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religion_n	king_n	majesty_n	parliament_n	3,897	5	6.3360	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77257	The reformed army. VVherein is plainly set forth, 1. What officers are necessary in an army, over one particular brigade. 2. VVhat officers may well be discharged, which as yet are allowed. 3. VVhat revinews will be saved which may be imployed to more necessary uses. 4. VVhat disaduantatge the state receives by such unnecessary officers, overpowring votes in councells of war. 5. What can be alleaged for the allowance of such places and the difference between these our civill vvars, and those in other countries. Seene and allowed by the Right Honourable, the Lords, and Commons, in Parliament, and published for the good of the kingdome in generall.; New army regulated	J. B. (John Brandon)	1645 (1645)	Wing B4249; Thomason E276_14; ESTC R209855	12,839	16

THE REFORMED ARMY VVherein is plainly set forth 1. What Officers are necessary in an Army over one particular Brigade 2. VVhat Officers may well be discharged which as yet are allowed 3. VVhat revinews will be saved which may be imployed to more necessary uses 4. VVhat disaduantage the State receives by such unnecessary Officers overpowring Votes in Councells of war 5. What can be alleaged for the allowance of such Places and the difference between these our Civill VVars and those in other Countries Seene and allowed by the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament and published for the good of the Kingdome in generall London Printed for J. B. 1645. The the Right Honourable the LORDS and COMMONS assembled in Parliament Right Honourable THe unfained zeale I beare to the publick hath emboldned your daily Orator to compile this indigested fragment though I know it will not suit with the affections of some in these our times yet it is not intended to distast any I wish it may safely arrive to the view of some candid and iudicious Auditour whose knowing vertues may be a covering to my imperfections the serious consideration whereof hath moved mee though the most unworthy to present your Honours with my worthlesse Labours And the rather when according to my duty I deeply pondered the sad distempers and dangerous maladies now in the bowels of my deare Countrey I held my selfe the rather obliged to imploy that talent which I have received from divine Providence partly to satisfie my owne conscience in what becomes a faithfull subiect for the welfare of his distracted Countrey and for the future encouragement of al who are in necessary places of honour in our Armies abroad and those who are under their commands to the end they may the more couragiously fight under the banner of truth and truly Right Honourable my humble Request is that you will cast your eyes on it Vuitu serent that so your Honours may rightly understand you must not expect here filed Phrases or oyled terms but field language For I never was a Court-flatterer nor Time-server but what I have here presented to the world is only to shew what unnecessary Officers in an Army though allowed by a State or Kingdome prove disadvantagious to the same Wherefore if you daigne to cast an eye on this my reformed Army although it be not so exactly proportiontble as you perhaps expect yet here you shal find that it is possible to fight an Army consisting of never so many Brigades of Cavelrie and Infantrie without those Officers whom here I have excluded but thought I it would be taken ill for my boldnesse in discovering plain truth I should bury my thoughts in silence and stifle my poore Babe in its conception rather then it should be borne a son of discontent But Right Honourable it s your favours only that I crave which if I may be so happy to attaine I shal be doubly obliged as in all duty ever to remaine Your Honours most humble and faithfull Servant IOHN BRANDON To the Reader Friendly Reader THere being a fatall necessity that compels the State to keepe severall Armies on foot in the bowels of this sad Kingdome for the publick good in the conserving of our Religion from the Popish and Delinquent crew I conceive I could not doe God and my countrey a better service then by prescribing according to my slender skill a direct and eassie way to bring them in to such conformitie as the Officer and Souldier being duly paid the States service may be by them duly truly performed the crying sinsin our Armies severely punished those heavy judgements impendent and iminent removed and our intestine enemies now in open Hostility against God Religion Law and Liberty rooted forth to his glory his Churches welfare the setting up of the unspotted Gospel of his Son in full Majestie in the 3. afflicted parts of our Princes Dominions for the establishing of our King with comfort in his Throne with his faithfull Parliament now resident at westminster and to the never dying comfort of all his posterity and faithfull subjects thus desiring thee with patience to reade but however thou art pleased to consure I wish thee a contented life and an honourable death The new reformed Army c. IT 'S that which hath encouraged me to attempt this subject for that I have formerly had command in severall Brigades At Southam Worcester twice Edgehil Banbury Branford Hereford twice Cirincester Burford Shewdly-Casile Malmsbury Gheltnam Highnam-house Little-deane Rosse Covert Mendiffe Froom Clarken down Landsdown Toghil Amsbury the Vise Cherington-downe which are now abroad and truely have much grieved to see the neglect hath beene in some Officers through discontent twixt each other in contestation about their severall duties in their places wherefore now I shall present unto you these following considerations First What Officers are necessary in an army or one particular Brigade Secondly What Officers may well be casheered which as yet are allowed Thirdly What revenew will be saved which may be converted and imployed to better uses Fourthly What disadvantage hath and may rise to the State by meanes of such unnecessary Officers over powring Uotes in Councell of Warre Fisthly what can be alleaged for the allowance of such place of Honour and the difference between these our uncivill wars and those in other Countryes For the first of this there is necessity of a Captaine Generall over the whole Army consist it of never so many or few Brigades for they are all to be Commanded by this Captaine Generall and no more and in his absence his Leistenant Generalls Command is to be obeyed as if the former were present and so by Consequence but one Major General a Commissary Generall one Quarter-Master-Generall and a Scout Master Generall to the whole Army raised by the State or Kingdome A Lievtenant Generall to the Ordnance of the whole Army not to be excluded I conceive there is no necessity of more Generalls but that every particular Brigade be assigned to a Commander in chief whom the Captain Generall shall know to be an able Souldier or the eldest Major of the Brigade and for the Commanders in chief of every Regiment to be no other then Majors by Commission It is his place by succession whether of Cavalry or Infantry a Captaine Leivetenant Cornet or Ensigne With Cannoneers Gentlemen to the Ordnance Metrosses c. Fires Mr. with his necessary attendants as Wagon-Mrs pyoneers c. a Quarter-Master to every Troope of the Cavalry to every Regiment of the Infantry three Corporalls or Sergeants with Trumpet and Drum and for the Leivetenant Generalls assistant to all the traines belonging to the several Brigades that may officiate his place he being in the Captain Generals own Brigade Thus have I shewed briefly what places of Command are absolutely necessary in an Army and to give thee better satisfaction I shall lay downe some speciall