A BRIEFE CLEERE Methodicall View of the severall particulars contained IN The late INSTRUCTIONS which passed both Houses the 28 of May, 1647. For determining the Accounts of the Souldiery.
TOuching the Certificates, of such as claime Arreares (which is the generall subject of the said Instructions) there are 5. things considerable therein. Viz.
- 1 The matter of them.
- 2 The Evidence required to make them good.
- 3 The deductions to be made out of them for free-quarter.
- 4 The Allowance of pay to be made upon them.
- 5 The Places where they are to be transmitted or dispatched.
For the Matter of them observe.
1 That a Certificate for an Officer is to expresse how long he actually served with a Regiament Troop or Company under his command, what number of persons the same did consist of, by what commission, under whose command, and in what quality he served, what he received in money, and what in horse, armes, or other goods: To finde which in the former printed Ordinance, vide Sect. 1.
2 For a private Souldier, It is to shew how many weeks he is in arreare, whether he left the Troope or Company without discharge, & whether he received any Horse, or Armes for the use of the State, & what became thereof. vide Sect. 16.
For the Evidence to make them good consider,
1 That Governours are to have their Accompts determined upon their Oaths, as well for what they have disbursted for the use of the State, as for their Service. vide Sect. 6.
2 The warrants of the Earle of Essex, Committee of Safety, Earle of Manchesters &c. If granted to Officers are to passe, deducting only for free quarter, vide, Sect. 4
3 Such (as for any summe) have given a discharge in full, are to receive no more for that Service. vide, Sect. 5.
4 All other Accompts whether stated by Authority, or not, to be regulated according to these Instructions following. Sect. 17. viz.
First for Officers.
1 They are to give in an acknowledgement under their owne hands of what they have received, and that to the full, or else to forfite the double of what more shall bee made to appeare, any time within two yeares after. Sect. 7.
2. Commission Officers are not to be allowed pay for any horse more then appeares upon muster. Sect. 8.
3. All Officers are to produce a Certificate for their service according to muster.
1. Such as have served under any Committee, under the hands of three of that Committee. Sect. 1. viz.
2. Such as belong to the grand Armies, according to their qualities, viz.
1. If Captaines or above that degree; They are to procure the hands and seales of the two superiour Officers that are surviving of that Regiment. Sect 2.
2. If under that degree and their Captaine living, they are to procure their Captaines hand and seale, with the said two superiour Officers. Sect. 2.
Secondly, for private Souldiers.
1. They are to bring in a Certificate under the hands and seales of his Officer. Sect. 16.Query; What officer, or whethe more [...] not here meant.
2. To make it appeare that hee did not leave the Troope or company without lawfull discharge. Sect. 16.
3. Whether hee received any horse or Armes for the use of the State: And what became thereof. Sect. 16.
Thirdly, the persons that shall certifie in the behalfe of others are.
1. To make it appeare to the Committee imployed herein, that they have not been cashiered. Sect. 3.
2. To send in their hands, scales and qualities to the said Committee. Sect. 3.
3. To certifie with such caution, as they may take their oaths of the truth thereof, if required. Sect. 1.
The third generall head is concerning the deduction of Free-Quarter; wherein consider,
1. That such Commission Officers, as make it appeare they have discharged their Quarters are to have nothing deducted. Sect. 15.
2. Such Officers who have served in any Garrison for which there hath beene any particular establishment made, to have nothing deducted for Free-Quarter, but are to produce a Certificate under the hand and seale of the supreme Civill Officer of the Towne, that he hath paid his Quarters. Sect. 19.
3. For all others according to the particulars following, Sect. 10. to 15. viz.
To abate for Free-Quarter from all.
- Officers of Horse. one third part of their pay.
- Officers of Dragoones. one third part of their pay.
- Officers of Foot in Common one fourth part of their pay.
- Officers of Traine one fourth part of their pay.
- Serjeants of Foot. 4. s. per week.
- Corparalls or Drums. 3. s. per week.
- private Horse 8. s. per week.
- Souldiers Foot 3. s. per week.
The fourth Generall Head is touching the allowance of their pay, wherein consider,
1. Such as have served in any Garrison, for which there hath been particular establishments made, are to be paid according to the allowance of that establishment, Sect. 19.
2. All others (except the persons following) to be paid according to the establishment of the Earle of Essex his Army, Sect. 20. And no part thereof to bee respited. Sect. 9.
3. Colonell Saundersons Reformadoes, to abate one third part of their pay for Free-quarter, the rest to bee allowed according to the agreement made with them. Sect. 18.
4. The persons following to have only one third part of a Conformadoes pay of the same quality, viz. such as have had a Regiment Troope, or Company under their command, which did not exceed the number hereafter exprest. Sect. 18.
In a
- Regiment or Troope. of Horse 150. All Officers included.
- Regiment or Troope. of Foot 300. All Officers included.
- Regiment or Troope. of Horse 25. All Officers included.
- Regiment or Troope. of Dragoones 25. All Officers included.
- Company of Foot 40. All Officers included.
The fifth Generall Head is touching the places where the said Certificates are to be transmitted or dispatched.
1. The Certificates of Officers that served in any Garrison or County are to be sent to the Sub-Committee of that County (appointed by the Committee for the Accounts of the Kingdome.) And from them to the Committee appointed for this fervice: and by them being dispatched to the said Sub-Committee a gaine, and so to the officers or persons therein concerned. Sect. 1.
2. Private Souldiers to have their businesse dispatched (and to receive satisfaction from the Committees of Counties or Armies where they served. Sect. 16.
This done, what remaines in arreare shall bee accounted as a just debt from the State. Sect. 21.
- William Freman.
- William Potter.