"Mareschals of France, of us, and of "the Lieutenants for the King in the "said Province, to bring before him " those who have a Quarrel touching "the Point of Honour, to hear " and to judge, them with full Power, "according to the King's Edicts, and "the Regulations made by the said "Mareschals on the 22th of August "1653. And to look to the Execution " of our Order for hindring such Per"fons to bear Arms who are not of the "Quality requir'd, or who have not

a Permiffion for it from us, or from "the King's Lieutenants in our Ab"sence. Enjoyning all Gentlemen " and others Professing Arms, to ac

knowledge the said Sieur N.. in this "Quality, and to obey him touching " and concerning the above faid Cafes,

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on pain of the Punishments express'd " in the King's Edicts; commanding "all Provosts, Bailiffs, their Lieute

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nants, Exempts, Greffiers and Archers "punctually to Execute all the Orders " of which the said Sieur N... fhall

give, to hinder the Consequences of " those Quarrels which happen in his "District; and to make all the re" quir'd and necessary Significations

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to feize on those who disobey the " King's Edicts, when they are order'd " so to do by the said Sieur N.. for the "Execution of our faid Order, and of "that againft bearing Arms; and in " general, to do all necessary Acts for "the Execution of the said Commif" fion; which we command the Sene"schal or Bailiff of.. or his Lieutenant " in the faid Court to register, " that they may have recourse to it " in Cafe of need. Given at.... the

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day and year.

INSTRUCTION

For the Captain of the Guards.

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E ought to look on his Employment in a Christian Spirit, and confider upon this, that it is the chief Means which GOD will make use of for his Sanctification; and that to workout his Salvation, he ought likewise to labour for that of those Persons who are subjected to him. To this he ought to give all his Application, and not to content himself with prescribing good Orders for his Company, but he must also make them be put in Execution; and an Acount be given to him from Week to Week, and even from Day to Day, on Occafions where it may be necessary; for otherwise all Regulations serve only to the Condemnation of those who make them, if they neglect to have them executed.

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HE must not receive any Trooper who is not a Catholick, for any Confi deration whatsoever; and before he gives the Bandoleer to those who are presented to him, he must inform himfelf as well as he can of their Manners, that he may not receive any notorioufly Vicious, But especially he must never receive any one of those who defire to enter themselves in the Troop only to escape Justice, and shun the Punishment of their Crimes. For this he ought to inform himself before he takes a new Trooper, whether there is any Judgment or Decree against him, in which Cafe he shall not receive him, unless it first appear that he has clear'd himself. And if he discovers that the said Troo per has not told him the Truth, he shall immediately cashier him. Neither should he receive any of those Knaves who only feek the Refuge of the Troop, that they may not be forc'd to pay their Creditors.

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HE shall not fuffer any Swearers, or Blafphemers, or any Persons convicted of Debauchery with Women, or any who are given to Quarrelling or Fighting; so that those who after their Reception are convicted of having any Commerce of Impurity, or of having fought a Duel, shall be Cashier'd without Remiffion; and as to Swearers and Drunkards, he shall chastise them with fome Punishment for the first time (as retrenching fome part of their Pay, which he shall bestow on the Poor) but when he perceives they make a a Habit of it, he shall cashier them.do

HE shall carefully take heed that every one live upon his Pay, and that they do no Violence either in executing their Orders, or at their Inns; and if any one is convicted of it, he shall immediately oblige him to make Restitution of what he has taken, and then he shall cashier him.