WHereas Informati­on hath bin given to the Lords and Commons assem­bled in Parlia­ment, That Clif­ton Catesby, John Lilborne, and Robert Vivers, Captaines in the Army, raised by Authority of [Page] both Houses of Parliament, for the necessary defence of the true Protestant Religion, the King, parliamen, and Kingdome, un­der the Command of Robert Earle of Essex, Captaine Gene rall thereof, were taken prisoners by the Forces raised against the parliament, in executing their se­verall duties and services, accor­ding to the Ordinances of both the said Houses, and after carried prisoners to Oxford Coale, and ha­ving beene most Barbarously used, are now questioned and proceeded against by way of In­dictment, before Sir Robert Heath Knight, one of His Majesties Justices of the Kings Bench, and others (by colour of some Com­mission [Page] or other Authority from His Majestie) for high Treason and other supposed Misdemea­nors, whereas many have beene taken prisoners by the Parliament Forces, in the Act of Warre a­gainst the parliament, which by the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme is Rebellion and high Treason against the King and Kingdome, and the Actors there­in Traytors, and yet none of them hath hitherto beene put to death, or otherwise severely dealt with by the parliament.

It is therefore Ordered and Declared by the said Lords and Commons, that all such Indict­ments and other proceedings a­gainst the said Captaine Catesby, [Page] Captaine Lilborne, and Cap­taine Vivers, or against Captaine Wingate, who have done faithfull and good service to the Com­mon. Wealth, or against any o­ther person or persons who have done or shall doe service in the said Army, or for the Raysing of any Money, plate, Horse, or Armes, for the maintenance ther­of, or otherwise in Execution of, or pursuance of any Order or Ordinance of both or either of the said Houses of parliament, for the defence of the publique safetie, are injust and illegall; and the said Sir Robert Heath, and all other Commissioners, Iustices, Sheriffs, Iurors, and other Offi­cers and Ministers of Iustice, and [Page] other persons whatsoever, are hereby required and injoyned, to surcease any further proceeding against the said persons before named, or any other for any the causes aforesaid, upon the said Indictments or otherwise; And the said Lords and Com­mons doe further declare, that if the said persons before named, or any of them, or any other, shall be put to death, or other hurt or vio­lence offered to their or any of their persons, for, or by reason of any such service done, or to be done, by, or according to any Or­der or Ordinance of both or ei­ther of the said Houses, the like punishment shall be inflicted by death or otherwise upon such pri­soners [Page] as have been or shall be ta­ken by the Forces raised by Au­thority of both Houses of Parlia­ment; And if the said Sir Robert Heath, or any other Commissio­ner, Iustice, Sheriffe, Juror, or o­ther Officer, or Minister of justice, or other person shall doe con­trary to this Ordinance in any the premises, they and every of them for so doing, shall be proceeded against, and dealtwith, as Enemies to the King and Kingdome.