HONI SOIT QVI MALY PENSE · dieu· ET MON· DROIT  
BY THE Lord Deputy General, AND General governor of IRELAND. A DECLARATION For the Good Government of the Army.  
TYRCONNEL,  
WE Having by our late Declaration bearing Date the 20th day of July last past; thought fit to make known what the clear Pay coming to every private Foot soldier by His Majesty's Establishment is yearly, and how the same is to be Disposed of for his Subsistence and Clothing; For the Prevention of such Abuses and Disorders as have been formerly Committed by several Officers, in Defrauding their Men in that behalf. And We thinking Fit that the like Regulation be Made in Respect of The Horse and Dragoons, and the Regiment of Guards; Do hereby make Known what The Clear Pay coming to each Private Horseman and Dragoon, and Private sentinel in the said Regiment of Guards is yearly; and in what Manner he also is to be Accounted with for the Same.  
The Pay of a Private Horseman for a Year, as he is now Paid, after all Deductions that are to be taken from Him, which are for Poundage, Hospital, and Agents, Comes to— 23l. 14s. 7d. ¼ For which he is to be Accounted with as followeth.  
  l. s. d. q. For his Subsistence, and other Necessaries for himself, and Horse, at six shillings a week 15 12 00   For a Coat and a Hat, for which he shall have a particular Account 02 16 00   The Remainder of his Pay, for which he is to be Accounted with every three Months 05 06 07 ¼   23 14 07 ¼ Each Corporal, Kettle-Drum, and Trumpet, is to have for his Subsistence weekly 10 s.         The Pay of a Private Dragoon for a year, as he is now Paid, after all Deductions that are to be taken from him; which are for Poundage, Hospital, and Agents, comes to 18 09 03 ½ For his Subsistence, at 4s . 6d . a week 11 14 00   For his Clothing, at 2 . a day for 336 days 02 16 00   Remainder of his Pay, for which he is to be Accounted with every three Months 03 19 03 ½   18 09 03 ½ Each sergeant of Dragoons to have 8 s. a week.         Each Corporal, Drum, and Hoboy to have 4s . 6d . weekly for subsistence         The Pay of a Private sentinel in the Regiment of Guards, for a year, as he is now paid, after all Deductions that are to be taken from him, which are for Poundage, and Hospital, comes to 10 12 09 ½ For his Subsistence, at two shillings six pence a week 06 10 00   His Clothing and Accoutrements, as now Clothed 03 02 04   Remainder of his Pay, for which he is to be Accounted with at the end of every year 01 00 05 ½   10 12 09 ½  
We are pleased that every private Horseman and Dragoon, shall be fairly Accounted with by his Officer every three Months, for the overplus of his Pay which remains after his Subsistence and Clothing is satisfied.  
And whereas it may happen that several Captains of Horse and Dragoons are necessitated to mount some of their private Men, by which the said Men may be indebted for the said Horses; We are pleased that the Officer may Reimburse himself out of the said Mans Pay by reasonable Deductions, allowing Him a Reasonable Subsistence to Maintain Himself and his Horse, such as the colonel or Commandant of each Regiment shall direct. No Deduction is to be made for Clerks, We allowing of none in any Troop or Company of this Army; but expecting that every Captain by Himself, or one of his Officers whom he shall appoint shall keep the Accounts of the Troop or Company; and shall take especial care that the Men keep their Arms, Clothes, linen, and other Accoutrements whole, neat, and clean.  
And in Case any of the Souldiers of this Army shall Fail of Receiving their aforesaid Subsistence weekly, and their Clothes and other Accoutrements provided for as aforesaid. We do allow any number not exceeding Five of any Troop or Company that shall be aggrieved, to sand up Their Petition to us by the Post, in Behalf of the Said Troop or Company, for Redress, as often as They shall have just Occasion of Complaint.  
And We do Declare, That if any Captain or other Officer in this Kingdom, do Detain any part of the said weekly Subsistence, or of the Clothing and Accoutrements aforesaid, otherwise than as aforesaid is directed, that he shall be Punished with the utmost severity that the nature of the Offence does deserve.  
We do Straitly Charge and Command all Officers of this His Majesty's Army, to see that Almighty God be duly and reverently served, and that they do take Especial Care in their Respective Garrisons and Quarters to give good example to those under their Commands by a religious sober and orderly demeanour, and that they do not only themselves abstain but restrain all persons under them from Blasphemy, profane Swearing, and Cursing, Drunkness and from all other lewdness and Debauchery whatever, but on the contrary that they do duly and reverently serve God by Frequenting the Churches and chapels at the times of Divine service at least on Sundays and Holidays; and that those who do either wilfully absent themselves or misbehave themselves there be sevearly punished, That all the Roman catholic Souldiers in this Army do always at Easter and at least once every year besides Receive the holy Sacrament, of which each soldier is to produce a Certificate to the colonel of each Regiment or Commandant of the place, under the hand of the Priest from whom he received the same on pain of losing three Months pay for Each Default herein.  
We strictly require all the Chaplains of this Army that they duly attend their respective Regiments, and that at least one Chaplain be constantly with each Regiment, and that they do at least on Sundays and holidays catechize and exhort the Souldiers and hear their confessions at Easter and other usual Feasts, We do expect that the said Officers and Soldiers shall in all other particulars behave and demean themselves as becomes good Christians and Loyal Subjects; that they do not insult any of the Magistrates or Inhabitants on their March or in their Quarters, nor offer any violence to their persons or goods, And that no Officer shall presume to Quarter any Officers or Souldiers under his Command, but by the billets of the proper Magistrates, and that on their March no Officer or soldier do Press any of the Kings Subjects, Horses or Carriages, but by the assistance and Warrant of the Magistrate or other Civil Officer of the place who are to Furnish them for their money they paying the usual Rates for the same.  
And whereas we expect that all Officers and Souldiers in his Majesties Pay shall keep within their respective Garrisons not having leave from us or their Officers, according to the Rules proscribed by our said Declaration of the 20th of July last past We do hereby require all Officers of the Army, Mayors, Iustices of the Peace, High and Petty Constables, and all other his Majesties Officers Ministers Civil and Military, that wherever they shall find any private Souldiers straggling from their Garrisons or Quarters not having sufficient passports in writing, to seize them and sand them to the next Garrison or Quarters, from whence they are to be sent from quarter to quarter till they come to the garrison or Quarter to which they belong, of which the Commandant in the respective Garrisons is to take notice and to see our pleasure in this particular duly executed.  
And We having thought fit by our Orders lately issued to the colonel or Commandant of each Regiment of Horse to make known our pleasure that but one Trumpet be allowed in each Troope of Horse, as by his Majesties Establishment is provided, and that one of the Trumpets now entertained be forthwith discharged; and a good Horse-man well mounted and accoutred be put presently in the place of the Trumpet to be dismised, We leaving it to the Election of the Captain of each Troop to dismiss which of the two Trumpets at present employed he shall think fit, as also that no Officers servant shall ride in the Ranks of any Troop excepting one of the Cornets who is to carry the Standard, and that no man on any pretence whatever shall ride in the Ranks of any Troop that is not a real Trooper, or has any dependence on any Officer whatever, as also requiring the Lieutenant-Collonels and Majors of Horse and Dragoons, to visit every Troop in their respective Regiments at least once in two Months; and the Majors in Regard they have no troops of their own, that they shall stay four or five dayes in each Horse Quarter, that they may be fully acquainted with the state and Condition of each Troop, and may know their Order and discipline and be enabled to give us a distinct account thereof, which We expect they shall do once Every two Months by giving us in, a Roll of each Troop with the Men and Officers Names marked in it, that are Present and Absent, together with the cause of their Absence, as also an account of what Men and Horses they judge unfit for the Kings Service. We do Strictly charge and Command all Officers of Horse and Dragoons Concerned to see this our pleasure presently and punctually executed as they will answer the Contrary on Forfeiture of their respective Commissions.  
All Officers and Soldiers, of his Majesties Army are hereby strictly required upon demand to be aiding and Assisting to any of the Civil Magistrates in following and apprehending of any Tories or Robbers, or Supressing of Riots and Tumults, and to his Majesties Officers of the Customs and Excise in the due execution of their employment in hindering his Majesty from being defrauded of his just duties, and by no means to be Aiding or Assisting to any that shall be concerned in any such practices upon pain of undergoing the utmost Severities that the nature of the Fact shall deserve.  
And whereas great Abuses have been committed by the Liberty heretofore taken by Officers of Impresting money in the Treasury in behalf of the Troops and Companies under their Command, We do Strictly will and Require that no Officer on any pretence whatever shall impressed any of the Souldiers pay.  
And to the end that all Officers and Souldiers may be fully instructed in every particular of their duty, and of our Pleasure in these and other matters not herein particularly mentioned and expressed.  
It is our will and pleasure that every Officer of Horse, Foot and dragoons and the eldest Corporal of each Troop of Horse, and the eldest sergeant of each Troop of dragoons and Company of Foot in this his Majesties Army shall have and keep constantly by him a copy of the Articles of war and of this our Declaration, as also of that of the 20th of July last past, and of such other Orders which we already have or shall from time to time think fit to publish for the good Government of the Army and that the Commandant in each Garrison and Quarter do once in three Months draw out the men under his Command and cause the same to be distinctly red before them, that they may not be in any wise able to pled ignorance of the same.  
And We do think fit 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 Market and 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 24th day of August 1688. W. ELLIS.   

DUBLIN, Printed by Andrew Crook and Samuel Helsham Assigns of Benjamin took Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty; and are to be Sold at the Kings Printinghouse on Ormonde-Key, and the Colledge-Arms in Castle-street. 1688.