THAT in regard the Army of the province of Leinster consists of eight regiments of foote and 25 Troopes of horsse, and that by reason of the defeate of the said forces, and restrainte of many of the officers, the said Army, regiments, and Troopes, are soe weake as they are computed to be effectiue not aboue 4000 foote and 800 horsse, And for as much as the said prouince at this present beinge burthened with other ex­traordinary charges is much impouerished and vnable to beare any more, dureinge this winter; It is therefore ordered that the said Army shall consist of 4000 foote and 800 horss [...] at least vntill the first of March next, at which tyme the Su­preame Councell shall (if they see cause) reinforce the same vnto such number as the said Councell shall thinke necessary for the preseruatiō of the said prouince, prouided that noe more Companies, Regiments, or troopes, be raised as a charge vpon that Prouince, vntill the last of May next, but that the said ould troopes, and Companies, be reinforced to such number, as the Councell shall thinke necessary; And if the prouince be now charged, with any more foote or horsse of the said Army then the said number, the Councel are by vnytinge of weak companies together, discharginge of vnseruiceable Companies or Troopes, or houldinge such as haue not performed theire Capitulations to the performance thereof, to reduce the said [Page 2]Charge vnto the said number of 4000 foote and 800 hoose if it may be don soe conueniently; and in regard that seuerall of the late recruted companies haue not yet appeared in the field, or were mustered since the said misfortune, whereby it is vncertaine of what number they consist of, It is ordered that the said Companies which did not appeere as aforesaid or which were not mustered, shall not be allowed more then fifty souldiers in each of theire Companies vntill the said tyme of reinforcement, and the said Councell are by musters and other wise to cull out vnseruiceable and vnarmed men from the Army and ease the prouince of theire charge, prouided that if more foote or horse be found effictiue in the said Army, that they shall be prouided for, to preuent the incursions of the Enemy as also For the trayneing, Exercisinge, and kee­pinge together the forces of this prouince, wherby they may be ready to defend theire Quaters, and offend the Enemy, It is ordered and established that the Army of the prouince shall be deuided into fower diuisions or brigades, more or lesse as the Councell shall thinke fitt consisting of horsse and foote & for each diuision or Partie an officer be appointed to Co­maund the same in chiefe

That vnto each of the said diuisions a headquarter shall be appointed where a Competent number of the said Partie, both horsse & foote shall be garrissoned in some conuenient & secure place or strait Frontinge the Enemys garrissons.

That to each head-quarter seuerall other dependent garris­sons shall be assigned where the residue of the diuision shall be garrissoned & Comaunded by any officer in each garrisson and where they may be ready vpon all occasions to come to releeue or reinforce the head Quarter accordinge as they shall be directed by the Comaunder of the said diuision.

That for every head quarter a certaine proportion of Sho­wells, spades, pike axes and bill hookes be assigned, whereby they may fortifie the same and build Cottadges for their ha­bitations if they shall want it, and that a certayne proportion of amunition for the head garrissons be likewise giuen vnto the Comaunder of the diuision,

That a way be settled whereby the said whole partie or bri­gad vpon twenty foure howers warneing may speed [...] [Page 3]come together in a boddie and whereby the Seuerall diuisions may ioine together vpon conuenient Warneinge, by order from the Comaunder in chiefe of the whole Armie, or other wise as the Councell shall thinke necessary.

That the maintenance of the whole Armie be cast vp whereof a proportion is to be put vpon euery County Which is to be applotted & leauied monethly before hand in Corne, meale, and monney, or monny wholie at the lection of the payers, and that the proportion of each diuision thereof be sett out towards its maintenance, which is to be receaued for them and paid according theire musters,

That the best quarters be assigned to those whoe shall be put in the frontier garrjssons and that the Corne, meale, and mony be soe proportioned as that the places neare shall pay the meale and the remote the monny if it may be.

That the Chiefe officer or officers of these diuisions res­pectiuelie be remoueable monethlie as the Councell or such other authoritie as the Councell shall appointe in theire absence shall thinke fitt or oftner if there be cause.

That once in every month the head quarter shall be relieued out of the neer quarters if need be,

That in the neere quarters the Companies & troopes be daily exercised and in the head quarters, as often as may be, if the Weather serue and at least twice a weeke.

That the muster-master shall returne his muster once per month vnto the councell, or such as the said Assemblie or Coun­cell shall appointe, as allso the paymaster his payments

That all & singular the Captaines and Quartermasters and other the Officers of the Army, shall deliuer in, a true list of theire Companies on paine of disbandinge of the officer that shall giue in a false list,

That the said muster master & paymaster take the oathes of theire places before thei execute the same.

That the Country be required to bringe in prouision of hay, oates, and other accomodation vnto the said head-quarters to be paid for, by the garrisson after the rates hereafter established.

That the Comaunder of each of the said diuisions be requi­red as occasion shall be offered to call together the said diui­sions either to defend theire quarters, or offend the Enemy [Page 4]without expecting orders, and not to suffer the souldiers or Troopes to extorte in theire throughfares vpon paine of the losse of a monthes meanes & satisfaction to the parties greeued, if redresse vpon Complaint be not made

That each Comaunder of a diuision shall haue power to execute with martiall Law, any souldiers, or Troopes of his partie, vnder the degree of an Ensigne, or Cornett, merritinge it and to suspend from Commande any higher officer offen­dinge, Vntill the pleasure of the Councell, or in theire absence such as they or the Assembly shall appointe bee made knowne, and that each Colonell shall haue power accordinge Martiall discipline to execute Martiall lawe vpon any of his regiment vnder the degree of an Ensigne, deseruinge it & the Comaunder in Chiefe of the artyllery is to haue power of martiall lawe over those, vnder his Commaund.

That to preuent the dayly runninge away of souldiers from theire Coullours vnto other Companies, where they expect better pay, lesse duty, or more impunity, any souldier or trooper so offending shall be punished, with death and to the end he may be found out, noe officer is to receaue any new souldier or trooper formerly inlisted, Without a passe of his officer vpon the penalty of forfeture of a moneths pay, and that martialls be appointed in euery County, to execute straglers & theeues.

That the Councell, or such as they shall appointe, make it the peculiar charge of one of them, to see one of the diuisions provided for, to ouersee the musters returned, take accompte of the payments vnto them made, & settle all differences betweene the garisons, and the Quarters, and the resident Councell of this Prouince vpon matter of difficulty are to assist him.

That Commissioners be appointed in each County to ap­plot, Leauy, and bringe in, its proportion of the mayntenance of the Army, consisting of three actiue, honest, and vnderstan­ding men, who are to sitt constantly and serue for one Quar­ter of a yeare, at the expiration of which tyme others may be named to supply their places, and to haue for each of them foure shillings per diem and two shillings per diem to theire Clarke, for euery day they shall attend the execution of their Commission, whoe shall be enabled to determine all differences betweene Land-Lord and tenant and settle all other differen­ces [Page 5]concerning the Contributions, or Country Charges in their Counties respectiuely, & all debts or trespasses vnder five pound which Commissioners are to haue theire authority by Com­mission from the Councell, and to take their Oathes to applott the mayntenance of the Army, and other Charges equally, and indifferently without partiallity, loue, hatred, fauoure, or affec­tion vnto any person, or persons, acording the vtmost of theire power and skill, before thy shall take vpon them the said Im­ployment, & are before any applotment to be made to summon the Gentry and freehoulders of theire County and heere what they will say concerning the manner thereof, before they shall applott the same, to the end that the more equality may be vsed, & that the bearers of the said Charge may know why the same is imposed, and not be Charged more then the maintenance of their proportion shall come vnto, prouided that if the Coun­cell finde an easier Way for applotting the said money & bring­ing it in, that they may pursue such a Course for the saueing of charge, and that the County of Kikenny or other countyes vpon sufficient reasons may haue more Commissioners, so the charge shall not exceede the allowance for three.

That the Cōmaunder of each partie, or diuision, be required to preserue the quarters set out for him, from incursions of any straglinge souldiers, idle boyes, or other persons, and if he shall make default therin, the damadge of his quarter by any such incursions to be put in accompt on him, in soe much of the pay of his partie, which is to be assigned ouer to the partie greeued, and to that purpose a partie of the diuision is to garrisson in the Countie sett foorth for defence thereof, whoe are vpon notice to disarme, Commit, and bringe to Iustice, any person, companie, or Companies, who shall inuade theire quarters, & they are allso to obserue the direction of the Councell, and Commissioners of the Countie, for punishinge delin-quents and other refractorie persons

Vpon consideration had of a report presented from the Provinciall Assemblie of Leinster settinge forth that the char­ge of the ciuill list, generall officers amunition, Armes, Traine of Artillerie, spies poasts, rewards, pensions negotiations & other publique charges should be cast vp and subdeuided vpon the seuerall counties of the said prouince, and that towards [Page 6]The support of the said Charge, the enemyes estates, excise, and two parts of the Cleargy liueings, should be giuen vnto each County to be set by such Commissioners, as the Councell should appoint, prouided that the same should not extend to auoide Leases made to banished men, or others, and that banished persons should be preferred to the tenance of some of the said Lands, It is for seuerall reasons and especially in re­gard the diuident of the seuerall Counties in the said Prouince, was not setled With relation vnto the yearly value of Enemys-estates, excise or Church Liueings in them, thought fit and so ordered that the Councell shall issue Commissiones for regulating the Excise, for settinge of Enemyes Lands, and two parts of Cleargy Liueings, at a certaine rent, ouer and a­boue all Country Charges returneable by the first of May next. In the meane time, the rents issuing out of the said tiethes or Enemyes estates, or the profitts of the excise are not to be disposed, but by order of the Councell, and the Commhissio­ners Generall are forthwith to certify the Councell, of the particular of the charge of the ciuill list, amunition, Armes, and other requisit publicke charges.

And wheareas seuerall receauers and accomptants haue bene often summonned, to passe theire accompts before the late Commissioners of the Reuenue, as also before the Com­missioners Generall of each Prouince, which receauours haue hitherto neglected to obey the said Summons, notwithstan­dinge seuerall compulsarys issued to compell them therevnto, It is therefore ordered, that vpon default of any receuer or Collector, hauing notice of this our order, which shall neglect passinge of his said accompte within one month after notice proued thereof by the messenger of the Supreame, Councell, or whome the Assembly or they shall appointe in the said pro­uince, wherein he is or shall be receauer, Collector or ac­comptant shall remayne charged for the summe, for which he shall so neglect to accompt, and the same shall be deemed, reputed, and esteemed his owne proper dèbt, and that the same shall be assigned vnto the Armies, or any of them, or disposed to the publicke vse as the Councell shall thinke fitt.

That the said Commissioners in the Counties shall as farr as possible they may auoyde cessing of Horsse or Foote vpon [Page 7]delinquents being destructiue, though hitherto a necessary re­medy for getting in the publicke dues, but that they may by Pursuiants or distresse compell payments, and by appoynt­tinge good Collectors and gīueing them reasonable, allow­ances for their seruice, get in the publicke dues, and contribu­tions and that souldiers put upon delinquents shall take noe more but their pay according the establishment and haue noe other pay whilst they are vpon delinquents, and vpon paine of the losse of a months meanes, the officer and souldiers put vpon delinquents are not to cesse in his through-fare vpon any other person but the delinquents.

That for the Field seruice when the Army shall be called into one intire boddy the contributions of each County, shall be brought monethly before hand to the Generall receipte of the prouince, or to the pay-Master in the Field, as the Coun­cell or whome they shall appointe shall directe.

that the pay-masters intertaīmēt be out of the pay of the soilder. That a course be taken whereby those places which are fitt to be garrisoned may not the next yeare bee destituted of forrage, or prouision, and that places be in due tyme fixed vpon by the Councell, and Magazines there prouided out of tieth Corne. That the quarters be sett out for any diuision or Garrisson so as they may not be appropriated thereūto, but that the Councell or those intrusted by them in theire absence from the Prouince may change them, and sett out Quarters according desert. It is ordered and Established that foureteene pence in money and 5. quartes of meale shall be a weekes pay for a foote soul­dier, or two shillings six pence in money at the election of the payers, and foure shillings in money a hoope of oates and 8. stones 3. quarters of hay, or strawe for a Troopers pay per weeke being 20. pound per night or seauen shillings in money at the election of the Payer in lieu of his pay & other demaunds in his Quarter besides lodging and stabling.

That euery officer shall haue care to cause his Troupers and souldiers to keepe theire Armes cleane and fixed, and for euery vnfixed Muskett, the souldier to be checked with two pence euery Muster, and for euety vnfixed pistoll the Trooper to be checked foure pence per Muster, euery souldire wantinge a sword shall be checked one penny per Muster Which checks are to be deposited to buye him a swoord & euery Trooper wanting [Page 8]pistolls foure pence per muster, a short picke one penny per muster & the muster-master is to haue his pay out of the checkes. That a pound of Powder per moneth be allowed to euery Company of horsse, and foote, to exercise for false fires, and such further proportion of powder for excercise as shall be by the Councell thought fitt. that euery officer take the Oath of Asso­tiation, and every common souldir to be true to his cullours. It is ordered and agreed, that noe officer of the Army shall haue a regiment of foote, and Troope of horsse, nor any whoe hath a regiment or Troope of horsse, a Company of foote.

It is ordered that rates of hay and oates shall be as followeth (viz.) 2 pence per night for hay, straw and litter, 3 pence for a stable-pecke or gallon of oates.

It is ordered that of such Lands pretéded to be waste as are gra­zed by the proprietors, or Neighbours by conniuence or allow­ance of the proprietor, the Country Charges shall be answe­red by the proprietor if he findes not out the trespassers to dis­charge the same.

It is ordered that all manner of Country charges shall be an­swered by billett, cesse, through-fare quartering, and leauies of lands, and putt in an accompt on the proprietor it he keepes the same waste, and refuseth to sett the land for cuntrie Charges It is ordered that where considerable fallow is made in di­uerse parts of pretended waste and so the grasse eaten by the plough garrans in all the parcells so ploughed, & the proprietor notwithstanding will not hould, or beare more then as small parcell, as twenty or thirty akers, and That the proprietors shall answer for the whole land, full Country charges and that, the same shall be enquired of, by Iury of the proper or a diacent barrony, the Iury to be vnintrested persons And the Commissi­oners of the Army in the respectiue Counties are to issue pre­cepts vnto the Sheiriffs for impanellinge a Iury in this behalfe.