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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83153	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the better execution of the former oridinances for sequestration of delinquents and papists estates. Together with an oath that is to be taken within ten dayes after notice given of this present ordinance, by the severall sequestrators, committees, and persons imployed by vertue of the said ordinance. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1644 (1644)	Wing E1941; Thomason E49_22; ESTC R2350	4,000	11

AN ORDINANCE OF THE Lords and Commons Assembled in PARLIAMENT FOR The better Execution of the former ORDINANCES for Sequestration of Delinquents and Papists ESTATES Together with an OATH that is to be taken within Ten dayes after notice given of this present Ordinance by the severall Sequestrators Committees and persons imployed by vertue of the said Ordinance Ordered by the Commons in Parliament that this Ordinance be forthwith printed and published Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Printed for Laurence Blaiklock May 27. 1644. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the better Execution of the former Ordinances for Sequestration of Delinquents and Papists Estates WHereas the former Ordinances of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for Sequestration of Delinquents Estates have not been put into such effectuall and speedy Execution in divers places as was expected to the great disservice of the Common-wealth For remedy thereof and for the more speedy Collecting and bringing in of all such Monies Rents and Goods as are or shall be due upon the said Ordinances or any of them the said Lords and Commons do further Declare and Ordaine in manner and forme following I. That the severall Sequestrators and Committees heretofore or hereafter to be appointed by Authority of Parliament and the severall Sollicitors Collectors Treasurers Appraisors and all other persons by them imployed by vertue of the said Ordinances or either of them shall within ten dayes after notice of this present Ordinance to them given or before the intermedling therewith take this ensuing Oath J A. B. do sweare that J shall well and truely according to the trust reposed in me Execute for the best advantage of the Common wealth all and every of the Ordinances made by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled for Sequestration of Delinquents and Papists Estates and that J shall not for feare favour reward or affection spare connive at or discharge any of the said Delinquents or Papists So helpe me God Which Oath shall be taken by the said Committees before any Deputy Lieutenant Justice of Peace of the County City Borough or place where such Committees shall sit who are by this Ordinance authorized to Administer the said Oath and by the said Sollicitors Collectors Appraisors and other Officers before the said Committees or any two of them who are also hereby Authorized to Administer the same which said Deputy Lieutenants Justices of Peace and Committees respectively are hereby required and injoyned to certifie unto the Speaker of the House of Commons the Names of all such persons as shall take the said Oath and also the names of all such as shall neglect or refuse to take the same II. That all Officers and every other person whatsoever who hath in his custody any Goods of any person whose Estate is sequestred shall bring the same into the severall and respective Committees of sequestration within the said County within ten dayes after notice of this Ordinance or otherwise within five dayes after the Expiration of the said ten dayes pay ready money to the Committees for the same according to such Rates as they shall be appraised upon Oath by two able appraisors appointed by the said Committees and in default of bringing in such Goods or payment for the same shall forfeit for every week he or they shall detaine or not pay the same the sum of two shillings six pence for every twenty shillings worth of such Goods to the use of the Common-Wealth III. That all suspentions of Sequestrations of any Delinquents or Papists estates made by the Committees in any County or Corporation without expresse Order of both Houses of Parliament shall be forthwith taken off and cleared and no suspention or excuse of persons Sequestred allowed but what is warranted by the Ordinances of both Houses IIII. That all Debts made for goods sold shall within ten dayes after this Ordinance be paid in by the persons owing the same to the Treasurers of the severall places where they are due and in default thereof the said Debts immediately after the said ten dayes to be paid by the severall parties that sold the same under paine of forfeiting the sum of two shillings six pence in every pound for every weeke they remaine unpaid after the said ten daies in regard the Ordinances appoint no sale but for ready monies V. That all the sequestred Houses and Lands now standing void and unlet shall forthwith be let Tenanted or improved by the respective Committees and their Officers for the best advantage of the Common-wealth upon paine of such punishments in case of wilfull negligence as the Houses shall inflict VI. That active able trusty men who will diligently attend this service shall be added to all Committees of sequestrations where there is cause and that the Committees of accompts of the Kingdome shall from time to time present the names of such persons to both Houses of Parliament VII That the severall Committees for Sequestration in each County three or more of them shall constantly meete and sit upon this service two set daies at the least every weeke to be by them appointed and shall increase or alter the number of their Collectors and if any neglect or misdemeanour shall be found in any Sollicitor in the execution of his said Office the said Committee or any three or more of them shall certifie the same unto the Committee of Lords and Commons for sequestrations VIII That no Treasurer appointed by the Sequestrators shall be allowed above two pence in the pound for monies received by him and that every Committee and Treasurer residing in the City of London or within the Line of Communication who shall receive any summe or summes of monies upon sequestrations shal pay the same to the Treasurers for sequestrations at Guild-hall London within sixe daies after his or their receipt thereof and the Committees and Treasurers that are to pay in their money to the said Treasurers at Guild-hall aforesaid residing within forty miles of London shall pay the monies they receive within 15. daies after the receipt thereof and such Commitees and Treasurers who live above 40. miles from London shall within thirty daies after the receipt thereof pay the same to the said Treasurers under paine of forfeiting two shillings six pence in the pound for every weeke he or they shall detaine the same after the respective times herein limitted IX That the severall Collectors and Sollicitors for sequestrations that have not heretofore pursued or shall not hereafter pursue the severall Ordinances of sequestrations and the trust thereby in them reposed shall be disalowed upon their Accompts all fees or sums of money appointed unto them by any Ordinance whatsoever X. That the severall Sollicitors and Collectors for sequestrations shall from henceforth keepe severall exact accompts of all Goods Lands Rents and profits sequestred and enter the same into severall Bookes of Accompts to be kept for that purpose and shall within ten daies