1. HE that shall steale any Catell shalbe hanged / and the like punishement all Theves that rob howses shall recea­ved.

2. All those that shall rob any man and kill him / shall be broaken upon a wheele.

3. Who-so-ever he be that doth strike / hurt / or ran­some his host or hostes / or any poore people / shalbe hanged.

4. He that is payd his wages / and shall take any thing of his host without payeing for it / by force / and against his will shall be hanged.

5. He that shall be fouud to be a falce wittnes shalbe hanged.

6. He that shall burne / breake / or carrie awaye the howsehold stuffe in the howse where he is lodged / shalbe hanged / and further: the valew of the sayd howsehold stuffe shallbe deducted out of his paye that did it upon the hosts oathe taken / what they were worth, which shalbe arbitrated by the Provost Marshall.

7. He that shall cut downe a fruict tree / or shall breake any Vines branches / shoot at Pigions in dove coates or when they flie shall be punished with all arbitrable amends for the first time / and the se­cond time with corporall punishement.

8 He that shall have a whore to keep him company in the Campe / shalbe discharged / and the whore whipt.

9. He that shalbe attainted and found to have bin assistant in any cryme committed / or seeing it don / did not oppose himself against it nor cald the Neigh­bours [Page 4] / to staye the malefactor shalbe punished cor­porally.

10. All Captaines / Officers / and Soldyers / shalbe bound every night to sleep in their quarters not only to impeach and hinder the Soldyers from commit­ting any disorders / but also to be reddy to receave such commaundements and commissions as shall be given them.

11. Wee forbid all soldyers to abandon or leave their quarters / and from going into Villages there a­bouts / without leave or commaundement upon paine of death.

12. When the Companies come into a Garrison the Officers of the places shall set a price upon victuales / and take order that the prise thereof be not raysed / wherein the Provost Marshal of the place shal assist the Officers.

13. Wee prohibit the constraining of hosts to goe to buy any thing for Soldyers upon payne of death.

14. Wee forbid all Harbingers of Companyes to give Billets to any man / whatsoever he bee to long lodg in the Lords howses of the Villages or Pari­shes that shalbe alotted them to lodg in / nor in eccle­siasticall persons howses / or to lodg more Soldyers in a howse then the nomber appointed by their Cap­taines upon payne for the first fault to be whipt and the second to be hangd.

15. To know and find out the bad actions and falts commicted in the quarters that are allotted out wee charge the sayd Harbingers upon payne of death / to make a note every daye of the lodgings that they shall appoint unto Soldpers / which they shall upon [Page 5] demmannd made by the Provost / Marshalls of the bandes or cheire Deputies) deliver unto them.

16. If it shall fall out / that two Soldyers should quarrel / one with the other / he that is next unto thē / shall seperate them / and if they continew and persit in the said quarrell / the Soldyers that are nere un­to them shall presently advertise the Captaine there­of / that he maye committ them to the Provost Mar­shall that Iustice may be done / and if he that should be aprehended seekes to run awaye it shalbe knowne in the Captaines rowle where he was quartered / that the Officers of the sayd place maye be adver­tised / that they may aprehend and keep him in pri­son / untill the next muster following shalbe made / to be afterward delivered to the Provost Marshall / or to cause him to be punished openly in the place / as he shalbe found to have deserved / or as it shall be thought good by advise at the sayd muster.

17. According to the Ordinances aforesayd touching foot-men all persons that are under our paye / that shalbe taken / and aprehended by any Iudges / for any action that concernes the sayd militarie ordi­nances shalbe sent before the Colonel or his Provost Marshall / that Iustice maye be don / upon those whose honor shalbe chargeable / and in the places where there is a Garrison. The knowledg thereof shalbe best to him or them that shall have authori­tie to administer Iustice among the sayde Soldyers.

18. And for that some persons that are under our payd / in the sayd bandes to avoyde punishement ac­cording to our Marshall orders / maye seeke to in­fringe the Iurisdiction of the sayd Provost Mar­shall [Page 6] / under pretence of naming them selves to be howse houlders / or such like / wee ordaine / that all persons being under our payd in the sayd Landes / their servants and boyes / having committed any cryme or offence / tht Provost Marshall privilie take knowledg of the rest / and shall Iudg them according to our sayd Ordinances / notwithstanding any op­positions / or appellations that they maye make or all [...]dg / and that without respect thereof / he shall proceede to the execution of the Iudgment / that shall be given against them / having first taken the advice of the Colonel and Maister of the Campe as the manner is.

19. And for that there are many crimes and publicke offences / that are not named / declared / nor specifyed / in the Ordinances made for the foot-men. The sayd Provost Marshall of the bands / shall take know­ledg thereof / and Iudg / and punishe the offenders by wayes and punishements / set downe and found in the civill Lawes / and our generall ordinances.

20. When any of the sayd Captaines shall finde any Soldyer that breaketh the Ordinances made for the Goverment of che foot-men / as well of his owne company or an other / he shall deliver him unto the Provost Marshall to doe Iustice on him which Cap­taines and Officers shall ayde and assist the sayd Provost Marshall and deputie where soever they be / and to assist at the executions of Iustice with their companies / as the manner is.

21. And where by connivence or otherwise / the Cap­taines will not assemble / in the absence of the sayd Colonell and Maister of the Campe / to give their [Page 7] advise / to Iudg any man by the sayd Provost Mar­shall / according to our ordinances / The processe of offenders which shalbe in his hands / shall by the sayd Provost Marshal / proceede further to the iudg­ment of those that shalbe called there unto by him / being as counsellors or other graduates / according to our ordinances / which he shall cause to be execu­ted / notwithstanding any oppositions or appella­tions what soever made to the contrarie.

22. And for that under pretence of the sayd bands / divers vacabonds and people of no account will re­tire them selves into the same / and kepe about them / that committ divers falts and offences / wee com­maund the Provost Marshall / to have an eye and speciall care there unto / as belonging unto his charge.

23. As well the Geoliers and kepers of our prisons and others shall be bownd to receave and kepe in their prisons and geoles / such malefactors as the sayd Provost Marshall shall commit unto them / or by his appointment shall be sent thether / untill defi­nitive sentence shalbe given against them / paying them their fees / and for their victuales.

24. And touching that which concerneth the civill law / as obligations / bills / or arests for actions of ac­conpts / victuales / or other matters made betweene Captaines Soldyers aud others of our Subjects inhabitants of Townes / Villages / Marchands / and Victualers being present / in our marche / Campes / Armies or garrisons / or that are of the sayd bandes / the Provost Marschall of the same shall doe good / and speedie Iustice unto everp one.

[Page 8] 25. Wee prohibite upon payne of death / all Cap­taines and Soldyers from injuring / or wronging in any manner / either by woord or deed / the Pro­vost Marshalls of our bandes / but to obaye unto that which he shall ordaine for execution of Iustice / as being our Magistratt and Officer / nor any of their Deputies Clerkes / or servants / willing that such as are culpable therein shalbe puuished / as having resi­sted our power and authoritie.

26. Aud to the ende that no Captaine / officer / nor sol­dyer / maye be ignorant of our ordinances and Mar­shall orders / wee have ordained that all Captaines / shall cause them to be read unto their Soldyers by their Officers / 3 or 4 tymes a moneth / both in the courts of gard / and particularelie / thereby allwayes to hold aud retayne them their due obedyence.

27. Wee will and ordaine that the Provost Marshall of our bands / his deputie and servants / shall enjoye the same Priviledges / franchises / and liberties / that the Provosts of our trustie ayd faithfull Marshalls of France / doe.