royal blazon or coat of arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT  
❧ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation for restraint of disorders in Souldiers, pressed, and to be pressed for His MAJESTIES Service.  
THe Kings most Excellent Majesty, for prevention of all such spoils, damages and losses, as His loving Subjects may suffer by the violence and disorders of Souldiers which are or shall be pressed for His Service in their passage thorough the several Counties towards the Parts and Places they shall be assigned: And out of His Princely care to secure His loving Subjects both in their persons and goods, against all such offences or fears, hath therefore thought fit, by the advice of His privy council, to give solemn warning, and publish His royal Commandment therein, to the end all pretence of disorder in the said Souldiers may be taken away.  
And first His Majesty doth straitly charge and command all Captains, Lieutenants, Corporals, Conductors, and all other Officers, who have, or shall have any charge or command of conducting any of the said Souldiers so appointed, out of the several Counties of this Realm, that they do not only see the Souldiers of their several Bands and Charges respectively duly paid their conduct moneys, and provided for of fit necessaries in their passage, but do also carefully led and conduct them from place to place whither they are to go, keeping always with their Companies, and suffering none of them upon any pretence to wander or straggle from the rest.  
Secondly, That no person or persons whatsoever, after he or they, hath, have, or shall receive his or their Prest money, do presume to absent or hid himself, when he shall be called to go with his Company; nor being in company, shall wander or straggle from his or their Colours, or from the Captain, Lieutenant, corporal, Conductor, or other Officer, to whom the conducting of them shall be assigned, but that they all behave themselves quietly and orderly, as becomes good Subjects, without offering injury or violence in their passage to any others, either in their Persons, Families, Goods or Chattels, or fall into any out-rage or disorder amongst themselves. And if any of the said Souldiers shall( notwithstanding this public warning, and their Captains or Conductors care and restraint) break out and commit any out-rage, take or spoil any mans House or Goods, in the Towns or Fields as they pass, straggle from their Companies, or otherwise outrageously behave themselves, that then every such soldier so offending, be by virtue of this His Majesties Proclamation, forthwith committed to the Constable of the place next adjoining, and by him in safe and sure manner conducted to the Gaol of the County, there to remain without Bail or Mainprize, until he shall be proceeded against by the strictest course of Law which his fact shall deserve, for an example to others to avoid the like offence.  
And for the better execution of this His Majesties just and necessary Commandment, His Majesty straitly chargeth and Commandeth all Lieutenants, Deputy-Lieutenants, Iustices of Peace, Mayors, Sheriffs, bailiffs, Constables, Head-boroughs,& other Officers, and all other His Majesties good& loving Subjects, to take care to prevent& repress all such disorders as aforesaid, and to be aiding and assisting to the said Captain& Captains, or other Conductor or Conductors of Souldiers respectively; and to such Constable and Constables, as shall have the charge of conducting any such disorderly Souldiers to the Gaol respectively in the due execution of this His Majesties Command concerning the premises; as they tender their duty and allegiance to His Majesty, and the peace and good of their country, and will answer the contrary at their uttermost pefils.  
Given at His Majesties Court at Whitehall, the two and twentieth day of March, in the fourteenth year of his Majesties reign.  
God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty: And by the assigns of JOHN BILL. 1638.