0 wk U 2; >2 2 C) F1 $fi?¥gfiéaj OF EXPLANATION ~ A N D Further Enlal gement ofa former 0 ‘R D I 3% 11 N C 5 fl Made by the Iora’: and Common: Afigfizfiizfizfizfiz§®§zfizfiz§§ A AMWWWMWAMMW? . 3%: in Tarliamen’t far Segue/imtion g of Delinquents Eflates- 14% With an Oath for renOUncing of % .POPERE ' @ Aim , MC ii 1 Van; lo, wigmig’“ ~ @ A14 {141‘ 19 1 643. ORdered by'the Commons in Parliament afl‘eleed, That @1‘ this Ordinance be forthwi h Printed and Publifhed. @‘ H Eljyngc C137”. Parl. D ._Com. ’9' ‘ -AC *3? LONDON. ’@ G Printed for Lament: Blaikglm, and are'to be fold at fl ' 2% his Shop neer Temple-Brat. Aug. an 1 6 43. g; WWWW®W¢$®WW®®$®®DQ$% @; 1111111 11111 An Oréinanceof the Lords and Commons; in Parliament For explanatiOn ofa {01111121 _. Ora’mmzz‘efor [qua/Iranian qudinqaem: clinics. . u Lords and Commons in 91111111113111 ' for Seizing‘ and Sequellrmg the Eftates both Reall‘an‘d Perl'onall‘ of certain kindes of n0101ious Delinquems , Be it nowDe -clartd and Oxdained by the {11d 'Lords and Commons afl'embled That 111 thenum~ ber of fnch Delinquents and P21311115 who fliall come within the compafl'e of the { 31d former: 010i- name, and to all Intents and Purpofes to be pro- * ceedeci‘ againfl, ‘as notorious Delinquents 01 Pa- pifis cxprcfly delirribcd 1n the fiiid Ordmancefinll be reckoned and accounted, all [01:11 as voluntarily af'bfenting themi‘elvcs frOm the ufual places of thi- it abodes, or dwellings, Trade, Offices, or Imploy- meats, and have gone, or {ball go to any of the Fmgs Armies, or other Fetce‘s raifed 11111110111 con.- emf borh Hoofes of'Patl. and ha‘ve there conti- nued, or {ball there continue, and‘ {hall 1101 within ten days after Seizure 01 Seqaefiratton of their {1:- VéTall goods or eftat‘es, ‘01 Ray mettle of their 11cm by force of the ("aid Ordinance, which faid Sequo- {tracers aie he1eby tequned to do , £1qu fufficient A 2 caufe gfii'iiz.» - ”- _—.—..._-——«»~ _,_.,. eauf'e to be allowed by the Committee of the County,tCity,orPlace in which the {aid Seizure or Se ueflration,or Ray of Rents, is,or {hall be made, of, uch their abfence,going' , and continuing in any of the fai‘d Armies' or Forces: Andallfuch as fltal‘l- fraudulently imbezlejconcealpr convey away,all, or anypart of their goods,money,or ef’rate,without Valuabie confideration,or notbam’ifidé thereby pfre- , venting or avoiding the payméitof any taxes or Af- fefments laid upontthem by anyOr'dina-nce of both. _ Hou’es of Earl. or aoyrdiflrefie, orifeizurein cafe of non- payment the-tech;- or that‘af-ter any "fuch, Ta xor Afl'eflment laid on;them,coo-.ve,y themfel‘Ves away, or refufe to be fpoken iwitth ,. wherebyzany Tax on, Afleffmentlaid upon them by, Ordinance of both‘ Houfes. ofi Parliament cannot be executed upon them or- their eflates,aeeordiqg ,to the trtte meaning and purport thereof: or that .wittinglyor willing, 1y conceal or harbour any goodsor perfons ofDeg. ltnquentsmithinthis or. thefaid former Ordinance, " or that have ,, had .;any.r handitt the late; horrid «and- defpeerate Gonfpi'racy and Treafon of Waller; Temp; [ti-m , chaflzmr , and their, Confederates , “whether; they be alread‘y,pr hereafter {hall} be .Corzviéted tq be privie or confenting there'unto .(eieeept {why as; being-not yet convié‘ted {hall difcover and. confefl'e all that they know thereof, within the timedim‘itedll by both Houfes of Patliament, taxfuehyerfon roe. perfOns asare or {ball be agpqinted-to takefuch dig; cover ies and 'ConfefiiOns ) 9.33123? {hall floor mo»: left any per-{on or. perfons who. {hall have yeelded obedience oreonformitiemm the Orders. , 0rd}: ' ' . ' ' ‘ ‘ machete . ( 3 nances, or Commands of both Houfes of Parlira-Q ment, or have been, or {ball be imployed by autho- rity of bOth the {aid Houfes,£or-,or by reafon of any thing d'one , or to he done, in execution or perfor- mancetheteof , on that have wili‘inghy harboured any Popiih Priefis or Jefuites in their houfei or dwellings fince the 2 9"ofN0vember 164a . Or that {hall hereafter -’ {o -> harbout any : And all and every~.pe;rfon or pear-ions which at any- time hereto~ fore have-ibeen tconviéied of Popiih Recuiancy5;‘and {0 continue, on: that have been or {hill betherekoff Indié’ted‘_,},and inch their ' Indiflw‘ents removed by; Certioraryi',or'being not removed fliall" not Hiya??- - pearance and T’ravetfe be legally. difcharged’ ,‘ BE.“ fore Seizure or Sequeftration made of--the~ir goOc‘isi or efiates,ot flay ot their Rentabyforee of this , or; athe {aid former Ordinance , or: Sthatahaveé; been, at ~Mafle , at any time. within one- whole .yeer.‘ before the 2 .6 daywof : March 1643,. or"fliall‘lwnfe-afin‘g~ ter be at M affe s or whofe Children or Grand—chil-g‘i dren, or any-of them living in hou'fe with-them,- dr ' under their, or any of their Tuition and Gaver'n'.’ - ment , {hall be :btoughttup in the Popifliiieligiom ; and all»fu,gh.flfae§tfon‘s as beingof the age of at. ye'ers, or abovegfliall refufe'to take the oath hereafter ‘ex- ' ‘ prefl'etig which Oath anygwoor moreof the {aid Committees for S’equefltatién; in every Countie, City,or piace refpeCt’iVely, loti'any 2 Juflices of the: , Peace, or the Major, Bailifl‘s or other head:0fli‘c’er . afranwaityot Town-Congoratgflaallhave-power to adminifier to any fu'ch petan or perfons s The: ‘Tcn‘or of which Oath foiloweth5-z'n barmaid, viz .. i A 3 I 1103. 9...- i ____._,_ v 5“,. m «._._.—.—. 5 77 The 021th. ' .4. fl . Do ahjm'e and renounce the We‘ve: Sn. , ‘ premagie 4nd 'fluthorit} otter the , Cathalike Chur‘ch‘in Gmerttllmzd over. it?) Sol/(tho;TPérti'.T cularylnd I doheleev‘e that there it not may "Em-t. fithflantiation fizfthe' Sacrament of the Lord: Sup. perm in theElem‘ents of Bread 0 WinéaflerCan— flcrdtion thereof; [9} on) perflm what/better 5 find: Ida alfo heleeve‘, that there it not an) "Purgatory 5 Qt} that the Con/ecrated Had/Z, Cru'tifi xes-iorg [11:42 33;, ought ta.he’1vorjhipped,' or that an} floor/hip it». .5 » duetmt-o any ofthem5 Jud I alfo 5:12th that", ' Sahdtion cannot he Merite'd h} Work; ", din! at: @oflriny in affirmation «of the [aid ‘Pointt 5* I. do phjut'e and ”80141166,“ without any «eqtivccation, 4Menta-ILRefervatiozt , orfecret Eva/3m what/06 , . ' war , takhgtbeyord: 19y mafia/(er), according ’. to the cammtm ditd ufuall meaning of them. ' * ’ , " _ 'LSb‘helpmeGod. ~_ I j '2? , A" ’1‘ w “5"?" .- r 'z 5 . 5' l u _. ' ,. .\ g x 5 ’ ‘ r » ¢»_ , 5 .. . ’ s . . Y. , . N ‘ ., 4 ,1 .- ._ , ." I m - ~ '99- ‘ . 5% ’ m: .-.._ m :1 “ma. \3 “VF .N . _, ‘ _ t w s E. - I ' " . $.4M'wq” Shall forfeit as Papifls within this and the {aid for- ‘mer Ordinances , Land Seizure and Sequeftrationof . twothird parts of all their goods and eftates Re- ~ all and perfonall , and fa]: of fuch proportion of their goods {0 Seized and Se ueflredfiial be made, and their Rents and efiares diilpofed oflin fuch man- ner and proportion , and by fuch perfonsas by the {aid Ordinance of Sequefltations is appointed for Papil‘ts. ' .- i ‘1 '- And for the, better difcovety' of fuch Deliné- quents and Papifls, in this,- and the {aid former‘Or‘s d-inance defcribed, and oftheir‘citttess Be it fur-a . ther Ordained , by the {aid Lords and Commons, That over and befides the former power given by the {aid Ordinance of Sequeflrarion to tit-C perfons‘ trufled and imployed inth‘e {aid Service, the {aid Committees for Sequeftrationspr any two or more; A: of them refpetfiively , {hall have power further " hereby , to examine by Oath or Otherwiftgmlland ‘ . every pgrfon or perfons ( Other then the“ parties. themfelvcs‘ fo-decl‘aredv to be Dfili'nqgtents") that , , ‘ - probably may be able to difcov‘er fuch' Delinf- quents and Pap‘ifls,~or that may be trialled with, or privy to the keeping or concealing of the goods of e‘fta'tcsof any fuch'delinquent or Papii’t,or that {hill}; owe any thing to anytfuch delinquent or Papiitgand ‘ {rich as {hill refufe fo to be examinedmr to declare. the whole trueth therein, {0 fame as he ihall be {0 required , {hall‘be committed to fafe Cufi‘odie by- the {aid Committee ,- or'any two or more of them, imployed for their Examinations ., till lit: or they.- "{hall conform himgher, or themfclves. 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And that fuch perlon or perfons as flnll firfi finde . out and difcover to one or bOth Houles of Parlia- ment, orto any Committee authorized for this Ser- vice, or to any of their Agents or Oflicermny liich moneys,goods, debts, or eflates (it the fame be im- hezelled,eloyned', concealed, orconve—yed away, as aforefaid) , {hall do therein an acceptable fervice to the Common-wealth, and {hall have and re- ceive for his pains therein 1’; . d. in everyttwenty ‘flrillings', {o dif covered after Seizure or. {ale there- . of , made ', and receipt of the money arifing thereupon, or out of the Rents or eflate f0 difco‘ vered, the fame to be'paid unto him by the tea Tpeétive Committees, or Treafutters truflzed with , the moneysthatfliall be received upon the Sale; org-Proceed thereofi, without any further or o- ther Warrant, and {hallfurtherrecei-vervfueh-othet _. reward for his extraordinary fervice therein, as bythe {aid LO RD S and'C O M M O’NS {hall be further appointed and Ordered : And Tfora the more fpeedie and effeé’tuall Seizlire, and ’ obtaining polleflion of all [uch Debts, Goods, and \ eflatgs, as aforelaid , difcovered, or to be difco— were .. . _ : 3;;It is furthersOrdained , Thatover and he- Afidesthetpowergiven. by the {aid former Orfi dinanceforSeguellration , the feverallland re- fpefiive C O _M M I T TE E 8., appointed for this Service, or any two, or more of them, flrall hereby have Power to authoriZe their {e- sterall Colleaours , and Agents, imployed here-- in , to breake open all..,Loclr9, Bolts , Barres, Doorcs, . - (7) ‘ dores, or orher‘ firength whatfoever, where any lirch efiate s, moneys, or goods, are or [ball be, upon probable grounds made appeare to the {aid Committees or any two of them, and by them allowedin writing under S" ' their hands, to be provided that fome or one of the faid Committee, or the Solliciror, or Conflable, or fome Other known Oflic-er of that County or Place; and one other perfon' or perfons of credit and null be prefent at thedoing thereof; and it is further ordained, that an exaé’t Inventory,i_{ub{cribed by all their hands, be taken of all particulars .whatfoever, whichfl'rall be feized by vertue of thefé Ordinances : and one. part of the {aid Inventory in writing {0- fubfcribed , delivered to, the , owner or owners of the {aid money, goods, or eflates, ' Ororher things fo lnventoried, or to fame perfon trufled.‘.~wirh the keeping thereof. , And that where A any Rents,'Debrs,or Eflate pertaining to any Delin- quent or Papilt within this Or the faid former Ordi- nance for, fequefirationfhall be {band due , and, the _ Debtor refuferh or negledteth to pay the fame, upon ' any pretence whatfoe'ver, reafonable time being gch‘n to provide it, after it be come payable, and demand thereof made, the {aid Committees, their Colieétors or Other Agents whom they'fhall authorize thereunto lander, their hands inWritingflhall hereby have potter . todiit'r'ain‘e,“feize, carry away,and, lell fomnch of the , gOOds and eflate of every fuch perfon fo refufing 0r . negle&ing as aforefaid , as may fully {arisfie' the {aid ' Rents Orrother,chts,~,together with all-charges of fiifure,;removal‘l,:and fal’e of goods for {arisefaaionof the {aid Rents, or Debts: And- if any‘perfon or pet" , B ' fons ~L-Eit-34" ‘ r _ (8:) ,. {ens fhafiifland'out or forbeare to make payment of- any fumme or fummeslof money which'he or they: Ought to payby vertue of this or any Other Ordinance of bath Routes of Parliament whatfoever,made {Or-the» raifing of moneys, untilla diftrefle bee: taken for the! I» fame; that then he or: they (0 (landing ouaor for; bearing; {ha 11 v'p-vay fueh double changes for. all Inch .feim lures, re.movvea:il,~.and Cale of. their goods”, as the ‘ Com-- mittee or any two or» more of them refpeétiv‘ely; {Ba 1_ 1,; allow 01‘ appoint ;.the fame to bee levied‘and takem , out'of the goods/and eftates of fuchpelrfons- fo flan-v ' ‘ ding out or {Orbearing,‘by fuch as mali'z"ibe_~emplt)ycd‘ to difiraine fog and feize. the principallsfumme. Andi»? ’ ifanysperfonor perfons {hall undertake for-the forth» » eomm’ing o‘f any goods or eftate. at any time feizedgag’ by force of- thiso- or“ the fluid former Ordina'née,' Falls; and every the-{aid goods oref’tat’efli‘all be; particular- 1y Inventoried,-;and the Inventory. thereof figned andf {ubetibed by? three or more performs of credit, and aftet; given in to the Committee, undetwhom .thezpe‘rfbtis making the feizute {hali bce employed ~grand if it hurt: after happen, that any of the: faid goods or eflate bee imbezilled or-wanting,otbe denied or re’fufed, or not: delivered toithe raid refpeétive «Committee, or to their Eullefiors ,reqniriing the fame byt-ordet of the {aid-2 _;; COmmitt-ee, or anyxtwo ormere of them tefpeaiveiys} 1; that then the faid Committee, or fueh as they {hall arr- thetize thereuntofiaall haverp‘ower to feize, carry away» a r and fell {0 much 0f Inch undertaker: goods or. petfd-i nan eftates and profitsofhis Land‘srand Tenements,» as»: Pay; My. misfit {mite goosh or 93.3? f0 wanting: “ ifiibczifleé‘ .. huw~wuw~ ‘wé C 9") “ dertaiters goods or el’cate ('0 to be feized and fold, as the italid Gomm‘ittees,'or any two ormore of them, [hall rid ow. ». . ' - And for the better enabling of the n id feve‘mll C 0m- mittees,and their Agents,to make fale ofallluch goods "andeflates as are and (hail be by them feized,and are a p- pointed to be fold by this or the faid former Ordinance. It is further declared and ordained 5-that afterthe ap- portioning and fetting out of fome 'neceflary mainte- nance (if it be defired )’ for the wives and children of “fuch Delinquents whol‘e goods and 1: Rates are and (half *befeized (which allowance or maintenrnce the faid fe-é 'of them refpeé’cively, (hall hereby have pawer to make, *" {0, asthey allow not the wife and childrenOf one De- linquent above one fifth part of his goods and eftate f0. and Agents! to make fale ofthe re fidue or remainder of , the {aid goods by the Candle for ready moneys tobee paid at the delivery of the goods {0 fold,within ten dayes after the feizure thereof, givin nOtice of the faid fale in writing upon fome p0 5101' walles in the molt Open and eminent uplaces neare the place ‘of {ale two dayes before-the faid fale, due appraifment ‘ being firfi made thereof by two skilfull appraif'ors, . being men of form quality,and known integrity, from: . time to time to be chofen with the advice of the Solli— ‘icitor for {e queflrations, by the Committee trufied with B 2 the ”95:..- fitnbeiilledm't not delivered; and alfo l'o‘muChddfihle . . éeharges for the feizure,cartiage, and {ale 0f the faid “fl"- 5. 4 verall and re {peaive Committees;or any two or more ; ‘feizcd)they {hall authorize and re qu ire their Colleétors 4 s3. . ,r. 1‘ flat-— v; \ , Committees,- Sollicitor, or Treafu-rer of the fame- Co-umsiy, City, or place relpefiivelyland nor otherwife.’ : ordained-Altar the C ommittee of Lords and Commons ’ the matter hath firl-‘t beene certified under .the'hancls of (to) ‘ the fel‘zure and file of the {aid goods : which appraifi- ment {hall be made in the prefence offome ofthelfaid‘i And forthe more fpeedy difpatchhcreof, it is further . for fequeflrations {hall r cewe no information againfi the particular C (mmittee of any County, City, or, place for fequeflrations. in any caufe oFthts lundgrill , two or. more oltbc {aid refpeftive Committees by; whole Agents and Miniflets the goods. or eftate of ; the Delinquent were feized: Or in cafe the {bid , Committees refufe to certifie the fpeciall matter, or! . that. Otherwife Certificate cannor bee had.x And bee lit ordained, that honefl, able, and. fulficient' , Colleétors bee “appointed in every County, City,’ and place for this. fervice , and their negleéts or'det , faults be certified to-theHoufes, or to the Committee/ .; of Lords and Corn mons for 3-5 Cluefimimg' ' ' , And that all and every perfon and perlons , who {hall be employed in this l‘etvice, or lihall doe any thing. m purfuance. of this or the {aid former Ordinance- “for Sequefirations, {hall therein have the. .proreétion . . ofboth Houfles of Parliament for theirlma’empnla‘ ty, and bet: held and. efletmed as, perfons doing an. acceptable fervi-ce to. the Common-wealth. And it is lurther ordained , that every C ollec-‘I’tor within every County,Cityand place refpeéfivelyyiho {hall receive any moneys in kmde, or mke fale of apyguods, flmlldelivettthe moneys (0 received or rai-~ fedt mi . ‘ fed by faies,to the Committee fork-queflrations 'with: . 4 in the {aid C ounty ,v C iiy,or place, where fuch moneys {hall bC'YCCCiVS‘d, or-totuch Treafuret as they {hall‘ap- . - point, or Other perfon :mthOtized to receive thefame Within-{even dayes-th after the {aid Colleétors re- ceit thereof, upon pain: of forfiture of twelfe pence ., for every, twenty fhillings, received or. levied by file as \aforc {aid , and remaining in his, or their! bands, which ; Committee or Treafuret, (hall, take order for the - fate {ending of all, and every fumme fo received to the Tteafuret at Guild-Hall in London appointed For: this purpofe, Monthlypr more-often,“ they (“hail bee thereunto required by the faidTreafu-rors at Guilds Halmr by the {aid Committee oprrds and Commons for Sequeflrations, or by the Committee of Lords and Commons for advance of moneys; ”and that the feve- rall Committees, Colleétors,and Treafutets refpeétive- 1y, (hall have power to give acquittanees- and dif- charges flor the fevetall fums by them received, which . - {hall bee fnfiicient difcbarges to the parties concerned in that-be‘halfe. . , , . And it is further ordained and declared, That Mai’tet Habfon, Mailer Bernardiflan ,1 Maftet Hill ,‘and Mallet Samuel'Aoer}, Citizens of London, {hall bee and are hereby appointed, and authorized to be Treafuters at ‘ Guild-,Hall London,to receive all moneys raifed and to be Viaifed won, or by venue of this ,1 or the faid former Ordinance far Sequeflrations, and {hall make entries thereof in faire books to be provided for that purpofe,as alfo of the na In;3 s of the perfons,fr0m whet}: . 9, ‘ 54,: at a: W I - (fl) a sand the time when they receive the fame; and of; 7‘ their dishurfexnents . and payments out; for which . , -theirTpaineslandfetvice, they {hall'have ’thteepence‘ ' :inl‘every pound, which they (hall. lb receive td be" debated out of the ffaid fummes received. . And it isfu'rthet ordained that no Treafurers ttu-’ :fied With anypatt‘of the fa‘id moneys , {half ill'ue on: ' any of the laid moneys by way of payment, 'loane, or , ‘ ,. ,. otherwife, ( exceptias-in this Ordinance is appointed -); otherwil‘e then and in lhoh manner as is ’direéied by; fotmer Ordinance for i‘lfuing’ out ofmon‘ey 3x and "for; the mole exaé’c’ and "petfeét keeping of all accomptg“ , touching the .premilres; it is yetfurther ordained, that every: Collector {hall from time to time, mike and ‘ ikcep a-furc and-perfect InVemary of all and everythe money‘s, goods, and efiates by him feized, a-nOthet of - the'fale Ctr-other difpol’all thereof ;' hoch of which {hall ' ; vbe {ubfcribed under the hands Of two or more perfons’ ' " Of credit thatwere prefent at the {aid feizures or (ales, ’ :befides his own, and that he make and ingroffe a daplia ,catc’theteof in parchmentfairly writte n,~one part whet-1 of he {hallileave‘with theparticular Committee, under which he is employed 5 and the Other part after exami- nation th‘eteofihe {hall deliver‘to the Sollicitor for that place, who {hall tranfmit the lame to the Committee ; of LOtds and Commons for advance of money fubfcri— . bed by the {aid Sollicitor,and Colleétorand two of the ' _ faid particular Committee ofthe‘place from whence it is tranfmitted , all which aCcounts and duplicats (hall .1 :be made and lent 11p to London in fuch manner and lo often , (13) ‘ often asthe {aid COmmittee of Lords and Commons ' {0} advance ofmoney,lfhall from time to time order and appoint : Provided always, and be it Ordained , that it {hallbe iawfull for-the refpeflive Committes for fe- quefirations, or any two or moreof them to accept of ready mony» for the goods of the {aid Delinquents or. Papifis, or any of them which {hall or are to be feized according to the value thereof-'5‘ in leiw and fatis- faétion of the fa id goods,afid "theteu port the feizurefand {equefiration,asto the fame,,tobp difqhat d ‘ ‘ ‘ And beeit ordained that “if anyapet t-eihallwit? ‘ tingly o'r willingly “conceal;,anh‘atbout-'anyvof the . geods of any Delinquents‘ Withinékfiis-Ot the faid former Ordinance (he knowing {och perfon to be a De. linquent) ith’atthen {Och perfons.~fltallJfOrfeittreblev the value thereof, to be leVie‘d upon'himntheirigoods; and efiates,by the {aid refpeétive Committee or Se’quej: flratots', Qttany'two or motef-ofthem, 0t theirs-agents", tOthe ufes appointed byfth‘e faid Ordinances for De; linqtlents Efiates.‘ W - ~. 1 - ,. in. <4" ; ‘ ‘ ._ . "‘5': . FINISMh 3.4.;- 7 ' 1 ‘3 iii if AW]? 19 I943 Ordered by t!» C ommom in Parliament aflémbled, That tbi: Ordinance be: forthwith primed andpué f, ltflred . H .Elfynge Cler.Parl. 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