satisfaction to his Subjects, or untill the have taken [unr]th Oaths, and
Covenants as are imposed upon him, without his densent without
Law Contrary to the dictates of his own Conscience, upon p[unr]
thereof without further Circumstance let his Estate be consiseated
to the use of the army I and himself be either imprisoned or banister
or tryed for his life, as the enemy shall deserve.
5. If there be any person whole loyalty is suspected; let the chief
in Command upon the place administer unto him the Oath of allegiance,
and if he refuse it; let them secure both his Person and
Estate, and send up an information to us, that wee may cause
Proces to be made against him.
6. Although we cannot now take notice of a Scotch army in
this Kingdom, or of any distinct, from that which is committed
into our hands by his Majesty, we expecting a joynt obedience of
all forces English, Scotch, and Irish, indifferently as branches of
the army under our Command, yet in respect your old quarters are
streightned by the Garrison of Belfast by our very good Lord; the
Lord Viscount Montgomery of the Ards we are well pleased, in
lieu thereof to assigne unto you for the enlargement of your quarters,
so much of the Counties of Antrim, as was possest or enjoyed
by Sir John Clotworthies Regiment now disbanded of themselves,
and because we cannot but judge that this dissolution of them
proceeds from the aversness to his Majesties service, and therefore
we require, that none of them be admitted into any Troopes as
Horsemen, or Dragooners.
7. For answer to your other proposition; if any forces shall be
sent down from them, or from the other Provinces of the Kingdom
into Ulster for his Majesties service; upon any occasion: it is our
pleasure they have their quarter and provision for the present in
these quarters, through which they passe; but the whole Province
of Ulster is to contribute proportionably towards the Charge.
8. Let the siege of Derry be prosecuted by common advice
of the Lord Viscount Montgomery of Ards. Robert Stuart, Sir
George Monro and Collonel Audley Mervin.
9. We desire the said four Persons last mentioned, likewise to
consider and certifie, what fit augmentation of quarter and further
Provision, may be assigned to the Regiment and Troops of Either-line
without prejudice, or with the leaf: prejudice to any other his
Majesties Forces,
ORMOND.