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A DECLARATION Of His Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax and his Councel of WAR, In obedience to ſeveral Ordinances of PARLIAMENT, For Disbanding the Supernumerary Forces, and drawing the ARMY into ſeveral Gariſons, And for taking off Free-quarter.

BY the Appointment of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and His Councel of War,

Signed, JOHN RUSHWORTH Secr '

London, Printed for Edward Husband, Printer to the Honorable Houſe of Commons, Jan. 4. 1647.

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A DECLARATION OF His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his Councel of War, In obedience to ſeveral Ordinances of Parliament, For Disbanding the Supernumerary forces, and draw­ing the Army into ſeveral Gari­ſons, and for taking off Free-quarter.

WHereas the Houſes of Parliament, for eaſing the preſent Burthens of the Kingdom, Have Ordained, That all the Supernumerary Forces of the Kingdom, above the eſta­bliſhed4 Army, ſhall be forthwith Disbanded; And for that purpoſe, and to the end that the eſtabliſhed Army for the future may be con­ſtantly paid, and the Countreys delivered from Free-quarter, Have likewiſe Ordained the preſent rai­ſing of great ſums of Money, and the Army is appointed by the Fif­teenth of Ianuary, to draw into Towns, Cities and Gariſons; VVe have thought fit to Declare, and do hereby Declare and aſſure, That the Army by the ſaid Fif­teenth day of Ianuary, ſhall ac­cording to the ſaid Directions, be drawn into Towns, Cities and Gariſons: And do further De­clare and aſſure, That (the Par­liament5 ſupplying the Souldiery with (pay as aforeſaid) no Free-quarter, after the ſaid Fifteenth day of Ianuary, ſhall be taken by the Soldiery upon any perſons (duly paying their Aſſeſſments) nor any enforcement for Meat, Drink, Vi­ctual for Man, or Horſe-meat for the quartering of any, after the ſaid ſupply of pay begun, and ſo long as it ſhall continue; but all Offi­cers and Soldiers ſhall maintain themſelves with their pay, at ſuch Rates as they can agree upon with any Inhabitant (except onely up­on a March, where they ſhall ſtay not above two nights in a place) and in that caſe alſo the Soldiery ſhall pay for their quarters at the6 Rates ſet down for the Army: And that no Officer or Soldier (upon pain of Death) ſhall do to the contrary hereof.

Windſor,Decem. 31. 1647.
By the appointment of His Ex­cellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his Councel of War, Signed, JOHN RUSHWORTH Secr '
FINIS.

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TextA declaration of His Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax and his Councel of War, in obedience to several ordinances of Parliament, for disbanding the supernumerary forces, and drawing the army into several garisons, and for taking off free-quarter. By the appointment of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his Councel of War, signed, John Rushworth Secr'
AuthorEngland and Wales. Army. Council..
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Edition1648
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Bibliographic informationA declaration of His Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax and his Councel of War, in obedience to several ordinances of Parliament, for disbanding the supernumerary forces, and drawing the army into several garisons, and for taking off free-quarter. By the appointment of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his Councel of War, signed, John Rushworth Secr' England and Wales. Army. Council., Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.. 6, [2] p. printed for Edward Husband, printer to the Honorable House of Commons,London :Jan. 4. 1647. [i.e. 1648]. (The publication date is given according to Lady Day Dating.) (Dated at end: Windsor, Decem. 31. 1647.) (The last leaf is blank.) (Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.)
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  • England and Wales. -- Army. -- Council -- Early works to 1800.
  • Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.

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