August, 1648.
[23 August, 1648.]
The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, taking
Notice of the Defect in the Ordinance of the 21th of August
Instant, for the Execution of Martial Law, by the Lord Admiral;
for the Supply of the said Defect in that Ordinance, do order
and ordain, and it is hereby Ordered and Ordained, That the
Lord Admiral, with his Council of War commissionated by his
Commission under his Hand and Seal, be, and are hereby,
authorized to agree upon such Laws and Ordinances as are
mentioned in the said Ordinance of the 21th of this Instant, for
Trial of Offenders by Martial Law; and the same to put in
Execution accordingly.