WHereas diverse Souldiers have in a tumultuous and violent manner broken into diverse of the Kings Subjects houses, pillaged and ransacked them, un­der colour that they are Papists-Houses, or the houses of persons disaffected; The Lords and Commons taking the premises into consideration, doe declare and Order, that whatsoever Souldier or Souldiers, shall without the command of the Cap­taines of their respective Companies, or the Officers of the field, attempt upon, or breake open any houses whatsoever, or pillage or ransacke any house, shall be pur­sued and punisht, according to the Law as a Felon, And the said Lords and Com­mons [Page] doe require all Officers of the Army to imploy their best endeavours, for the bringing of any such Souldiers that shall commit any of the insolencies aforesaid, to condigne punishment, that they may be severely and effectually proceeded a­gainst, according to Law. And the Lord Generall is desired, that this Order may be duely published in the Army, in the head of each particular Company.

WHereas there hath beene of late great disorders and abu­ses by Irregular Printing, to the great scandall of Religion and government, and a Bill is in preparation for the re­dresse of those mischiefes, which by reason of the present distracti­ons cannot be so speedily perfe­cted and passed as is desired; It [Page] is therefore Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parlia­ment, that no person or persons shall Print, publish, or utter, any Booke or Pamphlet, false or scandalous, to the proceedings of the Houses of Parliament, or ei­ther of them, nor shall Print, ut­ter, or publsh, any Booke or Pamphlet, with the name of the Clerke of either House of Parli­ament set thereunto, or with any expression, pretence of Order from both or either of the said Houses, without speciall Order from the said Houses, or either of them, or of the Committees of them, or either of them concer­ning Printing; and the same to be entred in the Register Booke of [Page] the said Company, according to the ancient custome; and the Master & Wardens of the com­pany of Stationers London, and the Vsher of the Black-rod, and Serjeant of the commons House of Parliament and their Depu­ties, are hereby authorized and required, to make diligent search from time to time, for all such Bookes and Pamphlets, to bee hereafter Printed, and the same to seize, and take, together with the presses, and other printing Materials, wherewith the same shall be printed; and carry them to the common-hall of the said company, there to remaine till either House of Parliament shall otherwise dispose thereof; And [Page] all his Majesties Officers shal up­on request, ayde and assist to ap­prehend offenders in the premi­ses, and to bring them before the Lords or Commons House of Parliament, or the Committees appoynted for Printing, upon whose report of the Fact, such course shall be taken with the said Offenders, as shall be just. And for that purpose the said Committees are to sit at such times and places as they shall thinke fit.