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A82915
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An order and ordinance of Parliament, for punishing such of the trained-bands, and others, as shall not appear in their armes upon beat of drum, and do such service as is required of them for the safety of the Parliament and city.
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England and Wales. Parliament.
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1643
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Wing E1678; ESTC R171993
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An Order and Ordinance of Parliament For punishing such of the Trained-Bands and others as shall not appear in their Armes upon beat of Drum and do such service as is required of them for the safety of the Parliament and City Die Mercurii 4. Januarii 1642. WHereas many of the Trained Bands and others listed under severall Colonels and Captaines inhabiting within the Cities of London and VVestminster and the County of Middlesex have neglected to make their appearance in Armes to doe such Service by day or night within the Cities and Liberties aforesaid and in the Tower of London as of them hath been required being lawfully summoned thereunto by beat of Drum or otherwise for the defence of King and Parliament the safety of the Cities and Tower of London with the adjacent parts in the County of Middlesex for the Reformation of so great a neglect and for the avoiding of so eminent evils in these dangerous times that might ensue thereupon It is this day ordered by the Lords and Commons now Assembled in Parliament That the Colonels Captaines and Lievtenants of the Trained Bands or others in the Cities of London and Westminster and the Suburbs thereof and the County of Middlesex may inflict the punishment of two dayes Imprisonment without Baile or main-prise or the mulct of five shillings for supply of the service upon such Souldiers under their commands as shall not repair to their Colours at the time appointed and doe their duties there when and as often as they shall be thereunto required unlesse they be reasonably excused and that made knowne to the Captain or other chief Officers or being come to their colours shall depart before they be lodged or being to find Armes for others shall refuse to provide them or to deliver them when and as often as they shall be thereunto required Die Martis 2. Maii 1643. WHereas by an Order of Parliament of the fourth of Ianuary last It was ordered that the Colonels Captains and Lievtenants of the Trained Bands or others in the Cities of London and Westminster and the Suburbs thereof and the County of Middlesex might inflict the punishment of two days Imprisoment without Bail or main-prize or the mulct of five shillings for supply of the Service upon such Souldiers under their commands as should not repair to their Colours at the time appointed and to doe their duties there when and as often as they should be thereunto required unlesse they be reasonably excused by their Captain or Lievtenant Which Order is not onely troublesome but begets much disaffection betwixt the chief Officers and Souldiers And therefore it is not so fully executed upon the Offenders as it ought to be Therefore it is this day Ordered by the Lords and Commons now Assembled in Parliament That for the better Execution of the foresaid order in every particular branch therein contained which every Captain respectively is hereby required to do every of the said Captaines respectively shall elect and appoint one able person to be Marshall of his Trained Band who shall by vertue of this Ordinance repair to such Souldiers as his Captain or Lievtenant shal from time to time give him notice of that have made breach of the foresaid order of the fourth of January or any part thereof Which Marshall so elected shall with a Constable who is hereby required to assist him and such others as he shall call to ayd him in the name of his Captain inflict according to the same Order the punishment of two dayes imprisonment upon him or them or the Mulct of five shillings which he shall forth with after the Receipt of the same deliver and pay to his Captaine to be imployed as by the same order is appointed And for the pains taken of every such Marshall and to encourage him the better to perform his office It is also ordered that every Captain respectively shall allow unto him the said Marshall out of every five shillings so collected as aforesaid the sum of twelve pence And if any such Marshall shall be found remisse negligent or partiall in not performing the trust in him resposed It is likewise ordered that every Captain may at his pleasure dismisse him from his place and elect another in his stead which he shall conceive to be more faithfull to perform the same Also it is ordered by the Lords and Commons now Assembled in Parliament That if any Souldier or Souldiers Listed under any of the Captains before mentioned shall in the time of his or their Service when he or they shal be commanded to do duty revile or give any ill beseeming language to the Captain or other Officers belonging unto him or neglect to doe such duty as at any time ought or shall be imposed upon him or them that then the Captain or Lievtenant may upon the Examination thereof commit such Souldier or Souldiers as shal so offend to Prison there to remain 24 houres without Bail or Main-prise And that every Captain respectively shall be saved harmlesse by the authority of both Houses of Parliament for executing the severall orders aforesaid or any of them Io. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed by Richard Cotes 1648. Two dayes imprisonment or five shillings Upon such Souldiers as doe not repair to their colours and do their duties Imprisonment mulct of five shilling on souldiers that repair not to their Colours A Marshall to be elected Constables to assist him Two days imprisonment or five shillings to be paid the captain c. And to incourage the Marshall 12. pence Captain may dismisse the Marshal if remisse Ill language Souldiers to be committed that neglect duty Captain saved harmlesse