DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon or coat of arms  
BY THE Lord Lieutenant General AND General Governor, OF IRELAND.  
ORMONDE.  
Wwhereas' Divers Officers of his Majesty's Army in this Kingdom, do take Liberty at their own pleasure, to absent themselves from the places wherein they are Garrisoned without Licence from Us, and many others who obtain Licence do stay from their duty beyond the time allowed them, to the great danger of the places where their charge lies, and contrary to all Discipline; These are therefore in prevention of so great neglect of Duty, and of the inconveniency that may thereupon ensue, to signify to all concerned that whatever Officer shall absent himself from his Garrison, although between Musters, for above the space or ten days and nights without Licence obtained upon just, and true allegations, of the necessity of his going else where, shall without Demission be put out of his Employment, and whoever shall stay from his Garrison above ten days and nights longer than the time allowed him, shall incur the same penalty of losing his employment, except such Officers as shall between the Musters only, repair to the head Quarters, where We are in Person, who shall immediately upon their Coming present themselves to Us, in order to their receiving Our Commands, Provided always that in this last case there be at that time two Commissioned Officers at the least remaining with the Lroop or Company, but if the Officer Commanding in thief be a Member of the Priby Council or a Peer of this Kingdom, the Inferior Officer desiring to use the Liberty aforesaid of repairing to the place where We are, he shall be obliged to leabe if he be an Officer of Horse, two Commissioned Officers, if of foot, one Commissioned Officer, to reside in his absence, and We do further require that when any Subaltern Officer or Soldier shall present his Petition to Us for Licence to be absent from his Garrison he do at the same time produce a Certificate under the Hand of his Superior Officer, signifying to Us that he may be spared from his Duty for the time desired; without prejudice to the service, and if any Superior Officer shall wilfully and without cause given, refuse to give such Certificate to the Subaltern Officer or Soldier he shall set forth his case to Us, and We will give Order in the Matter, as We shall see cause to do.  
Given at His Majesty's Castle of Dublin the 29th day of November 1680 Jn. Ellis. 
 God save the King.   

Dublin, Printed by Benjamin Took and John Crook, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty; and are to be sold by Mary Crook at His Majesty's Printing-House in Skinner-row. 1680.