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<HEAD>An Order for the &s;ixe Regi|ments to Advance tovvards READING.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub"><HI>By the Lord Mayor, and the re&s;t of the Committee for the</HI> MILITIA <HI>of</HI> LONDON.</HEAD>
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<P>_THE Committee for the <HI>Militia</HI> of <HI>London,</HI> and parts adjacent within the Lines of Communication, and Pari&s;hes mentioned in the weekely Bill of Mortality, apprehending that the taking and po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ing of <HI>Rea|ding</HI> by the Kings Forces, will be a very great meanes to hinder Trade and Victualls, and all other intercour&s;e unto the Cities of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> from the We&s;t part of the King|dome, to the very great detriment of the &s;aid City and parts ad|jacent, and being moved by the Parliament, and al&s;o by my Lord Generall his Excellency, have thought fit to propound unto the &s;everall Commanders and Officers of, and belonging to the &s;aid Forces, to draw forth &s;peedily, &s;ome con&s;iderable &s;trength, to joyne with his Excellency for prevention thereof. And finding them mo&s;t ready and willing to undertake the Service, and &s;ixe Regiments being forthwith to March for that purpo&s;e, the &s;eve|rall Mini&s;ters of the Pari&s;h Churches within the parts afore&s;aid, are de&s;ired on the next Lords day, being the eighth of <HI>October,</HI> 1643. Effectually to &s;tir up all tho&s;e Souldiers which belong to the &s;aid Regiments, Cheerefully upon &s;ummons by Drummes or otherwi&s;e, to repaire to their Collours, and to March forth with their Commanders accordingly, the &s;ame tending to the pre&s;er|vation of our Religion, Lives, and Liberties, and of all that is deare unto us. And all Con&s;tables, and other his Maje&s;ties Of|ficers within the limits afore&s;aid, are required to be aiding and a&s;|&s;i&s;ting in the execution of the premi&s;es, as they &s;hall be directed by the &s;everall Commanders and Officers of the Regiments afore|&s;aid.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Guildhall London,</HI> <DATE>the 7. of <HI>October,</HI> 1643.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P>Let this be read and publi&s;hed, as is de&s;ired.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>ISAAC PENNINGTON, Mayor.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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