Souldiers so as the one shall giue words of offence vnto the other to mooue quarrell the Officer or Souldier shall giue notice thereof to his Corporall or superior officer and the Corporall or superior officer shall commit the offender and if it happen between Commanders the officer offended shall giue notice to the Generall or Marshal that he may be committed who for the first offence shall suffer three daies imprisonment and make the officer wronged satisfaction before his squadron to repaire him and satisfie him without base submission which may vnworthy him to carry Armes And the officer or Souldier so offended hauing satisfaction offered shall with all willingnes receiue it for which both producing it to his Officer and accepting of satisfaction hee shall bee reputed an officer or souldier well gouerned in himselfe and so much the fitter to be aduanced in Commaund ouer others and if any shall vpbraid him for not hauing fought a sauage headlong reuenge against his fellow the officer or souldier so vpbraiding shall bee punished and make satisfaction as the first offender and if any shal so offend the second time he shall suffer ten nights lying head and heeles together with Irons vpon the guard and haue his entertainement checkt for one month and make satisfaction to the officer or souldier as before remembred and for the third offence hee shall bee committed to the Gallies three yeeres And if vpon the first offence giuen by any officer or souldier vnto any other in words as aforesaid and the other returne iniurious words againe they shall both be taken as like offenders and suffer like punishment sauing that he who gaue the first offence shall offer first repaire vnto the offended which he the offended shall accept and then shal hee proceed to returne tho like satisfaction vnto the other and if any shall bee obstinate in this point of repaire and satisfaction hee shall suffer sharpe and seuere punishment vntill hee shall consent vnto it the words or manner of satisfaction to be giuen vnto the Party or parties offended shall be appointed by the chiefe officer of the Company vnder whom the officer or souldier shall happen to bee with the knowledge of the prouost Marshall prouided that if the Officer or souldier shall desire it hee may appeale vnto the chiefe officer of the Garrison or vnto the Marshall if hee shall be present to Iudge of the equity of the satisfaction And if any Lanceprâ—zado Corporall or other officer shall happen to bee present or shall take knowledge of any such offence offered of one partie or Quarrell sought and accepted of more parties he shall presently cause the partie or parties so offending to bee committed to prison that due execution may follow as is formerly prouided And if any Lanceprizado Corporall or superior officer shall neglect his or their duty or duties heerein appointed by not bringing the offender and their offences to the knowledge of the superior office that satisfaction as aforesaid vpon the fault committed may orderly follow the officer so offending shal for his first omission negligence and contempt suffer ten daies Imprisonment for the second twenty and for the third losse of his place and to bee put to the duty of a Centinell And if any officer or Souldâ—er shall be present when two or more shall draw weapons with intent to fight or shall fight they shall presently doe their best to part them and if he be an officer he shall commit them or put them vnder safe guard to bee committed and if hee bee a priuate souldier hee shal giue notice to the prouost marshall or vnto the first officer that he shal meet with of the parties offending who shall presently take order that they may be apprehended and committed to the Prouost Martialcy and if any officer or souldier shall happen to see any officer or souldier so fighting and shall not doe his best to part them without fauouring one part or other hee shall bee punished at the discretion of the officer in chiefe and the punishment shall extend to the taking away of life if the cause shal so require and if any officer or souldier shall know of any purpose in any to fight and shall not stay them or discouer them to such officers as are competent to stay them but that they goe to fight and doe accordingly fight that officer or souldier shall bee taken and shall bee punished cleerely and in the same sort as the offence deserueth punishment betweene them fighting 14 That officer or Souldier that shall challenge another to fight and hee that shall carry any Challenge knowing it to be a Challenge and he that accepteth any such Challenge with a purpose and returne of answere to meete the saide Challenger to fight with him in this case they shall all three be held alike calpable and lie subiect to the Censure of a Martiall Court 15 That officer who shal command the guard and let such Challengers and Challenged passe the ports vpon his knowledge to fight shall bee casseird and if the officer be vnder the degree of a Captaine hee shall bee put to doe the duty of a Centinell 16 No officer shall strike any souldier for any thing not concerning the order and duty of seruice and the publique worke of the Colony and if any officer shall so doe hee shall bee punished as a priuate man in that case and bee held vnworthy to command so peruerting the power of his place and authority 17 No man shall be Captaine of the watch at any time vnder the degree of an Ensigne 18 He that shall take the name of God in vain or shall play at Cards or dice vpon the Court of guard for the first time so offending he shall bee committed to prison there to lie in Irons for three daies for the second time so offending hee shall be whipt and for the third time so offending hee shall bee condemned to the Gallies for one yeere 19 Hee that shall absent himselfe from the Court of Guard vppon his watch aboue one houre without leaue of his Corporall or superiour officer shall for his first time so offending at the relieuing of the watch bee committed to prison and there to lye in Irons for 3. dayes for the second time he shall be committed to prison and there lye in irons for one weeke and haue his entertainement checkt for one weeke and for the third time hee shall be committed to the Gallies for sixe moneths He that shall swagger and giue iniurious words vpon the court of guard for the first offence hee shall aske forgiuenesse vpon his knees of the officers and rest of the Guard before the Captain of the watch at that time for his second time so offending he shall bee committed to the Gallies for one yeere 21 He that draweth his sword vpon the Court of Guard shall suffer death by the Armes which he weareth 22 Hee that should draw his sword in a towne of Garrison or
but shall be readie both in the morning in the afternoone vpon the beating of the Drum to goe out vnto his worke nor shall hee returne home or from his worke before the Drum beate againe and the officer appointed for that businesse bring him of vpon perill for the first fault to lie vpon the Guard head and heeles together all night for the second time so faulting to be whipt and for the third time so offending to be condemned to the Gallies for a yeare 29 No man or woman vpon paine of death shall runne away from the Colonie to Powhathan or any sauage Weroance else whatsoeuer 30 He that shall conspire any thing against the person of the Lord Gouernour and Captaine Generall against the Lieutenant Generall or against the Marshall or against any publike seruice commaunded by them for the dignitie and aduancement of the good of the Colony shall be punished with death and he that shall haue knowlege of any such pretended act of disloyalty or treason and shall not reueale the same vnto his Captaine or vnto the Gouernour of that fort or towne wherein he is within the space of one houre shall for the concealing of the same after that time be not onely held an accessary but a like culpable as the principall traitor or conspirer and for the same likewise he shall suffer death 31 What man or woman soeuer shal roâ—bany garden publike or priuate being set to weed the same or wilfully pluck vp therin any root herbe or flower to spoile and wast or steale the same or robbe any vineyard or gather vp the grapes or steale any cares of the corne growing whether in the ground belonging to the same fort or towne where he dwelleth or in any other shall be punished with death 32 Whosoeuer Seaman or Landman of what qualitie or in what place of commaund soeuer shall be imployed vpon any discouery trade or fishing voiage into any of the riuers within the precincts of our Colonie shall for the safety of those men who are committed to his commaund stand vpon good and carefull guard for the preuention of any treachery in the Indian and if they touch vpon any shore they shal be no lesse circumspect and warie with good and carefull guard day and night putting forth good Centinell and obseruing the orders and discipline of watch and ward and when they haue finished the discouery trade or fishing they shall make hast with all speed with such Barke or Barkes Pinisse Gallie Ship c. as they shall haue the commaund of for the same purpose to Iames towne againe not presuming to goe beyond their commission or to carry any such Barke or Barkes Gally Pinnice Ship c. for England or any other countrey in the actuall possession of any Christian Prince vpon perill to be held an enemie to this plantation and traitor thereunto and accordingly to lie liable vnto such censure of punishment if they arriue in England as shall be thought fit by the Right Honourable Lords his Maiesties Councell for this Colonie and if it shall so happen that he or they shall be preuented and brought backe hither againe into the Colonie their trecherous flight to be punished with death 33 There is not one man nor woman in this Colonie now present or hereafter to arriue but shall giue vp an account of his and their faith and religion and repaire vnto the Minister that by his conference with them hee may vnderstand and gather whether heretofore they haue beene sufficiently instructed and catechised in the principles and grounds of Religion whose weaknesse and ignorance herein the Minister finding and aduising them in all loue and charitie to repaire often vnto him to receiue therein a greater measure of knowledge if they shal refuse so to repaire vnto him and he the Minister giue notice thereof vnto the Gouernour or that chiefe officer of that towne or fort wherein he or she the parties so offending shall remaine the Gouernour shall cause the offender for his first time of refusall to be whipt for the second time to be whipt twice and to acknowledge his fault vpon the Saboth day in the assembly of the congregation and for the third time to be whipt euery day vntil he hath made the same acknowledgement and asked forgiuenesse for the same and shall repaire vnto the Minister to be further instructed as aforesaid and vpon the Saboth when the Minister shall catechise and of him demaund any question concerning his faith and knowledge he shall not refuse to make answere vpon the same perill 34 What man or woman soeuer Laundrer or Laundresse appointed to wash the foule linnen of any one labourer or souldier or any one else as it is their duâ—ies so to doe performing little or no other seruice for their allowance out of the store and daily prouisions and supply of other necessaries vnto the Colonie and shall from the said labourer or souldier or any one else of what qualitie whatsoeuer either take any thing for washing or withhold or steale from him any such linnen committed to her charge to wash or change the same willingly and wittingly with purpose to giue him worse old and torne linnen for his good and proofe shall be made thereof she shall be whipped for the same and lie in prison till she make restitution of such linnen withheld or changed 35 No Captaine Master or Mariner of what condition soeuer shall depart or carry out of our riuer any Ship Barke Barge Gally Pinnace c. Roaders belonging to the Colonie either now therein or hither arriuing without leaue and commission from the Generall or chiefe Commaunder of the Colonie vpon paine of death 36 No man or woman whatsoeuer members of this Colonie shall sell or giue vnto any Captaine Marriner Master or Sailer c. any commoditie of this countrey of what quality soeuer to be transported out of the Colonie for his or their owne priuate vses vpon paine of death 37 If any souldier indebted shall refuse to pay his debts vnto his creditor his creditor shall informe his Captaine if the Captaine cannot agree the same the creditor shall informe the Marshals ciuill principall officer who shall preferre for the creditor a bill of complaint at the Marshals Court where the creditor shal haue Iustice. All such Bakers as are appointed to bake bread or what else either for the store to be giuen out in generall or for any one in particular shall not steale nor imbezell loose or defraud any man of his due and proper weight and measure nor vse any dishonest and deceiptfull tricke to make the bread weigh heauier or make it courser vpon purpose to keepe backe any part or measure of the flower or meale committed vnto him nor aske take or detaine any one loafe more or lesse for his hire or paines for â—so baking since whilest he who deliuered vnto him such meale or flower being to attend the businesse of the Colonie such
baker or bakers are imposed vpon no other seruice or duties but onely so to bake for such as do worke and this shall hee take notice of vpon paine for the first time offending herein of losing his eares and for the second time to be condemned a yeare to the Gallies and for the third time offending to be condemned to the Gallies for three yeares All such cookes as are appointed to seeth bake or dresse any manner of way flesh fish or what else of what kind soeuer either for the generall company or for any priuate man shall not make lesse or cut away any part or parcel of such flesh fish c. Nor detaine or demaund any part or parcell as allowance or hire for his so dressing the same since as aforesaid of the baker hee or they such Cooke or Cookes exempted from other publike works abroad are to attend such seething and dressing of such publike flesh fish or other prouisions of what kinde soeuer as their seruice and duties expected from them by the Colony and this shall they take notice of vpon paine for the first time offending herein of losing his eares and for the second time to be condemned a yeare to the Gallies and for the third time offending to be condemned to the Gallies for three yeares All fishermen dressers of Sturgeon or such like appointed to fish or to cure the said Sturgeon for the vse of the Colonie shall giue a iust and true account of all such fish as they shall take by day or night of what kinde soeuer the same to bring vnto the Gouernour As also of all such kegges of Sturgeon or Cauiare as they shall prepare and cure vpon perill for the first time offending heerein of loosing his eares and for the second time to be condemned a yeare to the Gallies and for the third time offending to be condemned to the Gallies for three yeares Euery Minister or Preacher shall euery Sabboth day before Catechising read all these lawes and ordinances publikely in the assembly of the congregation vpon paine of his entertainment checkt for that weeke The Summarie of the Marshall Lawes YEe are now further to vnderstand that all these prohibited and forefended trespasses misdemenors with the inioyned obseruance of all these thus repeated Ciuill and Politique Lawes prouided and declared against what Crimes soeuer whether against the diuine Maiesty of God or our soueraigne and Liege Lord King Iames the detestable crime of Sodomie Incest Blasphemie Treason against the person of the principall Generals and Commaunders of this Colonie and their designs against detracting murmuring calumniating or slaundering of the Right Honourable the Councell resident in England and the Committies there the general Councell and chiefe Commaunders heere as also against intemperate raylings and base vnmanly speeches vttered in the disgrace one of another by the worser sort by the most impudent ignorant and prophane such as haue neither touch of humanitie nor of conscience amongst our selues against Adultery Fornication Rape Murther Theft false witnessing in any cause and other the rest of the Ciuill and Politique Lawes and Orders necessarily appertaining properly belonging to the Gouernment of the State and Condition of the present Colony as it now subsisteth I say ye are to know that all these thus ioyned with their due punishments and perils heere declared and published are no lesse subiect to the Martiall law then vnto the Ciuill Magistrate and where the Alarum Tumult and practise of arms are not exercised and where these now following Lawes appertaining only to Martiall discipline are diligently to be obserued and shall be seuerely executed 1 No man shall willingly absent himselfe when hee is summoned to take the oath of Supremacy vpon paine of death 2 Euery Souldier comming into this Colonie shall willingly take his oath to serue the King and the Colonie and to bee faithfull and obedient to such Officers and Commaunders as shall be appointed ouer him during the time of his aboad therein according to the Tenor of the oath in that case prouided vpon paine of being committed to the Gallies 3 If any Souldier or what maner of man else soeuer of what quality or condition soeuer he be shal tacitely compact with any Sea-man Captain Master or Marriner to conuay himselfe a Board any shippe with intent to depart from and abandon the Colony without a lawful Passe from the Generall or chiefe commander of the Colonie at that time and shall happen to bee preuented and taken therwith before the shippe shall depart out of our Bay that Captaine Maister or mariner that shall so receiue him shall lose his wages and be condemned to the Gallies for three yeeres and he the sworne seruant of the Colony Souldier or what else shall bee put to death with the Armes which he carrieth 4 When any select and appointed Forces for the execution and performance of any intended seruice shall bee drawne into the field and shall dislodge from one place vnto another that Souldier that shall quit or forsake his Colors shall be punished with death 5 That Souldier that shall march vpon any seruice shall keepe his Ranke and marching the Drum beating and the Ensigne displayed shall not dare to absent himselfe or stray and straggle from his ranke without leaue granted from the cheefe Officer vpon paine of death 6 All Captaines shall command all Gentlemen and Common Souldiers in their Companies to obey their Sergeants and Corporals in their offices without resisting or iniuring the said Officers vpon paine if the iniurie be by words he the offender shal aske his Officer pardon in the place of Arms in the mead of the troopes If by Act he the offender shall passe the pikes 7 That Souldier that in quarrel with an other shall call vpon any of his companions or Countrimen to assist and abette him shall bee put to death with such Armes as he carrieth 8 Hee that shall begin a mutiny shall bee put to death with such Armes as he carrieth 9 Where a quarrell shall happen betweene two or more no man shall betake him vnto any other Arms then his sword except he be a Captaine or Officer vpon paine of being put to death with such Armes as he shall so take 10 If a Captaine or Officer of a Companie shall come where two or more are fighting with their drawne swords so soone as hee shall cry Hold and charge them to forbeare those that haue their swords in their hands so drawne shall not dare to strike or thrust once after vpon paine of passing the Pikes 11 That Souldier that hauing a quarrell with an other shall gather other of his acquaintance and Associates to make parties to bandie braue second and assist him therin he and those braues seconds and assistants shall passe the Pikes 12 He that shall way-lay any man by aduantage taken thereby cowardly to wound or murther him shall passe the Pikes 13 If any discontentment shall happen betweene Officers or
guard with three or foure of his assistants and so to make the round about the campe towne or fort from guard to guard receiuing from euery Corporal the word of guet that their be no error or abuse by variety of word after which he is to goe into the court of guard to see that such officers rounders and soldiers apoynted for that guard bee there present vpon their guard then hee shall search the peices whither they be charged with Bullet and that the soldiers bee furnished with poulder and match for the better defence of the guard committed to his charge so commanding and inioyning euery officer and soldier to execute his duty for ther better security of the campe towne or fort hee shall depart to the next guard there to doe the like and so from guard to guard vntill hee hath visited all the guards and centinells of his watch giuing in charge to the officers of each guard to send forth their rounders according to their order and directions Further hee shall command all disordred people vntimely sitting vp late in vsuall assemblies whither in priuat meetings publike tap-houses or such like places vnto their rests for which he shall cause all fire and candles to bee put out and raked vp in the towne and such night walkers or vnruly persons whome hee shall meete in the streets he shall either send to their lodgings or to the Prouost Marshall according as their misdemeanouâ— shall require Hee being returned to his owne court of guard shall see his rounders set forth euery one according to his order of Billet from houre to houre and he shall informe him-selfe from these rounders which walke their rounds two howers before day breake whither the Captaines and their guards and their companies bee in armes according to their duties if they bee not hee shall walke around towards the morning vnto those Guards and cause them to be put in armes and shall informe the gouernour of those Officers neglects that they may receiue punishment after this at the discharge of the watch hee is with his guard to attend the Serjeant Major for the safe opening of the Ports At the opening of the Ports hee shall cause the people to stay that are to goe out of the Towne a pretty distance from his guard that they may giue no incombrance to his guard vntill such time as he hath sent out certaine Serjeants to discouer forth right and vpon each side as farre as the limmits of that fort are prescribed At the returne of the Serjeant hee shall cause those of the Towne to goe out leisurely and without thronging or confusion and those without to come in in like manner warning the Gards to stand in armes one houre after From thence hee shall returne to the maine Guard or place of armes to assist the Serieant Maior for the disposing of such men as are appoynted vnto â—â—eir seuerall busines and workes of the Colony for the whole day following and likewise to see that those Captaines who haue the Guard do put in execution the coÌ„mandements of the Marshall for the trayning and disciplining of their men for the better inabling them to the seruice of the Colony After which he shall do well to present himselfe before the Gouernour or chiefe Officer to vnderstand his further commaunds It shall bee his duty the time beeing come when the general morning worke is to be left off to cause the Drum to beate and with his Guard of Rounders to assist the Captaines or Capt. to bring the laborers into the Church to heare diuine seruice which beeing ended hee is to returne to the maine Court of Guard there to be present for the ordering of all matters whatsoeuer to happen during his time of being Captaine of the watch and when it shall so fall out that the Indians do at any time come in way of trade or visitation vnto the Camp towne or fort he shal leaue order with the Guards that the suffer not them to enter before such time as they haue made him acquainted first of their beeing there who shall informe the Gouernor to know his pleasure which beeing vnderstood hee shal so accomplish at al times appointing Guards vppon such Indians that they do not steale any of out â—ooles Axes Howes Swords Peeces or what thing else and that none of our people talke publikely or priuately with them or that they truck or trade with them or doe any other vnorderly Act without leaue granted for the same from the Gouernour or chiefe Officer the omission of which duty will bee required at his hands Hee must likewise take notice of all such breaches of the publique Lawes and Articles as shall bee committed in the time of his Guard and accordingly command such persons to the Prouost Marshall as shall bee found trespassers and breakers of the said Lawes and Articles At the time or houres appoynted for the afternoone worke of the Colony euery labourer to his worke and euery craftsman to his occupation Smiths Ioyners Carpenters Brick makers He shall cause the drumme to beate againe to draw and call forth the people vnto their labour when againe the worke on all hands towards night being to bee left off hee is to cause the drumme likewise then to beate and as before assist the Capt with the whole company to bring them to euening prayer If it shall so bee that hee bee Capt. of the watch vpon Sonday it shall be his duety to see that the Saboath be no waies prophaned by any disorders gaming drunkennes intemperate meeting or such like in publike or priuate in the streetes or within the houses It shall be his duty halfe an houre before the diuine seruice morning euening to shut the Ports and place Centinels and the Bell hauing tolled the last time he shal search all the houses of the towne to command euery one of what quality soeuer the sick and hurt excepted to repaire to Church after which he shall accompany all the guards with their armes himselfe being last into the Church and lay the keyes before the Gouernor If at any time any alarme be taken he is to strengthen himselfe from the maine court of gard taking a competent proportion of that guard for the securing of his person and so to repaire to the place where the alarme was giuen to enforme himselfe by what means the alarum came causing his rounders to command all guards to be in armes for the readier execution and resistance of any perill and conseruation of their charge and if he find the alarum to be truly giuen and that the enemy approch the Fort towne or campe he is to send to aduertise the Gouernor or chiefe officers to know his directions for the assembling of guards and ordering and drawing a force for the better preuention of the enemies designes Lastly when the guard is set and another Captaine hath the watch hee shall present himselfe before the Gouernor or chiefe Commander to
both conduct them to their Captaine at the beating of the Drum whither for any manuall labour and worke for the Colony or whither to bee lead vnto the Church at any time to heare diuine seruice He is to visit the armes of the Company and at the setting of the watch to take care and so at all time that they be not vnseruiceable and if any want bee then of maâ—ch poulder or bullet or what else defect hee is to aduertise his Superior Officers that they may then and at all other times bee supplied and amended To bee breefe hee is an assistant to the Lieftenant in the same nature that the Lieftenant is to the Captaine and may not by any meanes intrude into the command of the one or other they being present In the absence of the Captaine and Lieftenant when hee is then to bee Captaine of the watch I referre him to the duty of the sayd Captayne of the watch For his Order of march and flying of his collours and his carriage in the field and vpon seruice he shal bee ordred and instructed by word of mouth from the Marshall when occasion shal be offered Thus mutch is needfull for him to know touching his command and his carriage to his officers and company so far forth as hee and they are soldiers and as the necessity of this present state and condition which we are in doth require But concerning the publike and dayly manuall businesse which appertaine to our setling there as Planters of a Colâ—nie he is to make it his duty to be a diligent not onely ouâ—r-seer but labourer himselfe accompanying therein and seconding the example of his Captaine and industrious Lieutenant that the necessary and daily taskes of such workes and husbandry without which we cannot here keepe footing nor possibly subsist may be in due time accomplisht and brought to passe Instructions of the Marshall for the better enabling of a Serjeant to the executing of his charge in this present Colonie Iune the 22. 1611. THat Captaine who shall dispose of a Hâ—lbert by vertue whereof a Serjeant is knowne ought to make choise of a man well approoued that hath passed the inferior grades of a resolute spirit quick apprehension and actiue body for it is a place of great paines and promptitude and that Serjeant who will be able to execute his duty in sinceritie and vprightnesse must not be slack to punish where it is deserued nor ouer rash to abuse his authority vnbefitting an officer of such moment This officer hath in the absence of his superior officers the command of the company to see them doe their duties and obserue lawes and orders in all things and punishment of them by his Halbert or otherwise in his discretion for defect or negligence in any part of order This officer is to attend vpon the Serjeant Major for the word vpon the shutting in of the Ports at the Gouernors lodging or place of armes according as the Serjeant Major shall appoint then he is to giue the word to his Captaine Lieftenant and Ensigne and vnto his corporall or corporalls hauing the guard Hee must see the Soldiers of his company furnished and prouided with munition as shotte poulder and match at the setting of the watch Hee is to call or cause to bee called the Corporalls roule to see who are absent or negligent in the discharge of their duties Hee is to see each souldiers armes cleanly kept and seruiceable and if default be he is to reprooue the corporall for his negligence in the ouer-sight of that dutie and to punish the souldier Hee must see the souldiers practise their armes and therefore it is requisite that he know the vse of all sorts of armes himselfe If the watch be set by squadrons he shall leade that squadron that is to watch to the Parado and there draw Billets for his guard and from thence lead them to the guard He shall see the setting out of the Centinels and after shall haue care that silence and good order be kept vpon the guard and that no man depart from the guard without the leaue of him or his corporall and that no man be absent aboue one halfe houre hauing a special regard that hee weaken not his guard by giuing leaue vnto aboue two at a time to be absent least he disable himselfe in the performance of that duty of trust and charge which is committed vnto him of the guard Hee shall see that his corporall or corporals do put his or their squadrons into armes two houres before the relieuing of the watch who shall so abide in armes at least one whole houre after If the watch be set by whole companies it is his duty to place euery souldier in his order and to see them march in ranke and file and himselfe being eldest Serjeant to march vpon the right point in the vaunt-guard if he be the yongest he is to march vpon the left point in the rere-ward each taking care of halfe of the company vnlesse when more companies march together they be appointed any other place by a superior officer When the Serjeant is appointed to lead out any shot he shall goe vpon the side of the vtmost ranke and see that they take their leuell giue fier and do all things with comlinesse and leisure so likewise in the retrait A Serjeant of each company presently after the discharge of the watch shall bee in the place of armes or market place to attend the Captaine of the watch to the opening of the Ports that they may be imploied by him for the discouery without the forts of any ambushes or attempts of the enemy with such guard as hee shall appoint them the Captaine of the watch hauing caused all those of the towne about to go forth to forbeare and stay vntill the said Serjeants returne which Serjeants are to command those that are comming in to stay vntill those in the towne are comming forth then they shal discouer right forth before the Port and to both sides of the Port so farre vntill the discouerers of the other forts meete where they end the discouerers being returned those of the towne shall be suffered to passe out leisurely after those being without shal come in as leisurely without throng or crowd that they be the better discerned by the guard what they are The Ports beeing open the Serjeants shall returne to their guards where they shall instruct their souldiers in the practise of their armes and shall shew them the ready vse of them and doe their indeauours by their best meanes to incourage the towardly and instruct the ignorant If vpon his guard in the absence of his superior officer any soldier of his guard shall offend hee shall eyther punish him by his Halbert or if the qualitie of the offence so deserue he shall disarme him and keepe him prisoner vpon the guard vntill the watch bee releiued and then hee shall bring him to his superior