AN ORDINANCE MADE And agreed by the LORDS and COMMONS of Parliament the 28th day of August 1641.  
For the speedy disarming of Popish Recusants, And other dangerous persons.  
LONDON: Printed by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty: And by the assigns of JOHN BILL. MDCXLI.   

¶ An Ordinance made and agreed by the Lords and Commons of Parliament the 28th day of August 1641.  
For the speedy disarming of Popish Recusans, and other dangerous persons.  
 
For the city and county of the city of York, The Lord Major for the time being, Sir Thomas Widrington, and Sir William Allinson.  
For the county of Sussex, Sir Thomas Pelham, Master Shelley, Master William Hay.  
For the Ports in Sussex, William Hay, Herbert Morley Esquires.  
For the county of Buck. Sir William Andrew's Barr. Sir Alexander Denton Knight, Sir John Parsons.  
For the county of Berk Sir George Stonehouse, Master John Parker, Sir John Backhouse, Roger Knight.  
For the county of Cornwall, Sir Richard Carey baronet, Alexander Carey, Esquires, Sir Richard Buller Knight.  
For the county of Cumberland, Richard Barwise Esquire, and William Penington of Seaton Esquire.  
For the county of Cambridge, Sir Dudley North, Sir John Cutts, Thomas Chicesley, Thomas Symonds, Thomas Wendy Esquires.  
For the county of Devon, Sir Samuel Rolle, Sir John Bampfield baronet.  
For the city of Exeter, the Major for the time being.  
For the county of Dorsett, Sir Walter earl, Sir Thomas Trenchard Knights.  
For the county of Essex, Sir Harbottle Grimston, Sir Richard Everard, Sir Thomas Bendish, Sir Robert Kemp.  
For the county of Gloucester, Henry Brett Esquire, Sir Robert Cook, Edward Stevens, Thomas Hodges Esquires.  
For the city and county of the city of Gloucester, The Major of the city of Gloucester, and the two ancient Aldermen.  
For the county of Huntington, Sir Sidney Montague, Aunslow Winch Esquire, Torrell Joslin Esquire, Henry Cromwell Esquire.  
For the county of Hartford, Edward Chester, Edward Wingate Esquires, John Butler.  
For the county of Hereford, Walter Kirle Esquire, Sir William Crofts Knight, John Scudamore of Kenchurch, James Kirle, Edward Broughton Esquires.  
For the county of Kent, Sir Edward boys, Sir Thomas Walsingham, Sir Edward Partridge Knights, Richard Lee Esquire.  
And for the city and county of the city of Canterbury, Sir Edward Masters Knight.  
And for the Ports in Kent, and their Members, Sir Edward boys Knight.  
For the County of Leicester, Sir Arthur Haslrigge, Thomas Lord Gray.  
For the County of Middlesex, Sir John Davers, Sir William Roberts, Sir Henry Roe, Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Sir John Franklin.  
For the City of Westminster, Sir Robert Pye, William Wheeler Esquire, John Glyn Esquire.  
For the City of London, the Lord Major, Thomas Soame, Isaac Penington Aldermen, Samuel vassal, and Captain John Ven Merchants, Members of the House of Commons.  
For the County of Northhampton, Edward Montague Esquire, Sir John Draydon, Sir Christopher Yeluerton, Zouch Tate Esquire.  
For the County of Norfolk, Sir John Pots, Sir Tho Woodhouse, Sir Edmund Moundford.  
For the City of Norwich, and County of the same, the Major for the time being.  
For the County of Northumberland, Sir John Fennick, Henry Ogle, Thomas Middleton, William Shafto of Babington Esquires.  
For the Town of Newcastle, the Major for the time being, Master Ledyard.  
For the Town of Barwick, Sir Robert Jackson, Master John Sleigh Gentleman, William Fenwick Gentleman.  
For the County of Oxon, James Fynes,, Sir William Cobb, Sir Thomas Penniston, John Doyly Esquire.  
For the County of Rutland, Sir Guy palms, Sir Edward Harrington, Robert Horseman junior Esquire.  
For the County of Surrey, Sir John Evelin, Sir Ambrose Brown baronet.  
For the County of Salop, Sir Richard Newport, Master Rich. Moor, Charles Baldwin Esquires.  
For the County of Southampton, Richard Whitehead Esquire, Sir William Lewis.  
For the Town of Southampton, the Major for the time being.  
For the County of Suffolk, Sir Roger North, Sir Robert Crane, Robert Reynolds Esquire, Sir William platters, William Cage Esquire.  
For Somersetshire, Sir John Horner, Sir John Paulet Knights, John Pyne Esquire.  
For the City of Bristol, the Major for the time being, John Guning, John Tomlinson.  
For the County of Westmoreland, Sir Philip Musgrave Knight and baronet, Sir Henry Bellingham, Gavin Braithwait Esquire.  
For the County of Wilts, Sir Nevil Poole, Anthony Hungerford Esquire.  
For the County of Worcester, Humphrey Salloway Esquire, Edward Dingley, Edward Pitt, Thomas Rowse Esquires.  
For the City of Worcester, the Major for the time being.  
For the County of Warwick, Sir Richard Skeffington, William Coombes Esquire, John Hales, Richard Shugborough Esquires.  
For the City and County of Coventry, the Major for the time being, Alderman Million, John Barker.  
For the City of Litchfield, the Bailifses for the time being.  
For the County of Anglesey, Thomas Buckley Esquire, Owen Wood Esquire.  
For the County of Brecnock, Henry Williams, Thomas groin, William Morgan Esquires.  
For the County of Carnarvan, Thomas Glynn of Nautley, William Thomas, Owen Wynn, Thomas Madrin Esquires.  
For the County of Denbigh, Thomas Middleton, John Lloyd, William Wynn Esquires.  
For the County of Flint, Sir Thomas Mostin, Humphrey Dymocke, John Eton, John Salisbury junior, Esquires.  
For the County of Glamorgan, William Herbert, Sir Thomas Lyne, Miles Button Esquires.  
For the County of Merioneth, William Salisbury Esquire, Sir James Price Knight.  
For the County of Pembroke, Sir Richard Phillip's baronet, Sir Hugh Owin Knight and baronet.  
For the County of Mountgomery, Arthur Price Esquire, Richard Griffith, Edward Vaughan Esquires.  
For Radnor, Thomas jews, Robert Williams, Richard Jones Esquires.  
For the County Palatine of Durham, Sir Lionel Maddison, Sir Alexander Hall, George Lilburne, Clement Fulthrop.  
For the County of Cardigan, Walter Lloyd, James jews Esquires.  
For the County of Carmarthen, Richard Earl of Carbury, Francis Lloyd Esquires.  
For the County of Monmouth, Sir William Morgan, Thomas Morgan, William Herbert of Colbrooke, William Baker of Aburgany, Sir Robert Cook, Sir Charles Williams, James Kirke Esquires:  
Which said persons, so appointed and nominated, or any one, or more of them, together with the justices of the Peace of every Shire, County, or Riding respectively, or any one, or more of them, or the Major, bailiffs, justice of the Peace, Iurats, or other head Officers within any City, or Town Corporate, or other privileged Place, or any one, or more of them respectively, shall have power, and are hereby authorized, and required to do and perform all and every such thing, and things, as shall be necessary for the due execution of this present Ordinance, according to the Instructions herewith annexed: Which said Instructions are hereby Ordered, and Commanded to be duly Observed, and Executed, by all and every person, and persons whom it shall, or may appertain, as they will answer the contrary at their perils.  
This Ordinance to continue no longer then till the end of this present Session of Parliament.   

INSTRUCTIONS Appointed by Ordinance of PARLIAMENT to the persons thereby authorized for the disarming of Popish Recusants, and other dangerous persons.  

1.  
SUch Members of the house of Commons, and other persons as in and by the said Ordinances are particularly named and appointed, or any one or more of them, and the justices of the Peace of each several county, Shire, or Riding within England or Wales, as also the Majors, bailiffs, justices of the Peace, Iurates, or other head Officers, of, or within any city, Town-Corporate, or privileged place respectively, or any one or more of them together, with some, or one of the persons nominated in the said Ordinance, are to see the same forthwith put in execution, and shall have power to call the high sheriff of each County, and his Ministers, all Constables, and tythingmen, and other Officers, or any of them, when and as oft as they shall think fit, to be aiding and assisting to them from time to time within their several limits and jurisdictions, in the due performance of this Service, and to do, and execute all, and every such thing or things as shall be requisite and necessary in that behalf, and the said Members of the said House of Commons are especially required to see the said Ordinance forthwith put in execution.   

2.  
The said persons authorized are to inform themselves by all convenient ways and means, of all such Arms, gunpowder, and Munition, of what kind soever, as any Popish Recusant convict, or person whatsoever, either of the Nobility, or other, which is or shall be indicted for Popish Recusants, and such indictments, either removed by Certiorari, or being not removed, shall not by Appearance and Traverse, or otherwise be legally discharged, or which shall not have reparied to Church more than once in every month, or shall not have received the holy Communion, according to the Rites of the Church of England, within one whole year next before the making of the said Ordinance, or which shall refuse to take the Oaths of Supremacy or Allegiance upon lawful tender thereof made, or whose Children, or grandchildren, or any of them, being at their dispose, or in house with them, are bred up in the Popish Religion, or have not repaired to the Church within one whole year next before the making of the said Ordinance, according to the laws and Statutes of the Realm, or whose household servants, or any number of them are of the Popish Religion, hath, or have in his or her house or houses, or elsewhere, or in the hands or possession of any other to his or her use, or at his or her disposition; And are to search all such places where any such Arms, gunpowder, or Munition of any such Popish Recusant, or other person, whose Arms by the said Ordinance is to be taken away, is placed or deposited, or supposed to be placed or deposited.   

3.  
They are to take and seize all such arms, gunpowder, and Munition, as aforesaid, in whose hands or custody, or in what place soever the same shall be (other than such weapons as shall be by the said persons so authorized, thought fit to remain, and be allowed to the said Recusants, or other Popish persons, as aforesaid, for the defence of his or her person or houses; and shall cause the same to be placed in some city, or Town-Corporate, or other convenient Town of the same county, and there safely kept, at the costs and charges of the owner thereof, and the Armourer to be admitted to dress and amend the same so oft as need shall require.   

4.  
And if any such Popish Recusant, or other person as aforesaid, or any other person or persons, which have, or hath, or shall have any such arms, Gunpowder, or Munition in his or their hands or possession, to the use of such Recusant or other person, as aforesaid, or by his, her, or their appointment, shall conceal the said Arms, Gunpowder, and Munition, or any part thereof, or shall refuse to discover the same to the said persons authorized, or otherwise wilfully oppose, hinder, or disobey the said persons authorized, or any of them in the execution of the said Ordinance, that then every such Popish Recusant, and other person so offending, shall be held a contemptuous person, and be liable to such further punishment as by the Parliament, upon Certificate thereof made, shall be thought fit, and the persons authorized are to certify their names accordingly: They are to make Certificate to the Parliament of all such arms, Gunpowder, and Munition as they shall take or seize by force, or virtue of the said Ordinance; As also of the person and persons whose the same were, and from whom they are so taken, and in what place or places the same are found or taken, and where and in what City, Town or place, and in whose custody the same shall be left or deposited, and what order they shall take concerning the same, and shall likewise certify what arms or Munition they shall leave to such Recusants or persons as aforesaid, for the defence of his or her person or house.   

5.  
They are to inquire what Popish Recusants have lately had any arms or Munition taken away, by whom and by what means, and where or in whose hands the same remains, and to take care that the same may be safely placed, and kept in such manner as aforesaid, and to make Certificate thereof to the Parliament.   

6.  
To take care that the said Arms and Munition so to be seized and taken away by force of the said Ordinance, may so be placed and disposed of, as there may not be too great a quantity thereof at the same time in one and the same City, Town or place, but that it may be distributed and placed in several Towns and places, in such manner and proportion as shall be most convenient for the use and safety of the Kingdom.  
FINIS.    

LONDON, Printed by Robert Barker Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty: And by the assigns of John Bill. 1641.