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A82592 A declaration and ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament; for the speedy raising of a body of horse, for the preservation, safety, and peace of the kingdom, to resist the insolencies and outrages committed by the souldiers of the kings army. Which horse are to be raised out of the severall counties within specified; and to be under the command of the right Honorable, Edward Earl of Manchester, who is appointed by this ordinance for this service to be commander in chief, both for horse and foot. : Die Martis, 25 Julii, 1643. / It is this day ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed; and that the knights and burgesses of the severall and respective counties, in which horse are to be raised by direction of this ordinance, do take care that copies hereof be forthwith sent down into their severall and respective counties. ; H: Elsynge, cler. parl d. com.; Laws, etc. England and Wales.; Elsynge, Henry, 1598-1654.; England and Wales. Parliament. 1643 (1643) Wing E1304A; ESTC R227599 4,983 8

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A DECLARATION And Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in PARLIAMENT For the speedy raising of a Body of HORSE For the Preservation Safety and Peace of the Kingdom to resist the Insolencies and Outrages committed by the Souldiers of The Kings Army Which Horse are to be raised out of the severall Counties within specified and to be under the Command of the Right Honorable EDWARD Earl of Manchester Who is appointed by this Ordinance for this service to be Commander in chief both for Horse and Foot Die Martis 25 Julii 1643. IT is this day Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Ordinance be forthwith Printed And that the Knights and Burgesses of the severall and respective Counties in which Horse are to be raised by direction of this Ordinance do take care that Copies hereof be forthwith sent down into their severall and respective Counties H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Printed for Edward H●…bands Iuly 27. A Declaration and Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament For raising of a Body of Horse c. THe Lords and Commons taking into their sad and serious consideration the great and manifold miseries under which the good and well-affected People of this Land now suffer by means of that Popish Army which is pretended to be raised by the Kings authority which consisting for the most part in Horse do range and wander up and down the countries and not onely Plunder Imbezill and take away the Goods and Estates of the well-affected but abuse their Persons and very often times destroy and kill them And in a deep sence and apprehension of their sad and wretched estate and condition being not onely wholly deserted and forsaken by those from whom by the Laws of God and Man they ought to receive Protection and preservation from Violence and Injury but also their Persons Estates exposed to Ruine and Destruction without any colour or warrant of Legall authority And the said Lords and Commons having resolved to apply the uttermost of their endeavours in discharge of that great Trust reposed in them for the preservation peace and safety of the People of this Kingdom and securing their Persons and Estates from the Rapine and Fury of the Souldiers and finding it most necessary that a Body of Horse should be forthwith raised To resist and repell the Insolencies and Outrages committed by the Souldiers of the Kings Army Not doubting but all good people will readily and willingly contribute their best Assistance unto a work so necessary for the good of the Kingdom and their own preservation Have thought fit and do hereby Declare and Ordain That such number of good able and sufficient Horses for service of which the Troops of Trained Horse of each county are to be accompted as part shall be forthwith raised in such counties cities and places and brought unto such places of Rendevouz and at such times as are hereafter in this Ordinance mentioned and expressed That is to say within the cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs thereof and the county of Middlesex there shall be forthwith raised Fifteen hundred Horse within the county of Hertford Three hundred Horse within the county of Essex Five hundred Horse within the county of Surrey Three hundred Horse within the county of Sussex Four hundred Horse within the county of Kent Six hundred Horse of which number the city of Canterbury and Cinque-Ports are to bear an equall proportion within the county of Buckingham Two hundred Horse within the county of Bedford Two hundred Horse within the county of Berks Two hundred Horse within the county of Southampton Five hundred Horse within the county of Cambridge and Isle of Ely Two hundred Horse within the county of Huntingdon One hundred Horse within the county of Suffolk Five hundred Horse within the county of Norfolk Six hundred Horse of which the city of Norwich is to bear an equall proportion and within the county of Northampton Four hundred Horse And it is further Ordained That such of the Trained Horse of London Westminster and the county of Middlesex and such others as are already raised within the said cities of London and Westminster and county of Middlesex do meet in Tothill-fields in Westminster on the Five and twentieth of this instant July and the rest appointed by this Ordinance to be raised within the said cities and county to make up the number of Fifteen hundred on the Fourth of August next and the Trained Horse of the counties of Essex and Kent and such other Horse as are already raised within the said counties are to meet in Tothill-fields in Westminster on Friday next the Eight and twentieth of this instant July and the rest appointed by this Ordinance to be raised to make up the proportions allotted upon the severall counties are to meet at the said Rendevouz on the the Fourth of August next and the Trained-Horse of the counties of Suffolk Norfolk Cambridge Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and such other Horse as are already raised within the said counties are to meet at Cambridge on the First of August next and the rest appointed by this Ordinance to be raised to make up the proportions allotted upon these severall counties are to meet at the said Rendevouz on the Eight of August next and the Trained-Horse of the counties of Surrey Sussex Southampton and Berks and such other Horse as are already raised within the said counties are to meet at Windsor on the Eight and twentieth of this instant July and the rest appointed by this Ordinance to be raised to make up the proportions allotted upon these severall counties are to meet at the said Rendevouz on the Fourth of August next and the Trained-Horse of Hertfordshire Bedfordshire Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire and such other Horse as are already raised within the said counties are to meet at Bedford on the First of August next and the rest appointed by this Ordinance to be raised to make up the proportions allotted upon these severall counties are to meet at the said Rendevouz on the Eight of August next And be it further Ordained by the authority aforesaid That the severall and respective Deputy-Lieutenants and Committees of Parliament of the severall and respective cities counties and places aforesaid and every Two of them are hereby authorized and required to cause this Ordinance to be put in due full and speedy execution and to use all possible dilligence and circumspection in the taking and lifting of such Horses that the same may be done with such indifferency and equality that as little offence may be given to the well-affected party as may be And to the end that this work may be carryed on with Expedition and that the Deputy-Lieutenants and Committees of Parliament unto whose care and fidelity the same is specially intrusted and recommended as absolutely necessary not onely for safety and preservation unto those counties but even to the whole kingdom to be forthwith dispatched may be