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 141 THE LAWS AND ACTS c E Paft in the THIRD Of the S E C O N D O N P A R LI AMENT* Of Our Mofi High and Dread Soveraign , H T A H E JL_s J • SECOND. S By the Grace of G OD, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith. Begun at Edinburgh, from the ii. oijune, to the 11. of September, 16 jz. By his Grace, John 'Duke of Lauderdale, Marque fs <j/*Marche , Earl of Lauderdail, Vifcount Maitland, Lord Thirleftane , Muffelburgh and Bolton , f$c. His MAJESTIES Qommijfwner, &c. I. x^A C T for Settling the Militia. Edinburgh, the x^. oijune, 16 jz. t , H E Kings Majefty confidering, that the Honour and Security of this His Ancient Kingdom are much concerned in the right ordering and fettle- ing of the Militia within the fame : Which being a Service and Imploy- ment of fo great Truft, t- "is Majefty Refolves to take fpecial notice thereof ; and as He will give all due encouragements to thofe who mall be imployed therein , fo He will expect , and require from them an exact performance of the duties and fervices incumbent to them in their feveral ftations. And therefore His Majefty , with advice and confent of His Eftates of Parliament , Doth hereby Declare , Statute and Enact , That all fbch perfons who lhall be enrolled and admitted in this truft of the Militia , fhall be entirely referved lor that imployment ; and during their fervice in it, lhall be freed and exeem'd from all other Levies whatfoever. And rhat the perfons imployed may be fuitable to , and qualified for fueh a truft , It is alfo hereby Statute and Or- dained , That all the Officers in the Militia, be perfons well affected to the Religion and Government of the Church, as it is now eftabliihed by the Laws of ti»is Kingdom : And that all the Officers and jSouldiers, to Horfe or Foot, lhall, at the firlt Rendevous of each Regiment or Troup, where they fhall 'be prefent, Take the Oath of Allegiance, which is hereby Ordained to be adminiftred unto them, by the chief Officer commanding upon the place. And if it lhall happen any of them to refuie the fame, S 3 That