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A49788 Lawes and ordinances of warre, established for the good conduct of the Army by Colonell Michael Iones ... England and Wales. Army.; Jones, Michael, d. 1649. 1647 (1647) Wing L696A; ESTC R7732 7,376 19

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Lawes and Ordinances OF VVARRE Established for the good Conduct of THE ARMY BY COLONELL MICHAEL IONES Commander in Chief of all the Forces in the Province of Leinster and the rest of the Garrisons late in the power of the Lord of ORMONDE DVBLIN ¶ Printed by VVilliam Bladen Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty Anno Dom. 1647. TO all the Officers of the Army Colonells Lieutenant-Colonells Serjeant-Majors Captaines other Officers and Souldiers of Horse and Foot and all others whom these Lawes and Ordinances shall concerne VVHich Lawes and Ordinances hereby published all the said Persons respectively and severally are Required and Commanded to observe and keepe on the Paines and Penalties therein expressed ¶ Lawes and Ordinances OF WARRE Of Duties to GOD. I. Blasphemy FIrst Let no man presume to Blaspheme the holy and blessed Trinity God the Father God the Sonne and God the Holy Ghost nor the knowne Articles of our Christian Faith Vpon paine to have his Tongue boared with a red hot iron II. Cursing Vnlawfull Oathes and Execrations and scandalous acts in derrogation of Gods honour shall be punnished with losse of pay and other punnishment at discretion III. Neglecting Divine Worship All those who often and wilfully absent themselves from Sermons and publike Prayer shall be proceeded against at discretion And all such who shall violate places of publike worship shall undergo severe sensure Of Duties in generall I. Intelligence with the Enemy ALL such as shall practise and entertaine intelligence with the Enemy by any manner of meanes or flights or have any communication with them without direction from the Commander in in Chief shall be punished as Traitors and Rebells II. Relief of the Enemy No man shall relieve the Enemy with Money Victualls Ammunition neither harbour or receive any such upon paine of death III. Yielding up of Forts Whosoever yeeldeth up any Towne Fort Magazine Victualls Armes Ammunition or that motioneth any such thing but upon extremity and that to the Governor or in councell shall be executed as a Traitor IIII. Carelesse service Whosoever shall be convicted to doe his Duty negligently and carelesly shall be punished at discretion V. Violating of a safeguard Whosoever shall presume to violate a Saveguard shall die without mercy Of Duties toward Superiours and Commanders I. Violating of the cōmander in Chief VVHosoever shall use any words tending to the death of the Commander in Chief shall be punished with death II. Quarrelling with Officers No man shall presume to quarrell with his superiour Officer upon paine of casheering and arbitrarie punishment nor to strike any such upon paine of death III. Departing from Captains Masters No Souldier shall depart from his Captaine nor servant from his Master without licence though he serve still in the Army upon paine of death IIII. Silence in the Army Every private man and Souldier upon paine of imprisonment shall keepe silence when the Army is to take lodging or when it is marching or imbattallio so as the Officers may be heard and their commandements executed V. Resisting against Correction No man shall resist draw lift or offer to draw or lift his weapon against any Officer correcting him orderly for his offence upon paine of death VI. Vnlawfull Assemblies No person shall make any mutenous assemblies or be present or assisting thereunto or in or by them demand their pay upon paine of death VII Resisting of the Provost Martiall No man shall resist the Provost marshall or any other Officer in the execution of his Office or breake prison upon paine of death VIII Seditious words None shall utter any words of sedition and uproare or mutenie upon paine of death IX Concealing of mutenous speeches A heavie punishment shall be inflicted upon them who after they have heard mutenous speeches acquaint not their Commanders with them X Receiving of Injuries Whosoever shall receive an injurie and shall take his owne satisfaction shall be punished by imprisonment and as it shall be thought fit by the Marshall-Court but he that is injured shall be bound if he doe not forgive the injury to seeke reparation by complaint to his Captaine or Colonell or other superiour Officer and it shall be given him in ample manner Of Duties Morall I. Drunkennesse DRunkennes in an Officer shall be punished with losse of place in a Common souldier with such penalties as a Court-marshall shall thinke fit II. Vnnaturall abuses Rapes ravishments unnaturall abuses shall be punished with death III. Adultery Adultery fornication and other dissolute lasciviousnesse shall be punished with discretion according to the quality of the offence IV. Theft Theft robbery exceeding the value of twelve-pence shall be punished with death V. Provocation No man shall use reproachfull nor provokeing words or acts to any upon paine of imprisonment and further punishment as shall be thought fit to be inflicted upon enemies to discipline and service VI. Seizing upon dead mens goods No man shall take or spoile the goods of him that dieth or is killed in service upon paine of restoring double the value and arbitrary punishment VII Murther Murther shall be expiated with the death of the Murtherer Of a Souldiers duty touching his Armes 1. Full Armour ALL Souldiers comming to their Collours to watch or be exercised shall come fully Armed upon paine of severe correction 2. Slovenly Armour None shall presume to appeare with their Armes unfixt or undecently kept upon paine of Arbitrary Correction 3. Losing of horses and Armes If a Trooper shall lose his Horse or Hackney or a footeman any part of his Armes by negligence or lewdnesse by dice or cards he or they shall remaine in quality of pioners scavengers till they be furnished with as good as were lost at their own charge 4. Pawning or selling of Armour No Souldier shall give to pawne or sell his armour upon paine of imprisonment and punishment at discretion and wheresoever any armour shall be found so sold or pawned they shall be brought againe into the Army 5. Wilfull spoyling of horses If a Trooper shall spoile his horse willingly of Purpose to be Rid of the service he shall lose his horse and remaine in the Camp for a Pioner 6. Borrowed Armes If one borrowes armes of another to passe the Muster withall the borrower shall be rigorously punished and the lender shall forfeit his goods 7. imbezelling of Ammunition None shall presume to spoile sell or carry away any ammunition delivered unto him upon paine of death Of Duty in Marching 1. Waste and extortion NOne on their march thorow the countries shall waste spoile or extort any victualls mony or pawn from any good Subject or protected person upon any Pretence of want whatsoever upon paine of death 2. Taking of horses out of the Plough No Souldier shall presume upon no occasion whatsoever to take a horse out of the Plough or to wrong the Protected husbandmen in their persons or cattell or goods upon paine of death 3. Stragling from the Colours No