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A83545	Die Martis, 23. Maii, 1648. Two ordinances of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for putting all delinquents, papists, ministers, officers and souldiers of fortune that have adhered to the enemy during the late warr, out of the cities of London, Westminster, late lines of communication, and twenty miles distant. With the severall qualifications and penalties therein exprest.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1648 (1648)	Wing E2403; Thomason 669.f.12[55]; ESTC R210879	3,288	1

Die Martis 23. Maii 1648. Two Ordinances of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament For putting all Delinquents Papists Ministers Officers and Souldiers of Fortune that have adhered to the Enemy during the late Warr out of the Cities of London Westminster late Lines of Communication and Twenty miles distant With the severall Qualifications and Penalties therein exprest THE Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament doe Declare and Ordain and be it by Authority of Parliament Ordained and Declared That all Papists whatsoever and all Officers and Souldiers of Fortune and all other persons whatsoever that have borne Armes against the Parliament or have adhered to or willingly assisted the Enemy in this late Warr not being under restraint and not hereafter excepted shall at or before the Five and twentyeth day of this instant May 1648. depart the Cities of London and Westminster and the late Lines of Communication and all other places within Twenty miles of the said late Lines of Communication And if any the persons aforesaid shall continue within the said Lines or within Twenty miles distance of the said late Lines of Communication after the said Five and twentyeth day of May 1648. such person or persons shall be apprehended imprisoned and proceeded against as Traytors And for the better execution of this Ordinance it is further Ordained and Declared by the said Lords and Commons and by Authority of Parliament That the Lord Major of the City of London and all Justices of Peace within the said City and Liberties thereof and the Committee of the Militia of the said City or any one or more of them and the Justices of Peace of the severall Counties of Middlesex Hertford Essex Kent and Surry and of the City of Westminster and Liberties thereof and the severall Committees of the Militia of the said City of Westminster and Liberties thereof and of the Borough of Southwark Hamblets of the Tower and Suburbs or any one or more of them in their respective Liberties and Jurisdictions shall and may and are hereby authorized and required to make search for and apprehend or cause to be apprehended all Papists and Popish Recusants whatsoever and all Officers and Souldiers whatsoever that have borne Armes against the Parliament of England or have adhered to or willingly assisted the Enemy in this late Warr that are or shall be found within the said Cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs and Liberties thereof or within the late Lines of Communication or Twenty miles distant thereof after the said Twenty fifth day of this instant May 1648. and all such persons so apprehended and taken and brought before them or any one of them as abovesaid to imprison and commit to some common Gaole or Prison or to safe custodie And all Sheriffs Bayliffs Constables and all other His Majesties Officers and Subjects are to be aiding to the said Justices of Peace and Committees of Militia in execution of this Ordinance And in case any Gaoler Constable or other Officer to whom any the persons aforesaid shall be committed shal permit such person or persons to go at liberty without the speciall Warrant or discharge of the said Lord Major Justices of Peace or Committees of Militia by whom they were so committed that the same shall be taken and adjudged an escape And such Jaylor Constable and other Officer shall be proceeded against and punished as for an escape according to Law And this Ordinance is to continue for the space of Six months from the said Five and twentyeth day of May 1648. Provided That nothing in this Ordinance shall extend to such persons aforesaid who having their Habitations within the Lines of Communication or within the said space of Twenty miles have made their Compositions and paid in or secured their Fines or have taken the Negative Oath and Covenant or that shall be authorized by both Houses of Parliament or being really attending their Compositions at Goldsmiths-hall shall be permitted by the Committee of Lords and Commons for Compositions there to continue within the said late Lines of Communication for the perfecting their said Compositions Ioh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum Die Veneris 16. Junii 1648. VVHereas by Ordinance of Parliament bearing date the 23 of May 1648. it is Ordained That all Papists and all Officers and Souldiers of Fortune and other persons whatsoever that have borne Armes against the Parliament or have adhered to or willingly assisted the Enemy in this late Warr or before the 25 of May last to depart Twenty miles from the Cities of London and Westminster and late lines of Communication and in case they do not they are to be apprehended imprisoned and proceeded against as Traytors And whereas in the said Ordinance there is a Proviso that nothing shall therein extend to such persons who having their Habitations within the Lines of Communication or within the said space of Twenty miles have made their Compositions and paid in or secured their Fines or have taken the negative Oath and Covenant or that shall be authorized by both Houses of Parliament or being really attending their Compositions at Goldsmiths-hall shall be permitted by the Committee of Lords and Commons for Compositions there to continue within the said late Lines of Communication for the perfecting of their said Compositions by reason of the large extent of which said Proviso And also because as the same is drawn it is dangerous for any Officer so much as to apprehend any of the said Delinquents if he be within the benefit of the same which falls not within common notice many Officers doe thereby take occasion to neglect their duty in apprehending the aforesaid Delinquents who are out of the benefit of the aforesaid Proviso For the preventing and removall of the said mischiefs it is hereby Ordained by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament That the said Proviso and every Clause thereof be from henceforth repealed and made void and null and that those of the aforesaid Delinquents who shall be exempted from the penalty of the said Ordinance of the 23 of May last are and shall be onely such who having their usuall Habitations within the said late Lines of Communication or within the said space of Twenty miles have made their Compositions and paid in or secured their Fines and such whose Estates being not worth Two hundred pounds in Lands or Chattels have taken the negative Oath and Covenant and have their usuall Habitations within the said Lines of Communication or within Twenty Miles thereof as aforesaid or such who from the said 23 of May have been or hereafter shall be authorized by both Houses of Parliament or who are now actually Compounding at Goldsmiths-hall and since the 23 of May have been or shall be hereafter permitted by the Committee of Lords and Commons for Compositions there to continue within the said late Lines of Communication onely for so long time as shall be thought necessary by them for setling the Fine and payment and securing of the Money upon the said Composition Provided that those who have their habitations out of the said Lines and within the Twenty miles aforesaid shall not continue within the said Lines of Communication unless they have particular License from both Houses of Parliament or from the Committee at Goldsmiths-hall renewed since the said 23 of May last for such cause as aforesaid And it is hereby further Ordained That it shall be lawfull for any Constable or Officers hereunto authorized upon suspition to apprehend any such Delinquents and secure them till they make i● appear that they are within any of the aforesaid Qualifications and every such Officer for performing of his or their duty therein shall be saved harmless and indempnified by both Houses of Parliament It is hereby further declared That this Ordinance and the said former recited Ordinance of the 23 of May 1648. are intended to extend and doe extend to all sequestred Ministers that are sequestred for Delinquency or Scandall Provided also That every such Papist and Delinquent within this Ordinance as shall stay within the Lines of Communication or within Twenty miles thereof after the Nineteenth day of this instant month of June contrary to this present Ordinance and not within the Qualifications or Licensed as aforesaid shall also beside the punishment of Imprisonment forfeit and pay the summ of Twenty pounds one moity thereof to be paid to the person or persons who shall discover such offenders and the other moity to the Treasurer for the maimed Souldiers for the use of the said Souldiers to be levied by Distress and sale of their Goods rendring to the owner the overplus by Warrant under the Hands and Seal of any Three of the said respective Committees of Militia where they are apprehended and the said Offender or Offenders shall not be released without payment of the said Money Provided That this Ordinance or any Clause therein contained shall not extend to any such person or persons as have perfected their Compositions and sued out their Pardons under the Great Seal of England Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum YOu are hereby desired to cause the Constables in your Ward in their severall Precincts and Liberties to make diligent search and to apprehend and secure all such Delinquents as are Expressed in the Ordinances abovesaid and this search to begin at Eight of the clock this night and the Inhabitants of the said Ward are hereby desired and appointed to assist the Constables herein as need shall require Dated at Guild hall London the _____ of June 1648. To the Deputy and Common-councell-men in the Ward of _____ who are hereby desired to be jointly or severally present with the Constables to see this Warrant duly executed