A BRIEF: CLEAR, And Methodical View of the several particulars contained in The Late INSTRUCTIONS WHICH Passed both Houses, the 28th day of May, 1647. for determining the Accounts of the SOLDIERY. WHEREIN Every person that claims Arrears, is directed what course to take, to make good the same, according to the said INSTRUCTIONS.  
Ordered to be Printed and published.  


Will: Freman,  
Will: Potter.    
Printed in the Year, 1647.   

A BRIEF CLEAR Methodical View of the several particulars contained IN The late INSTRUCTIONS which passed both Houses the 28 of May, 1647. For determining the Accounts of the Soldiery.  
TOuching the Certificates, of such as claim Arrears (which is the general subject of the said Instructions) there are 5. things considerable therein. Viz.  

1 The matter of them.  
2 The Evidence required to make them good.  
3 The deductions to be made out of them for freequarter.  
4 The Allowance of pay to be made upon them.  
5 The Places where they are to be transmitted or dispatched.   
For the Matter of them observe.  
1 That a Certificate for an Officer is to express how long he actually served with a Regiament Troop or Company under his command, what number of persons the same did consist of, by what commission, under whose command, and in what quality he served, what he received in money, and what in horse, arms, or other goods: To find which in the former printed Ordinance, vide Sect. 1.  
2 For a private Soldier, It is to show how many weeks he is in arreare, whether he left the Troop or Company without discharge, & whether he received any Horse, or Arms for the use of the State, & what became thereof. vide Sect. 16.  
For the Evidence to make them good consider,  
1 That Governors are to have their Accounts determined upon their Oaths, as well for what they have disbursted for the use of the State, as for their Service. vide Sect. 6.  
2 The warrants of the Earl of Essex, Committee of Safety, Earl of manchester's etc. If granted to Officers are to pass, deducting only for free quarter, vide, Sect. 4  
3 Such (as for any sum) have given a discharge in full, are to receive no more for that Service. vide, Sect. 5.  
4 All other Accounts whether stated by Authority, or not, to be regulated according to these Instructions following. Sect. 17. viz.  

First for Officers.  
1 They are to give in an acknowledgement under their own hands of what they have received, and that to the full, or else to forfite the double of what more shall be made to appear, any time within two years after. Sect. 7.  
2. Commission Officers are not to be allowed pay for any horse more than appears upon muster. Sect. 8.  
3. All Officers are to produce a Certificate for their service according to muster.  
1. Such as have served under any Committee, under the hands of three of that Committee. Sect. 1. viz.  
2. Such as belong to the grand Armies, according to their qualities, viz.  
1. If Captains or above that degree; They are to procure the hands and seals of the two superior Officers that are surviving of that Regiment. Sect 2.  
2. If under that degree and their Captain living, they are to procure their Captain's hand and seal, with the said two superior Officers. Sect. 2.   

Secondly, for private Soldiers.  
1. They are to bring in a Certificate under the hands and seals of his Officer. Sect. 16. 
Query; What officer, or whethe more 〈…〉 not here meant.   
2. To make it appear that he did not leave the Troop or company without lawful discharge. Sect. 16.  
3. Whether he received any horse or Arms for the use of the State: And what became thereof. Sect. 16.   

Thirdly, the persons that shall certify in the behalf of others are.  
1. To make it appear to the Committee employed herein, that they have not been cashiered. Sect. 3.  
2. To send in their hands, scales and qualities to the said Committee. Sect. 3.  
3. To certify with such caution, as they may take their oaths of the truth thereof, if required. Sect. 1.   

The third general head is concerning the deduction of Freequarter; wherein consider,  
1. That such Commission Officers, as make it appear they have discharged their Quarters are to have nothing deducted. Sect. 15.  
2. Such Officers who have served in any Garrison for which there hath been any particular establishment made, to have nothing deducted for Freequarter, but are to produce a Certificate under the hand and seal of the supreme Civil Officer of the Town, that he hath paid his Quarters. Sect. 19  
3. For all others according to the particulars following, Sect. 10. to 15. viz.  
To abate for Freequarter from all. 

Officers of Horse. one third part of their pay.  
Officers of Dragoones. one third part of their pay.  
Officers of Foot in Common one fourth part of their pay.  
Officers of Train one fourth part of their pay.  
Sergeants of Foot. 4. s. per week.  
Corparalls or Drums. 3. s. per week.  
private Horse 8. s. per week.  
Soldier's Foot 3. s. per week.     

The fourth General Head is touching the allowance of their pay, wherein consider,  
1. Such as have served in any Garrison, for which there hath been particular establishments made, are to be paid according to the allowance of that establishment, Sect. 19  
2. All others (except the persons following) to be paid according to the establishment of the Earl of Essex his Army, Sect. 20. And no part thereof to be respited. Sect. 9  
3. Colonel saunderson's Reformadoes, to abate one third part of their pay for Freequarter, the rest to be allowed according to the agreement made with them. Sect. 18.  
4. The persons following to have only one third part of a Conformadoes pay of the same quality, viz. such as have had a Regiment Troop, or Company under their command, which did not exceed the number hereafter expressed. Sect. 18.  
In a 

Regiment or Troop. of Horse 150. All Officers included.  
Regiment or Troop. of Foot 300. All Officers included.  
Regiment or Troop. of Horse 25. All Officers included.  
Regiment or Troop. of Dragoones 25. All Officers included.  
Company of Foot 40. All Officers included.     

The fifth General Head is touching the places where the said Certificates are to be transmitted or dispatched.  
1. The Certificates of Officers that served in any Garrison or County are to be sent to the Sub-Committee of that County (appointed by the Committee for the Accounts of the Kingdom.) And from them to the Committee appointed for this service: and by them being dispatched to the said Sub-Committee a gain, and so to the officers or persons therein concerned. Sect. 1.  
2. Private Soldiers to have their business dispatched (and to receive satisfaction from the Committees of Counties or Armies where they served. Sect. 16.  
This done, what remains in arreare shall be accounted as a just debt from the State. Sect. 21.  


William Freman.  
William Potter.    
FINIS.