THE KINGS MAJESTIES INSTRUCTIONS unto the earl of Northampton, the Lord Dunsmore, the high Sheriff of the County of Warwick, and the rest of the Commissioners.  
For putting the Commission of Array in execution, in the said County of WARWICK.  
LONDON, Printed for A Norton, 1642.   

Instructions for our right trusty and right well-beloved cousin, Spencer earl of Northampton, our right trusty and well-beloved counsellor, Francis Lord Dunsmore, the sheriff of our County, and the rest of our Commissioners of Array for our County of Warwick.  
Charles Rex,  
HAving by our Proclamations at large set forth the occasions and necessity of disposing and ordering the Militia of this Kingdom, and concerning the legality of our proceedings therein, wee have in pursuance of that legal power and for the necessary defence of us, our Kingdoms, and your Country authorised, you our Commissioners, or any three or more of you by our Commission of Array, to Array and train all the inhabitants in your County( as well within Liberty as without) which are of body able, and estate competent to bear arms, every one of them according to their estates and faculties, and to assess and distrain such as are able in goods and lands,( and bear no arms) to find arms for other men in a proportion suitable to their estates( so that such persons as are so arrayed for the defence of the kingdom, take no wages nor costs, so long as they stay at home) and to dispose of the persons so arrayed into Regiments, Companies, or other Divisions as shall be convenient. We have also assigned you or any three or more of you, whereof you Spencer earl of Northampton, or you Francis Lord Dunsmore, to be one, to command or enjoin our subjects so arrayed, as well to the Sea Coasts as other places, for expulsion, suppression & dest●uction of our enemies from time to time when need shall require. We have also assigned you or any three or more of you from time to time, to take view and musters of our said men, and to proclaim, order, and examine, that all our men so arrayed appear in such Musters with their own arms( not other mens) under pain of losing them, except only such as are to be arrayed at the cost of other men, as aforesaid.  
And you are hereby authorised to arrest and attach all such persons as rebel or make opposition, and commit them to our prisons, there to remain till they be thence delivered according to law( requiring you strictly upon your allegiance, that forthwith upon the receipt hereof, you cause yourselves to be well and securely prepared and armed, and call before you at such days and places as shall be expedient, all such persons, by whom such array and defence is to be prepared, and so that they be competently provided, arrayed, and armed, and that they continue in such array, and also to provide and place Beacons in usual and convenient places, whereby our good people may receive timely notice of all invasions and commotions, so that for defect of such defence, array, or conduct, by your negligence, damage accrue not to our people in any sort.  
And wee have likewise given strict charge and command to all Earls, Barons, Majors, bailiffs, Constables, and all other Officers of the Peace, and all our liege people, that in all and singular the premises they aid and assist you. And to our Sheriff of our County, to whom you are to direct your Warrants, that he issue Warrants to the Constables to assemble our people at such days and places as you or any three of you shall ordain and appoint, and to keep and detain in prison such persons, as shall be committed for their rebellion or contempt herein ( as more at large by the Commission appeareth.)  
And being unwilling in our Princely care for our people, to bring any increase of charge upon them, we hope for the present it will be sufficient, that you only summon and train the ancient and free-hold bands of the County( and your number be supplied with sufficient and able persons) taking special care that they be well arrayed, and under conduct of such persons as are persons of quality, having considerable estates and interests in the County, and not strangers, unless you find it shall be well pleasing to our people, and for the necessary defence of the Country to make any augmentation of their arms.  
And you are to take notice that Recusants being disabled in law to bear arms, are to be assessed to contribute to find arms for other men, and if their tenants that are Protestants bear arms, you are to receive them. For the better knowledge of your particular duties herein, you are all to take Copies of these instructions, and to take transcripts of our said Commission, the original to remain with one of those of the Quorum, and of your proceedings herein we expect speedy and plenary account.  
FINIS.