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A84101 Lawes and ordinances of warre, established 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. Together with a declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, concerning the regulating of great inconveniences in His Excellencies army. England and Wales. Army.; Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of. 1591-1646. 1643 (1643) Wing E3315; Thomason E75_34; ESTC R15312 8,681 18

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Money or pawn from any subject upon any pretence of want whatsoever upon pain of death Taking of horses out of the Plow II. No Souldier shall presume upon no occasion whatsoever to take a horse out of the Plow or to wrong the husbandmen in their person or cattell or Goods upon pain of death Stragling from the Colours 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 Spoiling of trees IV. No Souldier shall presume in Marching or lodgin to cut downe any fruit-trees or to deface or spoi e Walks of trees upon pain of severe punishment Of Duties in the Camp and Garrison Swerving from the Camp I. NO man shall depart a mile out of the Army or Camp without license upon pain of death Going in or out by-ways II. No man shall enter or go out of the Army but by Ordinary wayes upon pain of death Drawing of Swords after setting the Watch. III. No man shall presume to draw his Sword without Order after the Watch is set upon pain of death Giving a false Alarm IV. No man shall give a false Alarm or discharge a peece in the night or make any noise without lawfull cause upon pain of death Drawing Swords in a quarrell Revealing the Watch-word V. No man shall draw any sword in a private quarrell within the Camp upon paine of death VI. Hee that makes known the Watch-word without Order or gives any other word but what is given by the Officers shall die for it Offering violence to Victuallers VII No man shall do violence to any that brings Victualls to the Camp upon pain of death Speaking with the Enemies Messengers VIII None shall speak with a Drum or Trumpet or any other sent by the Enemy without Order upon pain of punishment at discretion A Sentinell asleep or drunk IX A Sentinell or Perdue found asleep or drunk or forsaking their place before they be drawne off shall die for the Offence without mercy Failing at the Rendevouz X. No man shall faile wilfully to come to the Rendevouz or Garrison appointed him by the Lord Generall upon pain of death Remaining unrolled in the Army XI No man that carrieth Armes and pretends to be a Souldier shall remain three dayes in the Army without being inrolled in some Company upon pain of death Departing without leave XII No man that is enrolled shall depart from the Army or Garrison or from his Colours without License upon pain of death Out staying a Passe 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 al the time of his absence Absenting from the Watch. XIV Hee that absents himselfe when the signe is given to set the Watch shal be punished at discretion either with bread and water in prison or with the woodden horse Discontented with their Quarters XV. Whosoever shal expresse his discontent with his Quarter given him in the Camp or Garrison shall be punished as a Mutineer Lying or supping out of the Quarters 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 paine of cashiering Keeping of the Quarters clean XVII All Officers whose charge it is shal see the quarters kept clean and sweet upon pain of severe punishment Letting of Horse feed in sown grounds XVIII None shal presume to let their horses feede in sown grounds whatsoever or to endamage the Husbandmen any way upon severest punishment Of Duties in Action Repairing to the Colours upon an Alarom I. NO man shal faile immediately to repaire unto his Colours except upon evident necessity when an Alarm is given upon pain of death Hying II. No man shal abandon his Colours or flie away in Battel upon pain of death Flinging away Armes III. If a Pike-man throw away his Pike or a Musketier his Musket or Bandilier he or they shal be punished with death Burning and wasting IV. No man shal burn any house or Barne be it of friend or foe or wilfully spoile any Corne Hay or Straw or Stacks in the fields or any Sheep Boat Carriage or any thing that may serve for the provision of the Army without Order upon pain of death Killing an Enemy who yeelds V. None shall kill an enemy who yeelds and throwes down his Armes Saving of men armed with Offensive Arms. VI. None shal save a man that hath his offensive Armes in his hands upon paine of losing his Prisoner Flinging away Powder VII Whosoever in skirmish shal fling away his Powder out of his Bandiliers that he may the sooner come off shal be punisht with death Imbezzelling of the prey VIII No Souldier shal imbezzell any part of the prey til it be disposed of by the Lord Generall or others authorized upon pain of death Concealing of Prisoners IX No Officer or Souldier shal ransome or conceal a Prisoner but within twelve houres shal make the same known to the Lord Generall or others authorized upon pain of death Pillaging without licence X. No man upon any good suecesse shal fal a pillaging before licence or a sign given upon pain of death Retreating beforehandy blowes XI A Regiment or Company of Horse or Foote that chargeth the enemy and retreates before they come to handy-strokes shal answer it before a Councell of War and if the fault be found in the Officers they shal be banished the Camp if in the Souldiers then every tenth man shal be punished at discretion and the rest serve for Pioniers and Scavengers til a worthy exployt take off that Blot Of the Duties of Commanders and Officers in particular Commanders must see God duly served I. ALL Commanders are straightly charged to see Almighty God reverently served and Sermons and prayers duly frequented Commanders must acquaint my Lord Generall with dangerous humours II. All Commanders and Officers that finde any of discontented humors apt to mutinize or any swerving from direction given or from the policy of the Army set downe shall straightway acquaint the Lord Generall therewith or others authorized as they will answer their neglect Defrauding of Souldiers pay III. Any Officers that shall presume to defraud the Souldiers of their pay or any part of it shall be cashiered Stopping of Duellers IIII. 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 Drunken and quarrelsome Officers V. What Officer soever shall come drunke to his Guard or shall quarrell in the Quarter or commit any disorder shall be cashiered without mercy and the next