THe Kings Majestie being informed that the Souldiers under the Regiment of Colonell Lunsford, were fallen into such Mutiny against their Officers, and disorder otherwayes, in the Countie of Warwick, in their passage thorow that County, as that a great part of them are run away, and the rest persisting in so much disobedience, as that they are ready all to disband; And that there is such a generall re­misnesse and backwardnesse in the Deputy Lieutenants, and others to whom it appertains, to countenance and assist the Commanders and Officers in punishing and reducing them to conformity and obe­dience, (as they seem rather to animate and incourage them therein, then seriously endeavour their reformation) and especially in the raising and following of Hue and Crie, for the apprehending of those that run away; And for that also information hath been given to His Majesties Privie Counsell from other Counties, of the like Mutinies and disorders, and of the like remisnesse and backwardnesse (though not in so high a degree) in those that should assist the Commanders and Officers for punishing and suppressing the same, whereby a great number of the Souldiers are disbanded and run away, to the great disservice of His Majestie and the Publike, and the high contempts & scandall of all Authority and Government: His Majestie therefore to prebent and represse all such disorders; Doth (with the ad vice of His Privie Counsell) hereby straitly charge and command, all deputy Lieutenants, Iustices of Peace, Majors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, Headboroughs, and other His Officers and Ministers whatsoever, to whom it shall appertain, that from time to time they use all diligence and endeavour, for the apprehending and due punishing, according to the Laws and Statutes of the Realm, all those Souldiers prested for His Majesties service, that in this expedition into the North shall be found to have run away, or departed from their Commanders and Officers; And that they likewise assist and endeavonr all that possibly they may, in punishing and suppressing all Mutinies of the Souldiers against their Officers, or any other insolenties and disorders committed, or to be committed by them. And herein His Majestie will require a strict account of all such His deputy Lieutenants, Iustices of Peace, and other His Ministers, as shall be remisse in countenancing and assisting the said Com­manders and Officers, and in punishing of Mutinous and disorderly Souldiers, or in raising and following Hue and Crie after such as shall run away, or depart from their Captains, o [...] otherwise shall not take care to prevent or represse all such disorders.

Given at the Court at Whitehall the first day of July, in the sixteenth yeer of His Majesties Reign.

God save the King.