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A20912 Lawes and ordinances militarie sett downe and established by the right excellente Robert Earle of Leycester ... ; to be obserued by all suche as shall serue in Her Maiest. Armie vnder him in the saide countries. England and Wales. Army.; Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588. 1586 (1586) STC 7287.7; ESTC S4208 8,471 20

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LAVVES and Ordinances militarie sett downe and established by the right excellente ROBERT Earle of LEYCESTER Baron of Denbigh Iustice of Oyer and terminer of her Maiesties Forestes Chaces and Parkes on thisside Trente Maister of the Horse to the Queenes moste Excellente Maiestie One of the Lordes of her moste honorable priuie Counsaile Knight of bothe noble Orders of the Garter and S. Michaell her Highenes Lieutenant and Captaine GENERAL of her Maiest Armie and Forces in the lowe Countries And Gouernour GENERAL of all the Prouincies and Cities vnited in the saide lowe Countries and there associates To be obserued by all suche as shall serue in her Maiest Armie vnder him in the saide Countries Imprinted at Leyden by Andries Verschout the xxv of Ianuarie 1586. de stilo nouo FOrasmuche as there is not any Estate which in peace or warre can be accounted sure or preserued from dishonour ruine vnlesse it bee supported and borne vp by Iustice duely administred and discipline orderly obserued And for that no man can be so ignorant as not to knowe that honor fame and prosperitie doe duely follow that common Wealth or Nation wherein good lawes are established the Magistrate ministring Iustice is duely regarded and the people fearing to offende are drawen vnder the rules of Iustice and obedience And seeing that martiall discipline aboue al things proper to men of warre is by vs at this time most to be folowed aswell for the aduancemēt of Gods glorie as honourablie to gouerne this Armie in good order And least that the euill inclined pleading simplicicie should couer any wicked facte by ignorance Therefore these martiall Ordinances and Lawes followinge are established and published whereby all good mindes endeuouringe to attaine honour may stand armed and receiue encouragement to perseuere in well doing such as are inclined to lewdenesse be warned from committing offences punishable which being embraced with carefull respect and followed with obediēce doe promise good order and agreemēt amongst our selues with victorie and good euēts against our enemies 1 First Blasphencers Forsomuch as the holy Name of our most mightie and inuincible God with all reuerence ought to be regarded and that destruction is pronounced to suche as blaspheme or abuse the same it is therefore ordeined and commanded that no person whatsoeuer either in common conference or communication or for any cause whatsoeuer shall blaspheme or take his Name in vaine vpon paine of losse of v.s. to the releefe of the poore for the first offence for the seconde fiue dayes inprisonment for the third losse of his place and wages 2 And because the continuall and vnspeakeable fauours of our Almightie God Diuine seruice by our vnthankfulnesse may be taken from vs and that no good euent of any action can be expected wherein God is not first and principally honored and serued It is therefore especially ordeyned and commaunded that all persons whatsoeuer shall vpon general warning giuen either by sound of Trompet or Drum repaire to the place appointed where the Diuine sernice is to be vsed there to heare the same read and preached vnlesse for the present by sicknesse or other seruice he be impeached vpon paine to lose his dayes wages for the first two danes wages for the second and so to be encreased by the discretion of the Iudge and for euery such default in the Souldier aswell the Captaine as his inferiour officers to be punished with like penaltie 3 And seeing it well beseemeth all Christians Vnlat full games especially such as professe the militarie seruice to passe away the time in matters requisite for their profession And because no time can be more vainely spent then that which is consumed in vnlawfull games besides the breeding of much contention and quarrelles And for that there be many allowable and commendable exercises for all fortes of men to vse Therefore it is streightly commanded that no priuate Souldiouror inferiour Officer shal play at Dice and Cardes nor any other vnlawfull games vpon paine of two dayes imprisonment for the first time and for after committing the like to bee further punished by the Iudges discretion 4 And for that it often happeneth Vagrant woemen that by permitting of many vagrant idle women in an armie sundry disorders and horrible abuses are committed Therefore it is ordeined that no man shall carrie into the fielde or deteine with him in the place of his garrison any woman whatsoeuer other then such as be knowen to be his lawful wife or such other women to tende the sicke and to serue for launders as shall be thought meete vp the Marshall vpon paine of whipping and banishment 5 And insomuch as clemencie amongst men of warre in some respectes is a singuler vertue Woemen with Childe Aged persons Midowes Dirgins Babes It is ordeined that no man in any part of this seruice that he shall doe shal lay violent handes vpon any woman with childe or lying in childebed olde persons widowes yong virgins or babes without especiall order from the Magistrate vpon paine of death 6. Noe man of what degree so euer he be Violent defyling of women shall enforce any wife widowe maide or virgin and by violence defile anie of them vppon paine of death 7 What person soeuer that shall be commonly giuen to drunkennesse Dronkenes and riotuousurs or riotously behaue himselfe shall be banished the Armie 8 Whosoeuer shall conceale or in any sort kepe secrete Concealement of treason Conspiracie Treason any dangerous conspiracie or other practise which may be hurtfull and may concerne the peril of her Maiesties person and realme or of her General or the estate of this Armie and shall not with all diligence reueale the same either vnto the Generall or some other Officer of especiall trust shal incurre the paines of death with tormēts 9 If anie man whatsoeuer shall practice and conspire anie thinge to the hurte or perill of her Maicsties person Treason and Conspiracy and realme or of her Generall or the estate of this Armie and be therof laufullie convinced shall suffer death with torments 10 No man shall haue speeche or conference send message Conference or writinge with or to the Ennemie deliuer or receiue letters to or from the enemie or any his confederates either secretly or openly without manifesting the same presently vnto the Generall or Marshall or hauing former authoritie so to doe vpon paine of death 11 No man being in this seruice shal depart the Campe or place of Garrison for any cause whatsoeuer Departinge from the Camp or the Garrison without leaue without the Generals especiall Pasport or other head Officer authorised vpon paine of death 12 No man shall breake out Breakinge order of the ranke or leaue the order of his ranke being once ordered in the fielde by the Marshall or Sergeant Maior without some great occasion first made knowen vnto the saide Officer vpon paine of losse either of life
or limne at the discretion of the Generall or of the Marshall 13 No man appointed to watch or warde shall shun or depart the place Watch worde neglected neither shall sleepe or neglect his duetie therein especially after the watch is set and the woorde giuen vnlesse he be orderly relieued or for some great occasion enforced with licence of his Captaine or Officer vpon paine of death 14 No man shall bewray the watchworde to the enemie or to any other Watchworde bewrated or giue any other worde then is deliuered by the Officer vpon paine of death with torment 15 No man shal raise any mutinie Mutynie or unlauful affemblies or procure vnlawfull assemblies vpon priuate secrete or hidden purpose whereby to disturbe the peace and quiet of the Armie vpon paine of death 16 Noe man shall lift vp his weapon against the Magistrate Weapon against Magistrats his Captaine or Officer vpon paine of death 17 No man shall quarell Quarrelinge or fraiemakinge in Campe or Towne of garrison brauwle or make any fray within the Campe or Towne of garrison vpon olde malice or newe occasion whatsoeuer but shall complaine to the Officer who is to decide the cause and punish the partie offending vpon paine of losse of life or limme at the discretion of the Generall or Marshall 18 And whereas sundrie nations are to serue with vs in these warres Forreiner abused vp English men so as through diuersitie of languages occasion of many controuersies may arise or happen to growe It is therefore ordeined that if any person of English nation shall finde him selfe agrieued with any wrong profered him by any forreiner that then without profering further reuēge hee shall signifie the same vnto his Captaine or other officer whereby order man be taken so as no further quarrell growe thereof but that quietnesse in all respectes may be preserued vpon paine of such punishment as the head officers shall thinke meete either by losse of life or limme 19 No man appointed to the defence of any Breach Trench or Streight Leavinge breach trench or streight vppon fained excuse either Captaine or Souldiour shall willingly leaue it or vpon any false or imagined cause or excuse shall absent himselfe from the place without sufficient warrant vpon paine of death 20 No man shail enrolle his name vnder two Captaines Souldier enrolled vnder two Captaines nor muster in seuerall companies at one time or otherwise passe in an other mans name or lende armour weapon or other furniture vpon the muster day whereby to abuse her Maiestie and weaken the present seruice vpon paine of a moneths imprisonment and banishment 21 No man shall embezill or deminish any of his Armour weapon and furniture Armour embezilled dyminished or pawned which is appointed him by his Captaine vnlesse he can prooue that he lost the same in seruice And that no man shall take in pawne any Souldiours weapon or furniture vpon paine to the Souldiour of losse of his place and to the other that shall take it in pawne the losse of the double value 22 No man shall play away engage Playing awaie of Armour or lende away his furniture but shall alwayes keepe his Armour and weapon cleane and seruiceable vpon paine of being discharged 23 No man shall deceitfully take away his companions prouision Pilfering of his fellowes victuals victuals or furniture vpon paine of imprisonment 24 No person trancyling Forceable traction of victuals or goodes lodging or abiding in any the Townes or Contreis of her Maiesties friendes or Allies shall in any wise exact or take by force from the people either victual or other their goods whatsoeuer without present payment or other sufficient order to the iust satisfaction of the partie vpon paine of death 25 No man shall forestall any victuals brought for the Campe or place of garrison Victuals forestalled but suffer the same peaceably to come into the Market place there to bee rated and priced by the Marshall or his officer before he buy the same vpon paine of death 26 No man shall robbe or spoyle any Shop or Tent Robbing or spoilinge of vitler or Marchant or any victualler or Marchāt comming for reliefe of the Campe or garrison but in all good sort shall entertaine and defend them vpon paine of death 27 No Souldiour commaunded at any time to take victuals for certaine dayes Excrabing the dates for takinge of victuals shall exceede the same dayes or spēd the same other wise then according to the proportions and time allowed him vpon paine of imprisonment or other such punishmēt as the lawfull officers shal appoint None to be spoiled beinge of the Generalls protection 28 No man shall distresse or spoyle any person standing on her Maiesties partie or beinge vnder the Generals protection vpon paine of death 29 No man shall disobey or transgresse any Proclamation made by Drumnie or Trumpet set foorth by the Generall Proclamation transgressed vppon such paine as he shall set foorth 30 No man shall resist the Prouost or his other officer in apprehending of any malefactour but if neede require Resistinge the apprehension of Malefactor● shall ayde and assist him therein or otherwise if by suche occasion any escape be made it is ordeined that euery person by whose defaulte the escape was committed shall suffer like punishment that the parties so escaped shoulde haue endured 31 No man shall molest or trouble any person being vnder his owne regiment Disturbance of any there lodginges or the leading of any other once placed by the Marshall forrier or Herbinger in the Campe or Towne but quietly to permit and suffer euery one to enioye his seuerall roome or lodging vnlesse it be by mutuall consent and agreement neither shall any man lodge out of his Captaines quarter without licence vppon paine of imprisonment 32 No man shall ouerthrowe or destroye any water Milles or water workes without speciall commaundement of the Generall Water Milles. or other heade Officer vppon paine of death 33 No mā contrarie to order shall set on fire or burne any house Burnynge vp fyre milne or corne nor at dislodging or remoouing shall set the Campe on fire without speciall commaundement from the General or other head Officer present vpon paine of death 34 No man shall make anie owterie or noise in any watch Silence in match warde or Ambush warde Ambushe or anie other place where silence is requisite and necessarie vppon paine of losse of use or lymme at the generals discretion 35 No man without great occasion shall make any Alarme Alarme but if any chance to arise then shall euery man presently repaire in all haste vnto his appointed place vnlesse some true excusable cause doe hinder him vpon paine of death 36 No man shall harbour or receiue into his lodging any person being a stranger Harboring of Strangers not in paie or of our owne