Regulating Religion and Morality in the King's Armies, 1639-1646 (History of Warfare, V. 22)

This book documents the commitment of the commanders of Charles I’s armies to religious observance and moral discipline. Through a close textual analysis of printed military regulations, royal proclamations, and injunctions, a long tradition of British military regulation is outlined and developmental patterns of influence in the orders are traced. In these sources, swearing, drunkenness, fornication, and duelling, as well as attendance at prayers and sermons were perennial concerns and it may be necessary to re-examine the stereotypical image of the Cavalier. The official foundation of the British Army Chaplains' Corps is finally identified and shown to belong in the Royalist army. Many details about attitudes to and the status of women in the King's armies are provided. CONTENTS 6 List of Tables 8 List of Appendices 10 Introduction 12 PART ONE REGULATING RELIGION AND CHRISTIAN MORALITY IN THE KING’S ARMIES BEFORE 1642 34 CHAPTER ONE Early English Orders 36 CHAPTER TWO The First Bishops’ War 55 Arundel’s Orders of 1639 55 CHAPTER THREE The Second Bishops’ War: 1640 to 1641 85 Northumberland’s Orders of 1640 85 Holland’s Orders of 1641 109 PART TWO REGULATING RELIGION AND CHRISTIAN MORALITY IN THE KING’S ARMIES DURING THE CIVIL WARS 114 Establishing the Texts 116 CHAPTER FOUR The Civil War: 1642 131 His Majesty’s Orders of 1642 131 Newcastle’s Orders of 1642 144 CHAPTER FIVE The Civil War: 1643 to 1643/4 162 Proclamation, June 12, 1643 163 His Majesty’s Orders of 1643/4 174 CHAPTER SIX The Civil War: 1644 to 1645 211 Proclamation of April 8, 1644 211 Injunctions of November 1645 218 CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusion 245 Appendices 252 Bibliography 264 Index 278 A 278 B 278 C 278 D 279 E 279 F 279 G 279 H 279 I 280 J 280 L 280 M 280 N 280 O 280 P 280 R 281 S 281 T 281 U 281 V 281 W 281 Y 282 "This book documents the commitment of the commanders of Charles 1's armies to religious observance and moral discipline. Through a close textual analysis of printed military regulations, royal proclamations, and injunctions, a long tradition of British military regulation is outlined and developmental patterns of influence in the orders are traced. In these sources, swearing, drunkenness, fornication, and duelling, as well as attendance at prayers and sermons were perennial concerns and it may be necessary to re-examine the stereotypical image of the Cavalier. The official foundation of the British Army Chaplains' Corps is finally identified and shown to belong in the Royalist army. Many details about attitudes to and the status of women in the King's armies are provided."--BOOK JACKET Many talk about the religious fervor of Parliamentarian supporters during the English Civil Way, says Griffin, but none have produced a corresponding portrayal of religion among Royalists. She challenges the orthodoxy that Protestants had a monopoly on religion and piety, drawing from the printed English military orders of Charles I aimed at regula