CHARLES', By the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. TO Our right trusty and right well-beloved Cousin, William Earl of Northampton, Precedent of Our Council within the Dominion, Principality, and Marches of Walls, greeting.  
KNOW ye, that for the great and singular trust and confidence, that We have in your approved fidelity, wisdom and circumspection, We have assigned, made, constituted, and ordained, and by these presents do assign, make, constitute, and ordain you to be our Lieutenant within the Principality and Dominions of South-Wales and North-wales, (Our Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth only excepted) the Marches thereunto adjoining, and the several Counties of Worcester, Hereford, and Salop, and in all corporate and privileged places within the Limits or Precincts of the Principality, Dominions, Marches, and Counties aforesaid, or any of them, as well within Liberties as without: And by these presents do give full power and authority unto you, That you, from time to time may levy, gather, and call together, all and singular Our Subjects, of what estate, degree or dignity, they or any of them be, dwelling or inhabiting within the Principality, Dominions, Marches and Counties aforesaid, aswel within Liberties as without, meet and apt for the Wars, and them from time to time to try, array, and put in readiness; And them also, and every 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 Subjects so arrayed, tried, and armed, aswell Horsemen, Archers, and Footmen as other men of Arms, of all kinds and degrees, meet and apt for the Wars, to lead, and conduct, aswel against all and singular Our enemies, as also against all and singular Rebels, Traitors, and other offenders and their adherents against Us, Our Crown and dignity, within the said Principality and Dominions of North-Wales and South-Wales, the Marches of the same, and Counties and places aforesaid, and every 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 invade, resist, suppress, subdue, slay, kill, and put to execution of death by all ways and means, from time to time by your discretion: And to do, fulfil and execute from time to time, all and singular other things, which shall be requisite for the levying and government of Our said Subjects, for the conservation of Our person and peace, so by you in form aforesaid to be levied, and to be led: And further to do, execute, and use against the said enemies, Traitor's Rebels, and such other like offenders and their adherents afore mentioned from time to time, as necessity shall require by your discretion, the Law called the martial-law, according to the Law-martial: And of such offenders apprehended, or being brought in subjection, to save whom you shall think good to be saved, and to slay, destroy, and put to execution of death, such, and as many of them as you shall think meet, by your good discretion, to be put to death. AND further, Our will and pleasure is, and by these presents We do give full power and authority unto you, that in case any Invasion of Enemies, Insurrection, Rebellion, Riots, Routs, or unlawful assemblies, or any like offences, shall happen to be moved in any place of this Our Realm, out of the limits of this Our Commission, that then, and as often as need shall require, by your good discretion, or as you shall be directed from Us by any special commandment, you, with such power to be levied within the limits of your lieutenancy, as you shall think requisite, or as shall be directed from Us, as is aforesaid, shall repair to the place, where any such Invasion, Rebellion, unlawful assembly, or Insurrection shall happen to be made, to subdue, repress and reform the same, aswell by battle, or other kind of force, as otherwise by the Laws of Our Realm, and the Law-Martiall, according to your discretion. AND further, We give unto you full power and authority for the execution of this Our Commission, to appoint and assign within the Principality and Dominions of South-Wales and North-Wales, the Marches thereunto adjoining, and the Counties aforesaid, from time to time Muster-masters, and Provost-martials', as you in your discretion shall think convenient, to use and exercise that Office, in such cases as you shall think requisite to use the said Law-Martiall. WHEREFORE We will and command you Our said Lieutenant, that with all diligence ye do execute the premises with effect. AND forasmuch as it may be, that there shall be just cause for you to be attendant upon Our person, or to be otherwise employed in Our service, whereby this Our service of lieutenancy committed to your fidelity, cannot be by you in person executed, in such sort as We have appointed the same; THEREFORE We give unto you, for your better aid and assistance, and for the better performance and execution of this same Our service, full power and authority to appoint, assign and constitute by your writing, under your hand and Seal, within every several Shire and County of the said Principality and Dominions of South-wales and North-wales, and the other Counties aforesaid respectively (except before excepted) from time to time, so many persons of quality, as to you Our said Lieutenant shall seem meet and convenient to be and the other Counties aforesaid respectively (except before excepted) from time to time, so many persons of quality, as to you Our said Lieutenant shall seem meet and convenient to be your Deputies in the said Shires and Counties, and all Corporate and Privileged places within the same. AND by this Our present Commission, We give unto every two or more of your said Deputies, so being by you appointed and assigned as aforesaid, full power and authority in your absence, to do and execute, in every County, where they are deputed and assigned to be your Deputies, as aforesaid, and in all corporate and privileged places, within the Limits or Precincts of the same County, aswell within Liberties as without, all and such, and so much of every thing and things, before by this Our present Commission, assigned and appointed by you to be done and executed, and so far 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 commandment is, That your said Deputies shall immediately after your writings of deputation to them made, as aforesaid, take charge and care to see every 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 do, ye shall deliver to every two of your said Deputies, so appointed and deputed for the said several Counties as aforesaid, a true transcript of this Our Commission, subscribed with your hand: And whatsoever you alone being present, shall do by virtue of this Our Commission, or in your absence your said Deputies, or any two or more of them, shall do according to the tenor and effect of your said writings of deputation to be made, as is aforesaid, the same shall be by these presents discharged against Vs. Our Heirs and Successors. AND further, We will and command all and singular justices of Peace, Mayor, Shiriffeses, Bailiffs, Constables, Headboroughs, and all other Our Officers, Ministers, and Subjects, meet and apt for the Wars, within every of the said Shires and Counties, and all corporate and privileged places, within the Limits or Precincts of the said Shires and Counties, and every of them aswell within Liberties as without, to whom it shall appertain, That they, and every of them with their power and servants, from time to time shall be attendant, aiding, and assisting, counselling, helping, and at the commandment of you, and of your said Deputies, or any two or more of them respectively, as aforesaid, in the Shires and Counties aforesaid, and for the execution hereof in all points, as appertaineth, as they and every of them tender Our pleasure, and will answer for the contrary at their uttermost perils. PROVIDED always, that this Our present Commission, or any thing therein contained, shall not in any wise extend to the County of Gloucester, the City of Gloucester, or County of the same City, or to any of them, or to the County Palantine of Chester, or to the City 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 WITNESS whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents.  
WITNESS Ourself at Westminster, the ninth day of May, in the first year of Our Reign. Per Dominum Custodem magni Sigilli Angliae, virtute Warr. Reg. edmond's.