then is necessary, and upon their remove march but two or three
miles a day, or thereabouts. It is therefore ordered, That the Lord
General give order that no Troop march less then ten miles a day.
Nor company of Foot less then seven, except upon service, or extraordinary
occasions.
3. That upon settlement of quarters, the Officer in chief of every
Troop, Company, or commanded Party, make known to the respective
Landlords within his respective quarters, that they are to discharged
their Billet, and in case any Landlord shall complain to the
Captain or Commander in Chief upon the place, that any of his souldiers
have not paid their quarters, the said Captain or Commander
in chief of the said Troop, Company or Party, to give satisfaction to
every person out of the offendors pay within ten days after just complaint
made, upon pain of cashiering and if in case Captain or Officer
in chief shall refuse or neglect to give satisfaction aforesaid, the
Colonel or Major of the said Regiment to give satisfaction himself
to the Landlord out of the said Officer or offenders pay next growing
due, and to transmit the charge against the Officer to offending, with
the examination to the Judge Advocate at the head-quarters within
ten dayes after he hath had full information thereof, &c.
4. That in regard the same care cannot be taken upon a march, it is
ordered that the Quarter-master, or any imployed to take up quarters,
do in their Tickets for quarter expresse the names of the Souldier, or
Souldiers to quarter there, and make known that they are to pay
their quarters, and in that case of neglect upon complaint, the next
morning to the commander in chief of the partie, Troop or company
they shall receive satisfaction; that if either the quartermaster, or any
imployed in that service, or the commander in chief, fail in the due
observance these of, that they incur the penalty of cashiering, giving
satisfaction to the complainers as before.
5. That this may be the better put in execution it is ordered that
all colonels and other officers (but such as I shall appoint to attend
the head quarters) be Resident with their respective Regiments, and
not absent above fourteen days, Without special leave from my lest,
upon pain of forfeiting their pay, during their absence; and that no
Colonel do give leave to any of his Officers to be absent above fourteen
days, without special leave from my self, the Officer to offending
to lose his pay during that absence.
6. That the Deputy Commissaries of the Musters in their respective