AN ORDINANCE OR DECLARATION OF THE Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament.  
showing that all the Regiments of Foot, and troops of Horse, in London and all parts of England, shall within forty eight houres after publication hereof, march to his Excellence, Robert earl of Essex, to be employed for the defence of his majesty and kingdom the privilege of Parliament and Liberty of the subject.  


Veneriis 23 Septemb. 1642.  
ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, That this Declaration shalbe forth-with printed and published.  
J. Brown clear. Parliamentorum.    
24 Septemb. London printed for John Wrigh●●●●2▪   

An Ordinance Or DECLARATION Of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament.  
WHereas divers Regiments of Foot, and troops of Horse, have long since been listed in the Army raised by the Parliament, for the defence of the King and kingdom, under the command of Robert earl of Essex, of which some are not marched away to their Rendezvous, according to their duty, and others are not of fitting numbers for service, yet all receive pay to the great charge of the kingdom, and by this their neglect do great prejudice to the public Cause; in which Religion, laws and liberty, are so much concerned. It is therefore ordained and Declared by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, That such regiments of Foot as consists of four hundred men or more, and troops of Horse, as consist of forty or more, shall within forty eight houres after publication hereof, march towards the place where they shall understand the Lord general to be, except by special Order they be directed to any other place; And they shall not stay by the way longer then for their necessary refreshment; And such regiments or troops as shall fail herein, or shall not consist of such numbers as is before specified, That is to say, a Regiment of Foot of four hundred, and a Troop of Horse of forty, shall be cashiered and also liable to such further punishment, as upon examination of the cause of their failing, and neglect, shall bee found that they have deserved. And the common Souldiers of such Regiment or troope so cashiered, shall be disposed of, for the filling up and recruting of others.  
Yet in regard the Captaines of some regiments which have not the number of four hundred, may have been careful to raise and complete their own Companies, And that there is no reason they should suffer for the default of others; either the Colonels or other Captaines that have not been so careful, It is thought fit, that such captain of any regiment now to be cashiered, as shal have his company complete, shall be continued in his entertainment, together wit● his company,& shall march unto the place where the Lord general shall be, to bee disposed of by him in any other regiment, or otherwise employed as his Lordship shall think fit.  
And it is further declared, That the regiments of colonel Essex, and colonel Ballard, shall not be understood to bee within this order, in regard both those Colonels have been, and yet are employed in the service of the State; And their absence may be a cause, that their regiments are not in that forwardness that otherwise they would have been. But they are hereby enjoined with all possible speed to march unto the Army.   
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