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BY THE LORD DEPUTY, Chief Governor and General of His Majesty's Army IN IRELAND.  
A DECLARATION.  
TYRCONNEL.  
WHEREAS, We find it requisite for His Majesty's Service, that the Forces He is obliged to maintain, for the preservation of the Peace of this his Kingdom, be kept in good Order and Discipline: And, that his Subjects may not suffer, by any Disorder, or Misbehaviour, of any Officer or Soldier, within his Pay and Entertainment: We have thought fit hereby, to declare His Majesty's Will and Pleasure; That in what place soever, any of his Forces within this Kingdom shall pass or remain, they shall duly pay their Quarters, at the usual and agreed Rates; and shall not, upon any pretence whatsoever, refuse or avoid the same. And, to the end, that all Disputes, upon this Account, may be avoided; We do Command all Officers, in their respective Quarters, strictly to charge and publish, that the Soldiers do not exceed their ordinary weekly Allowance; and that no In keeper, Suttler, or other person, presume to give them Credit for more; and that if any shall transgress herein, We shall not hold Ourselves obliged to see them satisfied. And, We do likewise strictly forbid, all Officers and Soldiers, to use any Violence, or reviling Language, or threatening Words, to any person whatsoever; or, to give any other offence, or just cause of Complaint. And, in case any of the said Officers or Soldiers shall presume to commit any spoil, or disorder, or use any violence, threatening or reviling words, or otherwise misbehave themselves We do hereby require, all His Majesty's loving Subjects, forthwith to make known the same to their Superior Officers, who are to cause Satisfaction to be made immediately to the persons injured. And if such Officer to whom complaint is made, shall forbear or delay the causing due satisfaction to be given, as aforesaid; the persons to whom the wrong is done, are then to present their complaint to Us, that We may order speedy Justice to be done them, by reparation of the injury. And, by causing the Officers or Soldiers, so offending, to be forthwith Cashiered, and such further punishments to be inflicted on them, as the nature and quality of their Offence shall deserve. And, We do further Declare, that all Officers and Soldiers in their march, as well as in their Quarters, shall pay for whatever they have, and shall not demand, or exact Money for Quarters; and that if any shall dare to do the contrary, they shall be punished by Cashiering, and loss of their pay: It being His Majesty's Royal Intention and Command, that all Officers and Soldiers, in His Service, behave themselves orderly in all things.  
And whereas we are given to understand, that several Officers of the Army do frequently absent themselves from their respective Garrisons; We do hereby strictly Charge and Require all Officers to repair to their Quarters within ten days, there to reside, and take care from time to time, that the Soldiers under their Command, do their respective Duties punctually, as well in the Discipline of War, as in their sober and peaceable demeanour towards the rest of their fellow Subjects, His Majesty's Liege People of this Kingdom; that all manner of Profaneness, and the effects of Idleness, Drinking, Whoring, Swearing, Cursing, and other Debaucheries may be avoided.  
And We do further Require and Command, that all Officers and Soldiers from time to time, be aiding and assisting to the Civil Magistrates, and Officers, in apprehending all Tories, Breakers of Houses, Highway-Robbers, and other notorious Malefactors, that have, or shall at any time disturb the peace and quiet of any of His Majesty's Loyal Subjects. And to the end that none may plead ignorance of these our Commands and Declaration; We do hereby strictly charge and require the Officer commanding in Chief in every Garrison, to publish them by Beat of Drum, to all the Soldiers drawn together.  
And We do also Command all Sheriffs, Mayors, Justices of the Peace, and other Magistrates, to take care to have these our Orders made known to all His Majesties other Subjects; it being our full and unalterable Resolution, to provide, in all things, to the utmost of our power, for the mutual Amity and good Correspondence of all his Majesties Loving Subjects whatever, whether Civil or Military within this Kingdom.  
Given at His Majesty's Castle at Dublin, the 24th day of February 1686/7 and in the third Year of His Majesty's Reign. By His Excellency's Command. THO. SHERIDAN.   

DUBLIN, Printed by Andrew Crook and Samuel Helsham, Assigns of Benjamin took Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty; and are to be Sold by Andrew Crook at His Majesty's Printing-house on Ormonde-Key, and by Samuel Helsham at the Colledge-Arms in Castle-street. 1686