WHereas divers Regi­ments of Foot, and Troopes of Horse, have long since bin lysted in the Army raysed by the Parliament, for the [Page] defence of the King and King­dome, under the command of Ro­bert Earle of Essex, of which some are not marched away to their Rendezvous, according to their duty, and others are not of fitting numbers for service, yet all re­ceive pay to the great charge of the Kingdome, and by this their neglect doe great preiudice to the publique Cause; in which Reli­gion, Lawes and Libertie, are so much concerned. It is therefore Ordeyned and Declared by the Lords and Commons in Parlia­ment assembled, That such regi­ments of Foot as consists of foure hundred men or more, and troops of Horse, as consist of forty [Page] or more, shall within forty eight houres after publication hereof, march towards the place where they shall understand the Lord Generall to be, except by speciall Order they be directed to any o­ther place; And they shall not stay by the way longer then for their necessary refreshment; And such regiments or troopes as shall faile herein, or shall not consist of such numbers as is before specified, That is to say, a Regiment of Foot of foure hundred, and a Troop of Horse of forty, shall be casheired and also lyable to such further punishment, as upon examinati­on of the cause of their fayling, and neglect, shall bee found that [Page] they have deserved. And the common Souldiers of such Regi­ment or troope so casheired, shall be disposed of, for the filling up and recruting of others.

Yet in regard the Captaines of some regiments which have not the number of four hundred, may have beene carefull to raise and compleate their own Companies, And that there is no reason they should suffer for the default of o­thers; either the Colonels or other Captaines that have not beene so carefull, It is thought fit, that such Captaine of any regiment now to be casheired, as shal have his com­pany compleat, shall be continu­ed in his entertainment, together [Page] wit [...] his company, & shall march unto the place where the Lord Generall shall be, to bee disposed of by him in any other regiment, or otherwise Imployed as his Lordship shall think fit.

And it is further declared, That the regiments of Colonell Essex, and Colonell Ballard, shall not be understood to bee within this or­der, in regard both those Colonels have bin, and yet are imployed in the service of the State; And their absence may be a cause, that their regiments are not in that forward­nesse that otherwise they would have beene. But they are hereby enioyned with all possible speed to march unto the Army.