A PROCLAMATION BY His excellency the Lord general, concerning freequarter.  
WHereas Information is given, that several persons, not soldiers, do pretend themselves to be soldiers, and produce counterfeit Passes and Tickets for Quarter, and take freequarter where ever they come, to the great injury of the Nation, and dishonour of the Army, (it being the desire and endeavour of the Army, that freequarter be speedily taken off in all places;) for remedy whereof, all soldiers are hereby required not to march from their Colours, and take freequarter without a Commission-Officer, and the Commission-Officer is not to require freequarter upon any Ticket or pretence whatsoever, until he have first showed his Commission for his place as an Officer in the Army, and given his name and the names of his soldiers under his Conduct: And if any shall contrary hereunto offend, the Civil Officers are desired to secure their persons, till such course be taken, as to the merit of their offences shall be thought fit by a court-martial.  
Given under my Hand and Seal in Queens-street the 20. day of February, 1648. T. FAIRFAX.   

Imprimatur.  
Hen. Whalley, Advocate. Feb. 25. 1648.   

London: Printed for John Playford, and are to be sold at his shop in the Inner Temple, 1649.