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in by reaſon of diſoꝛdered licentious inteſtine warres,night Militare dilcipline is become ſo odious) ougbt tohaue luch contentment, allowance k entertainement bothbo himſelfe x his Subſtitutes, as he map with reputatiõue, æ without regard ol god oz ill will of any, do his due-

lieſincerelp: boherein I muſt cõteſle my ſelle had no caule

ſtotöplatne, hauing during, the whole time ol my imploy-

ment in that otfice from the very beginning to the end olEarle of Leiceſters gouernement, and after ſo large andhonoꝛable allowance and enterteinement, with Tommil-

lun ſo large and ample as any that euer ſerued in thatblace befoꝛe me: and theretoꝛe if J had not faithfully dil-

charged my duetie 4 muſt acknowledge my ſelfe woꝛthy

fall blame and ſhame. And as this officer in his iuſt and

bpꝛight pꝛoccedings oughtto haue all countenance& bac-ung againſt the conkederatie ot luccous coꝛrupt perſons.o ikhe be lound to abule her Maieſtie, oz ſecxetly to re-teaue ol any Captaine oꝛ other, any bꝛibes, beneuolence.gpꝛeſent whatloeuer, other then the ordinarie fee apper-lining to his office: and that openly and of duetie,& notlecretly by beneuolence oꝛ curteſie ok any: hold him woꝛ-che ok all ſeuere punichment.

But ppcauſe the well maneging ol this Ockice maylrengthen the foꝛtes, pꝛeſerue the Crealure from vapnewalking, and aduance the leruice moꝛe then any other olthe Armie: And the otkice of that nature, as( whether theuumpanies be in Camp oꝛ diſperſed in garriſons,) mapnut conuenientlp be ſpared, as other oticers ol the field,whale vle is onelp oz chietly while the foꝛtes are in

Camp: J thinke it not amille ko publiſh the very inſkru-

lions and oaders koꝛ muſters eſtabliſhed by the Earle oreiceſter foꝛ gauernement ok the Englich armie while hewas both Lord Generall foz her Paieſlie and Gouer-ndur ok the vnited Pꝛouinces, by their otone eledion: notdnelp ratifted bp his Loꝛdſhip, but allo viewed e allowedN