AN APPENDIX Of the Laws, Articles, & Ordinances, established for Marshal Discipline, in the service of the Lords the State's General of the united Provinces, under the Command of his Highness the Prince of Orange. TOGETHER, With the Articles of Quarter for the Ransoming of Officers and Soldiers, agreed and concluded on, between the king of Spain on the on side, and the State's General of the united Provinces on the other side. Translated out of Dutch into English, by Captain HENRY HEXHAM, Quartermaster to the Regiment of Colonel GORING. Printed in the Hagh by ISAAC BURCHOORN, MDCXLIII. To his honoured Cousins, JOHN HEYDON, Esquire, dwelling at his Lordship of Oxie-hall near Watford in Hartford-shire: AND JOHN HARVIE, Esquire, justice of Peace & Corum at Wansey in the County of Essex, and one of the Gentlemen of his Majesty's privy Chamber, HENRY HEXHAM, their old Kinsman, wisheth them all health, and happiness. When I hear (dear Cousins) of the pillagins, plunderings, and insolences, committed by some of the Melitia on both sides in my native Country; it grieves me at the very heart, to think upon it, and is a just judgement of God upon us for our sins, which I beseech the Lord in mercy to divert his punishments, and that by our timely repentance, we may stay the viols of his wrath, which gins to be poured down, upon our dear Country and Ireland. And thoug his sacred Majesty by his Generals, as likewise the Parliament by theirs, have made, and proclaimed good, and wholesome Laws and Articles, for the keeping and observing of Marshal discipline, & the restraint of insolences in their Armies: yet it will not be amiss, to transport into England, that our Chiefs & Commandeurs there, may see the Laws, Articles, Placcards, and Proclamations, touching Marschall discipline, by which our old, and conquering army here is governed in the service of the high and mighty Lords the State's General. And having run through the three parts of the Principles of the Art military, practised in these Netherlands, I thought that my works were not complete, unless this Appendix of Marshal discipline were annexed unto them. And now by the grace of God, having finished & even this day put an end to my Military Labours: I render thanks unto the Lord of Hosts, who hath given me health, wisdom, and understanding to perform this laborious work. And eternally blessed be his glorious name, who by the eye of his divine providence, and under the shadow of his wings, hath preserved me the space of two and forty years through many dangers: and though I have been present in many hit services in this Land: yet he hath not given the Enemy so much power, as to draw one drop of blood from me. And now this being the last work. It comes unto you, to desire your Patronage as a token and an expression of my love and respect unto you both. Beseeching the Almighty to preserve you, my Aunt your Mother, & all our family in health, and happiness, & hereafter to crown you all with everlasting bliss resting. Your ever loving Cousin to command HENRY HEXHAM. From the City of Delft, in Holland, this 30, of januarij 1643. Stylo novo. AN APPENDIX OF THE LAW, ARTICLES, AND Ordinances touching marshal discipline. Set down, and established by the Lords the States, General of the United Provinces. WHereas by daily experience, many disorders are found, to gtowe amongst those that bear arms, tending to the great damage of these Countries, and prejudice of the gouvernement thereof, which notwithstanding are not any where so punished, as in reafon they ought, because there is no certain order, or law touching like matters, as yet decreed and and published: The State's General of the United Provinces have therefore (with the advice of the Council of the State of the same) ordained, appointed, and decreed, do by these presents ordain, appoint, and decree the orders & laws here ensuing, which is their will, to have from point to point strictly observed, and followed by all those, that bear arms in their service. To which end, they shallbe every where published, and according sworn to be kept by the Soldiers. I. FIrst, he that shall take the Lords name in vain, or blaspheme the same, shall for the first time make an honourable amends, and be kept three days in prison at bread and water: The second time he shall have a glowing iron thrust through his tongue, then be stripped to his shirt, and so banished out of the United Provinces. II. The like penalty shall they incur, for the first and second times, who shall either do, or say aught in despite, or derision of God's word, or the Ministers of the Church. III. All wilful murders, rapes, adultery, fyring of houses, the very, violence, outrage, falsehood, & other like bad facts, and open offences, or unnatural abuses, shallbe punished with death. iv None shall any way outrage, strike, knock, beat, threaten, or dishonestly touch any widows, married, or unmarried women, or such as are in childbed, or with child, or any young children, on pain to be discharged without money, or passport, or else punished corporally, according to the quality of the offence. Likewise all common whores shall for the first time be expulsed out of the Camp with shame, and being found there again, the second time, shallbe sound whipped and banished. V He that shall have done, or conspired aught against the States, the Country, Towns, or other places, thereof, or against any Governors, or Captains in the same, whereby the public state of the Land may be in any sort endamaged, or endangered: as also whosoever shall consent thereunto, shall without any mercy be hanged. VI The like punishment shall they also incur, whosoever he be that hath knowledge of any such matter, and shall not reveal it to their Captain, or chief Officers. VII. None shall raise any mutiny, or make any unlawful assembly, on whatsoever secret, cloaked, or other pretences whatsoever it be, but shall give notice thereof to their Commanders, on pain of hanging. VIII. In like sort shall they alsoo be punished, that shallbe present at such assemblies, or call, stir up, and incite any to be present thereat. And it is to be understood also, that such Officers as shallbe at the like seditious meetings, shall receive punishment before all other soldiers, except those (that are no authors thereof.) IX. He that shall speak ill of the States general, or particular, the Council of State, or other Superiors, or shall speak aught to despite, or deride any of them, shall without mercy be punished with death. X. He that shall have spoken any words tending to sedition, mutiny, or disobedienee, or that having heard such words, and shall not presently acquaint his Captain therewith, shallbe punished with death. XI. In like sort shall they also be punished, who rehearse any such words in presence of private soldiers, either of themselves, or by suggestion of others, or practise aught, whereby any mutiny, or sedition may grow. XII. No man be it out of guarded, or besieged places, or in other like cases, shall use any speech or correspondence with the enemy, or send him any messages or Letters, or receive any from him, or deal in like sort with any of his confederates, be it in secret or public, without the consent first had of his Gouvernour, or Cap. he shall make it forthwith known unto him, unless he be thereto authorised. Neither shall any man be adherent, or in any fort assistant to the enemy, on pain of death. XIII. Likewise none shall confer, or converse with any trumpeter or Drum of the enemies, or with any other sent on a message from him, but they only who are thereunto appointed, on pain of death. XIIII. None shall in going, departing, lying still, mustering, or in garnison do outrage, or spoil to the inhabitants of these Countries, their favorours', or confederates, or take from them any victuals, money, or aught else, without paying duly for the same, nor yet throw down, or spoil any water-mils, or water-works, nor set on fire the same, or other houses, or the camp at the breaking up thereof, without special command from the General, or other Chief Officer, on pain of death. XV. Likewise none shall either do, or practise aught against any persons, Towns, Villages, Forts, Havens, or whatsoever goods warranted by pasportes, or other assurances from the Generality, on pain of death. XVI. He that shall depart from one Company to another, or elsewhere, or shall leave the Colours under which he serveth, is to have a sufficient passport from his Cap. or Commander and failing therein, shallbe punished with death. XVII. Whatsoever Captain shall entertain any souldours, without a lawful discharge from their former Cap. shallbe punished with death. XVIII. If any souldour (serving on horse or foot) shall beat or strike his host, hostess, their man, or maide-servant, he shall for the first time be kept three days at bread and water, the second make an honourable amends, and before the whole watch be disarmed, and then banished out of the Company, And if the party so stricken be maimed, or blood drawn, then shall the soldier offending have his hand stricken of. XIX. Whosoever shall have taken, or stolen any victuals, or other provisions brought up, towards the Camp, Garnison, ot any Towns, or places under the Jurisdiction of the State's general shall be hanged. XX. Likewise none shall out of the Camp, or Garnison forcibly take, or else buy up before hand, any victuals, or goods bound thitherwards, before the same shallbe brought to a fit place for sail, and taxed: Neither shall he rob any , shop, tent, victualler, or Marchand that is there, for the help of the Camp, or Garnison on pain of death. XXI. He that shall go out of the quarter from his Colours, or Garnison, further than a Canon-shot, without his Captain's leave shallbe punished with death. XXII. Whosoever shall go out of the Camp, besieged town, Fort or other place, without the special consent of his Captain, or Officer, for any cause, be it for forage, or aught else, shallbe hanged. XXIII. Whosoever shall take any Cat-tail, or beasts within the Countries which lie under the obedience of the Generality, shallbe punished as a Thief. XXIV. He that in marching by land towards the field, or in returning thence, shall forsake his Colours, or Cornet, shall without any mercy be punished with death. XXV. And whosoever (not being visited with manifest sickness, and the same known to his Cap. or Commander) shall keep along with the baggage, or ride on the wagons, shallbe disarmed before the whole Company, and then banished without money or paspott. XXVI. If any shall neglect his watch, or other service committed unto him, he shallbe punished with death. XXVII. If any soldier shallbe found sleeping on his centinelship, he shall without any mercy be punished with death. XXVIII. Whatsoever soldier shall, either by day or night departed from his centinelship, where he hath been placed by his Corporal, unless he be called thence, or relieved by the said Corporal, shall receive punishment of death without any mercy. XXIX. None shall declare, or make known the watchword to the enemy, or any other, or give any other word, then is given him by the Officer, on pain of death. XXX. Whosoever shall absent himself out of the Court of guard above two hours in the day time, or any within the night, without his corporals leave shallbe punished with death XXXI. None shall without lawful cause raise any tumult, make an alarm, or discharge a piece by night, or make any noise, or do aught else, whereby the same may grow (without cause) on pain of death. XXXII. He that shall presume within the Camp, Quarter, or place, where he lieth in garnison, as also after the watch is set, to draw his weapon, shall forfeict his life: as also if he do it out of the Camp, Town, or place, without the leave of his Officer. XXXIII. He that shall strike any man with his sword undrawne, or with a cudgel, stone, or otherwise, that blood follows, shall lose his hand. XXXIIII. He that shall give any one a box on the ear, shall in presence of the Company take the like box again of the party so wronged, and besides be disarmed, and banished the Company. XXXV. No Soldiers shall without order from their Chiefs, Captains, or Commanders hold any common meeting or gathering together, be it to demand money, or aught else, nor yet be present at such assemblies, on pain of death. Provided always, that such Capt. or Commanders as shall suffer the same to happen at undue seasons, and in unlawfulwise, shall (for an example to others) be punished with death before all the soldiers. XXXVI. If any shall call for money, as they are marching in the face of the enemy, or upon any enterprise, they shall receive punishment of death without any mercy. XXXVII. If it chance that the monthly entertainment be not paid on the very day, or that it cannot be sent unto the soldiers for some cause, be it through any hindrance of the enemy or otherwise, none shall therefore make any tumult, or speak seditious words, or seek to force his Captain to the payment thereof, neither yet do the less duty, but shall have a care of his marches and watches, contenting himself with a reasonable loan, until the money be come, or may come, & he shall fully perform the dutire required of a good soldier. And whosoever doth the contrary, or accompanieth those that do it, shallbe punished with death. XXXVIII. No Captains, Lieutenants, or Ensigns shall departed out of the place where their Companies lie in garnisoens, whether it be to solicit for payment of their said Companies, or upon their own business, without leave of their Commander, or Governor, on pain of death. XXXIX. He that in any quarrel, fight, or otherwise, shall call those of his nation to help, or gather an assembly together, shallbe hanged. XL. He that shallbe found by day, or by night out of the Camp, or a place besieged, without his Captain's leave, shallbe punished with death. XLI. Whosoever shall go a freebooting, and commit spoils, extorsions, and theft, shall be hanged. XLII. If one soldier challenge another into the field, without leave from him that commandeth in that quarter, he shallbe punished with death. XLIII. If any Corporal, or other commanding the watch, shall suffer two soldiers to go forth to fight, he shall without mercy be punished with death. XLIV. Any souldour being wronged by word, or deed, he shall repair to him that commands in the quarter, who after the hearing of both parties, shall cause satisfaction of the wrong he hath done unto the party interessed, with bare head, & in presence of the whole watch: And if he find cause, shall also disarm the wrong doer, and banish him out of the Company. XLV. And if there be no witness of the quarrel, then shall the said Commander cause the parties to agree in his presence whereto if they will not condescend, then both, or he that denies it, shallbe disarmed, and banished out of the Company XLVI. Whatsoever soldier or Commander shall go out of the camp, Town, or fort, or enter thereinto by any other way, then at the poris, and ordinary entrances shallbe hanged XLVII. If any soldier shall refuse the command of his Cap. or any other, who command over him in the service of the States Generael, and not perform the same, he shallbe punished with death: as he likewise shall, who transgresseth any of the General's commandments published by sound of drum, or trumpet. XLVIII. At the soundich of any alarm every one shall resort to his Ensign, or Cornet, and who soever comes not thither (unless it be on apparaut necessi,) or runs to an other place, without consent and special order from his Commander, or comes not so soon as his Ensign, shallbe punished with death, XLIX. Every Soldier shall aid, and defend his Colours by day and night, and on the first warning repair unto them, not departing thence, until it be brought into a place of safety on pain of death. L. If any shall departed out of the order, or rank wherein he is placed, unless it be on necessary occasions, and that he hath therewith acquainted his Officer, he shallbe punished with death. LI. He that shall first begin to fly in a battle, or upon an assault, may lawfully be slain thereupon by any one: And if he escape, he shallbe declared a villain, and receive punishment of death without mercy. LII. None that is appointed for the defence of any breach, trence, or sconce, be it Captain or Soldier, shall willingly forsake the same, or through any false, or coloured occasions or excuses absent himself from thence, without sufficient order, or warrant allowed by Council of war, on pain of death. LIII. None shall surrender, or deliver to the enemy any place, which the keeping thereof is committed unto him, on pain of death. LIV. Likewise none shall run from his quarter in a besieged place, call for composition, or speak thereof, be unwilling to fight, labour, or defend their quarter, or make others unwilling thereunto, or do aught else in such a place, whereby the defence thereof may be hindered, on pain of death without any mercy. LV. If any man run away to the enemy, or in his flight be taken from the enemy, he shall be punished with death. LVI. No Captains shall seduce, or entice away each others Soldiers on pain of death. LVII. Whosoever shall by word, or deed busy himself with the Sergeant major, doing his office, be he Captain, or Soldier, he shall without mercy be punished with death: As he also shall, who will not content himself with that quarter, or lodging, whereto he shallbe appointed by his Quartermaster, or Furrier, or he that will disturb another man in his place. LVIII. If any soldier having the watch, shall come to his Colours not fully armed, to march with the rest unto the watch, he shall for the first time, be kept three days at bread and water: the second disarmed and banished for three Months out of the company, and the third time suffer death. LIX. Every one, of what condition soever he be, shall forthwith, or before the evening bring before him that commands in the quarter, all such prisoners, as shallbe taken of the enemy, on pain of forfeicting the said prisoners, and to be punished besides with death. LX. And if any shall take prisoner a General, Commander, or other man of account of the enemy, he is forthwith to present, or cause to be presented the said prisoner unto the State's general, or Council of State, and withal to deliver him over, as also whatsoever other prisoners they will take to themselves, receiving therefore a reasonable reward according to the quality and ability of the prisoner: provided that it exceeds not the some of 5000. gilders: And so the said prisoner shallbe at the disposing of the aforesaid States, and he that took him, to pretend no further interest in that behalf. LXI. Likewise none shall kill any prisoner, or set his ransom, or after the payment of the said ransom, suffer him to departed without leave of the General, or him that commands in the quarter, on pain of being difarmed, and banished out of these countries'. LXII. And if any prisoners be found, walking along the Camp or place of garnison, without leave from the General, or him that commands there, he to whom the prisoner belongeth, shall forfeict him to those, who shall first lay hands on the prisoner. LXIII. Concerning lawful prizes, whosoever brings in the same, shall acquaint therewith the General, or him that commands in the quarter, within three hours after their return, to the end they may be accordingly registered, on pain of forfeicting the same, and to be besides punished on the body. LXIIII Wosoever shall have gotten any thing upon the enemy, and giveth not notice thereof as aforesaid, that it may be recorded, & after sold, in the Camp, or place of garnison, but shall sell, or cause it to be sold in the places or towns near thereunto, shall without any mercy be punished with death, to th'end that better order be held in all, & no man wronged in his right. LXV. When a soldier shall have done any offence or fault, his Captain shallbe bound (on pain of three month's supension from his charge) to deliver the said soldier into the General's hands, or his that commands in the quarter, who with the Captains, Lieutenants, and Ensigns then present, shall upon th'information, which he shall cause to be taken thereof, judge according to these orders and laws. LXVI. He that is drunk on his watch-day, shallbe cassiered, & banished out of the Company. LXVII. Jtem if any one drink himself drunk, and in his drunkenness commit anv i'll or aught forbidden, he shall not thereby be excused, but so much the more sharply punished. LXVIII. If any Cap. or soldier shall refuse the muster, or review, he shallbe cassiered. LXIX. None shall at the muster let himself be entered by a changed, or other name, than his own, nor shall pass muster with a borrowed horse or arms: neither shall any on the musterday lend the like, on pain of being disarmed, and banished out of the Company. LXX. None shall let himself be entered, or muster under two Companis, on pain of death. LXXI. None shall diminish or pawn his arms, which are appointed him by his Captain, on pain of being disarmed, and banished for six months out of the Company. LXXII. None shall likewise take or pawn any soldier's arms, on pain of losing double the worth of the pawn. LXXIII None shall play away, or quite his arms, but keep the same always clean, and serviceable, on pain of being cassiered out of the Company without passport. LXXIV None shall by cozenage get away his fellows provisions, victuals, or arms, on pain of being disarmed, and banished for three months out of the Company, or otherwise shall sustain corporal punishment, according to the quality of the offence. LXXV He that shall presume to set upon a Commissary of the musters, or wrong him, either in word or deed, shallbe punished with death. LXXVI If any Captain give his soldiers less, than the pay allowed him by the States, he shallbe disgraded. LXXVII If any soldier proffer to draw his weapon against his Chief, or Commander, he shallbe punished with death. LXXVIII If the Provost or his Officers apprehend one or more soldiers, none (of what degree soever) shall oppose himself thereagainst, or rescue, or attempt to rescue the said prisoners, on pain of death. LXXIX Furthermore, no Officer nor Gentleman of any Company of Horse, or Foot, or any common soldier shall victaile in any Camp, without the General's special consent, on pain of being disarmed. LXXX Likewise all Victuallers, that victual in the Camp, shallbe subject to the aforesaid articles and the Council of war there being, on the penalty here in contained, and shall not draw any wine or beer for any one in the evening, an hour after the Sun's setting, or in the morning as much before the rising thereof, on pain of forfeicting 3. gilders for every time they shallbe found to have done so: the said forfeict to be converted, the one half to the Provosts behoof, and the other to the relief of the poor. LXXXI All other abuses and offences not specified in these Orders, shallbe punished according to the ordinances, laws, and customs of the war. LXXXII If any soldiers should not be present at the proclaiming of these orders & laws, they shall notwithstanding be as much bound to the observation of them, as the other who were present. But to the end none may pretend ignorance, and every one have notice thereof, the State's General have given order, that the same shallbe every where published on the muster-day, and charge the Commissaries to cause all the soldiers to swear accordingly thereunto. THus done and decreed at Arnhem, after sundry conferences had hereupon with the chiefest Commanders of these United Provinces. It being farther appointed, that these orders, and laws shallbe published both in the Camp, and wheresoever else it shallbe meet and requisite, & that at every muster the Commissaries shall read, & propound the same again unto the Companies The 13. of August. 1590., By order of the Council of State. Chr. Huygheus. His Excie. Commandeth herewith, all Persons of this present Army, of what Condition, or quality soever they be, to observe & keep these points following, upon the penalties therein contained. I. THat no man in marching shall forsake his Colours or Cornet, upon pain of death. TWO That no man in marching, or quartering shall endamage the Jnhabitants of this Land, or those which sit under Safeguard, or are Neutral upon pain of death. III That no man shall break down any churches, or Houses, Hew down any fruict-trees, or steal any Bells, Jron work, materials, or Cattle, upon pain of death. IV That no man without the consent of his Commandour, shall go further than a Canon shot in circumference without the Army, or lie out of it, upon pain of a strappado, and wronging any man shallbe hanged without mercy. V That no man shall fight within the quarter, or drawn his sword, or make any great noise by night, upon pain of death. VI That no man coming to the Army with victuals, or Sutler's, either within or without the Army, shall be made boot off, or robt upon pain of death. VII That no man shall sell any boot, or goods in the Army, without beating the Drum by the consent of the Precedent of the high-Court of Justice, and the foreknowledge of the Provost Martial General, upon forfeiture of losing the said boot or goods, the one half to be given to the poor, and the other half to the Provost Martial General. VIII That no man shall sell likewise any goods without beating the Drum, and the foreknowledge of the Provost Martial General, upon forfeiture of them, and to pay six gilders besides. IX That all Chiefs, Captains of Horse & foot, their Soldiers under them, having Committed, or being accused of any of these aforeseid offences, they shall help to put them into the hands of the Marshal, or else they shallbe answerable for them, in case they refuse, or hinder the same. X And all Shippers and Sailors being a Land, shall as well be liable to these Articles, as all others persons. XI That no man shall do his easement within the Army, but in the places appointed for that use, upon forfeiture of his upermost garmant. XII That no man shall arrest any man in the Army, or sue him for any old actions, or debts made without the Army. XIII That no man shall oppose himself against the Provost Martial General or his men, shall howte after them, or misuse them in word, or in deed, upon pain of being hanged without mercy. XIV That all prisonners of the Enemy shallbe delivered into the custody of the Provost Martial General, As likewise all prisonners of the Army, which are liable to bodily punishment, with a pertinent information of their offences, or accusations, as others. XV That all particular Marshals of Regiments, admirality, Artillery, Guards, or others shall be under the Provost Martial General. XVI That no man shall set any price upon any victuals within, or without the Army, without the consent of the Provost Marshal General, and according to the rate, which is given him upon pain of arbitral punishment. XVII That no man shall subtle in the Army, before he hath given up his name to the General of the victuals and the Provost Marshal General, upon the forfeiture of six gilders. XVIII That all Sutler's coming into the Army shall give up a note of their wares to the General of the victuals & the Provost Marshal General, upon the forfeiture of six gilders. XVIII That all Sutlars coming into the Army shall give up a note of their wares to the General of the victuaills, or his Commis, neither may subtle without his order, or commission, upon the like penalty XIX That no Sutlars shall build any Huts, then in such places as is appointed them by the Marshal upon the like forfeiture. XX That no man shall call for, or receive any Hutt-money, but with the consent of the Provost Martial General upon like penalty to forfeit so much every time. XXI That all Soldiers or Sutlaers killing Cattle or Beasts, shall bring the filth and paunches thereof without the Army, and bury it there upon like penalty. XXII That no man shall sell away the right of killed Beasts belonging to the Marshal, upon penalty of daying double for it. XXIII That no Sutlaers shall engross, or buy up any commodties being yet without the Army, before they be brought to the place appointed, where they shallbe sold, or shall not sell them before they be prised, upon forfeiture, that the one half of the same wares bought or sold, shallbe given to the poor, and the Marshal aforesaid. XXIIII That no Sutlaers Shippers, or other persons shall buy or take in pawn any Iron, Brass Bell-mettall, Bullets, Arms, Powder, Empty ammunition Barrels, or any prohibited goods, upon forfeiture of them, and besides to be publicly whipped. XXV. That no Sutlars shall tapp, measure or weigh either with liquid, or dry measures, ell or weight, but with such as shallbe given them by the Provost Martial General, upon the loss of six gilders, and using any false measure at all, shall forfeit all their goods, the one half to be given to the benefit of the poor, the other half to the Regiment of justice, and besides to be punished arbitrally. XXVI. That no Sutlars shall tap any Bear, or Wine, hold any drinking, or shotts in the morning before the Sun rising, or in the Evening an hour after Sun setting upon penalty of losing three gilders every time. XXVII. That no man either waggonmen, Overseers, or Conductours of Drawing-Horses, Sutlars, or other persons having horses in the Army, shall put, or let their horses feed, or run in Sown grounds, with what seed soever the same be sown, upon penalty of paying a daller for every horse, so often as he shallbe found to do the contrary. XXVIII And his Excie, Commandeth the Porvost Martial General by these, to have a good and strict care for due observation of all these points above said, & to execute the abovesaid penalties, and forfeitures in conformity of the same, his Excie, intending hereby, that hensforward ordinarily in his Army, they thalbe kept, and strictly observed. Thus statued by his Excie in the Hague, the 7th of may 1631. And was signed, F. Henry de Nassau, underneath stood, By order of his Ex cie, and Countersigned, C. Huyghens, having his Ex cies seal of arms upon it in Red wax, covered with a square of white paper. THE PLACCATE FOR DVELS. Whereas by daily experience it is found, that many as well Officers, as private Soldiers in the Service of this State, under the command and charge of his Excel. do challenge into the field, and cause others to be challenged by their seconds, under pretext of righting, or repairing their honours. 1. His Excel. desiring to prevent such mischiefs and inconveniencies, as daily do arise out of the said licentiousness of Duels, as far as is possible for him to do, hath found fit and necessary, to command and ordain, as by these he doth ordain and command, that all, as well Volunteers as Officers and private Soldiers, of what quality soever, being under his Charge in the Service of this State, shall from henceforth live civilie, quietly & peaceably together without wronging, injuring, or offending one another, upon pain of exemplary punishment. 2. If there shall happen any difference, or offence, which doth seem to the party offended, that no sufficient reparation can be made, that may satisfy him in his honour, otherwise then by the sword: In such a case, if he be a Volunteer, or an Officer of quality, he shall make his complaint to his Excel. If a private Soldier, he is to address himself to his Colonel, or other Officers that have the command of him, who with the advice of other Captains, and Officers of the same Nation or Regiment, that shall be found present, shall decide the difference, or accommodate it, if it can be done. But if it be of that nature to require a combat, they shall acquaint His Excel. with it, to resolve the best way. He shall think fit for the honours of both parties. 3. The party that shall have offended the other, shall be bound to appear before His Excel. or such as he shall please to ordain for the hearing of the difference, which if he fall, he shall be called in within three day's proclamation, & not appearing, be banished the Land, as disobedient. 4. He that shall have demanded the combat, being judged to be unreceaveable, having taken an offence upon to slight an occasion, shall be sent bacl with shame. 5. The offendor, that shall have done such an injury to another, as shall be found to offend him in his honour, if he be an Officer, shall be suspended from his charges, & commands for the time of two years, & obliged to give such satisfaction to the party offended, as shall be thought fit and reasonable. If the offender be but a private Soldier, besides satisfaction he shall be imprisoned three Months at bread and water. 6. Whosoever shall challenge into the field, in the behalf of another, or shall deliver the challenge, or any errand by word of mouth, offensive & prejudicial to the honour of another, or have knowledge of it, without giving notice of it where it appertaineth, shall be cassered from all his charges and commands, and besides banished the Land. 7. He that shall find himself wronged or offended, and carry his own challange (not having demanded leave for the combat, as heretofore hath been commanded) shall be cassered and banished the Land. And if he that shall be challenged, doth his best to answer the challenge, though he come not into the field, he shall be punished as if he were the challenger. And if parties come to fight, they shall both be casseered and banished, besides such further exemplary punishment, as shall be thought fit. 8. Those that shall have assisted the two parties offending against these orders, if they shall have drawn their swords, shall be as well punished as the principal, according as is before declared. If they be but spectators only, being gone thither for that purpose, they shall be cassered, and lose their places; As likewise if it be proved that any coming to the place by chance, and getting knowledge of the quarrel, did not do their best to hinder them that fight, they shall be suspended from their places for years, and as private Soldiers punished for an exemple to all others. 9 And as for volunteers, as long as they shall live in these Provinces, they shall be bound to the observation and penalties of all the former articles, even as those that are in actual service. All with points, and articles His Excel. doth command to be punctualie and strictly observed without any contravention, excuse, or hope of pardon whatsoever. Given at the Hague the 3. day of july. Anno 1637. And was signed F. Henry de Nassou. Underneath was written. By Ordre of His Excel. C. Huyghens. Sealed with the privy Seal of his Excel. in red wax. ORDRE FOR THE PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL. HIs Highness expressly Commandeth herewith, all particular Provost Marshals, aswel of the Horse if there be any, of the admirality, of the English, French, Duchess, Scots as of the Inlandish Regiments of Holland, Zealand, Frizeland, Vtrecht, & other Provinces together of the Ordinance, victuals, Guards, & all other Provosts Marshals of the Army, to respect, and assist the Provost Martial General each in his quarter, to the end, that the rule of Gouvernement may be duly respected, and the execution of justice performed in a convenient ordre. II. And to the intent, that no disputes may arise among them for profits, his Highness commandeth, and intendeth, that every Provost Marshal in their Regiments or quarters, shall take and receive the right, and the sett-money of all Wijnes. Beeres, Meats, and victuals, the autient right, or set moneys which heretofore have been paid, and to keep for himself the one half, and for the other half they must be answerable for to the Provost Marshal General, in giving him, good and a sincere account thereof, and in setting follow and cause to be observed the prize appointed & made by the Precedent of the justice, & the General of the victuals, given them from the hands of the pro Mars. General. III And if any Marshal be unwilling, to give an Account thereof, to the aforesaid Provost General, his Highness commandeth those of the Council of war, to force the said marshal thereunto by justice, and to constrain him presently, and without any delay, to conform himself thereunto. iv Intending notwithstanding, that the principalest Sutling-place being in that quarter, where the Provost Martial General shall be, shall stand under the Command of the same Provost Marshal General, without any man's contradiction. V Concerning Hutt-money his Highness intendeth, that the same shallbe received only by the Provost General, or those which he shall depute thereunto, Commanding all Sutlars shopkeepers, and others trading in the Army, aswell those which receive pay under the Regiments, as others which have none of what Nation soever they be, every week to pay unto the Provost Martial General three stuyvers for Hutt-money, where of he Provost every week shall give up an account in the presence of the Advocate Fiscal of the Generality into the hands of his Highness' Fourryer, & the two third parts thereof to be answerable for himself for to be distributed to the necessity of the sick and poor woundede soldiers, in charges of Justice, & other such like extraordinary expenses. His Highness commanding expressly hereby, aswell the General, as the particular Quartermasters, also to all other particular Provosts, not to meddle themselves hereafter with the said Hutt-money, or to take the same unto them, but contrariwise to give all help, and assistance unto the Provost Martial General for the Receipt of the aforesaid Hutt-money, upon pain of indignation and arbitral punishment. Commanding those of the Council of war to constrain the unwilling Sutlars, shop keepers, and others by justice to the observing thereof, Commanding likewise all Sutlars and Jn-keepers of the Army, which receive no pay under the Regiments, not to hurt themselves after the same Regiments, but to settle themselves in the General Sutling place upon penalty that their Huts shall be made prize off by the Provost Martial General. VI And that the right of beer may be given with a better order. His Highness willeth and commandeth herewith, that the Shippers and Sutlars, which shall come & arrive with beer in the Army in conformity of the former Acts, Ordinances & Resolutions bearing the 7th of August 1610. the 26 of August, & the 18. of November 1614 shallbe bound to pay two stuyvers, for every Ton of Beer to the Provost Marshal General, or to whom he authorises, or at least to put him in security therefore, and the said marshal shall be obliged to restore bacl unto them the two stuyvers for every Ton of Beer, which they shall carry back again, if it be not spent in the Army. And the Shippers, Sutlars, and Victuailers, shall demand the two stivers again, and cause them to pay them for every bought Ton, which the Sutlars shallbe bound to make present restitution off. And the particular Marshal shall demand again there share, to wit, half a stiver from the Provost Marshal General, for the beer, which shallbe spent in every of their quarters. VII Likewise all Sutlars, or Shippers, which shall bring up any wines unto the Army, as also all those which shall carry into the Army any Wines, or Beeres by Boats or Wagons, shallbe bound at their coming into the Army to pay unto the Provost Marshal General the sett-money thereupon, or to those, which he shall depute thereunto in every quarter, or at the least, to put in security for the same: Jntending hereby that if they shall carry any thereof back again, that the Provost Marshal General or his Authorized shall presently without any delay restore back the money to them, which they have received for every parcel, which shallbe carried back again. And the Provost Martial General shallbe accountable to the particular Provost Marshals in whose quarter they were spent, for the one half of such Beeres & Wines, Wherewith they are to ask, or take nothing for their pains in setting or making the same. VIII His Highness commanding all Shippers, Sutlars, as also the Provost Marshal General, and all particular Marshals, to gouverne themselves according to these Articles, for the avoiding of all further disputes. IX Ordaining moreover the Provost Marshal General to take good heed for the preventing of all night-disturbances or tumults; And at the beginning of the Army, to cause to be published, and proclaimed these orders, and to give a copy of them to all the Provost Marshals, whom his Highness expressly commandeth hereby to govern themselves in all things, and every special point herein contained. X Commandeth herewith besides the Quartermasters, aswell General, as particular, not to trouble themselves with the Articles of the Ordinance. Thus statuated by his Highness in the Hague the 1th. of july 1637. and was signed, F. Henry de Nassou, underneath stood, By order of his Highness C. Huyghens, having printed upon it his Highness' seal in Red wax, couvered over with a square of white paper. FR. HENRY, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau Catzenelnbogen, Vianden, Dietz, Lingen, Moers, Bueren, Leerdam, etc. Marquis ofter Vere & Vlissingen, Lord & Baron of Breda, of the City of Grave, Land of Kuyck, Diest, Grimbergen, Herstal, Kranendonck, Warneston, Arlay, Noseroy, S. Vijt, Daesbourg, Polanen, Wilmstadt, Niervaert, Ysselsteyn, S. Martensdijck, Geertruydenberg, Chasteau Regnard, the high and lower Swaluwe, Naeltwijck etc. Viscount Hereditary of Antwerp & Besançon, Marshal Hereditary of Holland. Gouvernour of Gueldre, Holland, Zeeland, West-Friesland, Zutphen, Vtrecht and Overyssel, Captain General, and Admiral of the United Provinces of the low Countries. Unto all who these presents shall see or hear. Whereas by daily experience it is found that many Officers of Companies, both of Horse & Foot, in the service of this State, do meddle with tapping of Beer, wine or Burndwine Selling of Tobacco, and the like: Being a thing evidently ●ending to the great prejudice and disreputation of Arms, as also contrary to all good military order and discipline, & from which many disorders and inconveniences do happen and arise among soldiers. We therefore let you know, That being intended to amend and prevent from henceforth, as much as possible may be, the disorders aforesaid, we have prohibited and forbidden like as we prohibit and forbid expressly by these presents, that no Officers of Companies, comprehending also the Corporals and Clerks of Companies, of what qualities soever they be, either of Horse of Foot, nor their Wives, or any other person of their families, after the time of a month next following the date of these, shall undertake, to meddle with tapping of Beer, Wine or Burndwine, Selling of Tobacco, & the like, upon pain of the loss of their Offices, and that the Captain who have notice of it, shall be found to permit it in his Company shall forfeit every time to wit the Captain of Horse the sum of fourscore gilders at twenty stivers a piece, and the Captain of Foot, the sum of fifty gilders or the like value. Wherefore, we do ordain and command the Fiscal of the Generality, and all other particular Auditors of the Garrisons, to proceed against the offenders, according to the losses, punishments, and fines aforesaid, without any kind of favour. And to the end that no body may have occasion to pretend any ignorance of it hereof We do also charge and common all Colonels, speedily to acquaint all the Captains of their Regiments with the contents of these. Item all Governors and Commanders of the Garrisons, to cause this our Placcate of Interdiction presently to be proclaimed and published by sound of Trumpet and Drum, at such times and places as are used for the like proclamations. Given at the Hage, this 1. of july. 1637. F. Henry de Nassau. By order of his Highness. C. Huygens. A Copy, Of the Articles of Quarter, for the Ransoms of Officers, and Soldiers agreed, and concluded on between the King of Spain's side, and the States of the united Provinces, Translated out of Dutch in to English. Don Francisco de Mendoza, Duke of Veraguas, Admiral of the Kingdoms, and Crown of Arragon, & of the West-Indie, & of the Ocean sea, marquis of Guadelesta, and of jamaica, Conte de Montalegre, and of Adelandtado in the Indie, Lord of Valley, of Setta Trandel, & Contrides, and of the Baronies of Gorga Bechi, Ribarosa, Andara, & Venidolech, Commander, of Valdepenas, of the order of Calatrave, Stuard, unto his Catholic Majesty, and one of his Council of State, and of the war, High steward to the illustrious Albert Archduke of Austria, Captanie General of the light horse in the Netherlands. BEing found fitting for certain good respects, to make a more particular, and a more special declaration, then hath been heretofore of the Quarter, which ought to be held, and observed between the melitie, and those of Holland & their associates on the other side: because there happens duylie disputes, touching the ransoming of some particular men, & the excessive charges, which they are att about their diet, & other things, & which is exhausted from the prisonners, who in regard of these excessive expens, are not sometimes able to pay, & satisfy them, & therefore are forced to stay longer in prison, than they should do to their great hurt, and the damage of those which have taken them prisonners. To the intent then; that every man may precisely know, for what ransom he may be released out of prison, & that no more excessive charges may be pressed out of him, being not able to pay it: It is so, that we have specified by writing the taxation; which every man is bound to pay, and which no man shall violate, or infringe in this form & manner following vidz. gilders A reformado. A Captain of a troop of horse in Esse. 1000 300. gs, A Lieutenant of a troop of Horse in Esse 200. 75. A Cornet in Esse 150. 50. A Lieutenant Colonel of foot in Esse 70.0 200. A Sergeant major of a Regiment of foot, being, or having been a Captain. 700. gs. And being no Captain 150. 50. A Captain of Foot in Esse 600. 50. A Lieutenant to a Sergeant major a foot 75. A Sergeant major of a particular place 100 A Lieutenant of foot 60 An Alpherus, or an Ensign 60 All Sergeants, clerks of Company:, and other inferior Officers shallbe released for their months pay. Likewise all Soldiers serving, aswel on horse, as on foot shallbe released for a months pay as hath been accustomed in former times. A Quartermaster General for 400. gs. The particular Quartermasters, aswel of Horse, as of foot Regiments, a Captain of the watch, a Captain of the Guides, and all those, which serve under the Quartermaster General, with the Officers above specified, all of them shallbe released for a months pay. A Commissary of the Musters 300 gs. The Officers and Commisses of the Veador, Contador, Pagador, belonging, to the Treasury of War each of them shallbe ransomed for 200 For those of the Train belonging to the ordinance. gs. The Lieutenant of the ordinance 600 A Gentlemen of the ordinance and master Cannonier 60 The Contadors, Commisses, controulers and Pagadors of the ordinance, or ammunition each 300 The Receivers of the ordinance each 300 The Waggenmaster General 600 His Lieutenant, and other Commisses of the wagons each 60 gs. The chief Commissary of the Canon horses 300 gs. All other Commisses, or particular Commises of the Canon horses each 60 gs The Conductors of the Ordinance, Ammunition, Wagons, and Canon chorses, each in his train 15 gs. Each Canounier 15 gs. The Masters of the fire-worckes each 70 Each of their Conductours 20 The Captains of the pyonniers each 100 Each Pyonnier 10 The sailors, which serve about the ordinance: aswell in the one, as in the other army, or other particular workmen, shallbe released each for 15. gs. and the Captain of these saylours' each for 300 gs. The Bridg-masters or Captains of the punts 100 Their Lieutenants, each 30 gs, a piece, and those which have the oversight of the bridge or punts 12 gs. The Engineers and Controulers of the works, each 150 gs. The Commisses, Conductours, the officers, and takers on of works each 30 gs. The Captain of the miners 60 gs. And each miner 15 The Captain of the Carpenters 60 And every carpenter under him each 20 The Master Farrier 60 And every smith, or workman under him 12 gs. The Waggonmen, or those that repairs the broken Wagons of the train of the ordinance, victuals, or any of the army, and the drivers of canon horses each 10 gs. The Auditor, the Quartermaster, the Physician, the Apothecary, the Chirurgeon, the Provost of the Ordinance, each is to be ransomed for two months' entertainment, and all and every one that is under them each for a months pay. The Train of Victuals. The chief Commis, or the Receiver of the victuals 600 gs. Each Commisse serving under him 200 The Commisses, Staplers, or Tenidores of the Bastimientoes each 300 The Controulers, or Commisses of the Victuals 300 The Commisses of the wagons, of the victuals each 60 And those which serve under them, and the Conductours each 15 All officer belonging to the Gesthouse shall be released for a months pay. And if there should happen any dispute, touching the quality, or pay of any here above mentioned; he shallbe condemned by the declaration, which he shall give over in writing upon his honour, which shallbe credited by him that Gouvernes, Commands the Army, Province, or Town on the prisoners side, without producing any further testimony. None shall detain any prisonners against this Quarter upon any colour, or pretext what soever, aswell on the one side, as on an the other; but assoon as the money of any prisoner is proffered to pay his ransom, according to the taxation above specified, and his diet money for meat & drink, paying also the Provost his fees, according to the list made, and agreed upon, bearing the date hereof, together with the declaration of his quality, they shall set him at liberty within 48. hours after it, without any consideration of his fellow soldiers, which were taken prisonners with him, or whether others pay their ransoms or no upon penalty, that those that keeps them any longer, shallbe bound to pay all the charges which afterward they shallbe att for the time of their detaynment, & if any comes to quest on their releasement; they must do it upon their own charges, and if they should be overthrown in their suit, the process aswell on the one side; as on the other shallbe determined within 14. days, after the first insinuation is made upon the penalty above said. Neither shall they detain, either on the one side, or on the other any Trumpeter, or Drummer coming for the prisoners, under any colour whatsoever of those that detains them. And to the end there may be a certain rule for their Diet, and the Provost marshals sees: the list here upon agreed, and concluded on, bearing the date hereof, shall be strictly kept & observed, aswel in garnison as in the army, and (as is said) shallbe copied out both in French, & in Dutch, which shallbe sent by the chiefs unto every garnison, with express command to followhit, and not to transgress any part thereof, under what pretence soever upon the penalty therein contained. The chieftains on both sides, promissingh to give satisfaction for that which shallbe broken on their side to the contrary. And to take away all occasions of difficulty against the said list. It shallbe commanded every where, and to all persons, which are prisonners both on the one side, and the other (without any distinction, whither they be included in the quarter or Noah) they shallbe brought unto the Marshal General of the Army, or of the garnison, without keeping them in Inns, or other places vpon penalty, that they shall not be forced to pay any more for their diet then according as they are taxed in the list abovesaid, and the contents thereof. All Captains of horse, or foot, which have the charge and office, of a Drossard, or otherwise, being not in the possession of their Drossardship, or office shallbe released for a Captain's ransom specified above, and being in possession of the one, or of the other, they shall not be included in this Treaty, but shall pay each a ransom as shallbe agreed on by them. All those also, which are not comprehended in the memorandum above said, shall pay such a sum of money, as shallbe likewise agreed upon. All Ransoms, and diet money shallbe paid with such currant coin, and upon the same valuation, as it goes in the place, where the prisoners are kept. And seeing it often happens, that some Horse Captains & others are employed upon enterprises, and Command as chiefs, over a troop of three or four hundred men: serving either on Horseback, or a foot, without having any commission, or entertainment above their ordinary pay: we intent that such Captains shall give no higher ransoms, than other Horse, or foot Captains, and if they have any other Commission, or entertainment above their ordinary pay, they shall not be comprehended in this aggreement, but shall pay such ransoms as shallbe agreed upon. All Captains, Officers and Soldiers mentionned here above, which were taken prisonners before the date of this present Treaty, and are included in the former Quarter of the xjth of june in the year 1601. shallbe set all liberty by virtue of this quarter, in what place soever they are prisonners, assoon as they have paid their ransoms & diet, according to the taxation of the same quarter, and list made then: and shall in no wise be detained after the presentation of their moneys: upon penalty of paying the charges, which should arise here upon afterward. And those which are taken prisonners during this present Treaty shall enjoy the benefit hereof, moreover this quarter general shallbe observed & kept strictly, and punctually on-both sides, so that no man may oppugn, or infringe it in any manner soever, upon pain of paying the abovesaid expenses: reserving nevertheless, that the chiefs on both sides, which have power to make a general quarter may break, or alter the same, when as the one, or the other side shall find just causes, and reasons to do it: upon condition, that he shall give warning thereof twenty days before he breaks it, by an express Trumpeter, or drummer with an act under his own hand: for otherwise this quarter shall in no wise whatsoever be infrenged or broken. And those which shallbe taken prisonners within the term of these xx. days shallbe ransomed according to the abovesaid taxation, without any other charge; or detaynement: but those which shallbe taken prisonners after the expiration of these 20 days, shallbe bound to pay such a ransom, as shallbe agreed upon with them, intending that in this treaty all Captains, officers, and soldiers, shallbe included, and all others above mentioned without any exception, whither they be in the army, or out of it in any garnison. And to this end we have made two acts of this Treaty, of one and the same tenure, and substance in te name of chiefs of the one and of the other Army, who have full power, and authority to make this quarter. Given in the Hagh the 14th of May 1602 and was signed. F. M. Admirant of Arragon. And is sealed with his seal of Arms in red wax and underneath is written By order form his Excie. And is also signed G. de Roy. Translated out of French into Dutch and is found to agree with the principal 1602. JAN VAN DALEN Griffier, or Secretary to the Council of war of the united Netherlands. A LIST Of the daily diet, according to which every Provost Marshal, and the Keepers of Prisonners on both sides shall allow their prisonners, without any pretext of exceeding the same, so that if they do satisfaction shallbe made by their persons, and upon their intertaynments. All these prisonners following shall have no more allowance for their meat and drink upon what pretence soever but 10. stivers a day vidz. All private Soldiers serving a foot. Conductours of the Ordinance, Ammunition, of the victuals, of works and fire works. Cannoneers. Pionniers. sailors about the ordinance. Brigd-men. Sobrestants, Commisses, Officers, Chassanantes & work Bases. Miners. Carpentiers. Waggonmen & drivers of Canon Horses none of these are to have above 10. fts. per diem. All these persons following shall spend no more in meat, or drink, than fifteen stivers a day. vidz. All Horsemen. Sergeants. Gentlemen of the ordnance & master Gunners. The Lieutenant, or particular Commis of the Wagons. The Comises, or particular Commissaries of Canon Horses. The Lieutenant of the bridge. The officers belonging to the Gesthouse of the Army. All these persons following contained in the Quarter, shall spend no more in meat and drink but a gilder a day, viz: A reformed Horse Captain. A Lieutenant, or a Cornet of horse, whither reform or not. A reformed Captain of foot. An Assistant to the Sergeant Majour. A Sergeant Majour of a particular place. A Lieutenant, or an Ensign reform or not. A particular Quartermaster. A Captain of the wards. A Captain of the Guides. A Commissary of the Musters. The Officers, or Commisses, of the Veador, Contador, Pagador, or Treasurer of war The Contador, Commisse, Controller, and Pagador of the ordinance. The Wagon-master General. The chief Commisse of the Canon horses. The Masters of Fortifications & works. The Captain of the sailors for the ordinance. The Captain of the Pionniers. The Bridgemaster. The Engineers & Controulers of works. The Captain of the miners. The Captain of the Carpenters. The Mastersmith. The Physician, Quartermaster, Auditor, Apothecary, & Chyurgion of the ordinance. The particular Commisses of other victuals. The Stapelers and Senedores de Bastimentoes. The Controller, or Commisse of the victuals. The persons following and all others of a greater quality may use themselves, as they please, and spend every day as much as they list. A horse Captain. A Lieutenant Colonel. A Sergeant Majour of a Regiment. A Lieutenant of the Ordinance. A foot Captain. A Quartermaster General. The chief Commisse, or Giver out of the Victuals, what it pleaseth them. Touching the iron money, a Captain of foot, or a Captain of Horse, and all other of a higher quality, shall give no more to the Provost for his fee then two gilders. And all other persons of an inferior quality, included within this quarter: shall give no more for their irons then twenty stivers. All other persons, which are not included in this quarter, as Burghers, Peasants, Inhabitants of Towns, Merchants, Sutlars, and all other persons not specified hereabove, shall spend no more for their diet in meat, and drink, nor be charged with any more, than 15 fts: a day, yea not upon their own desire, unless they had agreed for their ransoms before and had put in sufficient caution for the payment thereof: upon penalty, that the Provost Martial and others, which shall have allowed their prisoners more than is set down, in this list, shall lose the same, aswel of these prisoners, as of all others above taxed, which prisoners they shall not detain for the expenses over and above, nor hinder their going out, assoon as ever they are paid, according to the former taxation, upon penalty, that they shall have no other expenses allowed them. Of the persons abovesaid not included in this quarter, they shall take no more for their irons then 30 stivers. All Provosts Marshals and keepers of Prisons of war, shall be bound henceforward to use their prisoners well for their meat and drink, according to the rates above mentioned and that upon their honours, and as they shall answer it before God and man, so that no complaints come of it. Given by his Excellency in the Hagh, the 14. of May. 1602. And was signed F. M. Admirant of Arragon. And underneath was written By order from his Excel. Subscribed G. de Roy. Having in the margin thereof his seal of arms in red wax. And agreeth with the principal, witness me JAN VAN DALEN. The Copy of the Quarter amplified by marquis Spinola. Translated out of Dutch. TO take away all difficulties, that might arise upon certain points, about keeping of the quarter made heretofore by the Admirant of Arragon Anno 1602. and to treat of some others, whereof no mention yet was made in the aforesaid quarter general; it is agreed on both sides, to depute two Captains on each side, with full authority and power to determine, and end the said difficulties, which were agreed upon the 17. of October 1622. in the village of Calmpthout, where these points following were concluded and agreed on; between Captain d'Aubermont, Captain of a Troop of horse, and Captain Fourdine, Captain of a Company of high dutchies, deputed on the one side, and Monsieur de Broecham, horse Captain, Drossard of Bergin op Zoom, and Sr: john Hacket Lieut. Colonel on the other side. 1. Imprimis that the said General quarter made the 14. of May 1602. shall be hence forward punctually kept, and observed. 2. To come to an end then, and to release, and set at liberty all soldiers, which are detained in prison at this present on both sides: It is agreed, that they shall all of them be set at liberty, in paying their ransoms, and 25 day's expenses, according to the ordinary taxation in the general quarter. 3. That all Soldiers prisoners, which have not been prisoners 25 days, as aforesaid, shall not lie in prison, or be detained; but pay proportionably for so many days, as they have been taken prisoners. 4. That all prisoners on both sides included in this treaty, and in the General quarter, shall be ransomed within the time of the 24. day of this present month. 5. And if any Captain be failing herein, and sends not for them upon the 24. of October, to ransom and release his Soldiers, according to this present agreement, he shall pay the charge of the days which shall be over and above the 24. of October. 6. That aswell on the one side as on the other, all Captains and Officers, which have prisoners taken, shallbe commanded not to omit the sending of their ransoms, and the expenses of the Soldiers, prisoners, according to the agreement abovesaid. 7. And forasmuch as in the general quarter, one cannot know in what place the quarter ought ordinarily to be kept, which causeth often disputes: It is agreed on, that the quarter shall be kept, and observed in all places, where Contribution is paid, with the consent and will of those that are owners of the same places, as also in neutral Countries. 8. And seeing that in the aforesaid General quarter, many of the superior, and chief Officers, as also some of the inferior, and meaner Officers and others; having pay aswell on the one side, as on the other, are not included therein: We declare that henceforward, all those which are not comprehended in the general quarter above mentioned, of what quality soever they be, and which are bound to follow the armies on both sides, shall enjoy the benefit of this quarter, upon condition of paying six months of their entertainments only the two Generals excepted. 9 And because in one of the articles of the quarter, there is a Clause, that Captains, and other military Officers having in their possession some other charge, or commission then military, should not be included in the aforesaid general quarter, it is intended, that they only shall be comprehended in that Article of the quarter of their military charge, without paying any other ransom. 10. And seeing in the general quarter, there is no mention made of any posts or Messengers, it is agreed on, that all Messengers or posts being taken on horseback shall be ransomable for the ransom of a horseman, and those which go a foot for the ransom of a private soldier: upon condition that under such a pretext or colour no man of quality may pass, who indeed ought to take no such office upon him. 11. It is likewise agreed upon and is intended, that all Traitors, Runnaways, Malefactors sentenced and banished by justice: shall not be included in this accord, but to all others they shall be bound to give quarter that are so taken prisoners, aswell on the one side, as on the other, though one is not bound to give quarter to those persons abovesaid. 12. And seeing in the General quarter, there is an Auditor of the ordinance nominated, whereas indeed there is none. It is intended, and is agreed on, that under the same Article the particular Auditors of Garrisons, Regiments, and Tercias' shall be included, and touching the Auditor General, and his Griffiers in the Army of his Catholic Majesty; and the fiscal, and his Griffier in the army of the States of the united Provinces, they shall be comprehended in the eighth Article mentioning the superior, and chief officers, and the meaner Officers and others, which are not included in the former general quarter. All which Articles shallbe punctually observed and kept on this side, in witness whereof we have signed hereunto. Given in the Army at Brecht the 18. of October 1622. And was signed Ambrosio Spinola. By order from his Excel. And was subscribed De la Motte. And sealed with the seal of arms of the said Lord marquis in red wax. And translated out of French into Dutch, and out of Dutch into English, and is found to agree with the Original. jan van Dalen, Griffier. HIS HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF ORANGE HIS Proclamation and Edict, against wicked Swearers, and Blasphemers of the sacred Name of God. WHereas by daily experience, a great number of ungodly Swearers and Blasphemers, are in this present Army: It is so that his Highness, to prohibit and punish all such abominations and blasphemies, if these Transgressor's and Offenders, of what Nation soever they be, shall presume to swear by the most holy Name of God (if they be Officers, the first time shall forfeit a months pay, whereof one third part shall be given to the Informers, and the other two parts to the relief of the poor wounded sick Soldiers) & if the second time, the Officers shall be degraded from their charge and command, as long as his Highness shall think fitting. And in case they be Soldiers, or other Persons, which bear no office or charge in the Army, the first time they shallbe locked to a post to the open view of all men, before the front and head of their Quarter & Regiment, as an example to others, and afterwards to be committed to prison to live with bread and water for the space of two days: And the second time, to have a glowing all boared through their tongue, and besides to be banished out of the command of this State. Charging and commanding by these, all Colonels, Captains, and other Officers whatsoever, to proceed against the Offenders hereof, and to see that the execution be strictly and duly performed, without any favour or connivance, according to the contents abovesaid, and the second time to inform his Highness thereof, to the end that these Penalties, against Officers, Soldiers, and other Offenders (with the consent of his Highness) may be inflicted upon them. Given in the Camp at Botbergen, near Rhyneberk, this 19 of july 1642. stylo novo, and was signed Frederick Henry de Nassau, and underneath stood, By order from his Highness, C. Huygens. FINIS.