royal blazon or coat of arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT  
BY THE Lord Deputy General, AND General governor of IRELAND.  
A DECLARATION  
TYRCONNEL,  
WHEREAS We are given to understand that several non-Commissioned Officers and Souldiers of the Old Regiments in His Majesties Army in this Kingdom, have of late, in hopes of being advanced in the New Regiments lately Raised, and a Raising for His Majesties Service, deserted the Troops and Companies to which they formerly belonged, to the great prejudice of His Majesties Service, and the weakening of the said Old Regiments. We do therefore hereby Will and Require all Officers in any Regiment, Troop or Company where such men formerly inlisted in any Old Regiment, Troop or Company of this Army, now are Inlisted or Entertained, not having Discharges from their former Officers as aforesaid, upon pain of being presently Cashiered, forthwith to Discharge and sand them back to their former Colours.  
And We likewise Will and Require the said non-Commissioned Officers and souldiers to repair immediately to their former Colours, where they shall be again received, entertained, and pardonned for their said Offence; but in case of refusal or neglect herein, shall be proceeded against according to the utmost Rigour of the Laws and Ordinances of War.  
And whereas We did by Our Declaration of the 20th of July last past, direct that each private sentinel in the Regiment of Guards should have and receive weekly, and every week, two shillings and six pence. And in the other Regiments of his Majesties Army two shillings for his subsistence: Now in regard that His Majesties Revenue has considerably of late fallen and decreased, and doth daily fall and decrease, We have thought fit to order that each private sentinel in the Regiment of Guards receive till further orders but only two shillings, and in the other Regiments of Foot only eighteen pence weekly, by way of subsistence, from the first day of January next, but that he shall be entitled to the remainder of his full pay, and shall be duly accounted with for the same, and satisfied and paid it when ever His Majesties Revenue shall be in a condition to afford it. All which We think fit to publish and declare, to the end that all Officers and Souldiers herein concerned may take notice of Our pleasure in these particulars. And it is Our further pleasure, that this Our Declaration be forthwith red and published at the Head of every Troop and Company; and also be posted up, and fixed in the Markets, and all other public places in all Cities, Towns, Garrisons and Quarters in and throughout this Kingdom, to the end that no person whatever may pled ignorance of the same.  
Given at His Majesties Castle of Dublin the 29th day of December. 1688. W. ELLIS.  
GOD SAVE THE KING.   

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