IAMES By the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
TO Our right trustie and right welbeloued Cousin, William Earle of Northampton, President of Our Councell within the Dominion, Principalitie, and Marches of Wales, greeting:

KNOW ye, that for the great and singuler trust and confidence, that We haue in your approued fidelitie, wisedome and circumspection, We haue assigned, made, constituted, and ordeined, And by these presents doe assigne, make, constitute, and ordeine you to be Our Lieutenant within the Principalitie and Dominions of South-Wales and North-Wales, (Our Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth onely excepted) the Marches thereunto adioyning, and the seuerall Counties of Worcester, Hereford, and Salop, and in all corporate and priuiledged places within the limits or precincts of the Principalitie, Dominions, Marches, and Counties aforesayd, or any of them, as well within Liberties as without: And by these pre­sents doe giue full power and authoritie vnto you, That you from time to time, may leuie, gather, and call together, all and singuler Our subjects, of what estate, degree or dignitie, they or any of them be, dwel­ling or inhabiting within the Principalitie, Dominions, Marches, and Counties aforesayd, aswell within Liberties as without, meet and apt for the Warres, And them from time to time to trie, array, and put in readinesse; And them also and euery of them after their habilities, degrees, and faculties, well and sufficiently to cause to be armed and weaponed; And to take the Musters of them from time to time, in places most meet for that purpose, after your discretion: And also the same Our subjects so arrayed, tryed, and armed, aswell men of Armes, as other horsmen, archers, and footmen of all kindes and degrees meet and apt for the Wars, to lead and conduct, aswell against all and singuler Our enemies, as also against all and singuler Rebels, Traytors, and other offenders and their adherents against Vs, Our Crowne and dignitie within the Principality and Dominions of Northwales and Southwales, the Marches of the same, and Counties aforesayd, and euery of them from time to time, as often as need shall require by your discretion: And with the said enemies, Traytors, and Rebels to fight, and them to inuade, resist, represse, subdue, slay, kill, and put to execution of death, by all waies and meanes, by your said discretion, And to do, fulfill and execute all and singuler other things which shal be requisit for the leuying and gouernement of Our said subjects, for the conseruation of Our person and peace, so by you in forme aforesaid leuied, and to be leuied: And to do, execute, and vse against the said Enemies, Tray­tors, Rebels, and such other like offenders and their adherents, as necessity shall require by your discretion, the Law called the Martiall Law, according to the Law-martiall: And of such offendors apprehended, or being brought in subjecti­on, to saue whom you shall thinke good to be saued, and to slay, destroy, and put to execution of death, such, and as many of them as you shall thinke meet, by your good discretion to be put to death. AND further, Our will and pleasure is, and by these presents We doe giue vnto you full power and authority, that in case any inuasion of Enemies, Insurrection, Rebellion, Ryots, Routs, or vnlawfull assemblies, or any like offences, shall happen to be moued in any place of this Our Realme, out of the limits of this Our Commission, that then, and as often as need shall require by your discretion, or as you shall be directed from Vs by any speciall commandement, you with such power to be leuied within the limits of your Lieutenancie, as you shall thinke requisite, or as shall be directed from Vs, as is aforesaid, shall repaire to the place, where any such Inuasion, vnlawfull assembly or Insurrection shall happen to be made, to subdue, represse and re­forme the same, aswell by battell, or other kind of force, as otherwise by the Lawes of Our Realme, and the Law-Martiall, according to your good discretion. AND further, We giue vnto you full power and authority for the execution of this Our Commission, to appoint and assigne within the Principalitie and Dominions of South-Wales and North-Wales, the Marches thereunto adioyning, and the Counties aforesaid, from time to time, Muster-masters, and Prouost-Martials, as you in your discretion shall thinke conuenient, to vse and exercise that Office, in such cases, as you shall thinke requisite to vse the said Law-Martiall. WHEREFORE We will and command you Our said Lieutenant, that with all diligence ye doe execute the premisses with effect. AND forasmuch as it may be, that there shall be iust cause for you to be attendant vpon Our person, or to bee otherwise imployed in Our seruice, whereby this Our seruice of Lieutenancie committed to your fidelity, cannot be by you in person executed, in such sort, as we haue appointed the same; THEREFORE We giue vnto you, for your better ayde and assistance, and for the better performance and ex­ecution of this same Our seruice, full power and authority to appoint, assigne, and constitute by your writing, vnder your hand and Seale, Our trusty and welbeloued Sir Walter Deuereux, Sir Iohn Packington, Knights and Baronets, Sir Thomas Russell, Sir Richard Greues Knights, Iohn Washborne, Edward Seabright, and Giles Sauage Esquires, to be your Deputies in this said seruice in Our County of Worcester, and City of Worcester, and County of the same, and all corporate and priuiledged places within the limits or precincts of the same County of Worcester, aswell within Liberties as without: And Our trusty and welbeloued Sir Robert Needham, Sir Robert Vernon, Sir Thomas Cornewall, Sir Richard Newport, Sir Andrew Corbet, Sir Richard Fox Knights, and Robert Leighton Esquire, to be your Deputies in this said seruice in our County of Salop, and all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the said County, aswell within Liberties as without: And Our trusty and welbeloued Sir Iohn Scudamore Knight and Baronet, Sir Robert Harley, Sir Robert Whitney, Sir William Croft Knights, Fitzwilliam Coningesby, Iames Tomkins, and Iohn Ruddall Esquires, to be your De­puties in this sayd seruice, in Our said County of Hereford, and all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same County, aswell within Liberties as without: And Our trusty and welbeloued Sir Iohn Stepneth Knight and Baronet, Sir Iames Parrot, Sir Wiliam Wogan, Sir Iohn Wogan Knights, William Bradshaw, and Thomas ap Rice Esquires, to be your Deputies in this said seruice, in our County of Pembroke, and towne of Hauerfordwest, and County of the same, and all other corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same County of Pembroke, aswell within Liberties as without: And Our trusty and welbeloued Sir Iohn Hammer Baronet, Sir Iohn Conway, Sir Roger Mostin Knights, George Puleston, and Robert Dauies Esquires, to be your Deputies in this said seruice, in our County of Flint, and all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same County, aswell within Liberties as without: And Our trusty and welbeloued, Sir Richard Treuor, Sir Thomas Midleton, Sir Edward Broughton Knights, William Wynne, Thomas Trafford, and Euan Lloyd Esquires, to be your Deputies in this said seruice in Our County of Denbigh, and all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same County, aswell within Liberties as without: And Our trusty and welbeloued, Sir Iohn Lewis Knight, Iohn Price, Thomas Price of Llanvread, Walter Lloyd, Iames Lewis, and Edward Vaughan Esquires, to be your Deputies in this sayd seruice in our County of Cardigan, and all corporate and priuiledged places within the limits or precincts of the same County, aswell within Liberties as without: And Our trusty and welbeloued, Sir William Herbert, Sir Edward Herbert, Sir Robert Vaughan Knights, Edward Price, Ienkin Lloyd, and Thomas Iuckes Esquires, to be your Deputies in this said seruice, in Our County of Montgomery, and all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same County, a well within Liberties as without: And Our trusty and welbeloued, Sir Iames Price Knight, William Salisbury, William Vaughan, Robert Lloyd, Iohn Lloyd, and Iohn Vaughan of Caregay, Esquires, to be your Deputies in this said seruice, in Our County of Merioneth, and all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same County, aswel within Liberties as with­out: And Our trusty and welbeloued, Sir Iohn Wynne Knight and Baronet, Sir William Thomas, Sir Iohn Boduell Knights, Thomas Williams, Thomas Glynne, and Iohn Griffith Esquires, to be your Deputies in this said seruice, in Our County of Carneruon, and all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same County, aswell within Liberties as without: And Our trusty and welbeloued, Sir Sackeuile Treuor Knight, Richard Bulkeley, William Griffith Wil­liam Owen, Pierce Lloyd, and Rowland White Esquires, to be your Deputies in this sayd seruice, in Our County of Anglisey, and in all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same County, aswell within Liber­ties as without: And Our trustie and welbeloued, Sir Henry Williams Knight, Edward Games, Thomas Games, Thomas Price, and Howell Owyn Esquires, to bee your Deputies in this said seruice in Our County of Brecknock, and all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same Countie, aswell within Liberties as without: And Our trustie and welbeloued, Iohn Bradshaw, Iames Price of Monaghty, Iames Price of Pilleth, Richard Iones, Iohn Lloyd of Bet­tus and Humfrey Walcot Esquires, to be your Deputies in this said seruice in Our County of Radnor, and all corporate and priuiledged places within the limits or precincts of the same County, aswell within Liberties as without: And Our right trusty and welbeloued, Iohn Lord Vaughan, and Our trusty and welbeloued, Sir Iohn Philipps, Sir Francis Maunsell Baronets, Sir Henry Iones Knight, Henry Vaughan, and Iohn Lloyd Esquires, to bee your Deputies in this said seruice, in Our County of Carmarthen, and towne of Carmarthen, and County of the same, and all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same County of Carmarthen, aswell within Liberties as without. AND by this Our present Commission, Wee giue vnto euery two or more of your said Deputies, so beeing by you assigned and appointed as aforesaid, full power and authoritie in your absence, to doe and execute, in euery County, where they are deputed and assigned to be your Deputies as aforesaid, and all corporated and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the same County, aswell within Liberties as without, all and such, and so much of euery thing and things, before by this Our present Commission, assigned and appointed by you to be done and executed, and so farrefoorth as by you in your said writings of deputation, shalbe to them prescribed and appointed to be done and executed. AND Our further pleasure, will, and commandement is, That your said Deputies shall immediatly after your writings of deputation to them made, as aforesaid, take charge and care to see euery such point and thing of this Our Commission, fully and perfectly executed in your absence, as by you in your said Writing of deputation, shall be to them prescribed and appointed to be done and executed. AND the better to enable them so to doe, you shall deliuer two of your said Deputies, so appointed and deputed for the sayd seuerall Counties as aboue-sayd, a true transcript of this our Commission, subscribed with your hand: And whatsoeuer you alone being present shall doe by vertue of this Our Com­mission, or in your absence your said Deputies, or any two or more of them, shall doe according to the tenor and effect of your said writings of deputation to be made, as is aboue-sayd, the same shall bee by these presents discharged against Vs, Our Heires and Successors. AND further, We will and command, all and singuler Our Iustices of peace, Maiors, Sheriffes, Bailiffes, Constables, Headboroughs, and all other Our officers, ministers, and subjects, meete and apt for the Warres, within euery of the said Counties, and all corporate and priuiledged places, within the limits or precincts of the said Counties, and euery of them aswell within Liberties as without, to whom it shall appertaine, That they and euery of them, with their power and seruants, from time to time shall be attendant, ayding, assisting, counselling, helping, and at the commandement of you, and of your said Deputies, or any two or more of them in the Shires aforesaid, in the execution hereof, in all points, as appertaineth, as they and euery of them tender Our pleasure, and will answere for the contrary, at their vttermost perils. PROVIDED alwaies, that this Our present Commission, or any thing therein conteined, shal not in any wise extend to the County of Glocester, the Citie of Glocester, and County of the same City, or to any of them, or to the Countie Pallantine of Chester, or to the City of Chester, or to any part thereof, or to the Counties of Glamorgan or Monmouth, or to any of them, or to any part of them, or any of them. IN WITNES whereof We haue caused these Our Letters to be made Patents.

Per Dominum Custodem magni Sigilli Angliae, virtute War. Reg. EDMONDS.

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