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A82418 An Act for setling the militia within the hamblets of the Tower of London. Thursday, July 14. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of Parliament. England and Wales. 1659 (1659) Wing E1074; Thomason E1074_12; ESTC R208306 4,125 11

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AN ACT For setling the MILITIA Within the Hamblets of the Tower of LONDON Thursday July 14. 1659. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament LONDON Printed by John Field and Henry Hills Printers to the Parliament And are to be sold at the seven Stars in Fleet-street over against Dunstans Church 1659. AN ACT For setling the MILITIA Within the Hamblets of the Tower of LONDON BE it Enacted by this present Parliament and the Authority thereof That the Lieutenant of the Tower for the time being Sir Henry Vane Solomon Smith Lieutenant Colonel John Miller Maurice Thompson Thomas Hubert William Northy William Wormell William Hobson Richard Loton William Warren William Page Esqs Captain Chamberline Edward Anslowe Mark Mortimer Francis Revnolds Abraham Jesson Thomas Nash Benjamin Andrews Foulk Wormelayton Captain Arthur Bayliffe Robert Wakelin John Hoxton Aaron Jones Major Kerlebeter John Brookhaven William Greensmith James Dunteer John Sowdin William Meacomb William Bourn Thomas Dry Anthony Touchin Captain Swanley John Limbrey Colonel Rowe Josias Berners Alderman Mark Hildsley Doctor Trigg Hamond Brend John Adis Osmond Coppin and Lieutenant Colonel Cutlit be and are hereby constituted and appointed Commissioners for the Militia within the Hamblets of the Tower of London And that they or any Seven or more of them shall have power and are hereby authorized to assemble and call together all and every such well affected person and persons within the said Hamblets as are me●t and fit to bear Arms and them well and sufficiently from time to time to cause to be Armed Arrayed and Weaponed and to Form into Companies Troops and Regiments and to Lead Conduct and Imploy or cause to be Led Conducted and Imployed as well within the said Hamblets as within and into any other places of this Common-wealth for Suppressing of all Insurrections Rebellions and Invasions that may happen to be and to Fight with Kill and Slay such Enemies and Rebels as they shall finde in Arms against this Common-wealth And further to Act and Do according as they shall from time to time receive Directions from the Parliament or Council of State by the Parliament appointed or to be appointed And that the said Commissioners or any Seven or more of them shall have power and authority to present to the Parliament or Council of State the names of such person and persons having respect to the Qualifications declared by the Parliament as they shall think fit to be Colonels Lieutenant Colonels Majors Captains and other Commission Officers of the said persons so to be Armed Arrayed and Weaponed Which persons so to be presented and approved of by the Parliament or Council of State shall have Commissions Signed by the Speaker of the Parliament as the Officers of the Army have and being so Commissionated shall have power to Train Exercise and put in readiness and also to Lead and Conduct the persons so to be Armed Arrayed and Weaponed by the directions and to the intents and purposes aforesaid And for the providing Horse Arms and the Furniture thereunto belonging for the Arming and Weaponing the persons aforesaid And also for the Defraying and Paying the necessary Charges thereunto belonging Be it further Enacted that the said Commissioners or any Seven or more of them have hereby Power and Authority to Assess and Charge all and every such person and persons inhabiting and residing within the said Hamblets or who have any Estate within the same proportionably according to their estates there as are or shall be fit and meet to be Assest and Charged for the purposes aforesaid for and towards the finding furnishing and providing maintaining and having in readiness one or more Horse or Horses Arms or other Furniture according to the several Estates and abilities of the person so to be Assest and Charged Provided That no one Person not having an Estate of the clear value of three thousand pounds of which the said Commissioners are to be Iudges be Charged or Chargeable with an Horse Arms and the Furniture thereunto belonging and that no one person not having an estate of the clear value of four hundred pounds of which also the said Commissioners are to be Iudges be charged or chargeable with a whole foot Arms and the furniture thereunto belonging Provided nevertheless And be it Enacted That all and every person or persons having an Estate of the clear value of one hundred pounds and under the said value of four hundred pounds be chargeable by the said Commissioners for and towards the finding and providing of Drums Colours Powder Match and Bullet so that such charge upon any one Person exceed not the Sum of twenty shillings And be it further Enacted that if any person or persons so to be Assessed or Charged by the said Commissioners shall refuse or neglect by the time to be appointed by the said Commissioners to Provide and furnish such sufficient Horse Horses Arms and other furniture or to pay such Sum or Sums of money towards the providing and furnishing as aforesaid That then it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Commissioners or any Seven or more of them to inflict a penalty upon such person and persons not exceeding twenty pounds and also by Warrant under their hands and Seals to commit such person and persons so refusing or neglecting to Prison there to remain without Bail or Mainprize till he or they shall conform thereunto and pay such penalty so inflicted as aforesaid or else by like Warrant to Levy such Sum or Sums of Money or the value of such Horse or Horses Arms and Furniture and such penalty inflicted by Distresse and Sale of the Goods of the person or persons so neglecting or refusing rendring the overplus to the party so distrained all necessary Charges in Levying thereof being first deducted And be it further Enacted that if any person or persons so to be Armed Arrayed and Weaponed shall detain or imbezle his Horse Arms or other Furniture wherewith he shall be intrusted That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Commissioners or any Seven or more of them to imprison such person and persons till he or they have made satisfaction for the Horse Arms or other Furniture so by him detained or imbezled and also that if any person so to be Armed Horsed or Weaponed as aforesaid shall not appear and serve compleatly furnished with the Horse Arms and other Furniture wherewith he is intrusted at the Beat of Drum Sound of Trumpet or other summons That then and so often it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Commissioners or any five of them if the default be in the person or persons so intrusted to imprison such person or persons for the space of five days without Bail or Mainprize or inflict a penalty if a Horseman not exceeding twenty shillings and if a Footman not exceeding ten shillings to be paid down without delay
or forbearance And if any person or persons so assessed or charged as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to deliver his Horse Arms and other Furniture upon such Summons or other notice as aforesaid That then it shall and may be Lawfull to and for the said Commissioners or any five or more to inflict a penalty not exceeding five pounds to be Levied by distress and sale of the Goods of such person persons so refusing as aforesaid rendring the overplus to the party distrained necessary charges for Levying being first deducted And for the better discovery of the ability of the persons to be assessed and charged and of all misdemeanors tending to the hindrance of the service aforesaid the said Commissioners or any three or more of them are hereby enabled to examine upon Oath such person and persons as they shall judge necessary and Convenient And for the better and more speedie execution of the Premises Be it further Enacted And the said Commissioners are hereby required to appoint such and so often General meetings of themselves as they shall think fit and at such General meetings to appoint one or more Treasurer or Treasurers for receiving such money as shall be Levied by vertue hereof of all which Receipts and disbursements thereof the said Treasurers and Receivers are every six Moneths to give their Accompt in writing to the Parliament or Council of State And be it further Enacted That the said Commissioners or any Seven or more of them shall and may Summon all and every Treasurer and Treasurers of any former Committee or Commissioners for the Militia within the Hamblets aforesaid or any other person or persons who by vertue of any Authority of Parliament or otherwise are possest of any Sum or Sums of Money Arms or Ammunition in relation to the said Militia and to require them and every of them forthwith to pay every such Sum and sums of Money and deliver such Arms and Ammunition remaining in their hands aforesaid to such person or persons as the said Commissioners appointed by this Act or any Seven or more of them shall appoint and in case of non-payment and delivery of such Arms and Ammunition to Levy the same Money and value of the said Arms and Ammunition by Imprisonment of the person or by distress and sale rendring the overplus to the party distrained All which Moneys so Levied and Received and all such Arms and Ammunition as aforesaid to be delivered are to be imployed for carrying on of the said service and at such General meetings the said Commissioners are to divide themselves in such proportions and numbers as they shall judge convenient and into such divisions as may most tend to the speedy and effectual advancement of the service And for the better securing of the Peace of this Common-wealth Be it further Enacted and Ordained And the said Commissioners or any Seven or more of them are hereby enabled and Authorized from time to time by Warrant under their hands seals to imploy such wel affected person or persons as they shall think fit of which a Constable for the time being within his respective Hamblet to be one in the day-time to search for and seize all Arms and Horses in the custody or possession of any Popish Recusant or other person that hath been in Arms against the Parliament or that hath adhered to the Enemies thereof or any other person whom the said Commissioners shall judge dangerous to the Peace of this Commonwealth and with such Arms and Horses to Arm such well affected persons as they shall think fit or otherwise to secure such Arms and Horses for the use of the Commonwealth to which purpose the persons so to be imployed are hereby Authorized and required to enter into the House or Lodging of any such person as aforesaid and there to search for seize and take away such Arms and Horses as they shall finde and thereof from time to time to give accompt to the said Commissioners And be it further Enacted That all high Constables Petty Constables and other Officers and Ministers within the said Hamblets be and are hereby required to be aiding and assisting to the said Commissioners in execution of the Premisses and that all and every Person and Persons who shall Act or Do any thing in execution thereof shall be saved harmless and Indempnified by Authority of Parliament And be it further Enacted That it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Commissioners or any Seven or more of them to impose the finding and providing of Horse and Arms as aforesaid by joyning two three or more persons together in the Charge as to their Iudgements shall appear most conducible to the service of the Common-wealth Provided That this Act shall continue in Force until the First day of March One thousand six hundred fifty nine and no longer Thursday 14. July 1659. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament