Billeting Act 1679

XXIX. Recital that several Officers and Soldiers who ought to have been disbanded pursuant to 30 C. II. c. 1. continued in Arms, &c.

Indemnity to such Officers and Soldiers,; on their disbanding pursuant to this Act.

And forasmuch as severall Officers and Souldiers who ought to have beene disbanded by vertue and in pursuance of an Act made in the Thirtyeth yeare of His Majestyes Raigne entituled An Act for granting a Supply to His Majestie of Six hundred nineteene thousand three hundred eighty eight pounds eleaven shillings and nine pence for disbanding the Army and other uses therein mentioned, did continue longer in Armes then the time therein limitted for their disbanding and some of them after such time limitted for their disbanding recruited and supplyed their respective Troops and Companies with Souldiers Bee it enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That all such Officers and Souldiers and every of them are hereby indempnifyed acquitted and discharged against the Kings Majestie His Heires and Successors and every of them of and from all Offences of which they may be charged for continueing in Armes as aforesaid or being mustred in any Troope or Company after their respective times for disbanding in the said Act limitted and alsoe for their illegall and undue Quartering or exacting Money for Subsistance or Quarters of or from any Inneholder Vintner Victualler Alehousekeeper or other Person or Persons whatsoever and none of the said Officers or Souldiers shall be at any time hereafter impeached in Body Lands or Goods for any thing by them done or executed contrary to the laste recited Act soe as such Officers and Souldiers doe disband and separate themselves according to the purporte true intent and meaneing of this Act.