An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, : for raising and maintaining of forces for the defence of the kingdom, under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight, who is hereby constituted and ordained commander in chief. 15. Febr. 1644. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com | Collections | The Huntington