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An act for setling the militia for the City of London, and liberties thereof. Thursday, July 7. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament.
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AN ACT For setling the MILITIA FOR The City of London and Liberties thereof Thursday July 7. 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 FOR The City of LONDON and Liberties thereof BE it Enacted by this present Parliament and the Authority thereof That Alderman Ireton Lord Mayor and the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the City of London for the time being Major Richard Salwey Major General Philip Skippon Isaac Penington Esq Alderman Atkin Alderman Andrews Alderman Foot Alderman Fowke Alderman Dethick Alderman Titchburne Alderman Thomas Allen Alderman Thompson Alderman Milner Alderman Love Alderman Vincent Alderman Laurence Alderman Anthony Bateman Mr. Nicholas Gold Mr. Samuel Moyer Colonel John Okey Mr. Theophilus Biddulph Colonel Owen Roe Colonel Matthew Sheppard Lieutenant Colonel John Fenton Mr. Praise-God Barebone Mr. Henry Brandrith Mr. John Jackson Captain Kiffin Captain Henry Par Mr. Humphry Cliffe Captain John Marriot Mr. William Jelly Captain Ostler Captain Robert Mallory Mr. Nicholas Skinner Stephen Iles Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doiley Major Thomas Randall Major Blunt Sadler Mr. Joseph Sibley Mr. James Rand Colonel John Owen Colonel William Webb Mr. Robert Offley Mr. Thomas Benson Mr. Hugh Mason Mr. Edward Raddon Mr. Slingsby Bethell Mr. Leppington Captain Blenner Hassel Richard Downes Captain William Meade Captain Nicholas Roberts Mr. Nicholas Juxon Mr. Edward Bushel Mr. William Dashwood Mr. George Coney Major John Childe Methusa Turner William Smith Richard Eccleston William Zanckey Major Robert Russel George Gospright Samuel Southen Deputy Campfield William Allin Lieutenant Colonel Robert Price Lieutenant Colonel Foach Lieutenant Colonel John Mew Captain Thomas Bourn Captain Stephen Hemberey Captain Oram Major William Clement Thomas Arnold Esq Henry Barton Mr. Joseph Holden Captain John Owen Major Jervase Blackwell Captain Edward Storey Mr. Abraham Babbington Mr. James Hughes Richard Arnold Mr. Clement Ireton Mr. John Lawson Mr. William Harrington Lieutenant Colonel William Puckle Richard Waring Esq William Pennoyer Esq Robert Barret Nathaniel Manton Mr. _____ Ross Colonel Gower Captain John Hinde Mr. Richard Baker Colonel George Langham Mr. John Langley Mr. Alexander Lawson Captain Mark Coe and Mr. Thomas Lenthall Be and are hereby constituted and appointed Commissioners for the Militia of the City of London and the Liberties thereof And that they or any Seven or more of them shall have power and are hereby Authorised to assemble and call together all and every such well affected person and persons within the said City and Liberties thereof as are meet 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 City and Liberties thereof as within and into any other Places of this Commonwealth 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 Commonwealth and further to act and do according as they shall from time to time receive directions from the Parliament or the 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 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 of Horse and 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 City and Liberties thereof or who have any Estate within the said City or Liberties thereof proportionably according to such Estates there as are and 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 Persons to be Assessed 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 and 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 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 Lawfull 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 Armes 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 or other Furniture upon such Summons or other notice as aforesaid That then and so often it shall and may be Lawful to and for the said Commissioners and any five or more of them to inflict a penalty not exceeding five pounds to be Levyed by Distress and Sale of the Goods of such person and 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 hinderance of the service 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 speedy execution of the premisses Be it further Enacted And the said Commissioners are hereby required to appoint such and so often General meetings of themselves as they 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 City and Liberties 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 or Arms 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 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 to Levy the same money or value of the said Arms 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 as aforesaid to be delivered are to be â—mployed for carrying on the said Service And at such General meeting the said Commissioners are to divide themselves in such proportions and numbers as they shall judge convenient and into such Precincts and Divisions as may most tend to the speedy and effectual advancement of the Service And for the better securing the Peace of this Commonwealth 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 and Seals to imploy such well affected person or persons as they shall think fit of which a Constable within the respective Ward 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 to Arm such well affected persons as they shall think fit or otherwise to secure such Arms 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 as they shall find and thereof from time to time to give accompt to the said Commissioners And be it Enacted That all Constables and other Officers and Ministers within the said City and Liberties thereof be and are hereby required to be aiding and assisting to the said Commissioners in Execution of the Premises And that all and every Person and Persons who shall act or do any thing in execution thereof shall be saved harmlesse and Indempnified by Authority of Parliament And be it further Enacted That it shall and may be Lawful 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 judgements shall appear most conducible to the service of the Commonwealth Provided that this Act shall continue in force until the first day of March One Thousand six hundred fifty nine and no longer Thursday July 7. 1659. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament Thursday July 7. 1659. ORdered That the Qualifications set forth by the Parliament the Ninth of May One Thousand six hundred fifty nine be Printed together with this Act. Monday May 9. 1659. THe Parliament doth Declare That all such as shall be in any place of Trust or Power within this Commonwealth be able for the discharge of such Trust and that they be persons fearing God and that have given testimony of their love to all the people of God and of their faithfulness to the cause of this Commonwealth according to the Declaration of Parliament of the Seventh of May One Thousand six hundred fifty nine Tho. St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament