A proclamation to prevent plundering by Robert Earl of Essex, &c. captain generall of the Army raised and imployed for the defense of the Protestant religion, King, Parliament and kingdom. Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A84113 of text R211689 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.7[11]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A84113 Wing E3328 Thomason 669.f.7[11] ESTC R211689 99870395 99870395 160993 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A84113) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160993) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f7[11]) A proclamation to prevent plundering by Robert Earl of Essex, &c. captain generall of the Army raised and imployed for the defense of the Protestant religion, King, Parliament and kingdom. Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for Edw: Husband, London : 1643. Signed and dated: Given under my hand and Seal at Armes, this twenty fourth day of April. 1643. Essex. At end of document: It is his Excellencies pleasure that this Proclamation be forthwith printed. Rob: Chambers, Secr. Annotation on Thomason copy: "May. 8.". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Pillage -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A84113 R211689 (Thomason 669.f.7[11]). civilwar no A proclamation to prevent plundering: by Robert Earl of Essex, &c. captain generall of the Army raised and imployed for the defense of the P Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of 1643 777 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ΒΆ A Proclamation to prevent Plundering : BY ROBERT Earl of ESSEX , &c. Captain Generall of the Army raised and imployed for the defence of the Protestant Religion , King , Parliament and Kingdom . WHereas I am informed , That severall Insolencies and Outrages have been of late committed by some Troopers , and other Souldiers belonging to this Army , without the approbation or allowance of my self , or the Officers of the Army , to the great prejudice of many the Inhabitants of this County of Berks , and Counties adjacent ; I do hereby publish and declare , That if any Officer or Souldier , horse or foot belonging to this Army , shall ( after Proclamation hereof made by the Provost Marshall Generall of the Army ) upon any pretence whatsoever , seize , take , imbezell or purloin any the Horses , Mares , Oxen , Cows , Calves , Sheep , or any other the Goods of any the Inhabitants of this County , or other the adjacent Counties , either Papist or Malignant , or other ill-affected person whatsoever , without speciall and particular Warrant from my self ; That every such person so offending , shall undergo and suffer such punishment by death or otherwise , as the nature of the offence shall require : But in case any the Officers or Souldiers shall seize or take any the Horses or Goods of any person or persons whatsoever , coming or sending supply of necessaries for the Army , that such person or persons so offending , shall suffer death without mercie . And if any Officer or Souldier of this Army shall by vertue of any Warrant , seize or take away the Horses or Goods of any person or persons whatsoever , and shall not within Two dayes next after the seizing of them repair unto my Quarter , to certifie unto me in writing whose Horses and Goods have been so seized , and by whose Warrant , that they may be brought hither to be disposed of by me , such person or persons so offending , shall be deemed and accounted guilty of the breach of this Proclamation , and shal be proceeded against accordingly . And I do hereby further Declare , that if any the horses or goods of any person or persons inhabiting within this County , or any other adjacent Counties have bin unjustly seized or taken from them or any of them , upon his or their just complaint made unto me , I shall give present Order for the restitution of them according to justice . And lastly , I do will and require all and every the high Constables of the severall Divisions within the counties of Berks , Southampton , and Oxon , that they do forthwith upon , and after Proclamation hereof made , make out severall Warrants to the petty Constables , for the assessing and taxing of the severall Parrishes with such Quantities of provision of all sorts as they are stored with , and to make , and returne a Certificate within three dayes of such assessements , what severall quantities are assessed upon the said Parrishes , with the Names of such persons as shall refuse to provide and send provisions to the Army as aforesaid , which Certificate is to be delivered into the hands of two or more of the Commissioners appointed to receive the same , that such further order may be taken with the persons so refusing as shall be thought fit . And I do hereby Declare , that I expect that the severall Inhabitants of the said severall Counties should readily contribute their assistance herein , which I doubt not but they will do with the more cheerfulnesse , it being for the supply of this Army which is raysed for the defence of the King , Parliament , and Kingdom , the preservation of Gods true Religion , and the just Rights and Liberties of the Subjects from violence and oppression . And I do hereby will and require all the Officers and souldiers of this Army , and all others whom it may concern to be obedient hereunto , as they and every of them will answer the contrary at their uttermost perill : Given under my Hand and Seale at Armes , this twenty fourth day of April . 1643. ESSEX . It is his Excellencies pleasure that this Proclamation be forthwith printed . Rob : Chambers , Secr. London , Printed for Edw : Husbands . 1643.