WHereas there hath been of late a most dangerous and desperate design upon the House of Commons, Which we have just cause to beleeve to be an effect of the bloudy Councells of Papists, and other ill affected Persons, who have already raised a rebellion in the Kingdom of Ireland. And by reason of many discoveries, we cannot but fear they will proceed, not only to stirre up the like [Page 4] rebellion and insurrections in this Kingdom of England, but also to back them with Forces from abroad.

For the safety therefore of his Majesties Per­son, the Parliament and Kingdom, in this time of imminent danger,

It is Ordained by the Lords and Commons now in Parliament assembled, That Henry, Earl of Holland, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Berks: Oliver, Earl of Bullingbrooke, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Bedford: William, Lord Paget, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Buckingham: Dudly, Lord North, shall be Liev­tenant of the County of Cambridge, and the Isle of Ely: James, Lord Strange, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Chester, and the County of the City of Chester: Iohn, Lord Roberts, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Cornwall: Willi­am, Lord Gray, of Warke, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Cumberland: Iohn, Earl of Rut­land, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Der­by: William, Earl of Bedford, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Devon, and the County of the City of Exceter: Sir Iohn Banks, Knight, Lord [Page 5] Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas, shall be Liev­tenant of the Isle of Purbeck, and Constable of Corff Castle, in the County of Dorset: William, Earl of Salisbury, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Dorset, and the County and Town of Pool: Sir Henry Vane Senior, shall be Lievte­nant of the County Palatine of Durham: Robert, Earl of Warwick, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Essex: George, Lord Chandoys, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Gloucester, and the County of the City of Gloucester: Philip, Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery, shall be Lievte­nant of the County of Southampton, the Towne and County of Southampton, and the Isle of Weight: William Earle of Salisbury shall be Lievtenant of the County of Hertford: Francis Lord Dacres shall be Lievtenant of the County of Hereford: Edward Lord Kimbolton shall bee Lievtenant of the County of Huntington: Robert Earl of Leicester, Lord Lievtenant of IRELAND, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Kent, and the City and County of Canterbury: Philip, Lord Wharton, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Lancaster: Henry, Earl of Stamford, shall be [Page 6] Lievtenant of the County of Leicester: Theophilus, Earl of Lincoln, shall be Lievtenant of the Ports Kslaven, and Holland, within the County of Lincoln, and for the County of the City of Lincoln: Francis, Lord Willoughby of Parham, shall be Lievtenant of the Parts of Lindsey, within the County of Lincoln: Henry, Earl of Holland shall be Lievtenant of the County of Middlesex: Hen­ry, Lord Spencer shall be Lievtenant of the Coun­ty of Northampton: Iohn, Earl of Clare, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Nottingham, and the Town and County of Nottingham: Al­gernoon, Earl of Northumberland, Lord high Ad­mirall of England, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Northumberland, and Town and County of Newcastle upon Tyne, and Port of Barwick: Robert, Earl of Warwick shall be Liev­tenant of the County of Norfolk, and the Coun­ty and City of Norwich: William, Lord Viscount Say and Seal shall be Lievtenant of the County of Oxford: David, Earl of Exon shall be Lievte­nant of the County of Rutland: Edward, Lord Littleton, Lord Keeper of the great Seal of Eng­land, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Salop: [Page 7] William, Marquesse of Hertford shall be Lievte­nant of the County of Somerset: Robert, Earl of Essex, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesties Hous­hold, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Staf­ford, and the County of the City of Lichfield: Iames, Earl of Suffolk shall be Lievtenant of the County of Suffolk: Charles, Earl of Nottingham shall be Lievtenant of the County of Surrey: Al­gernoon, Earl of Northumberland, Lord high Ad­mirall of ENGLAND, shall be Liev­tenant of the County of Sussex: Robert, Lord Brook, shall be Lievtenant of the County of War­wick, and of the City and County of Coventry: Henry, Earl of Cumberland shall be Lievtenant of the County of Westmerland: Philip, Earl of Pem­broke and Mountgomery, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Wilts: Edward, Lord Howard of Escrigg, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Worcester, and the County of the City of Worce­ster: Denzell Hollis, Esquire, shall be Lievtenant of the County and City of Bristoll: Robert, Earl of Essex shall be Lievtenant of the County of York, the County of the City of York, and the Town and County of Kingston upon Hull: Phi­lip, [Page 8] Lord Herbert shall be Lievtenant of the Coun­tie of Monmouth: Algernoon, Earl of Northumber­land shall be Lievtenant of the Isle of Anglesey: Philip, Lord Herbert shall be Lievtenant of the County of Brecknock: Richard, Earl of Carbery in the Kingdom of Ireland, shall be Lievtenant of the County of Cardigan: Richard, Earl of Car­bery in the Kingdom of Ireland, shall be Lievte­nant of the Countie of Carmarthen, and the County of the Burrough of Carmarthen: Philip, Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery shall be Liev­tenant of the County of Carnarvon: Basill, Lord Newenham shall be Lievtenant of the Countie of Denbigh: Basill, Lord Newenham shall be Liev­tenant of the Countie of Flints: Philip, Lord Her­bert shall be Lievtenant of the Countie of Glamor­gan: Robert, Earl of Essex shall be Lievtenant of the Countie of Mountgomery: Philip, Earl of Pem­broke and Mountgomery, shall be Lievtenant of the Countie of Merioneth: Edward, Lord Littleton, Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, shall be Lievtenant of the Countie of Radnor: Alger­noon, Earl of Northumberland, shall be Lievtenant of the Countie of Pembroke, and the Town and Countie of Haverford West.

[Page 9] And shall severally and respectively have power to assemble and call together, all and singular his Majesties subjects within the said severall and re­spective Counties and places, as well within li­berties as without, that are meet and fit for the Warres, and them to traine, exercise, and put in readinesse, and them after their abilities and fa­culties well and sufficiently from time to time, to cause to be arrayed and weaponed; and to take the Muster of them in places most fit for that pur­pose. And the aforesaid Henry Earle of Holland, Oliver Earle of Bullingbrooke, William Lord Paget, Dudley Lord North, James Lord Strange, Iohn Lord Roberts, William Lord Gray of Warke, John Earle of Rutland, William Earle of Bedford, Sir Iohn Banks Lord chiefe Iustice of the Common Pleas, Willi­am Earle of Salisbury, Sir Henry Vane Senior, Ro­bert Earle of Warwick, George Lord Chandoys, Phi­lip Earle of Pembrooke and Mountgomery, Francis Lord Dacres, Edward Lord Kymbolton, Robert Earle of Leicester, Philip Lord Wharton, Henry Earle of Stamford, Theophilas Earle of Lincolne, Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham, Henry Lord Spencer, John Earle of Clare, Algernoone Earle of Northumberland, William Lord Viscount Say and Seale, David Earle of Oxon, Edward Lord Littleton Lord Keeper of [Page 10] the great Seale of England, William Marquesse of Hertford, Robert Earle of Essex, Iames Earle of Suffolk, Charles Earle of Nottingham, Robert Lord Brooke, Henry Earle of Cumberland, Edward Lord Howard of Estrich, Denzill Hollis Esquire, Philip Lord Herbert, Richard Earle of Corbery and Ba­zill, Lord Newenham, shall severally and respe­ctively have Power within the severall and re­spective Counties and Places aforesaid, to nomi­nate and appoint such Persons of Qualitie, as to them shall seeme meet to be their Deputy-Lieu­tenants, to be approved of by both Houses of Parliament.

And that any one or more of the said Depu­ties so assigned and approved of in the absence, or by the Command of the said Henry Earle of Holland, Oliver Earle of Bullingbrooke, William Lord Paget, Dudley Lord North, Iames Lord Strange, Iohn Lord Roberts, William Lord Gray of Warke, Iohn Earle of Rutland, William Earle of Bedford, Sir Iohn Banks Knight, Lord chiefe Iustice of the Com­mon Pleas, William Earle of Salisbury, Sir Henry Vane Senior, Robert Earle of Warwick, George Lord Chamdoys, Philip Earle of Pembrooke and Mount­gomery, Francis Lord Dacres, Edward Lord Kym­bolton, Robert Earle of Leicester, Philip Lord Whar­ton, [Page 11] Henry Earle of Stamfort, Theophilus Earle of Lincol [...]e, Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham, Hen­ry Lord Spencer, Iohn Earl of Clare, Algernoun Earl of Northumberland, William Lord Viscount Say and Seale, David Earl of Exon. Edward Lord Littleton, Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, William Marquesse of Hertford, Robert Earl of Essex, James Earl of Suffolke, Charles Earl of Nottingham, Robert Lord Bro [...]k, Henry Earl of Cumberland, Edward Lord Howard of Effingham, Denzil Hollis Esquire, Philip Lord Herbert, Richard Earl of Corbery in the Kingdom of Ireland, and Bazill Lord Newenham, shall have power and Authoritie to do and exe­cute within the said severall and respective Coun­ties and Places to them assigned as aforesaid; all such Powers and Authorities before in this pre­sent Ordinance contained. And the aforesaid Henry Earl of Holland, Oliver Earl of Bullingbrook, William Lord Paget, Dudley Lord North, Iames Lord Strange, Iohn Lord Roberts, William Lord Gray of Warke, Iohn Earl of Rutland, William Earl of Bedford, Sir John Banks Knight, William Earl of Salisbury, Sir Henry Pane Senior, Robert Earl of Warwick, George Lord Chandoys, Phil [...]p Earl of Pembroke and Moungomery, Francis Lord Da [...]res, Edward Lord Kymbolton, Robert Earl of Leicester, [Page 12] Philip Lord Wharton, Henry Earl of Stamford, Theo­philus Earl of Lincolne, Francis Lord Willoughbie of Parham, Henry Lord Spencer, Iohn Earl of Clare, Al­gernoone Earl of Northumberland, William Lord Vis­count Say and Seale, David Earl of Exeter, Edward Lord Littleton, Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, William Lord Marquesse of Hertford, Ro­bert Earl of Essex, Iames Earl of Suffolke, Charles Earl of Nottingham, Robert Lord Brook, Henry Earl of Cumberland, Edward Lord Howard of Estrich, Denzill Hollis Esquire, Philip Lord Herbert, Ri­chard Earl of Corbery and Bazill, Lord Newenham, shall have power to make Collonels, and Cap­tains, and other Officers, and to remove out of their Places, and make others from time to time, as they shall thinke fit for that purpose. And the said Henry Earle of Holland, Oliver Earle of Bul­lingbrooke, William Lord Paget, Dudley Lord North, James Lord Strange, Iohn Lord Roberts, William Lord Gray of VVarke, Iohn Earl of Rutland, William Earle of Bedford, Sir John Banks, Knight, Lord chiefe Iustice of the Commons Pleas, William Earle of Salisbury, Sir Henry Vane Senior, Robert Earle of Warwicke, George Lord Chandoys, Philip Earle of Pembrooke, Francis Lord Dacres, Edward Lord Kymbolton, Robert Earle of Leicester, Philip [Page 13] Lord Wharton, Henry Earle of Stamford, Theophilus Earle of Lincolne, Francis Lord VVilloughby of Par­ham, Henry Lord Spencer, John Earle of Clare, Al­gernoone Earle of Northumberland, VVilliam Lord Viscount Say and Seale, David Earle of Oxon, Ed­ward Lord Littleton, Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England, VVilliam Marquesse of Hertford, Ro­bert Earle of Essex, Iames Earle of Suffolke, Charles Earle of Nottingham, Robert Lond Brooke, Henry Earle of Cumberland, Edward Lord Howard of E­strich, Denzill Hollis Esquire, Philip Lord Herbert, Richard Earle of Corbery and Bazill, Lord Newen­ham, their Deputy or Deputies in their absence, or by their Command, shall have power to lead, Conduct, and Imploy the persons aforesaid, ar­rayed, and weaponed for the suppression of all Rebellions, Insurrections, and Invasions that may happen within the severall and respective Counties and Places. And shall have further power and authoritie, to lead, conduct, and im­ploy the Persons aforesaid, arrayed and weapon­ed, as well within their said severall and respe­ctive Counties and Places, as within any other part of this Realm of England, or Dominion of Wales, for the suppression of all Rebellions, In­surrections, and Invasions that may happen ac­cording [Page 14] as they from time to time shall receive directions from the Lords and Commons assem­bled in Parliament.

And be it further ordained, That Sir Iohn Gaire, Sir Iacob Garret, Knights, and Aldermen, Thomas Atkin Alderman, Sir John Wallaston Knight and Alderman, Iohn Warner, Iohn Towes Aldermen, Sergeant Major, Generall Skippon, or any three or more of them, together with Randolph Manwa­ring, William Gibs, Iohn Fowke, Iames Bunce, Fran­cis Peck, Samuel Warner, James Russell, Nathaneel Wright, William Barkley, Alexander Norington, Stephen Estwick, Owen Rowe, Citizens of London, or any six or more of them, shall have such Power and Authoritie within the City of London and the Liberties thereof, as any of the Lieutenants before named, are authorised to have by this Or­dinance within their said severall and respective Counties (the nomination and appointment of Deputy Lieutenants onely excepted.) And it is further ordained, that such Persons as shall not obey in any of the Premisses, shall answer their neglect and contempt as the Lords and Com­mons in a Parliamentarie way and not otherwise, nor elsewhere. And that every the Powers grant­ed [Page 15] as aforesaid, shall continue, untill it shall bee otherwise ordered or declared by both Houses of Parliament, and no longer.