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             Orders conceived and approved by the Committee for the Militia of the county of Middlesex as expedient for the present to be published and practised in the said county without the lines of communication.
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             "Dated at the Dutchy Court at Westminster, 16. September, 1644. W. Greenhill, Cler. to the said Committee".
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           ORDERS
           CONCEIVED
           and
           approved
           by
           the
           Committee
           for
           the
           
             Militia
          
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Middlesex
             ,
          
           as
           expedient
           for
           the
           present
           to
           be
           published
           ,
           and
           practised
           in
           the
           said
           County
           without
           the
           lines
           of
           Communication
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           THat
           Lists
           of
           Resiants
           within
           all
           Parishes
           be
           duly
           conserved
           from
           Moneth
           to
           Moneth
           ,
           of
           all
           persons
           between
           the
           ages
           of
           16.
           and
           60.
           carefully
           registred
           according
           to
           their
           Names
           ,
           Qualities
           ,
           and
           Professions
           ,
           not
           only
           of
           men
           ,
           but
           also
           of
           Widows
           and
           Maids
           ,
           living
           at
           their
           owne
           hands
           ;
           this
           to
           be
           performed
           by
           the
           Church-wardens
           ,
           Overseers
           for
           the
           poore
           ,
           Constables
           and
           Headboroughs
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           attested
           by
           the
           next
           Justice
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           High-Constable
           ,
           or
           two
           of
           the
           Committee-men
           of
           the
           parish
           ,
           or
           neerest
           adjoyning
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           from
           out
           of
           the
           said
           Lists
           ,
           the
           Watches
           for
           the
           said
           parishes
           shall
           be
           raysed
           (
           as
           occasion
           requires
           for
           day
           or
           night
           )
           and
           so
           numbred
           and
           appointed
           all
           along
           the
           yeare
           ,
           as
           every
           Resiant
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           may
           watch
           ,
           or
           find
           a
           sufficient
           Watchman
           in
           his
           turne
           ,
           and
           not
           further
           ,
           but
           as
           the
           turne
           comes
           sooner
           or
           later
           round
           ,
           by
           occasion
           of
           the
           more
           often
           or
           more
           numerous
           watches
           through
           the
           yeare
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           That
           the
           names
           be
           so
           ordered
           upon
           the
           appointment
           of
           the
           Watches
           ,
           as
           that
           a
           part
           of
           them
           may
           bee
           armed
           with
           Muskets
           and
           halfe
           Pikes
           ,
           when
           any
           Justice
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           or
           Constable
           shall
           Command
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           That
           from
           out
           of
           the
           said
           Resiants
           ,
           a
           particular
           selection
           be
           made
           of
           their
           names
           ,
           who
           have
           shewed
           their
           affections
           to
           conserve
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           their
           neighbours
           and
           themselves
           ,
           by
           subscription
           to
           find
           Armes
           for
           horse
           or
           foot
           souldiers
           ,
           with
           the
           numbers
           and
           kinds
           of
           the
           said
           Armes
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           That
           every
           able
           bodyed
           man
           betweene
           the
           Ages
           aforesaid
           be
           listed
           again
           together
           ,
           to
           serve
           as
           they
           shall
           be
           commanded
           with
           Armes
           of
           their
           owne
           ,
           or
           appointed
           for
           them
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           That
           no
           man
           be
           left
           out
           of
           this
           last
           directed
           list
           ,
           or
           exempted
           in
           the
           case
           ,
           but
           by
           suspension
           for
           ,
           or
           in
           regard
           of
           some
           peculiar
           imployment
           of
           greater
           consequence
           to
           the
           publique
           ,
           allowed
           by
           the
           Collonel
           of
           the
           Regiment
           in
           that
           part
           of
           the
           County
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           by
           two
           Deputy-Lievtenants
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           That
           all
           not
           able
           of
           body
           ,
           with
           Widows
           and
           Maids
           at
           their
           owne
           hand
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           be
           considered
           to
           furnish
           somewhat
           the
           more
           in
           any
           Assessement
           ,
           or
           charge
           towards
           the
           souldiery
           ,
           or
           Magazine
           of
           ammunition
           for
           the
           County
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           That
           the
           Commanders
           in
           the
           
             Militia
          
           shall
           observe
           diligence
           and
           care
           in
           their
           severall
           charges
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           severall
           degrees
           .
           As
           the
           Deputy-Lievtenants
           over
           the
           Collonels
           ,
           they
           over
           their
           Field
           officers
           and
           Captaines
           ,
           and
           those
           over
           inferiour
           officers
           and
           souldiers
           ,
           so
           upwards
           in
           all
           obedience
           according
           to
           discipline
           of
           Warre
           .
        
         
           9.
           
           That
           if
           any
           souldier
           shall
           not
           appeare
           upon
           summons
           ,
           or
           shall
           absent
           themselves
           from
           this
           service
           without
           leave
           of
           his
           Officer
           ,
           or
           shall
           wilfully
           spoyle
           or
           imbeazill
           his
           Armes
           ,
           or
           be
           disorderly
           ,
           or
           if
           any
           shall
           receive
           such
           his
           Armes
           ,
           such
           offendors
           to
           be
           punished
           by
           fine
           or
           imprisonment
           ,
           such
           imprisonment
           not
           exceeding
           ten
           dayes
           ,
           or
           fine
           xx
           .
           shillings
           for
           any
           such
           offence
           to
           be
           levyed
           by
           distresse
           ,
           and
           sale
           of
           such
           offendors
           goods
           according
           to
           the
           Ordinance
           .
        
         
           10.
           
           That
           appeale
           to
           the
           Higher
           power
           shall
           alwayes
           be
           accepted
           ,
           but
           the
           more
           distant
           appeale
           ,
           as
           from
           the
           inferiour
           souldier
           to
           the
           Deputy-Lievtenants
           or
           Collonel
           ,
           shall
           be
           the
           more
           blamed
           or
           punished
           ,
           in
           case
           he
           or
           they
           prove
           ,
           and
           be
           judged
           more
           troublesome
           then
           wronged
           .
        
         
           11.
           
           That
           the
           Captaines
           ,
           under
           Officers
           and
           souldiers
           of
           each
           Regiment
           ,
           shall
           enter
           into
           halfe
           pay
           for
           their
           dayes
           of
           Exercise
           of
           every
           Company
           ,
           assoone
           as
           each
           Regiment
           shall
           be
           compleated
           with
           their
           Lists
           of
           Officers
           and
           Souldiers
           ;
           Provided
           that
           the
           said
           dayes
           of
           Exercise
           ,
           exceed
           not
           the
           number
           of
           26.
           dayes
           through
           the
           whole
           yeare
           .
        
         
           
             Touching
             the
             Extention
             of
             halfe
             pay
             to
             the
             Listed
             Trayned-Band
             souldiers
             ,
             aswell
             as
             to
             the
             Captaines
             and
             Officers
             ;
             it
             is
             agreed
             fitting
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             That
             the
             Companies
             shall
             be
             so
             farre
             reduced
             into
             a
             selection
             of
             the
             better
             or
             more
             orderly
             conditioned
             ,
             as
             that
             120.
             in
             number
             shall
             be
             the
             reserved
             Band
             under
             every
             Captaine
             .
             140.
             for
             the
             Serjeant
             Major
             .
             160.
             for
             the
             Lievtenant
             Collonel
             ,
             and
             200.
             for
             the
             Collonels
             Company
             ,
             who
             shall
             have
             their
             halfe
             pay
             ,
             together
             with
             their
             Officers
             for
             26.
             dayes
             Exercise
             within
             the
             yeare
             .
             The
             Captaines
             and
             Committees
             within
             each
             Lymit
             with
             approbation
             of
             the
             Collonel
             to
             affix
             the
             severall
             pay
             from
             time
             to
             time
             ;
             That
             the
             supernumeraries
             that
             shall
             arise
             within
             the
             limits
             of
             each
             Company
             ,
             being
             received
             ,
             or
             appointed
             to
             find
             ,
             or
             weare
             Armes
             ,
             shall
             be
             in
             protection
             ,
             and
             under
             the
             same
             Command
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             That
             where
             the
             said
             Captaines
             and
             Committees
             thinke
             fit
             to
             Lyst
             any
             number
             of
             youth
             that
             may
             be
             willing
             to
             exercise
             ,
             they
             shall
             be
             received
             into
             Consideration
             ,
             as
             they
             appeare
             to
             deserve
             for
             their
             numbers
             and
             industry
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             Touching
             the
             Certificats
             for
             Souldiers
             and
             Officers
             without
             Commissions
             to
             shew
             their
             Condition
             .
             It
             is
             agreed
             ,
             That
             every
             souldier
             and
             officer-shall
             have
             Certificats
             from
             his
             Collonel
             (
             such
             as
             were
             shewed
             to
             the
             Committee
             )
             with
             impression
             of
             his
             Escutchion
             of
             Armes
             ,
             and
             under
             the
             hand
             of
             his
             Captaine
             ,
             and
             Secretary
             of
             the
             Regiment
             ,
             for
             which
             the
             souldier
             shall
             pay
             vj-pence
             out
             of
             his
             next
             following
             pay
             allowed
             ,
             and
             xij-pence
             for
             every
             Officer
             or
             Gentleman
             of
             each
             Company
             ;
             Two
             parts
             of
             which
             fees
             shall
             be
             to
             the
             Secretary
             of
             the
             Regiment
             ,
             and
             one
             third
             part
             to
             the
             Clerke
             of
             the
             Band
             ,
             in
             which
             such
             souldier
             or
             Officer
             is
             .
          
           
             
               Dated
               at
               the
               Dutchy
               Court
               at
               
                 Westminster
                 ,
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 September
                 ,
                 1644.
                 
              
            
             
               W.
               Greenhill
               ,
               Cler.
               to
               the
               said
               Committee
               .