An Ordinance of the Lords and Com­mons aſſembled in Parliament, for execu­tion of Martiall Law, according to the meaning of the Ordinance, to continue for the ſpace of four Moneths from the date hereof.

BE it Ordained by the Lords and Com­mons aſſembled in Parliament, and by authority of the ſame, That Robert Earl of Eſſex, Captain Generall of the Forces raiſed by the authority of Parliament, Al­gernon Earl of Northumberland, Henry Earl of Kent, Philip Earl of Pembroke, William Earl of Salisbury, Oliver Earl of Bullingbrook, Ed­ward Earl of Mancheſter, Baſil Earl of Den­bigh, William Lord Viſcount Say and Seale, Philip Lord Whatton, Dudley Lord North, William Lord Grey of Werk, John Lord Ro­berts, Philip Lord Liſle, Sir William Waller, Sir Arthur Haſlerig, Sir John Corbet, Sir4 John Bamfield, Sir Henry Heyman, Colonell Alexander Popham, Col: Stapeley, Col: White­head, Col: Morley, Col: Purefoy, Col: Ven, Ed­ward Bainton Eſq Col: William Jephſon, Col: Alexander Rigby, Tho: Arundell Eſq Serge­ant Major Generall Skippon, Sir Nathaniel Brent, Doctor Tho: Eden, John Bradſhaw Eſq William Steele Eſq Sir James Harrington, Col: Brown, Col: Weſt, Col: Charls Fleetwood, Col: William Strode, Col: Turner, Col: Manwa­ring, Col: Whitchcote, Col: Pyndar, Lieutenant Col: Welden, Lieutenant Col: Underwood, Lieutenant Col: Wilſon, Major Salloway, Major Titchborn, Col: Humfrey, Col: Player, Col: Prince, Col: Harſnet, Major Camfield,_____Molyns, Col: Owen, Lieutenant Col: Web, Lieutenant Col: Bradley, or any Twelve or more of them, whereof ſuch of the Members of either Houſe of Parlia­ment, as have Commiſſion and com­mands in any of the Armies or Garriſons; and Sir William Waller, Sir Arthur Haſlerig, Sir John Corbet, Sir Henry Heyman, Col. Alexander Rigby, Col: William Jephſon, Col: Ven, Sir Nathaniel Brent, alwayes to be Three, ſhall be Commiſſioners, and ſhall5 have full power and authority to hear and determine all ſuch cauſes as belong to Mi­litary cognizance, according to the Arti­cles in this preſent Ordinance mentioned; And to proceed to the Tryall, Condemna­tion, and Execution of all Offenders a­gainſt the ſaid Articles, and to inflict up­on the Offenders ſuch puniſhment, either by Death or otherwiſe corporally, as the ſaid Commiſſioners or the major part of them then preſent ſhall judge to apper­tain to Iuſtice, according to the nature of the Offence, and Articles here inſu­ing:

I. NO perſons whatſoever ſhall from henceforth vo­luntarily repair or go from the Cities of London and Weſtminſter, or from any other parts of the kingdom, under the power of the Parliament, unto the perſon of the King or Queen, or Lords of the Counſell abiding with him or her, or to any Commander or Officer of the Kings Army, or ſhall give or hold any Intelligence by Letters, Meſſages or other­wiſe with any in Arms againſt the Parliament, without con­ſent of both Houſes of Parliament, or the Committee ap­pointed by Ordinance of Parliament for managing the war, the Lord Generall of the forces raiſed by the two Houſes, or from the reſpective Officers that ſhall Command in chief any of the ſaid forces, upon paine of death, or other Cor­porall puniſhment at diſcretion.

6II. Whoſoever hath or ſhall Plot, Contrive, or endeavour the betraying, ſurrendring, or yielding up to the Enemy, or hath or ſhall contrary to the rules of War, ſurrender, yield up or betray any Cities, Townes, Forts, Magazines, or forces which now are, or hereafter ſhall be under the power of the Parliament, ſhall be puniſhed with death.

III. No Perſon or Perſons whatſoever not under the power of the Enemy, ſhall voluntarily relieve any Perſon being in Armes againſt the Parliament, knowing him to have been ſo in Armes, with any money, victualls, or Ammuniti­on, upon paine of death or other corporall puniſhment at di­ſcretion, or ſhall voluntarily and knowingly harbour or re­ceive any being in Armes as aforeſaid, upon paine of puniſh­ment at diſcretion.

IIII. No Officer or Souldier ſhall make any mutinous aſ­ſemblies, or be aſſiſting thereunto upon paine of death.

V. No Guardian, or Officer of any Priſon, ſhall wilfully ſuffer any Priſoner of War to eſcape under paine of death, or negligently under paine of impriſonment, and further puniſh­ment at diſcretion.

VI. Whoſoever ſhall voluntarily take up Armes againſt the Parliament, having taken the Nationall Covenant, ſhall dye without mercy.

VII. Whatſoever Officer, or Commander, hath or ſhall deſert their truſt, and adheare to the enemy, ſhall dye with­out mercy.

7And it is hereby further Ordained by the authority aforeſaid, that the ſaid Commiſ­ſioners, or any twelve or more of them, whereof ſuch of the Members of either Houſe of Parliament as have Commisſi­ons, and commands in any of the Armies or Garriſons, and ſir William Waller, ſir Ar­ther Haſlerig, ſir Iohn Corbet, ſir Henry Heyman, Colonell Alexander Rigby, Col. William Iephſon, Col. Venn, ſir Nathaniell Brent, alwaies to be three, ſhall be authorized from time to time ſo often as they ſhall thinke fit, or ſhall be ordered thereunto by both or either Houſe of Parliament, to ſit in ſome convenient place within the cities of London and Weſt­minſter, or Lines of Communication, and to appoint a Iudge Advocate, a Provoſt Martiall, and all other Officers needfull. And it is hereby further Ordained, that all Maiors, Sheriffs, Iuſtices of Peace, Con­ſtables, Bailiffes, and other Officers ſhall be aiding and asſiſting to the ſaid Commiſ­ſioners in the execution of the Premiſſes, and that the ſaid Commisſioners, and eve­ry of them, and all and every other Perſon and Perſons, that ſhall be aiding and aſ­ſiſting6〈1 page duplicate〉7〈1 page duplicate〉8to them in the execution of the Pre­miſſes, ſhall be ſaved harmleſſe and in­dempnified for what they ſhal do therein by authority of Parliament, provided never­theleſſe that no Member of either Houſes of Parliament, or Asſiſtants of the houſe of Peeres ſhall be queſtioned, or tryed before the Commisſioners appointed by vertue of this preſent Ordinance, without aſſent and leave firſt had and obtained of both Houſes of Parliament.

And be it alſo provided, that this preſent Ordinance, and the authority hereby given, and appointed to the Perſons hereby nomi­nated, ſhall endure and have continuance for four moneths from the making hereof.

Provided that this Ordinance for any of­fence hereafter to be committed ſhall not take place, or be of force untill eight daies after the publication hereof, any thing in this Ordinance to the contrary notwith­ſtanding.