{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutiny-act-1690/section-XVII",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutiny-act-1690/section-XVII.json",
  "legislation": "aep/WillandMarSess2/2/6",
  "legislation_title": "Mutiny Act 1690",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutiny-act-1690",
  "path": "section/XVII",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "XVII",
  "heading": "Recital of Petition of Right.",
  "text": "Reasons for passing this Act.; Constables, &c. may quarter Soldiers in Inns, &c.; but not in private Houses.; Actions at Law in such Case. Military Officers deterring Mayors, &c. from performing their Duty,; cashiered.\nAnd whereas by the Petition of Right in the Third Yeare of King Charles the First it is Enacted and Declared That the People of this Land are not by the Laws to be burthened with the Sojourning of Souldiers against their Wills And by a Clause in one Act of Parlyament made in the One and thirtyeth Yeare of the Raigne of King Charles the Second For Granting a Supply to His Majestie of Two hundred and six thousand foure hundred and sixty two pounds seventeene shillings and three pence for Paying and Disbanding the Forces It is Declared and Enacted That noe Officer Millitary or Civill nor any other Person whatsoever shall from thenceforth presume to Place Quarter or Billet any Souldier or Souldiers upon any Subject or Inhabitant of this Realme of any Degree Quality or Profession whatsoever without his Consent and that it shall and may be lawfull for any such Subject and Inhabitant to refuse to Sojourne or Quarter any Souldier or Souldiers notwithstanding any Command Order Warrant or Billeting whatsoever But forasmuch as at this present time there is a Rebellion in Ireland and a Warr against France whereby there is occasion for the Marching of many Regiments Troops and Companies in severall Parts of this Kingdome towards the Sea Coasts and otherwise Bee it further Enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That for and dureing the continuance of this Act and noe longer it shall and may be lawfull for the Constables Tythingmen Headburroughs and other Chiefe Officers and Magistrates of Cities Townes and Villages and other Places in the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede and for noe others to Quarter and Billet the Officers and Soldiers in Their Majesties Service in Inns Livery Stables Alehouses Victuallinghouses and all Houses selling Brandy Strong Waters Cyder or Metheglin by Retaile to be Drunke in their Houses and noe other and in noe Private Houses whatsoever Nor shall any more Billets at any time be Ordered then there are effective Soldiers present to be Quartered And if any Constable Tythingman or such like Officer or Magistrate as aforesaid shall presume to Quarter or Billet any such Officer or Soldier in any Private House without the Consent of the Owner or Occupier in such Case such Owner or Occupier shall have his or their Remedy at Law against such Magistrate or Officer for the Damage that such Owner or Occupier shall sustaine thereby And if any Military Officer shall take upon him to Quarter Soldiers otherwise then is limited and allowed by this Act or shall use or offer any Menace or Compulsion to or upon any Maiors Constable or other Civill Officer before mentioned tending to deterr or discourage any of them from performing any part of their Duty hereby required or appointed such Military Officer shall for every such Offence being thereof Convicted before any two or more Justices of the Peace next adjoyning by the Oath of two credible the Witnesses and the said Justices Certificate thereof to the Judge Advocate who is hereby obliged to certifie the same to the next Court Martiall upon such Certificate be deemed and taken to be ipso facto cashiered",
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  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:25:53.726937+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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