A DECLARATION OF The LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT, Fully pardoning divers Officers and soldiers of Horse who have lately been and still are in mutiny, if they shall return to their duty before the fifteenth day of this month. But if they shall continue in their mutiny, they shall be proceeded against as traitors, and enemies to the commonwealth, and are to expect severe punishment: Die Mercurii, 5 Martii. 1644.  
THe Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled taking notice that divers inferior Officers and soldiers of Horse raised by their Authority have lately been and still are in disorder and mutiny, refusing to obey commands, which in the example to others may be of great danger to the public, and by the discipline and rules of war published is to be punished with death: nevertheless the Lords and Commons having had experience of the dutifulness and good service heretofore performed by those Officers and soldiers, of the fruit and reward whereof they are most unwilling those Officers and soldiers should make themselves uncapable, do therefore hereby declare, That if those Officers and soldiers, or any of them, do before the fifteenth day of this instant March return to their duty, and shall obey the commands of their Officers according to the discipline of war, and observe such orders and directions as they shall receive from the two Houses of Parliament, or the Committee of both kingdoms, and from the time of their having notice of this Declaration shall forbear any plundering or violence upon the country under the protection of the Parliament, That then they shall be and they are hereby fully pardoned and acquitted of this mutiny and disorder. And the Lords and Commons do further declare their pleasure to be, That they shall forthwith be taken into the like care for pay and all fitting accommodations with the other Officers and soldiers in their service. But if after the day herein appointed for their return to their duty they shall still continue in mutiny and disorder, and not submit to the mercy hereby offered, they shall then be proceeded against as Traitors, and enemies to the commonwealth, and are to expect the seveare punishment due to their demerits.   

ORdered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, that this Declaration be forthwith printed and published.  
John Brown, Cler. Parliamentorum.   

London, Printed for J. Wright in the Old▪ bailie, March 6. 1644.