Mutiny Act 1692

XXVII. Justices may order Constables to provide Carriages.

Rates of Carriages to be paid down; Officer forcing Carriage to travel too far; or suffering Soldiers, &c. to ride; or forcing Persons to provide; Penalty £5.

And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid for the better and more regular provision of Carriages for their Majesties Forces in their marches in this Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwick upon, Tweed That all Justices of the Peace within their several Counties Ridings Divisions and Liberties being duely required thereunto by an Order from his or her Majesty shall as often as such Order is brought and shewn unto one or more of them (by the Quarter-master Agent or other Officer of the Regiment Detachment Troop or Company then marching) issue out his or their Warrants to the Constables or Petty Constables of the Division Riding Liberty or Hundreds next adjacent requiring them to make such provision of Carriages as is mentioned in the said Warrant allowing them sufficient time to do the same that the neighbouring parts may not always bear the burthen And the aforesaid Officer or Officers who by virtue of the aforesaid Warrant from the Justice of the Peace do demand the Carriage or Carriages therein mentioned of the Constable to whom the Warrant is directed is and are hereby required att the same time to pay down in hand to the said Constable the sum of Eight pence for every mile any Wagon with five Horses shall travel loaden and the X1 sum of Eight pence for every mile any Waine with six Oxen or four Oxen and two Horses shall travel loaden and the sum of Six pence for every mile any Cart with foure Horses shall travel loaden and so in proportion for lesser Carriages And if any Military Officer or Officers for the use of whose Troop or Company the Carriage was provided shall force and constraine any Wagon Waine Cart or Carriage to travel more then one days journey or shall not discharge the same in due time for their returne home or shall suffer or connive att his or their Soldiers or Servants (except such who are sick or wounded) or any Women to ride in the Wagon Waine Carts or Carriage aforesaid or shall force any Constable or Petty Constable by threatning and menacing words to provide Saddle Horses for themselves or Servants or shall force Horses from the Owners by themselves Servants or Soldiers shall for every such offence forfeit the Sum of Five pounds proof thereof being made upon Oath before two of their Majesties Justices of the Peace of the same County or Riding who are to certifie the same to the Pay-master General of Their Majesties Forces who is hereby required to pay the aforesaid sum of Five pounds. according to the Order and appointment under the Hands and Seales of the aforesaid Justices of the Peace who is hereby impowered to deduct the same out of such Officers Pay.

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: like O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]