A proclamation by his Excellencie the Lord Generall, concerning free-quarter.
         Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
      
       
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             A proclamation by his Excellencie the Lord Generall, concerning free-quarter.
             Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed for John Playford, and are to be sold at his shop in the Inner Temple,
             London :
             1649.
          
           
             By virtue of counterfeit passes certain persons take free quarter. Soldiers are to take free quarters through a commission officer, who shall show his commission and give his name. Offenders to be imprisoned and tried by court martial -- Cf. Steele.
             Dated at end: Given under my Hand and Seal in Queens-street the 20. day of February, 1648.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "1648"; 9 in imprint date crossed though.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           A
           PROCLAMATION
           BY
           His
           Excellencie
           the
           Lord
           Generall
           ,
           concerning
           FREE-QUARTER
           .
        
         
           WHereas
           Information
           is
           given
           ,
           that
           severall
           persons
           ,
           not
           Souldiers
           ,
           do
           pretend
           themselves
           to
           be
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           produce
           counterfeit
           Passes
           and
           Tickets
           for
           Quarter
           ,
           and
           take
           Free-quarter
           where
           ever
           they
           come
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           injury
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           and
           dishonour
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           (
           it
           being
           the
           desire
           and
           indeavour
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           that
           Free-quarter
           be
           speedily
           taken
           off
           in
           all
           places
           ;
           )
           for
           remedy
           whereof
           ,
           all
           Souldiers
           are
           hereby
           required
           not
           to
           march
           from
           their
           Colours
           ,
           and
           take
           Free-quarter
           without
           a
           Commission-Officer
           ,
           and
           the
           Commission-Officer
           is
           not
           to
           require
           Free-quarter
           upon
           any
           Ticket
           or
           pretence
           whatsoever
           ,
           untill
           he
           have
           first
           shewed
           his
           Commission
           for
           his
           place
           as
           an
           Officer
           in
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           given
           his
           name
           and
           the
           names
           of
           his
           Souldiers
           under
           his
           Conduct
           :
           And
           if
           any
           shall
           contrary
           hereunto
           offend
           ,
           the
           Civil
           Officers
           are
           desired
           to
           secure
           their
           persons
           ,
           till
           such
           course
           be
           taken
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           merit
           of
           their
           offences
           shall
           be
           thought
           fit
           by
           a
           Court-Martiall
           .
        
         
           
             Given
             under
             my
             Hand
             and
             Seal
             in
             Queens-street
             
               the
               20.
               day
               of
               February
               ,
               1648.
               
            
          
           
             T.
             FAIRFAX
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Imprimatur
           .
        
         
           
             
               Hen.
               Whalley
               ,
            
             Advocate
             .
          
           
             Feb.
             25.
             1648.
             
          
        
      
       
         
           
             London
             :
          
           Printed
           for
           
             John
             Playford
             ,
          
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           at
           his
           shop
           in
           the
           Inner
           Temple
           ,
           1649.