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whereof_o every_o regiment_n shall_v have_v one_o among_o themselves_o 140._o in_o the_o horse-regiment_n the_o colonel_n shall_v be_v precedent_n and_o in_o his_o absence_n the_o captain_n of_o our_o own_o life-guard_n with_o they_o be_v three_o captain_n to_o be_v join_v three_o lieutenant_n three_o cornet_n and_o three_o quarter-master_n that_o so_o together_o with_o the_o precedent_n they_o may_v be_v to_o the_o number_n of_o thirteen_o at_o the_o least_o 141._o in_o a_o regiment_n of_o foot_n the_o colonel_n also_o shall_v be_v precedent_n and_o his_o lieutenant_n colonel_n in_o his_o absence_n with_o they_o be_v two_o captain_n to_o be_v join_v two_o lieutenant_n two_o ensign_n four_o sergeant_n and_o two_o quarter-master_n that_o together_o with_o the_o precedent_n they_o may_v be_v thirteen_o in_o number_n also_o 142._o in_o our_o high_a marshal_n court_n shall_v our_o general_n be_v precedent_n in_o his_o absence_n our_o field-marshal_a when_o our_o general_n be_v present_a his_o asseciat_n shall_v be_v our_o field-marshal_a first_o next_o he_o our_o general_n of_o the_o ordnance_n serjeant-major-generall_n general_n of_o the_o horse_n quarter-master-generall_n next_o to_o they_o shall_v sit_v our_o mustermaster_n and_o all_o our_o colonel_n and_o in_o their_o absence_n their_o lieutenant-colonell_n and_o these_o shall_v sit_v together_o when_o there_o be_v any_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n in_o controversy_n 143._o whensoever_o this_o high_a court_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v they_o shall_v observe_v this_o order_n our_o great_a general_n as_o precedent_n shall_v sit_v alone_o at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o table_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n our_o field-marshal_a on_o his_o left_a hand_n the_o general_n of_o the_o ordnance_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n next_o our_o serjeant-major-generall_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n again_o the_o general_n of_o the_o horse_n and_o then_o the_o quarter-master-generall_n on_o one_o hand_n and_o the_o muster-master-generall_n on_o the_o other_o after_o they_o shall_v every_o colonel_n sit_v according_a to_o his_o place_n as_o here_o follow_v first_o the_o colonel_n of_o our_o life-regiment_n or_o of_o the_o guard_n of_o our_o own_o person_n then_o every_o colonel_n according_a to_o their_o place_n of_o antiquity_n if_o there_o happen_v to_o be_v any_o great_a man_n in_o the_o army_n of_o our_o subject_n that_o be_v of_o good_a understanding_n they_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o sit_v next_o these_o officer_n after_o these_o shall_v sit_v all_o the_o colonel_n of_o strange_a nation_n every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o antiquity_n of_o service_n 144._o all_o these_o judge_n both_o of_o high_a and_o low_a court_n shall_v under_o the_o blue_a sky_n thus_o swear_v before_o almighty_a god_n that_o they_o will_v inviolable_o keep_v this_o follow_a oath_n unto_o we_o i._o r._n w._n do_v here_o promise_v before_o god_n upon_o his_o holy_a gospel_n that_o i_o both_o will_v &_o shall_v judge_v upright_o in_o all_o 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