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ACT, For the better Regulating of His Majesty's Forces.  
At Edinburgh, the Twenty third Day of July, 1689.  
THE Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, Considering how much it is the Honour as well as the Interest of this Kingdom, that the Forces Raised and Levied therein, for His Majesty's Service, be regularly and sufficiently Clothed, and that good Order and Discipline be observed and keeped amongst them, and that all false Mustures may in time coming be prevented. They do hereby Ordain the several Colonels of the Regiments of the new-Levied Forces, with all possible Diligence, to have their Soldiers well Shod, and well and Uniformly Clothed, for the present Service and Expedition, as they will be answerable, and that they and the rest of the Officers of the Forces, do use their utmost Discretion and Endeavour to hinder and imped the Soldiers and others in the Regiments, from Cursing, Swearing, and Profaning of the Sabbath: (which their own good Example will be the most effectual means to prevent) And lest His Majesty's Service, and the Interest of the Nation, may be prejudged by the keeping of insufficient Men in the Companies, or by having a false Musture of Men, which are not so Enrolled, as that they are engaged to a daily and continual Service and Attendance: The said's Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, Do hereby grant Order and Warrant to the Officers of the several Regiments and Companies respectiuèe, to Dismiss, Carsheir, and put out of they Companies, or Regiments, any unsufficient and unqualified Soul●iers that shall be found therein; and they discharge all false Mustures in time coming, under the pain of Cashierment of the Officer, or Officers, that shall be found guilty of doing thereof; and under an Arbitrary Punishment to the Soldiers that shall be so Employed for making up of the said false Muster: And they do Declare, That if any of the Officers shall Lend their Men to Officers in their own or other Regiments, they shall incur and be liable to the same Certification. And for Encouragement to such Soldiers and others, who shall Discover such false Mustures, they hereby promise a Reward unto them; and being Soldiers, Declare, That they shall have their Pass from the Company, if desired. And for preventing of any Discouragement, which the Commissionat Officers may think themselves liable to of being Cashiered, and put off at their Colonels pleasure through their wanting of Commissions from His Majesty, or the Meeting of the Estates; They do Declare, That such Commissionat Officers as have been Mustured and Listed, shall not by the Authority of their Colonels be changed or put off upon any account, without the Sentence of a Council of War; and Ordains the Colonels of the several Regiments, to pay unto their Respective Captains their full Pay they receive for their Companies, according to their Musture-Rolls, they always obliging them to keep their Companies complete. And they hereby appoint all the Officers and Soldiers of the whole Forces, as well Horse, Foot, as Dragoons, to take the Oath of Allegiance : I do sincerely Promise and Swear, that I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to their Majesties, King William and Queen Mary, and that I will be faithful to the Protestant Religion, and obey my Superior Officers: So help me God. And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Extracted by me GILB. ELIOT, Cls. Sti. Concilij.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, By Order of His Majesty's Privy Council, Anno Dom. 1689.