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Laws & articles of war, for the government of His Majesties forces within the Kingdom of Scotland.
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Scotland. Army.
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1667
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Wing L694BA; ESTC R179376
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LAWS ARTICLES OF WAR For the Government of His Majesties Forces within the Kingdom of SCOTLAND C R HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE EDINBURGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent MAjESTY 1667. Laws and Articles of VVar for the Government of His Majesties Forces within the Kingdom of Scotland I. Concerning Christian and Moral Duties FOrasmuch as all Laws Acts and Ordinances ought to be founded upon and have their Originals from the Law of Almighty GOD to the end therefore that with the more confidence We may depend upon this Our GOD for a blessing upon Our selves and Our Army in all it's undertakings and atchievments Whosoever shall be so desperatly mad as to blaspheme or speak against the Holy Glorious and Blessed Trinity One GOD in three Persons Father Son and Holy Ghost shall die without mercy II. All such and unlawful Oaths and Imprecations and Curses shall be punished by amercing and fining every such Swearer and Curser For the first transgression in one days Pay for the second in two c. and if any shall be found incorrigible let him be left to the Courts severest Censures usual in such Cases III. Whosoever upon the LORDS Day shall unnecessarily absent themselves from Divine Worship shall lose a Months pay IV. Whosoever shall be found guilty of uncleanness shall be oblidged to satisfie the Church in that Parish where the trespass was committed And furthermore be fined by the Court suteable to the quality of the Offender and proportionably to the Act of Parliament in the like Case V. All wilfull Murders Rapes raising of Fire Thefts Outrages unnatural Abuses and other notorious Crimes and abominable shall be punished with Death VI. No common or notorious Whore shall be tollerated in Camp or Garrison and whosoever keepeth an unmarried Woman shall be constrained to marry her or put her away VII Whosoever doth presume to speak in the least irreverently of the King anent His Person or Government Military Civil or Ecclesiastick shall die without mercy VIII Whosoever shall be found to speak unbeseemingly except that which he is able to make out before a Court of War against any of the General Officers of the Army shall be punished at the discretion of the Court. II. Duties Common to Officer and Souldier I. WHosoever shall be found to have any intercourse with the Enemy without permission from the General shall die as a Traitor II. Whosoever by any means shall relieve a known publick Enemy shall die III. Whosoever out of contempt shall violate a Protection or Salvo-guards shall die IV. Whosoever without invincible necessity shall surrender Castle Fort or Garrison shall die V. But if the Governour of any such Place shall be constrained to a surrendry by his Officers or Souldiers such Officers shall surely die and the Souldiers be decimaled for hanging VI. Whosoever shall be found Loyterers in any point of Duty are to be Censured by the General and Court at discretion VII Whosoever concealeth any mutinous Speeches shall die VIII Whosoever shall be found drunk upon Duty shall die and if though not upon Duty any one shall commit Outrage in his Drink let him be censured first for being drunk 2. For the outrage as the Court shall judge fit IX Whosoever shall use reproachful Speeches or other Provocations against his Comrades shall be censured at the Generals and Courts discretion X. Whosoever provoketh or appealeth another to the Combat shall be Casheered XI Whosoever shall be found guilty of innocent blood shall die XII Whosoever shall without permission stay out of his Garrison or Camp if an Officer he shall be cashiered and if a Souldier censured at the Court and Generals discretion XIII Whosoever shall grumble at his quarter assigned to him let him be accounted a mutineer XIV Whosoever upon any quarrel or debate arising betwixt him and others whether of the Army City or Country shall call for assistance from his fellow Souldiers Citizens Countrey-men or any otherwayes related to him for making of parties or faction shall die without mercy XV. Whosoever in any case shall behave himself cowardly against the Enemy the Officer shall die without mercy and the Souldier suffer decimation XVI Whosoever shall not give ready obedience to to any Bank or Order for the well of the Army howbeit upon some occasional emergent not mentioned in these Articles shall be left to arbitrary punishment III. Duties of Officers in Particular I. LEt all and every Officer of whatsoever quality or degree take care that all under his command behave themselves civily and christianly namely That they frequent GODS publick Worship when they are where they may have it as they will be answerable to the General II. Whosoever defraudeth the Officers or Souldiers under him of any part or parcel of the Kings pay shall be obliedged first to refound the money and then to be disgracefully cashiered III Whatsoever Officer shall suffer any under his command to go a Duelling or Combatting shall lose his Place and if he be Serjant or Corporal of the Watch and did not hinder them and yet might he shall die IV. Whosoever is found to be an habitual Drunkard Quarreller or Brawler let him be disgracefully Casheered V. But let all Officers whatsoever upon their peril do their endeavour to part Quarrels or Tumults arising amongst Souldiers of whatsoever Company or Regiment and Commit and Arrest the same until those Officers be acquainted therewith to whose particular Command they do more immediatly belong And what Souldier soever shall resist or lift up his hand against yea shall resolutely resist an Officer so doing shall surely die VI. Whatsoever Captain whether of Troop or Foot Company shall present in his Muster any others then such who by their pay are oblidged to follow him shall be Casheered VII Let no Captain upon his peril Casheer any Souldier being once approved of and enrolled by the Muster-master without a special warrand from the General VIII Whosoever shall be found a miles distance out of his Quarter Garrison or Leagure shall forfeit a Months pay for the first fault and for the next shall be Casheered or personally punished at the discretion of the Court. IX Whosoever offereth violence to his Superior shall die X. Whatsoever Commissary or other Officer intrusted with Money Victual Arms or Ammunition shall embezle or spoil the same or give any false account thereof shall die IV. Duties of Souldiers in Particular First concerning their Arms. 1. WHatsoever Souldier shall come to be exercised or mount the Guard not compleatly armed with fixt and well kept arms shall be severely amerced fined and censured II. Whosoever shall sell his Horse or Arms or otherwayes embezle them shall be kept as a Pioneer or Baggage-man until he be again provided at his own charge and undergo such other punishment as the Court shall inflict III. But whosoever appignorates or sells their Arms shall be liable to arbitrary punishment and whoso shall buy or