AN ORDINANCE OF THE Lords and Commons IN PARLIAMENT.  
FOR The safety and defence of the Kingdom of England, and Dominion of WALES.  
AS It was commanded by both the said Houses to be engrossed, according to the alterations and amendments; the same having been first resolved upon the Question by both the said Houses, to pass: On Saturday, the 5th of this present March, and so to be printed.  
Jo. Browne, Cler. Parl.  
London, Printed for joseph Hunscott. 1641.   

AN ORDINANCE OF The Lords and Commons in Parliament for the safety and defence of the Kingdom of ENGLAND, and Dominion of WALES.  
WHereas there hath been of late a most dangerous and desperate design upon the House of Commons, Which we have just cause to believe to be an effect of the bloody Counsels of Papists, and other ill affected Persons, who have already raised a rebellion in the Kingdom of Ireland. And by reason of many discoveries, we cannot but fear they will proceed, not only to stir up the like rebellion and insurrections in this Kingdom of England, but also to back them with Forces from abroad.  
For the safety therefore of his Majesty's Person, the Parliament and Kingdom, in this time of imminent danger,  
It is Ordained by the Lords and Commons now in Parliament assembled, That Henry, Earl of Holland, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Berks: Oliver, Earl of Bullingbrooke, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Bedford: William, Lord Paget, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Buckingham: Dudley, Lord North, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Cambridge, and the Isle of Ely: James, Lord Strange, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Chester, and the County of the City of Chester: john, Lord Roberts, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Cornwall: William, Lord Grace, of Work, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Cumberland: john, Earl of Rutland, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Derby: William, Earl of Bedford, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Devon, and the County of the City of Exeter: Sir john Banks, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas, shall be Lieutenant of the Isle of Purbeck, and Constable of Corff Castle, in the County of Dorset: William, Earl of Salisbury, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Dorset, and the County and Town of Pool: Sir Henry Vane Senior, shall be Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Durham: Robert, Earl of Warwick, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Essex: George, Lord Chandoys, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester, and the County of the City of Gloucester: Philip, Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Southampton, the Town and County of Southampton, and the Isle of Weight: William Earl of Salisbury shall be Lieutenant of the County of Hertford: Francis Lord Dacres shall be Lieutenant of the County of Hereford: Edward Lord Kimbolton shall be Lieutenant of the County of Huntingdon: Robert Earl of Leicester, Lord Lieutenant of IRELAND, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Kent, and the City and County of Canterbury: Philip, Lord Wharton, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Lancaster: Henry, Earl of Stamford, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Leicester: Theophilus, Earl of Lincoln, shall be Lieutenant of the Ports Kslaven, and Holland, within the County of Lincoln, and for the County of the City of Lincoln: Francis, Lord Willoughby of Parham, shall be Lieutenant of the Parts of Lindsey, within the County of Lincoln: Henry, Earl of Holland shall be Lieutenant of the County of Middlesex: Henry, Lord Spencer shall be Lieutenant of the County of Northampton: john, Earl of Clare, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Nottingham, and the Town and County of Nottingham: Algernoon, Earl of Northumberland, Lord high Admiral of England, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Northumberland, and Town and County of Newcastle upon Tyne, and Port of Barwick: Robert, Earl of Warwick shall be Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk, and the County and City of Norwich: William, Lord Viscount Say and Seal shall be Lieutenant of the County of Oxford: David, Earl of Exon shall be Lieutenant of the County of Rutland: Edward, Lord Littleton, Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Salop: William, marquis of Hertford shall be Lieutenant of the County of Somerset: Robert, Earl of Essex, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Stafford, and the County of the City of Lichfield: james, Earl of Suffolk shall be Lieutenant of the County of Suffolk: Charles, Earl of Nottingham shall be Lieutenant of the County of Surrey: Algernoon, Earl of Northumberland, Lord high Admiral of ENGLAND, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Sussex: Robert, Lord Brook, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Warwick, and of the City and County of Coventry: Henry, Earl of Cumberland shall be Lieutenant of the County of Westmoreland: Philip, Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Wilts: Edward, Lord Howard of Escrigg, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Worcester, and the County of the City of Worcester: Denzell Hollis, Esquire, shall be Lieutenant of the County and City of Bristol: Robert, Earl of Essex shall be Lieutenant of the County of York, the County of the City of York, and the Town and County of Kingston upon Hull: Philip, Lord Herbert shall be Lieutenant of the County of Monmouth: Algernoon, Earl of Northumberland shall be Lieutenant of the Isle of Anglesey: Philip, Lord Herbert shall be Lieutenant of the County of Brecknock: Richard, Earl of Carbery in the Kingdom of Ireland, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Cardigan: Richard, Earl of Carbery in the Kingdom of Ireland, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Carmarthen, and the County of the Burrow of Carmarthen: Philip, Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery shall be Lieutenant of the County of Carnarvan: Basill, Lord Newenham shall be Lieutenant of the County of Denbigh: Basill, Lord Newenham shall be Lieutenant of the County of Flints: Philip, Lord Herbert shall be Lieutenant of the County of Glamorgan: Robert, Earl of Essex shall be Lieutenant of the County of Mountgomery: Philip, Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Merioneth: Edward, Lord Littleton, Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Radnor: Algernoon, Earl of Northumberland, shall be Lieutenant of the County of Pembroke, and the Town and County of Haverford West.  
And shall severally and respectively have power to assemble and call together, all and singular his Majesty's subjects within the said several and respective Counties and places, as well within liberties as without, that are meet and fit for the Wars, and them to train, exercise, and put in readiness, and them after their abilities and faculties well and sufficiently from time to time, to cause to be arrayed and weaponed; and to take the Muster of them in places most fit for that purpose. And the aforesaid Henry Earl of Holland, Oliver Earl of Bullingbrooke, William Lord Paget, Dudley Lord North, James Lord Strange, john Lord Roberts, William Lord Grace of Work, John Earl of Rutland, William Earl of Bedford, Sir john Banks Lord chief justice of the Common Pleas, William Earl of Salisbury, Sir Henry Vane Senior, Robert Earl of Warwick, George Lord Chandoys, Philip Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery, Francis Lord Dacres, Edward Lord Kymbolton, Robert Earl of Leicester, Philip Lord Wharton, Henry Earl of Stamford, Theophilas Earl of Lincoln, Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham, Henry Lord Spencer, John Earl of Clare, Algernoone Earl of Northumberland, William Lord Viscount Say and Seal, David Earl of Oxon, Edward Lord Littleton Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, William marquis of Hertford, Robert Earl of Essex, james Earl of Suffolk, Charles Earl of Nottingham, Robert Lord Brooke, Henry Earl of Cumberland, Edward Lord Howard of Ostrich, Denzill Hollis Esquire, Philip Lord Herbert, Richard Earl of Corbery and Bazill, Lord Newenham, shall severally and respectively have Power within the several and respective Counties and Places aforesaid, to nominate and appoint such Persons of Quality, as to them shall seem meet to be their Deputy-Lieutenants, to be approved of by both Houses of Parliament.  
And that any one or more of the said Deputies so assigned and approved of in the absence, or by the Command of the said Henry Earl of Holland, Oliver Earl of Bullingbrooke, William Lord Paget, Dudley Lord North, james Lord Strange, john Lord Roberts, William Lord Grace of Work, john Earl of Rutland, William Earl of Bedford, Sir john Banks Knight, Lord chief justice of the Common Pleas, William Earl of Salisbury, Sir Henry Vane Senior, Robert Earl of Warwick, George Lord Chamdoys, Philip Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery, Francis Lord Dacres, Edward Lord Kymbolton, Robert Earl of Leicester, Philip Lord Wharton, Henry Earl of Stamfort, Theophilus Earl of Lincol●e, Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham, Henry Lord Spencer, john Earl of Clare, Algernoun Earl of Northumberland, William Lord Viscount Say and Seal, David Earl of Exon. Edward Lord Littleton, Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, William marquis of Hertford, Robert Earl of Essex, James Earl of Suffolk, Charles Earl of Nottingham, Robert Lord Bro●k, Henry Earl of Cumberland, Edward Lord Howard of Effingham, Denzil Hollis Esquire, Philip Lord Herbert, Richard Earl of Corbery in the Kingdom of Ireland, and Bazill Lord Newenham, shall have power and Authority to do and execute within the said several and respective Counties and Places to them assigned as aforesaid; all such Powers and Authorities before in this present Ordinance contained. And the aforesaid Henry Earl of Holland, Oliver Earl of Bullingbrook, William Lord Paget, Dudley Lord North, james Lord Strange, john Lord Roberts, William Lord Grace of Work, john Earl of Rutland, William Earl of Bedford, Sir John Banks Knight, William Earl of Salisbury, Sir Henry Pane Senior, Robert Earl of Warwick, George Lord Chandoys, Phil●p Earl of Pembroke and Moungomery, Francis Lord Da●res, Edward Lord Kymbolton, Robert Earl of Leicester, Philip Lord Wharton, Henry Earl of Stamford, Theophilus Earl of Lincoln, Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham, Henry Lord Spencer, john Earl of Clare, Algernoone Earl of Northumberland, William Lord Viscount Say and Seal, David Earl of Exeter, Edward Lord Littleton, Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, William Lord marquis of Hertford, Robert Earl of Essex, james Earl of Suffolk, Charles Earl of Nottingham, Robert Lord Brook, Henry Earl of Cumberland, Edward Lord Howard of Ostrich, Denzill Hollis Esquire, Philip Lord Herbert, Richard Earl of Corbery and Bazill, Lord Newenham, shall have power to make Colonels, and Captains, and other Officers, and to remove out of their Places, and make others from time to time, as they shall think fit for that purpose. And the said Henry Earl of Holland, Oliver Earl of Bullingbrooke, William Lord Paget, Dudley Lord North, James Lord Strange, john Lord Roberts, William Lord Grace of Work, john Earl of Rutland, William Earl of Bedford, Sir John Banks, Knight, Lord chief justice of the Commons Pleas, William Earl of Salisbury, Sir Henry Vane Senior, Robert Earl of Warwick, George Lord Chandoys, Philip Earl of Pembroke, Francis Lord Dacres, Edward Lord Kymbolton, Robert Earl of Leicester, Philip Lord Wharton, Henry Earl of Stamford, Theophilus Earl of Lincoln, Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham, Henry Lord Spencer, John Earl of Clare, Algernoone Earl of Northumberland, William Lord Viscount Say and Seal, David Earl of Oxon, Edward Lord Littleton, Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, William marquis of Hertford, Robert Earl of Essex, james Earl of Suffolk, Charles Earl of Nottingham, Robert Lond Brooke, Henry Earl of Cumberland, Edward Lord Howard of Ostrich, Denzill Hollis Esquire, Philip Lord Herbert, Richard Earl of Corbery and Bazill, Lord Newenham, their Deputy or Deputies in their absence, or by their Command, shall have power to lead, Conduct, and Employ the persons aforesaid, arrayed, and weaponed for the suppression of all Rebellions, Insurrections, and Invasions that may happen within the several and respective Counties and Places. And shall have further power and authority, to lead, conduct, and employ the Persons aforesaid, arrayed and weaponed, as well within their said several and respective Counties and Places, as within any other part of this Realm of England, or Dominion of Wales, for the suppression of all Rebellions, Insurrections, and Invasions that may happen according as they from time to time shall receive directions from the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament.  
And be it further ordained, That Sir john Gaire, Sir jacob Garret, Knights, and Aldermen, Thomas Atkin Alderman, Sir John Wallaston Knight and Alderman, john Warner, john Towes Aldermen, Sergeant Major, General Skippon, or any three or more of them, together with Randolph Manwaring, William Gibs, john Fowke, james Bunce, Francis Perk, Samuel Warner, James Russell, Nathaneel Wright, William Barkley, Alexander Norington, Stephen Estwick, Owen Rowe, Citizens of London, or any six or more of them, shall have such Power and Authority within the City of London and the Liberties thereof, as any of the Lieutenants before named, are authorised to have by this Ordinance within their said several and respective Counties (the nomination and appointment of Deputy Lieutenants only excepted.) And it is further ordained, that such Persons as shall not obey in any of the Premises, shall answer their neglect and contempt as the Lords and Commons in a Parliamentary way and not otherwise, nor elsewhere. And that every the Powers granted as aforesaid, shall continue, until it shall be otherwise ordered or declared by both Houses of Parliament, and no longer.  
FINIS.