Charles by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. to our right trusty and welbeloued cousin, William Earle of Northampton ... England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) 1625 Approx. 10 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A22362 STC 8773 ESTC S3766 33150933 ocm 33150933 28825 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. 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Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. 2008-08 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-11 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Aaron McCollough Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Aaron McCollough Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion CHARLES , By the Grace of God , King of England , Scotland , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith , &c. TO Our right trusty and right welbeloued Cousin , William Earle of Northampton , President of Our Councell within the Dominion , Principality , and Marches of Walles , greeting . KNOW ye , that for the great and singuler trust and confidence , that We haue in your approued fidelitie , wisedome and circumspection , We haue assigned , made , constituted , and ordeined , and by these presents doe assigne , make , constitute , and ordeine you to bee our Lieutenant within the Principality and Dominions of South-Wales and North-wales , ( Our Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth only excepted ) the Marches thereunto adioyning , and the seuerall Counties of Worcester , Hereford , and Salop , and in all corporate and priuiledged places within the Limits or Precincts of the Principalitie , Dominions , Marches , and Counties aforesaid , or any of them , as well within Liberties as without : And by these presents doe giue full power and authoritie vnto you , That you , from time to time may leuie , gather , and call together , all and singuler Our Subiects , of what estate , degree or dignitie , they or any of them bee , dwelling or inhabiting within the Principalitie , Dominions , Marches and Counties aforesaid , aswel within Liberties as without , meet and apt for the Warres , and them from time to time to trie , array , and put in readinesse ; And them also , and euery of them after their abilities , degrees and faculties , well and sufficiently from time to time , to cause to be armed and weaponed ; And to take the Musters of them from time to time , in places most meet for that purpose , after your discretion : And also the same Our Subiects so arrayed , tried , and armed , aswell Horsemen , Archers , and Footmen as other men of Armes , of all kindes and degrees , meet and apt for the Warres , to leade , and conduct , aswel against all and singuler Our enemies , as also against all and singuler Rebels , Traytors , and other offenders and their adherents against Vs , Our Crowne and dignity , within the said Principalitie and Dominions of North-Wales and South-Wales , the Marches of the same , and Counties and places aforesayd , and euery of them from time to time , as often as need shall require by your discretion : And with the said enemies , Traitors and Rebels from time to time , to fight , and them to inuade , resist , suppresse , subdue , slay , kill , and put to execution of death by all wayes and meanes , from time to time by your discretion : And to doe , fulfill and execute from time to time , all and singuler other things , which shall be requisite for the leuying and gouernement of Our said Subiects , for the conseruation of Our person and peace , so by you in forme aforesaid to be leuied , and to be ledde : And further to doe , execute , and vse against the said enemies , Traytors Rebels , and such other like offenders and their adherents afore mentioned from time to time , as necessitie shall require by your discretion , the Law called the Martiall-Law , according to the Law-martial : And of such offenders apprehended , or being brought in subiection , to saue whom you shall thinke good to be saued , and to slay , destroy , and put to execution of death , such , and as many of them as you shall thinke meet , by your good discretion , to be put to death . AND further , Our will and pleasure is , and by these presents We doe giue full power and authority vnto you , that in case any Inuasion of Enemies , Insurrection , Rebellion , Ryots , Routs , or vnlawfull assemblies , or any like offences , shall happen to be mooued in any place of this Our Realme , out of the limits of this Our Commission , that then , and as often as need shal require , by your good discretion , or as you shall be directed from Vs by any speciall commandement , you , with such power to be leuied within the limits of your Lieutenancie , as you shall thinke requisite , or as shall be directed from Vs , as is aforesaid , shall repaire to the place , where any such Inuasion , Rebellion , vnlawfull assembly , or Insurrection shall happen to be made , to subdue , represse and reforme the same , aswell by battell , or other kind of force , as otherwise by the Lawes of Our Realme , and the Law-Martiall , according to your discretion . AND further , We giue vnto you full power and authoritie for the execution of this Our Commission , to appoint and assigne within the Principalitie and Dominions of South-Wales and North-Wales , the Marches thereunto adioyning , and the Counties aforesayd , from time to time Muster-masters , and Prouost-Martials , as you in your discretion shall thinke conuenient , to vse and exercise that Office , in such cases as you shall thinke requisite to vse the said Law-Martiall . WHEREFORE Wee will and command you Our sayd Lieutenant , that with all diligence ye doe execute the premisses with effect . AND forasmuch as it may be , that there shall be iust cause for you to bee attendant vpon Our person , or to be otherwise employed in Our seruice , whereby this Our seruice of Lieutenancie committed to your fidelity , cannot be by you in person executed , in such sort as We haue appointed the same ; THEREFORE Wee giue vnto you , for your better ayde and assistance , and for the better performance and execution of this same Our seruice , full power and authority to appoint , assigne and constitute by your writing , vnder your hand and Seale , within euery seuerall Shire and County of the said Principality and Dominions of South-wales and North-wales , and the other Counties aforesaid respectiuely ( except before excepted ) from time to time , so many persons of quality , as to you Our said Lieutenant shall seeme meet and conuenient to be and the other Counties aforesaid respectiuely ( except before excepted ) from time to time , so many persons of quality , as to you Our said Lieutenant shall seeme meet and conuenient to be your Deputies in the said Shires and Counties , and all Corporate and Priuiledged places within the same . AND by this Our present Commission , Wee giue vnto euery two or more of your said Deputies , so being by you appointed and assigned as aforesayd , full power and authority in your absence , to doe and execute , in euery County , where they are deputed and assigned to be your Deputies , as aforesayd , and in all corporate and priuiledged places , within the Limits or Precincts of the same County , aswell within Liberties as without , all and such , and so much of euery thing and things , before by this Our present Commission , assigned and appointed by you to bee done and executed , and so farre forth as by you in your said writings of deputation , shall be to them prescribed and appointed to be done and executed . AND Our further pleasure and commandement is , That your said Deputies shall immediatly after your writings of deputation to them made , as aforesayd , take charge and care to see euery such point and thing of this Our Commission , fully and perfectly executed in your absence , as by you in your said writings of deputation shall be to them prescribed and appointed to be done and executed . AND the better to enable them so to doe , yee shall deliuer to euery two of your said Deputies , so appointed and deputed for the sayd seuerall Counties as aforesayd , a true transcript of this Our Commission , subscribed with your hand : And whatsoeuer you alone being present , shall doe by vertue of this Our Commission , or in your absence your sayd Deputies , or any two or more of them , shall doe according to the tenor and effect of your said writings of deputation to be made , as is aforesayd , the same shall be by these presents discharged against Vs. Our Heires and Successors . AND further , Wee will and command all and singuler Iustices of Peace , Maiors , Shiriffes , Bailiffes , Constables , Headboroughs , and all other Our Officers , Ministers , and Subiects , meet and apt for the Warres , within euery of the said Shires and Counties , and all corporate and priuiledged places , within the Limits or Precincts of the said Shires and Counties , and euery of them aswell within Liberties as without , to whom it shall appertaine , That they , and euery of them with their power and seruants , from time to time shall be attendant , aiding , and assisting , counselling , helping , and at the commandement of you , and of your said Deputies , or any two or more of them respectiuely , as aforesaid , in the Shires and Counties aforesaid , and for the execution hereof in all points , as appertaineth , as they and euery of them tender Our pleasure , and will answere for the contrary at their vttermost perils . PROVIDED alwayes , that this Our present Commission , or any thing therein contained , shall not in any wise extend to the County of Gloucester , the Citie of Gloucester , or County of the same City , or to any of them , or to the County Palantine of Chester , or to the Citie of Chester , or to any part thereof , or to the Counties of Glamorgan , or Monmouth , or to any of them , or to any part of them , or any of them . IN WITNES whereof , We haue caused these Our Letters to be made Patents . WITNES Our selfe at Westminster , the ninth day of May , in the first yeere of Our Reigne . Per Dominum Custodem magni Sigilli Angliae , virtute Warr. Reg. EDMONDS .