I Do hereby require and com­mand all Colonells, Cap­tains, and all other Officers of the severall Regiments of Horse, Foot, and Dragoons, or of the severall Troops of Horse, Dragoones, or Foot-companies in the Armie under my command, That they, and every of them do within sixteen dayes after this Proclamation shall be published by the Provost-Marshall Generall of the Ar­my, Recrute their severall Regiments of [Page 4] horse or foot, and severall Troops of Horse and Dragoons, and companies of Foot to their first compleat number (the Troops of horse and Dragoons having horses allotted unto them for their Re­crutes) upon pain of cashiering.

And I do hereby Declare, That all such Officers as shall so Recrute their se­verall and respective Regiments or com­panies of Foot, shall have such reasonable allowance for the Recruting of them, as is, or shall be agreed upon by the Coun­sell of War in that behalfe. And I do likewise hereby require and command all the sayd Colonells, Captains, and other chief Officers having any com­mand of Horse or Foot, to give just ac­count to the Commissaries of the Mu­sters at the next Muster of all such Arms as are now remaining in their custody; As also of all such other Arms as shall be [Page 5] delivered for the Recruting of the seve­rall Regiments, Troops, or Companies; which sayd Arms shalbe from time to time accounted for by them, To the end that all such arms as shalbe wanting upon the severall Musters from time to time (and shall not appear to be lost in actuall service) shalbe supplyed to the sayd Re­giments, Troops or companies by the severall and respective Officers belong­ing to them.

I Do hereby strictly will, require, and command all Officers and Souldiers of Horse or Foot now under my command, That within two dayes after this Procla­mation shalbe published by the Provost Marshall-Generall of the Army, they and every of them do repair to their seve­rall Quarters, there to abide, and to per­form the Duties of their severall places, And that they nor any of them do pre­sume upon any pretence whatsoever, to [Page 7] depart from their severall Quarters with­out especiall Licence first to be by them and every of them obtained from my self, And that under the penalty of cashi­ering. And I do further require and com­mand all the chief Officers of the seve­rall Regiments of Horse and Foot, to certifie unto me from time to time the particular names of such severall Officers and Souldiers under them, who either neglect or wilfully contemne this com­mand, commanding all Officers and souldiers to be obedient hereunto, as they will avoyd the penalty of cashiering as a­foresayd, and will answer the contrary at their uttermost perils.

Given under my Hand and Seale at Arms, this Twenty fourth day of February, 1642.