10 Geo. IV. c. 6.

then the difference between his age and eighteen to be added to such seven, ten,
Mutiny Act.
[Part VII.
or twelve years, as the case may be] years, provided his Majesty should for
so long require my service, and also for such further term, not exceeding
six months, as shall be directed by the commanding officer on any foreign
station, and not exceeding three years, as shall be directed by any pro-
clamation of his Majesty; such additional period in the latter case to
determine whenever six months of continued peace, to be reckoned from
the ratification of any definitive treaty, shall have elapsed subsequent
to the expiration of the said [seven, ten, or twelve, as the case may be]
years."

FORM of CERTIFICATE to be given by the JUSTICE before whom a RECRUIT is attested for His Majesty's Service.

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of

do hereby certify, That
years old,
feet
cyes,

one of his Majesty's justices of the peace [or chief magistrate of

appearing to be

inches high,

complexion,

hair, came before me at

day of
and stated himself to be of the age of
one thousand eight hundred and
on the

years, and that he had no rupture, and was not troubled with fits, and
was no ways disabled by lameness, deafness, or otherwise, but had the
perfect use of his limbs and hearing, and was not an apprentice; and
acknowledged that he had voluntarily enlisted himself for the bounty of
to serve his Majesty, his heirs and successors, in the
commanded by

regiment of and did engage to serve [if the person is enlisting for unlimited service, the justice is to insert the words "until he should be legally discharged;"] and if the person enlists for limited service, then this blank to be filled up with "for the period of justice, with seven years for infantry, ten years for cavalry, and twelve years [This blank to be filled up by the for the artillery, if the person enlisting is of the age of eighteen years or upwards; but if under eighteen years, then the difference between his age and eighteen to be added to such seven, ten, or twelve years, as the case may be ;] provided his Majesty should for so long require his services, and also for such further period as his Majesty shall please to direct, not to exceed in any case three years, and to determine whenever six months shall have elapsed of continued peace subsequent to the expiration of the term of [seven, or ten, or twelve] years: And I do hereby certify, That in my presence the first and second articles of the second section of the articles of war against mutiny and descrtion, and the notice contained in the schedule annexed to the Act for punishing mutiny and desertion, were read over to him; and that he took the oath of allegiance and fidelity, and also the oath above set forth; and that he received the sum of on being attested; and that I have given to the said a duplicate of this certificate, signed with my

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name.

OATH of ALLEGIANCE and FIDELITY, to be taken by a RECRUIT enlisting for either His Majesty's or the East India Company's Service. troops or in the forces of the East India company, according as his being enlisted to serve either in his Majesty's Majesty shall think fit, do swear, That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to his Majesty, his heirs and successors; and that I will, as in duty bound, honestly and faithfully defend his Majesty, his heirs and successors, in person, crown, and dignity, against all enemies; and will observe and obey all orders of his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and of the generals and officers set over me: And that if his Majesty, his heirs or successors, shall please to appoint me to serve in the forces of the united company of merchants of England trading to the East Indies, then I swear, That I will also be true to the said united company, and

will duly observe and obey all their orders, and the orders of their generals and officers who shall be lawfully set over me.

CERTIFICATE to be given by the JUSTICE before whom a Recruit is attested, who has enlisted for the Service either of His Majesty or the East India Company.

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to wit.

peace of years, eyes,

on the

and

feet

one of his Majesty's justices of the
, certify, That
inches high,

hair, came before me at
day of

aged complexion,

one thousand eight hundred
and acknowledged that he had voluntarily enlisted
to serve either in his Majesty's

himself for the bounty of
army or in the forces of the East India company, according as his
Majesty shall think fit to order: And I further certify, That in my
presence
annexed to the Act for punishing mutiny and desertion, were read over
to him; and that he took the oath of allegiance and fidelity; and that he
received the sum of
on being
attested.

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OATH to be taken by a RECRUIT enlisting into the Eust India

Company's Service.

being enlisted to serve in the [infantry or artillery, as the case may be] of the East India company, do swear, That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to his Majesty, his heirs and successors; and that I will, as in duty bound, honestly and faithfully defend his Majesty, his heirs and successors, in person, crown, and dignity, against all enemies; and will observe and obey all orders of his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and of the generals and officers set over me; and I swear that I will also be true to the said united company, and will duly observe and obey all their orders, and the orders of their generals and officers who shall be lawfully set over me.

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FURTHER OATH to be taken by a RECRUIT enlisting into the
East India Company's Service.

do make oath, That I am (or have been, as the case
may be) [state occupation, if any, or state if none], and to the best of my
knowledge and belief was born in [state county, parish, or place, et cetera],
and that I am of the age of
years; and that I do not belong
to the militia, or to any regiment in his Majesty's service, or to his Ma-
jesty's navy or marines; and that I will serve the united company of
merchants of England trading to the East Indies, until I shall be duly and
legally discharged; [or if the recruit enlists for limited service, then insert
for the period of twelve years;] [if the person enlisting is of the age of
eighteen years or upwards, but if under eighteen years, then the difference
between his age and eighteen to be added to such twelve years, as the case may
be, and such period to be inserted instead of twelve years], provided the said
united company should so long require my service.

CERTIFICATE to be given by a JUSTICE before whom a Recruit is
attested for the Service of the East India Company.
one of his Majesty's justices of the peace
[or chief magistrate of

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10 Geo. IV. c. 6.

of

hereby certify, That years old,

] do

appeared to be

eyes,

the

feet
hair, came before me at
day of

inches high,

complexion,

on

the age of

and stated himself to be of years, and that he had no rupture, and was not troubled with fits, and was no ways disabled by lameness, deafness,

[Part VII 10 Geo. IV. or otherwise, but had the perfect use of his limbs and hearing, and was not an apprentice legally bound so as to prevent his enlisting, and acknowledged that he had voluntarily enlisted himself for the bounty of

c. 6.

to serve the united company of merchants of England trading to the East Indies, and did engage to serve for the period of [This blank to be filled up by the magistrate, either until discharged or for years, as in the preceding form of enlistment]: And I do hereby certify, That in my presence the

of the articles of war against mutiny and desertion, and the notice contained in the schedule annexed to the Act for punishing mutiny and desertion, were read over to him; and he took the oath of fidelity mentioned in the Act of the fiftieth year of his late Majesty King George the Third, and also the oath above set forth; and that he received the sum of on being attested; and that I have given to the said a duplicate of this certificate, signed with my`

name.

FORM of OATH to be taken by a MASTER whose Apprentice has absconded.

without my consent; and that to the best of my knowledge and belief

day of

abscond and quit my service

the said

is aged about

years. Witness my

day of

one thousand eight

"one thousand eight

FORM of JUSTICE'S CERTIFICATE to be given to the MASTER

of an Apprentice.

thousand eight hundred and

was by trade a

of

day of

one

and made oath that he

was bound to

serve as an apprentice to him in the said trade, by indenture dated the

day of

for the term of

said apprentice did on or about the

quit the service of the said

years; and that the day of abscond and without his consent, and that

to the best of his knowledge and belief the said apprentice is aged about

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years.

FORM of OATH of ATTESTATION of a COMMISSARY'S

ACCOUNTS.

do hereby make oath, That I have not applied any money or stores, or supplies, under my care or distribution, to my own use, or to the private use of any other person, by way of loan to such person or otherwise, or in any manner applied them, or knowingly permitted them to be applied, to any other than public purposes, and according to the duty of my office.

Sworn before me by the within-named
day of

PART VII.-CLASS III.

BILLETTING ACT.

10 Geo. IV. c. 9.-An Act for fixing, until the Twenty-fifth day of March One thousand eight hundred and thirty, the Rates of Subsistence to be paid to Innkeepers and others on quartering Soldiers.-[13th April 1829.]

10 Geo. IV. WHEREAS by an Act passed in the present session of Parliament, for

c. 9.

10 G. 4. c. 6.

Allowance for the Diet of

Non-commis sioned Officers and Soldiers, 1s. per Day.

Allowance for certain Arti

cles furnished in lieu of Diet and Small Beer.

punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters, it is (amongst other things) enacted, that officers and soldiers shall be furnished with diet and small beer, upon paying and allowing for the same the several rates that are or shall be established by any Act or Acts; and an option is given to innholders and others upon whom officers and soldiers are quartered and billetted, to furnish certain articles gratis in lieu of diet and small beer; and it is just and expedient that an adequate allowance shall be made and established for provision and other articles furnished to officers and soldiers: May it therefore please your Majesty that-it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That every noncommissioned officer and private soldier who shall be furnished with diet and small beer, within those parts of the United Kingdom specified in the said recited Act, by the innholders or other persons on whom such noncommissioned officers or private soldiers shall be quartered and billetted by virtue of this Act, shall pay and allow for the same the sum of one shilling per diem; and that for such allowance of one shilling, the innholder or other person shall furnish one meal, videlicet, a hot dinner, if required, in each day, to each non-commissioned officer, trumpeter, drummer, and private soldier quartered and billetted on him, to consist of such quantity of diet and small beer as have been or shall be specified and fixed in and by any regulations made or to be made from time to time by his Majesty in that behalf, but not to exceed one pound and a quarter of meat previous to being dressed, one pound of bread, one pound of potatoes or other vegetables previous to being cooked, and two pints of small beer, and vinegar, salt, and pepper; and that the accounts of the same shall be rendered, and payment thereof made, in like manner as is directed by the said Act.

II. And be it further enacted, That in case any innholders or other persons, on whom any non-commissioned officers or private men shall be quartered within the aforesaid parts of the United Kingdom, shall, by virtue of the said option in the said Act, furnish such non-commissioned officers or soldiers with the articles therein mentioned, in lieu of furnishing diet and small beer at the rates prescribed by this Act, such innholders or other persons on whom such non-commissioned officers or soldiers are quartered, and by whom the said articles shall have been so supplied, shall receive in consideration thereof one halfpenny per diem for each non-commissioned officer and soldier; which sum of one halfpenny per diem shall be accounted for and paid in like manner as is directed touching the rates aforesaid.