To the constables and overseers of [blank] By vertue of a warrant to me directed from the standing committee at Chelmsford ...
Essex (England)
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To the constables and overseers of [blank] By vertue of a warrant to me directed from the standing committee at Chelmsford ...
Essex (England)
1 sheet ([1] p.)
s.n.,
[London? :
1642]
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A directive required by the authority of Parliament to prepare for local defence against a possible invasion from Ireland.
Reproduction of the original in the Harvard University Library.
eng
England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- Proceedings. 1642.
Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641 -- Early works to 1800.
Essex (England) -- Defenses -- Early works to 1800.
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To
the
Constables
and
Overseers
of
_____
BY
vertue
of
a
Warrant
to
me
directed
from
the
standing
Committee
at
Chelmsford
,
intimating
that
the
Lords
and
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
considering
the
oppressions
and
miseries
that
now
doe
threaten
the
utter
ruine
and
desolation
of
this
Kingdome
in
generall
,
and
of
this
,
and
the
other
associated
Counties
in
particular
,
●…nd
how
necessary
it
is
that
all
men
well
affected
that
have
any
compassion
towards
their
afflicted
Countrey
should
now
put
themselves
into
a
present
posture
of
defence
,
by
raising
forces
of
Horse
and
Foot
for
the
defence
of
the
association
from
the
invasion
of
Irish
Rebels
,
popish
and
other
ill
affected
persons
,
have
for
these
and
many
other
waighty
reasons
by
an
Ordinance
bearing
date
the
fifth
of
July
last
,
Ordained
and
Declared
that
this
County
among
others
shall
be
put
forthwith
into
a
posture
of
defence
.
These
are
therefore
to
require
you
by
the
Authority
aforesaid
to
returne
the
names
,
at
the
time
and
place
hereafter
appointed
,
of
all
persons
vvithin
your
Precincts
vvho
are
vvorth
one
hundred
pounds
or
more
in
lands
or
goods
,
or
in
lands
and
goods
together
;
to
the
end
they
may
be
charged
severally
vvith
Horse
and
Armes
,
so
as
no
person
be
charged
vvith
an
Harquibushire
or
light
Horse
unlesse
he
hath
an
hundred
pounds
per
annum
in
lands
,
or
be
vvorth
one
thousand
two
hundred
pounds
in
goods
and
lands
;
nor
vvith
a
Dragoone
unlesse
he
be
vvorth
foure
hundred
pounds
in
goods
,
or
forty
pounds
per
annum
in
lands
;
nor
with
a
Foot-Armes
,
unlesse
he
be
vvorth
an
hundred
pounds
in
goods
,
or
ten
pounds
per
annum
in
lands
.
You
are
likevvise
required
to
publish
to
all
men
,
that
this
extraordinary
charge
and
imposition
of
Armes
,
according
to
the
expresse
words
of
the
Ordinance
it selfe
,
shall
continue
no
longer
then
during
these
times
of
imminent
danger
,
and
shall
be
no
president
for
the
future
.
And
you
are
to
make
returne
hereof
unto
the
Deputy-lieutenants
at
the
signe
of
the
_____
in
_____
on
_____
being
the
_____
day
of
next
ensuing
by
nine
of
the
clock
In
the
morning
.