IT is this day Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that directions be given to the Lord Major, Court of Aldermen, Common-councell, and the Com­mittee of the Militia, to take some speciall and strict course for the removall of all suspitious Persons, all such as have lately come from Oxford, or any other of the Kings quarters, Recusants, the wives of Recusants, and the wives of such persons as are in Arms against the Parliament, out of the cities of London and Westminster, the Su­burbs, the Innes of court, and Chancery, and all other places within the Line of Commu­nication, and to take some course to prevent the return of them, or the coming in of any other; And likewise to take order, That all the Forces of the cities of London and Westmin­ster, Suburbs, and Line of communication, may be put in a posture ready to march at two hours warning; And that they will give order, that good VVatches, by faithfull and good men may be kept at all the Guards, and upon all the Avenues to the city. The like di­rections mutatis mutandis to be sent to the severall and respective Committees of the seve­rall and respective counties. They are further required, that if upon the search after suspi­tious persons, they shall meet with any Souldiers, that they take course that they may be sent to their colours, to be proceeded with according to their demerits, and the usuall course of VVar.