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<DATE>2009-06-03</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<P>HIs Excellency Sir <HI>Thomas Fairfax,</HI> taking <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> of the manifold abu&s;es and injuries committed <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> rude part of Souldiers (e&s;pecially where they quarter) <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> great damage and prejudice of the People, and to n<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> di&s;honour and &s;candall of the whole Army, nowith&s;ta<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="5 letters"> the whole&s;ome Lawes and Ordinances to the contrary ma<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="2 letters"> and provided, and the &s;evere puni&s;hments inflicted upon the knowne offenders. For reformation whereof, and for the ea&s;e of per&s;ons, that they may not be troubled to repayre to the Head-quarters for ju&s;tice, hath therefore granted Com|mi&s;sions thereby enabling the chiefe Officers of each Regi|ment to &s;it in a Councel of War &s;o often as need &s;hall re|quire, and to puni&s;h Offenders, according to the Lawes and Ordinances of War, in as large a mea&s;ure, to all intents and purpo&s;es as if the Offenders were tryed before a Councel of War, at the Head-quarters, (except in ca&s;es extending to life or limbe, which are to be tryed at the Head-quarters onely. And to the end that none &s;hould be ignorant of the wayes for pre&s;ent ju&s;tice to be had, where the offence &s;hall be committed, his Excellency hath therefore comman|ded and &s;trictly charged every the &s;aid Colonels and chief Officers where they from time to time &s;hall quarter, to cau&s;e the &s;ame with the&s;e pre&s;ents to be &s;igned under &s;ome one of their hands, and delivered to the chiefe Officers of Cor|porations, and to High-Con&s;tables of Hundreds, to the intent that they di&s;per&s;e them, and forthwith cau&s;e them to be publi&s;hed. Dated the <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span"> day of  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 word"> 164<GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 letter"> </P>
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