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A38655 Laws and ordinances of warre, extablished for the better conduct of the army by His Excellency the Earl of Essex, lord generall of the forces raised by the authority of the Parliament for the defence of king and kingdom : and now inlarged by command of His Excellency. England and Wales. Army.; Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601. 1643 (1643) Wing E3316; ESTC R11439 9,114 33

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any Armour shall be found so sold or pawned they shall be brought again into the Army V. If a Trooper shall spoil his Horse willingly of purpose to be rid of the Service he shall lose his Horse and remain in the Camp for a Pioner VI If one borrows Arms of another to passe the Muster withall the borrower shall be rigorously punished and the lender shall forfeit his Goods VII None shall presume to spoil fell or carry away any Ammunition delivered unto him upon pain of death Of Duty in Marching I. NOne in their March thorow the Counties shall waste spoil or extort any Victuals Money or pawn from any subject upon any pretence of want whatsoever upon pain of death II. No Souldier shall presume upon no occasion whatsoever to take a Horse out of the Plow or to wrong the Husband-men in their person or Cattell or Goods upon pain of death III. No Souldiers either Horse or Foot shall presume in Marching to straggle from his Troop or Company or to March out of his rank upon pain of death IV. No Souldier shall presume in Marching or Lodging to cut down any fruit-trees or to deface or spoil Walks of trees upon pain of severe punishment Of Duties in the Camp and Garrison I. NO man shall depart a mile out of the Army or Camp without license upon pain of death II. No man shall enter or go out of the Army but by Ordinary wayes upon pain of death III. No man shall presume to draw his Sword without Order after the Watch is set upon pain of death IV. No man shall give a false Alarum or discharge a peece in the night or make any noise without lawfull cause upon pain of death V. No man shall draw any Sword in a private quarrell within the Camp upon pain of death VI He that makes known the Watch-word without Order or gives any other word but what is given by the Officers shall die for it VII No man shall do violence to any that brings Victuals to the Camp upon pain of death VIII None speak with a Drum or Trumpet or any other sent by the Enemy without Order upon pain of punishment at discretion IX A Sentinell or Perdue found asleep or drunk or forsaking their place before they be drawn off shall die for the offence without mercy X. No man shall fail wilfully to come to the Rendevouz or Garrison appointed him by the Lord Generall upon pain of death XI No man that carrieth Arms and pretends to be a Souldier shall remain three daies in the Army without being inrolled in some Company upon pain of death XII No man that is enrolled shall depart from the Army or Garrison or from his Colours without License upon pain of death XIII No private Souldier shall out stay his Passe without a Certificate of the occasion under the hand of a Magistrate at the next Muster upon pain of losing his pay during all the time of his absence XIV He that absents himself when the sign is given to set the Watch shall be punished at discretion either with Bread and Water in Prison or with the Woodden Horse XV Whosoever shall expresse his discontent with his Quarter given him in the Camp or Garrison shall be punished as a Mutineer XVI No Officer of what quality soever shall go out of the Quarter to Dinner or Supper or lie out al-night without making his Superiour Officer acquainted upon pain of cashiering XVII All Officers whose charge it is shall see the Quarters kept clean and sweet upon pain of severe punishment XVIII None shall presume to let their Horses feed in sown Grounds whatsoever or to endamage the Husbandmen any way upon severest punishment XIX Whosoever shall in his Quarter abuse beat fright his Landlord or any Person else in the Family or shall extort Mony or Victuals by violence from them shall be proceeded against as a Mutineer and an enemy to Discipline Of Duties in Action I. NO man shall fail immediately to repair unto his Colours except he be impotent by lamenesse or sicknesse when an Alarum is given upon pain of death II. No man shall abandon his Colours or flie away in Battail upon pain of death III. If a Pike-man throw away his Pike or a Muskettier his Musket or Bandilier he or they shall be punished with death IV. No man shall burn any House or Barne be it of friend or foe or wilfully spoil any Corne Hay or Straw or Stacks in the fields or any Ship Boat Carriage or any thing that may serve for the provision of the Army without order upon pain of death V. None shall kill an enemy who yeelds and throws down his Arms VI None shall save a man that hath his offensive Arms in his hands upon pain of losing his Prisoner VII Whosoever in skirmish shall fling away his Powder out of his Bandiliers that he may the sooner come off shall be punisht with death VIII No Souldier shall imbezzell any part of the prey till it be disposed of by the Lord Generall or others authorized upon pain of death IX No Officer or Souldier shall ransome or conceal a Prisoner but within twelve hours shall make the same known to the Lord Generall or others authorized upon pain of death X. No man upon any good successe shall fall a pillaging before licence or a sign given upon pain of death XI A Regiment or Company of Horse or Foot that chargeth the enemy and retreats before they come to handy-strokes shall answer it before a Councell of War and if the fault be found in the Officers they shall be banished the Camp if in the Souldiers then every tenth man shall be punished at discretion and the rest serve for Pioniers and Scavengers till a worthy exploit take off that Blot Of the Duties of Commanders and Officers in particular I. ALL Commanders are straightly charged to see Almighty God reverently served and Sermons and Prayers duely frequented II. All Commanders and Officers that finde any of discontented humors apt to mutenize or any swerving from direction given or from the policy of the Army set down shall straight way acquaint the Lord Generall therewith or others authoriz'd as they wil answer their neglect III. Any Officer that shall presume to defraud the Souldiers of their Pay or any part of it shall be cashiered IV. No Corporall or other Officer commanding the Watch shall willingly suffer a Souldier to go forth to a Duell or private Fight upon pain of death V. What Officer soever shall come drunk to his Guard or shall quarrell in the Quarter or commit any disorder shall be cashiered without mercy and the next Officer under him shall have his Place which he may pretend to be his right and it shall