Die Mortis, 30. Matt, 1648, 
 
 £ an gj 
 
 lORDINANCEJ 
 
 <§» OF THE *&> 
 
 SLORDS and commons} 
 
 Ǥ} ASSEMBLED IN. 
 
 J PARLIAMENT: $ 
 
 S LONDON t 
 
 And Liberties thereof 5 *§> 
 
 ^ For the maintaining of the Forces raifed 
 X by Authority of Parliament. jr 
 
 Leaden. Printed by Richard Cotes , 1(548. 
 
Bie-> Mam } ^oMaii, 1648 . 
 
 Hereas by vertue of feverall Ordi- 
 . nances of parliament, dated the 
 
 Sixteenth of April’ 1646 * the 
 
 c , 1 647.2nd the Fourand twentieth 
 
 oi- Aprils 1648. divetsfumms. of money were appoin¬ 
 ted to be Aflefled and Colleded within the City of 
 London^ towards the raifing and maintaining of Forces 
 by the Authority of Parliament, for the defence ofthe 
 Kingdome. And whereas feverall, fummes Afleffed 
 within the City and Liberties thereof, are yet in Arrear, 
 and unpaid, by reafon of difaffedion to the Parlia¬ 
 ment, and feme other Obftrudlions, vV(. Upon'pre- 
 tenceof being unequally Rated; and others for want 
 of Aflurance that theThree Months remitted by an Or¬ 
 dinance of the Four and twentieth day of Dece/rJer now 
 laft paft fhall be allowed unto them, becaufe the time 
 A 2 thereis 
 
therein limited for the payment of the Six moneths 
 was elapfed before the Eftreats catnei forth for col¬ 
 lecting thereof: For the removing whereof, and 
 for the more {peedy getting in of the (aid Afrear.es 
 fo afleffed as aforefaiS; Be it Ordained by the Lords, 
 and Commons in Parliament affembled, and by Au¬ 
 thority of the fame. That the Collectors appointed 
 by the faid Ordinance of the Three and twentieth 
 of ftf/je, 1-647. ; -are. hereby authorized to,crolfe the 
 Rolls, arid thereby fiilfy mfckitgC ! ah' rudr^eflbns as 
 fball within Thirty dayes after the. pahing,ofthis 
 OfdrAanee, pay and fatteffe- to the; Kid> 
 
 mdheths of th'd Twdye ;m6ikt ; h9dSf^frea; : |i^ 
 to', bee alfefled by, the laid .lift recfc4d : |>?dir&R&g 
 according t(J tht Rites ifTdftd by the Deputy- Md 
 Gomrifort- COuhceR * men in their ffverall WaM§.« 
 AM that'the Oihtf'Thffie rribhths 
 diAihee of thi ■ Ron? aftii rfr&fyeth 
 is hereby remitted ah if payment had been made or 
 the firlt Six mdrtethS witnin the time ^herdift limited. 
 And for thd like fpiedy: 4 nd bettrergettirtfiiiofaU th? 
 Arrears dbe' upon dll dir any of the faid Ordinances 
 fo aflefled as afotc'faid , arid forthd removing of Ob- 
 ftruSiohs hindring the fame; Be it further Ordained 
 by th6 Authority aforefaid., that the Deputy arid 
 GommoH-Cbuncell-men for the .time being of the 
 feverall Wards within the Gity of London, and the 
 Libertties thereof; of any two 'or more of them 
 
 tB&r derail and-rlpttW Wards,'for .thc fevcraS 
 Taxes and Affeffinents fo made asiforefaid, to put the 
 Lid 
 
faidfeverall Ordinances in execution; Arid have power, 
 and. are hereby authorized to execute and. perform 
 all and every the Powers and Authorities comprifed. 
 in the faidOrdinahces, of arty of them, for, .and cori-- 
 ceming the. collecting arid levying of the faid Aflefs- 
 ments fo madeas aforefaid,in as full and ample man¬ 
 ner) to all intents and purpofes,. as. any of the Com - - 
 tnittee or Commiffioners iri th'e faid Ordinances flamed,- 
 Or any. of them,. might, or could doe or perform 
 the fame. , r And;,thati-ithe :faid Deputy and Commort- 
 Counccll-men ift their fevef all-and refpective Wards,. 
 or.anyt woof more of theta Ihall have power, andal-e. 
 hereby authorized to oall.the feverall Collectors within. 
 their refpe&ive PrecinCts, to accompt and to pfrufe- 
 their Eftreats, and- take notice who have paid; and; 
 who norland the reafofls given by them that have 
 not paid;;. Arid alfo to caufe the laid Collectors 
 from time tef time fo pay the faid Treafurers at War, 
 filch Moneys as are, and lhall bee in their hands.. 
 And it is further .Ordained by the authority aforelaid. 
 That! the Lord Major, and Aldermen of the' City of. 
 ■London for the time being, and Deputy I'dhnfon,Thomas 
 Neill} Iohn Qwfield,RichardChivertou, Edwin Browne , 
 Randall Baskervile, Humphry Board} John Event, Ste- ’ 
 fh'en Eflwich , Iohn H&tUp Deputy CToWesfmOs- Story, 
 Thomas Steed, Marke Hiljtey, Deputy Eyeth trick,Robert 
 VfynchfDcputy Adams ,Deputy Hawley ,Deputy Maurice - 
 G.phirig , Deputy Antrobits, George Wardf Colonell 
 MonwAring, Deputy B othby t Deputy Green, Edward 
 Vaughan, Thomos B lackwetl, Deputy Gamp eld, Thomas. 
 Knowles,Mathew Box,Roger Peele,Robert Dyeer,De^my. ■ 
 A 3 Babington, t 
 
ZabiitgtiM) Colon eft Hates, T)t$\xtyWhifwell,Wiilidm 
 • Batamn, Rdmrd.Weei, lohn'Coik, Thomas Dwney, 
 Jirihurluxon, William Rotven, or any fix of the laid 
 Aldermen and Commons lhall be and are hereby autho¬ 
 rized and appointed Commilfioners for the faid .feverall 
 Taxes and AlTdfements fo made as aforefaid,in the laid 
 City and Liberties thereof, to put the faid feverall Or¬ 
 dinances in execution :And;lhall have power,smdthey 
 arphereby authorized to remove fochobftruCtions as 
 they lhall bee informed, are not remedied by. the faid 
 refpediveCommitteejOf Deputy and ComfriOn-Coun- 
 cell-men before mentioned. And they are likewife here¬ 
 by authorized to execute arid, perforate all and every 
 tiie Powersand Authorities comprizedinthe faid Ordi¬ 
 nances or any.ofthem,for and concerning the collecting 
 and leavying ofthe faid Alfelfements^o made as afore- 
 laid, in as foil and ample.manner to all intents and pur- 
 ■pofes, as any the Committee or Commiffioners in the 
 laid Ordinances named, or any of them might or could 
 doe or perform the fame.. And in cafe thefaidCom- 
 miifipners.-of Aldermen arid Commons, lhall find any 
 perfons_ obftinately refuting the payment of their 
 Alfefiements, according to the limitations aforefaid, 
 and by their evil! examples become an incouragement 
 unto others todoe the like^and thereby Ihew their dif- 
 afie&ion to the Parliament, That then the faid Com- 
 mittec of Aldermen and Commons, or any fix 
 of them, lhall prefent the Names of fuch perfons fo 
 refofing and the feverall fummes by them in Arreare 
 according to the faid AflelTements ? And fuch other 
 forfeitures as are exprefled in the laid Ordinances, or 
 . .. any 
 
any of them incurrd,for non-payment thereof unto 
 the fcveraU Committees for Sequeftration of thefaid 
 City and Counties, where fuch perfon and perfons fo 
 refufing fhall have any Effete j And the faid Com¬ 
 mittee for Sequeftration are hereby authorized and'ap- 
 pointed to leavy fuch; fumme and fummes of money,, 
 as are fo prefented untothem to be unpaid by fuch per¬ 
 fon and perfons fo returned, together with fuch penal¬ 
 ties^ forfeitures, andiother charges, as by the Ordi¬ 
 nances of Sequeftration is limited and’appointed, and 
 that the faid Committee of Sequeftration fo leavying: 
 the faid monies,. retaining to- themfelves and their 
 Officers fuch allowance for the leavying thereof,; as 
 by thefaid refpe&ive Ordinances for Sequeftration is- 
 allowed unto them, , fhall pay the remainder unto Sir 
 lehn Wotthfton- Knight,, and the reft of the Treafu- 
 rcrs at Warre.. And it is alfo Ordained- 1 ,, and the 
 Treafurers at Warre are hereby authorized to pay 
 from time to time,, unto fuch Clerks and Officers as 
 fhall bee imployed in the faid fcrvice,fuch allowances? 
 as the Committee before named, fhall feverally and re- 
 fpeftivelyagreeupon and prefent unto the faid Treafu¬ 
 rers, not exceeding three pence inthe pound, forfuchi 
 monyes as fhall bee collected after the palling of this . 
 Ordinance *, And laftly. it is Ordained by the authority 
 aforefaid,that all and every.perfon and perfons that fhall. 
 z6t or doe anything byvertue of this Ordinance, fhall 
 befavedharmleffeandlndemgnified by Authority of 
 Parliament. 
 
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