WEE taking into Our Princely Consideration the ready affection of Our good People of Our Counties of Oxford and Berks, to supply and furnish Our Army with all possible accommodation the Country can afford, Doe expect therefore, that you, whom We have trusted with Commands, shall take especiall care in your severall Quarters, that all Souldiers under you treate, all Our good people with Brotherly humanity, and that none of them waste or spoyle any Corne, Hay, or other provisions, but to husband and preserve the same, as much as may be:· And doe require your Care herein, as you tender Our Honour, the good of Our Army, and the conservation of the weale-publike. Further commanding you to let all the Souldiers under your Command know from Us, That if they shall transgresse herein, they must expect to receive that punishment which either the law Martiall, or the Lawes of the Land can justly impose upon them: And We admonish you that upon all Complaints against any of your Souldiers, you render them to Our Ministers of Iustice to be examined and proceeded against accordingly; Hereof you may not fayle.
From Our Court at OXFORD, this Twentieth of January, 1642.
An Agreement of the great Inquest made At the last Sessions for the County of WORCESTER, for the raising of three Thousand pound Monethly, towards the payment of His MAjESTIES Forces, sent and raised for defence of the said County and City of VVorcester.
WHereas the great Inquest at this present Sessions, upon consideration had of the Kings Majesties most gratious Letters, agreed that there should be raised forth of the County of Worcester, the summe of three Thousand pounds of lawfull English money a Moneth, towards the payment of His Majesties forces, sent and raised for the defence of the said County, and the City of VVorcester. the first payment to be for this present Moneth of Ianuary, and the said Summe or Summes which should be raised, to be paid unto the severall High-Constables of the County of VVorcester, and to be paid by them unto Iohn Bacon Gent. to be disposed of by Sir VVilliam Russell Baronet, High-Shriffe of the County of VVorcester, and Governor of the said City, uppon accompt to be given by him to the Kings Majesty, and likewise to the said County, which first Monethly payment shall be paid before the second day of February next coming, and so to continue, as long as Sir VVilliam Russell and the Kings Majesties Iustices of peace of the County of VVorcester, assembled at this present Sessions, shall thinke fit: And that the same Mony should be assessed by foure or more of the most sufficient Inhabitants of every Parish or Vjllage in the County of VVorcester, according to the usuall rates of the payments within the said County, And that every person which should be so assessed for his Lands and Rents where they Lye, and all persons of ability should be assessed for their personall estate, And likewise the Clergy, and all others that are owners of Impropriate Tithes or any others Tythes whatsoever, should be assessed towards the said paiment from time to time, which said agreement of the great Inquest, the Court doth very well approve, and doth order it accordingly, It is thereupon ordered, That the Clarke of the Peace shall presently make out warrants to the severall High-Constables of the County of VVorcester for the Collecting of the same
Per CURIAM.
Printed at OXFORD by Leonard Lichfield Printer to the University. Anno Dom. 1642.