dayes after their Listing and constantly abide there and not depart without Licence under the hand of Sir Thomas Fairfax or of the superiour Officer then present of the Regiment wherein such Souldier or Souldiers shall Serve And ●or the better discovery of all such persons who have beene Imprested or Listed as already have or hereafter shall absent themselves from their Colours The said Lords and Commons doe hereby require and command all High Constables petty Constables Tithingmen and Headboroughs in their severall Divisions Hundreds Townes and Parishes to make strict search and inquiry in the severall Houses within their respective Limits and Parishes for finding out such Souldiers as may be harboured there And if any Souldier or Souldiers shall be found remaining in any of the Towns and Places aforesaid the high Constables and petty Constables afore-mentioned are hereby Authorised and required to apprehend their persons and carry them before such of the Deputy-Lievtenants Committees of Parliament or Iustices of Peace as are neerest to the places where they are so apprehended who are hereby authorized and required to commit such Souldiers to the County-Goale or other Prison and to secure their Horses Armes Souldiers clothes and Moneys if they have any for the Service of the State And for the preventing the harbouring and concealing any Souldier or Souldiers as aforesaid who shall depart out or absent himselfe from the said service without licence It is further Ordained and Declared That every Towne or Parish wherein such Souldier or Souldiers shall be found to be harboured or concealed shall forfeit and pay the summe of ten pounds and every person harbouring or concealing any souldier or souldiers as aforesaid shall pay for every souldier so concealed and harboured forty shillings All which said sever all summes of Money to be forfeited as aforesaid shall bee Collected Leavied and paid in such sort manner way and forme and shall be imployed to the same uses as are Prescribed and set downe for leavying of Money in the former Ordinance of Parliament for railing and maintaining Forces for defence of the Kingdome under the Command of Sir Thomas Fairfax And to the intent that all souldiers under the command of the said Sir Thomas Fairfax and all and every other person and persons concerned in the premises may take notice hereof It is further Ordained That this present Ordinance be forthwith Printed and published in the severall Market Townes and Parish Churches of every County within the power of the Parliament within six dayes next following the receipt thereof that none may pretend ignorance of any of the particulars before mentioned And it is hereby further Ordained That the Deputy-Lievtenants Committees of Parliament all Majors Bailiffs Sheriffs Governours of Towns and Iustices of Peace of the severall Counties Cities and places within this Kingdome shall take speciall care to put this Ordinance in due execution according to the purport and true meaning thereof 24 April 1645. ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament That this Ordinance bee forthwith printed and published in all Market Towns and Parish Churches in the severall Counties under the power of the Parliament Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum London Printed for Edward Husband 1645.