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A26085 The Association agreement and protestation of the covntries of Somerset ... [et al.] 1644 (1644) Wing A4054; ESTC R15252 4,052 12

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THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT AND PROTESTATION OF THE COVNTIES of SOMERSET DORSET CORNWALL DEVON Printed by His MAjESTIES Command at the Desire of the Lords and Commons of Parliament Assembled at OXFORD By LEONARD LICHFIELD Printer to the University 1644. The Association Agreement and PROTESTATION c. 1 THat whereas by the Articles of Association of the Counties of Cornwall and Devon it is provided that a Protestation should be taken by all men of those Counties above the age of sixteen yeares with a subscription thereunto according to the form agreed on and expressed in those Articles before the Minister of the Parish or some other Person or Persons to be appointed in each Parish by the Iustices of the Peace of each County or any two of them all Persons refusing to be forthwith certified to the Iustices of Peace and secured as Enemies to the peace of the Kingdom In like manner there is a Protestation here set down agreeable with the former extending aswell to the Counties of Somerset and Dorset as to those of Devon and Cornwall and by the Lords and Commons of Parliament assembled at Oxford recommended to be also taken by the men of Somerset and Dorset if they think fit 2 That his Highnes Prince Maurice or such other person as for the time being shall be Commander in cheif of the Forces in these foure Counties be moved that there be two Commissioners of each County to take the Musters of the said Army and that the Treasurers give an account monethly to the Committees of each County of their disbursments and that concerning the Musters such other things may be observed as are expressed in His Majesties Proclamation and Votes passed at Oxford 1643. concerning Musters 3 That there be strict and continuall search in every parish for all Souldiers within these Counties that have at any time bin in pay since these VVarrs and that they be forthwith sent to recruit the Army and such as shall refuse be sent to the Provost-Marshall-Generall And no Souldier depart from his Colours without Licence according to His Majesties Proclamation and Articles and offenders to be proceeded against according to their merits and as many more be raised in each County as may recruite the Companies and that every Foot-Company consist of one hundred every Troop of Horse and Dragooners of sixty and if any Foot-company have lesse then fifty and of Horse and Dragooners lesse then thirty then if such Company be not recruited to these last numbers or more within a moneth after the Muster the Officers pay to be detained and after that the Company paid and reduced and the same rule to be held for Pioners as for Foot-companies 4 That there be account taken of the Captains other Officers that have had any charg of Armes how the same have bin disposed that by warrant from the Commissioners there be a generall search for Armes through all the four Counties that his Majesties Proclamation to this purpose be also pursued and that the Constables of each parish repaire to every house within the same take veiw of them and give in their account to the High-Constables who are to bring it to the Commissioners 5 That the Army be governed according to His Majesties Articles and that all persons of what condition soever be held infamous and enemies to the publique peace that shall raise or cause any mutinies or disobedience thereunto and suffer all severity according to His Majesties Articles 6 That for the better encouragement of Souldiers to undertake this service where any person of those foure Counties shall happen to be slaine in the present warre fighting on His Majesties behalf or dye in that service upon whose death any estate or estates in Lands or Tenements or Hereditaments are determinable in cases where the person or persons are living who held those estates other estates of the same Lands Tenements or Hereditaments shall be granted again to him or them to be determinable upon some other life or lives as neere the age as may be of the person or persons deceased under the like Rents Conditions and Covenants as were to be performed for the former estates And where the person slaine or so dying held the estate or estates determinable upon his own death in such case an estate of equall value shall be granted to his Widdow Child or Children in the same Lands c. upon such conditions as aforesaid and the refusers to perform such grant to loose the double value thereof the one half to His Majestie and the other to the party or parties who by this Article is or are to have that estate and to be imprisoned untill payment And for those persons of each of the said foure Associated Counties that shall happen to be maymed fighting for His Majesty in this present warre and shall not have wherewith all to releive themselves speciall care shall be taken by the Iustices of Peace of those Counties that they have some competent allowance out of the common Treasury of the County where they last dwelt according to the provisions heretofore made for may med Souldiers 7 That the Counties of Somerset Dorset Devon and Cornwall being Assotiated together shall raise an Army for the defence and safety of those Counties and the rest of the Kingdom by these proportions following viz. Devon to raise 13500. men Cornwall 4500. men Somerset 9000. men and Dorset 3000. men and after that proportion for a greater and a lesser number and all charges concerning the same Army shall be borne and discharged by those foure Counties according to the same proportion 8 That the number of ten thousand men viz. 8000. Foot 1500. Horse and 500. Dragooners will be fit to be forthwith raised by the Counties of Somerset Derset Devon and Cornwall according to the proportions already Voted over and besides the Souldiers of those severall Counties now in Garrison in the same Counties and the Trained-bands which are to be raised for their defence 9 That payment shall be made to this Army out of those associated Counties for three moneths next after the same shall be raised according to the same proportion 10 That His Majestie be moved that towards payment of this Army providing of Armes the Traine of Artillery and other necessaries for the same there may be allowed the weekly Contributions of those severall Counties the Fines to be raised by compounding with Delinquents Monyes to be raised by sequestring of Delinquents Estates with the Fines of those who have or shall refuse to attend the Sheriffes of those respective Counties upon their Warrants since the present Rebellion to raise the Posse Comitatûs in those Counties And that His Majesties Commissioners may Authorize that disposition and the Delinquents Estates in those Counties be seised and disposed of by the Commissioners of each County to the same purpose respectively and no Commanders of the Army intermeddle with it without their Authority neverthelesse the Moneys assigned out