THat the Commissioners take speciall care, as often as occasion shall require to give an account to the Parliament of all such things as shall be fit to be made known unto them, And shall endeavour ac­cording to Instructions, that no Commander or Officer shall receive any Pay, but such as duly at­tend their charge; And the said Commissioners, or any of them, are likewise to supervise and exa­mine the Musters of the said Army as occasion shall require, and shall use the best meanes they can for preventing of dead payments, false Musters, Free quarter, Plundering, Seizing of Horses, selling, spoyling, or imbezelling of Armes, or Horses; And for the avoiding of any other misdemea­nor in the Officers or Souldiers, which may turne to the prejudice of the Common-wealth.

2. That the Commissioners repaire to the Counsels of Warre, for the better enabling them to give an account to the Parliament of the proceedings in the Army, and there to heare, observe, and debate touching such matters and passages, as may concerne either the Regulating the Army, or any part thereof, or speedy administration of Justice, the acting or promoting of any good designe, or the advancement of the publike service, And that once in fifteene dayes, or as occasion shall require, they are to certifie the state of the Army, and give an accompt of their proceedings unto the Par­liament, or such Committees as they shall nominate; And shall from time to time observe all such further orders and directions con­cerning the Army, and the Officers thereof, as shall be recommended to their care by both or either of the Houses of Parliament; And the said Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX Commander in chiefe, is hereby desired to admit the said Commissioners to his Counsels, to ad­vise with them, and to Arme them with power for the purposes aforesaid, and the better execution of the particular Rules, and directions herein mentioned.

3. That the Judge Advocate of the Army doe administer an Oath to such persons attesting upon Musters, as shall be presented unto him for the discovery of false Muster, or accusing any person that shall violate the Articles of Warre in case of Plunder, or otherwise commit any misdemeanors, which may turne to the prejudice of the Common-wealth. And to take examinations thereupon, and pro­duce them as Evidence at the Courts Marshall, or elsewhere for the better execution of Justice, and ease of the Countries attendance; And for default, or in the absence of the said Judge Advocate or Commissary, or otherwise as occasion shall require, the said Commis­sioners, or any one of them, are hereby also authorized to administer an oath unto, and to take examinations thereupon, of all such per­sons attesting, or that shall be witnesses for the purpose aforesaid.

4. That such Horses and Armes, as in Fight or otherwise, shall justly become prize to the Souldier, the Commissioners, for the en­couragement of the souldiers, are hereby authorized for the use of the State, to buy the said Horses and Armes, for that the same may be disposed of, and kept for the service of the State, And that no Horse be bought or sold in the Army by Troopers or Souldiers, but such as shall be first presented, Vouched, and entred with the Marke-Master, upon the penalty of forfeiting every Horse to the State that shall not be vouched, and entred as aforesaid; And every such bought Horse to be marked by the Mark-Master, and disposed of by the Com­missioners for the Parliament service, in such a way as the Commander in chiefe shall approve of.

5. That all Money, Plate, Jewels, Horses, Armes, Goods, Cattell, Wares, Merchandize, and Commodities whatsoever, which shall be Seized, or taken by the said Army, or any part thereof from the Common Enemies, or their Garrisons or Quarters (otherwise then by Storme, Battell, or Skirmish) shall be inventoried and delivered in writing to the Commissioners of the Army, to bee by the Commander in chiefe (or his Deputy for that purpose) and the Commissioners, valued, sold, or otherwise disposed of, to the best ad­vantage of the Army, and the Publique service.

6. They shall to their utmost endeavour, That no Officer or Souldier be quartered at any place, but by the Quarter-master, first shewing his Commission if it be required, and by what Authority he takes up such quarters, and giving a Ticket of the names of every person which he shall quatter, expressing of what Regiment, Troope, or Company, the same person so quartered is, and the number of Horses there quartered, and at whose house the same are quartered, together with the day of the moneth, and that thereunto the same Quartermaster subscribe his name, saving that where, by reason of the great numbers of them, the names cannot be so suddenly inserted in the Ticket as is requisite; The numbers for the present shall be expressed in place of their names, and within one day after, or sooner (if the same conveniently may be) the names of the persons quartered, shall by the Quarter-master be written upon or under such Ticket.

7. That no quarter or provisions, for man or horse in any quarters, be taken without payment of ready money, but in case of neces­sity for want of pay, which the Parliament will use all meanes possible to prevent, and which necessity is to be expressed in such Tickets as aforesaid. And in case where any quarter or provisions shall be had or taken without payment as aforesaid; The Captaine or Quar­ter-master respectively shall by writing under their, or one of their hands, certifie what provisions have beene so had, within what time, by whom, and of what Regiment, Troop, and Company, from whom, and the value therof, and such other order and directions concerning the same, shall be pursued and observed, as the Commissioners shall appoint, whereby the party to whom it is due may receive satisfa­ction. Provided, that where the Army shall be upon the march, not staying above foure and twenty houres in a place, the rate shall bee foure pence a night for Hay, three pence a night for Grasse, foure pence a peck for Oats, six pence a peck for Pease and Beanes, and seven pence a peck for Barley and Malt, which provision of Barley and Malt is not to be taken but in case of necessity, where no other graine for horse meat is to be had, As also eight pence a day for the dyet of every Trooper or horse-man, seven pence a day for every Dra­goonier, and six pence a day for every foot Souldier, Pioner, Waggoner or Carter, that shall not be Officers by Commission, or of the Life-guards troop. Provided also that these rates, or any of them shal be continued or altered for the former, or other time, as occasion shall appeare to the Commissioners, & to be approved of by the Commander in chiefe. Provided that no Inhabitant to whatsoever shall be compelled to furnish any provision but what he hath in his house of his owne, and that no Officer or Souldier shall compell him to do otherwise upon paine of cashiering, or such other punishment as the Commander in chiefe shall thinke fit.