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A58642	The laws and acts of the second Parliament, of our most high and dread soveraign, Charles the Second by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith begun at Edinburgh, the 19. of October, 1669. By a noble Earl, John Earl of Lauderdail, Viscount Maitland, Lord Thirlestane, and Bolton, &c. His Majesties Commissioner for holding the same, by vertue of a commission under His Majesties Great Seal of this kingdom: with the special advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament. Extracted from the records of Parliament, be Sir Archibald Primerose of Chester, knight and barronet, clerk to His Majesties Council, Registers and Rolls.; Acts.	Scotland.; Primrose, Archibald, Sir, 1616-1679.	1679 (1679)	Wing S1272; ESTC R217871	33,600	49

THE LAWS AND ACTS OF THE SECOND PARLIAMENT Of our most High and Dread SOVERAIGN CHARLES THE SECOND By the Grace of GOD King of Scotland England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Begun at Edinburgh the 19. of October 1669. By a Noble Earl John Earl of Lauderdail Viscount Maitland Lord Thirlestane and Bolton c. His Majesties Commissioner for holding the same by vertue of a COMMISSION under His Majesties Great Seal of this Kingdom With the special Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Extracted from the Records of Parliament be Sir ARCHIBALD PRIMEROSE of Chester Knight and Barronet Clerk to His Majesties Council Registers and Rolls Edinburgh Re-Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty Anno Dom. 1679. CVM PRIVELEGIO CR HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE LAWS and ACTS made in the second PARLIAMENT our our most High and Dread Soveraign CHARLES the Second by the Grace of GOD King of Scotland England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith I. ACT asserting His Majesties Supremacy over all Persons and in all Causes Ecclesiastical November 16. 1669. THe Estates of Parliament having seriously considered how necessar it is for the good and Peace of the Church and State That His Majesties Power and Authority in relation to Matters and Persons Ecclesiastical be more clearly asserted by an Act of Parliament Have therefore thought fit it be Enacted Asserted and Declared Likeas His Majesty with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament do hereby Enact Assert and Declare That His Majesty hath the Supreme Authority and Supremacy over all Persons and in all Causes Ecclesiastical within this His Kingdom and that by vertue thereof the Ordering and Disposal of the External Government and Policy of the Church doth properly belong to His Majesty and His Successors as an inherent Right to the Crown And that His Majesty and His Successors may Settle Enact and Emit such Constitutions Acts and Orders concerning the Administration of the External Government of the Church and the Persons imployed in the same and concerning all Ecclesiastical Meetings and Matters to be proposed and determined therein as they in their Royal Wisdom shall think fit Which Acts Orders and Constitutions being recorded in the Books of Council and duly published are to be observed and obeyed by all His Majesties Subjects any Law Act or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding Likeas His Majesty with Advice and Consent foresaid doth Rescind and Annull all Laws Acts and Clauses thereof and all Customs and Constitutions Civil or Ecclesiastick which are contrary to or inconsistent with His Majesties Supremacy as it is hereby asserted And declars the same void and null in all time coming II. ACT concerning the Militia November 16. 1669. FOrasmuch as by divers ancient Laws an Acts of Parliament made in the Reigns of His Majesties Royal Ancestors it is Statute and Ordained That Weapon-showings be holden in ilke Shire several times in the year at which the Lieges are appointed to be harnished and armed according to their qualities and degrees as at length is specified in these Acts. And it being declared by the fifth Act of the first Session of His Majesties late Parliament That it is His Majesties Prerogative-Royal and undoubted Right to have the power of raising in Armes the Subjects of this Kingdom and of the commanding ordering and disbanding or otherwayes disposing thereof as He shall think fit As also the Estates of Parliament of this Kingdom in recognisance of His Majesties Royal Prerogative foresaid and in a further acknowledgement of their duty Having by the twenty fifth Act of the last Session of the foresaid Parliament made offer to His Majesty of twenty thousand Footmen and two thousand Horsemen sufficiently armed and furnished with fourty dayes provision to be raised from the several Shires of the Kingdom according to the proportion exprest in that Act to be in readiness as they shall be called for by His Majesty to march to any part of His Dominions of Scotland England or Ireland for any service wherein His Majesties Honour Authority or Greatness may be concerned And His Majesty finding it expedient that the foresaid number of Foot and Horse should be modelled and trained in military discipline to the effect they might be in greater readiness and fitness for His Majesties Service when they should be called for Having by advice of His Privy Council constituted and settled a Militia of Horse and Foot in many Shires of the Kingdom according to the proportions mentioned in the foresaid Act and in some other Shires a Militia of Horse only having thought fit in this exigent for important reasons to change their Foot into a proportion of Horse suteable to the charge of their proportion of Foot And having nominated and appointed the Collonels and Lieutenant-Collonels of Foot and Captains of Horse And the Lords of Prvy Council having by His Majesties Order and Warrand appointed Commissioners of the Militia in the several Shires ordered the election of the inferiours Officers appointed particular dayes of Rendezvous the way of listing of Foot-souldiers ordered fit allowances to be given to the Foot and Horsemen every day of the Rendezvous That Collours Standarts Drums and Trumpets be provided at the charge of the Shire and having given several other Orders and Instructions concerning the ordering and disposing of the Militia The Estates of Parliament do in all duty acknowledge His Majesties singular Wisdom and tender Care of this His ancient Kingdom in constituting and settling the foresaid Militia Likeas His Majesty with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament doth Ratifie and Approve the constitution and model of the Militia as the same is established by His Majesty with advice of His Privy Council And particularly their appointing dayes for Rendezvous ordering fit allowances to be given to the Foot and Horsemen the saids dayes of their Rendezvous And all Acts Commissions Orders and Instructiones past and emitted by the Council concerning the Militia and their whole proceedings relating thereto And Statutes and Ordaines that in all time coming there be allowed to each Footman six shillings Scots and to each Horseman eighteen shillings Scots every day of the Rendezvous to be payed be the Heretors And that the said six shillings to be payed to the Footmen be refounded to the Heretors by the men-tennents and servants for whom the Footmen are put out and who are not listed in the Militia And also Statutes and Ordaines that the Rendezvous be punctually keeped that Horse and Foot be duely outreiked and sufficiently armed that Fractions with their proportions of the price of the Collours Drums Standarts and Trumpets be timeously payed Likeas His Majesty with advice foresaid doth give power and warrand to the Commissioners of the Militia in the respective Shires to fine parties for the Souldiers absence from the Rendeizvous not exceeding six pounds Scots for the Horsemen and two pounds Scots for the Footman absent