By Major Generall Lambert, Commander in Chief in the northern parts Lambert, John, 1619-1683. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B04057 of text R179923 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing L233). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 B04057 Wing L233 ESTC R179923 53299134 ocm 53299134 179885 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04057) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179885) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2807:21) By Major Generall Lambert, Commander in Chief in the northern parts Lambert, John, 1619-1683. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1649] Caption title. Place and date of publication suggested by Wing (2nd ed.). Imperfect: print show-through with loss of text. Reproduction of original in: Bodleian Library. eng Service, Compulsory non-military -- Great Britain -- Yorkshire -- Early works to 1800. Forced labor -- Great Britain -- 17th century -- Sources. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. B04057 R179923 (Wing L233). civilwar no By Major Generall Lambert, commander in chief in these northern parts. VVhereas the committee of the militia of the countie of York did form Lambert, John 1649 703 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 Megan Marion Sampled and proofread 2008-09 Megan Marion Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion By Major Generall Lambert , Commander in Chief these Northern Parts . VVHereas the Committee of the Militia of the Countie of York did formerly give directions for calling the Inhabitants of the Weapontake of Claro to labour in the sleighting of the Castle of Knaresbrough , according to the severall Orders of Parliament in that behalf ; and being now informed that divers of the said Inhabitants do neglect to send in men to assist in that Work , and such Labourers as are sent from any Towne , do for the most part neglect the Service , comming late , going away early , and standing idle whilest they stay , so as the Castle is at present in danger to be surprized if any Enemie should attempt it ; And in regard the said Committee doth not Act as formerly , it is therefore Ordered , that everie Pettie-Constable within the said Weapontake do upon the eight day of lanuary instant , send a certain number of able Labourers with Spades , Shovels , Pick-Axes , Hacks , Mattocks or Gavelocks proportioning their numbers , according the Book of Rates , that is to say , one Labourer for every pennie charged on the Constablerie in the said Book of Rates , each Labourer to work from half hour after seven a Clock in the Morning , and to continue untill half hour after four a Clock in the Afternoon , resting onely for one hour at Dinner time . And to the end the said Work way be effectually performed , everie Constable is to levie weekly so much money as will pay each Labourer his Wages after eight pence per diem , and bring the same to Knaresbrough , and there Pay it to the Hands of Iohn Roundell & Robert Hill , who are therewith to pay each Labourer his Wages proportionably , according to the hours he shall labour at the said Work ; and deduct out of his said Wages for so many hours as hee shall neglect . And each Labourer , with the respective Constable of the Towne that sends them , are to appear ( when they come to work ) in the Towlebooth of Knaresbrough , where Mr. Richard Ellis is to Register their appearance , and also Register what summe of Money each Constable shall deliver to the said Iohn Roundell or Robert Hill for paiment of their Wages , and is likewise to Register what Wages is paid to everie severall Labourer , that no abuse be done to the Countrey . And for such Towns as have not sent their proportion of Labourers for the last fourteen dayes , according to the former Warrants , the Governour of Knaresbrough Castle is hereby Ordered ( upon notice given him by Mr. Stockdale , Mr. Rodes and Mr. Barroby ) to send a Partie of Souldiers to Quarter upon the Constablerie , untill they send in money after the Rate of eight pence per diem for each Labourer , charged on them for the time so neglected , and pay the same to the said Iohn Roundell and Robert Hill , and Register the same with the said Mr. Ellis . And the said Governour is further Ordered to do the like also in cases where any Townes shall make the like defaults for the time ensuing . And all the said moneys so to be sent in and paid for former defaults , and all other moneys to be sent in for Hyering of Labourers for the time to come from such Townes as send money and no Labourers , are to be issued and disposed of for the Wages of Workmen , according as shall be appointed by the said Mr. Stockdale , Mr. Rodes , and Mr. Barroby , to whome the Care and Charge of this Service is commended , and Power given them to appoint Overseers for the Worke , and give Directions therein upon all occasions , as they shall see expedient . Given at Towlerton under my Hand and Seale the fourth day of lanuary , Anno Dom. 1648. J. LAMBERT .