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AN ACT Con&s;tituting Major-General Philip Skippon TO Be Major-General, and Commander in Chief of all the Forces within the City of <HI>London,</HI> the late Lines of Communication, and weekly Bills of Mortality.</HEAD>
<P>_BE it Enacted by the Parliament a&s;&s;embled, and it is Enacted by the Au|thority of the &s;ame, That Major General <HI>Philip Skippon</HI> be, and is hereby appointed Major General, and Commander in chief over all the Forces within the City of <HI>London</HI> and Liberties thereof, the late Lines of Com|munication, and weekly Bills of Mortality, rai&s;ed or to be rai&s;ed by the re&s;pective Committees for the <HI>Militia</HI> for the places and Precincts afore&s;aid for the time being, within the &s;everal Limits and Iuri&s;dictions afore&s;aid: And the &s;aid Major General <HI>Philip Skippon</HI> &s;hall have power, and is hereby authorized from time to time to Command, Lead, Conduct and Imploy the Forces &s;o rai&s;ed or to be rai&s;ed as afore&s;aid, for the protection, and &s;afe guarding of the Parliament from all force and violence, and likewi&s;e of the Cities of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> and parts adjacent, with|<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> the &s;aid late Lines of Communication, and weekly Bills of Mortality; and for <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">he &s;uppre&s;sing of all Tumults, In&s;urrections, Rebellions and Inva&s;ions, and of all Forces that &s;hall be rai&s;ed without Authority of Parliament within the limits afore|&s;aid; And &s;hall and may Fight with, Kill and Slay all &s;uch as &s;hall by force oppo&s;e him, and the Forces under his Command, in the execution of this Act; And to ob&s;erve and follow &s;uch other Directions, which the &s;aid Major General &s;hall from time to time receive from the re&s;pective Committees for the <HI>Militia</HI> afore&s;aid, or either of them, within their re&s;pective Limits and Iuri&s;dictions, in order to the Peace and Safety of the Parliament, Cities and places afore&s;aid; And likewi&s;e to ob&s;erve all &s;uch Orders and Directions as he &s;hall from time to time receive from the Parliament or Councel of State.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Die Martis, 25 Junii, 1650.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>ORdered by the Parliament, That this Act be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Edward Husband</HI> and <HI>John Field,</HI> Printers to the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> 1650.</P>
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