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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69943	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament for the speedy raising of fourteene thousand pounds, and furnishing of one or more magazine, or magazines of armes and ammunition and other necessarie charges : for and concerning the raising of horse an other military forces, within the hamblets of the tower, the city of Westminster, the burrough of Southwarke, and other parts of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey, within the forts and lines of comminicaion and parishes adjacent, mentioned in the weekely Bill of Mortallity.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1643 (1643)	Wing E2056; ESTC R5736	4,877	10

AN ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS and COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT For the speedy raising of fourteene thousand pounds and furnishing of one or more Magazine or Magazines of Armes and Ammunition and other necessarie charges For and concerning the raising of Horse and other Military Forces within the Hamblets of the Tower The City of Westminster the Burrough of Southwarke and other parts of the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey within the Forts and Lines of Communication and Parishes adjacent mentioned in the Weekely Bill of Mortallity Ordered by the Commons in Parliament that this Ordinance be forthwith printed and published H. Elsynge Cler Parl. D. Com. LONDON Printed by L. N. for Edward Husbands and are to be sold at his shop in the Middle-Temple October 12. 1643. Die Lune Septemb. 4. 1643. And Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament for the speedy raising of Moneyes and furnishing of one or more Magazine or Magazines of Armes and Ammunition and other necessary charges for and concerning the raising of Horse and other Military Forces within the Hamblets of the Tower the City of Westminster the Burrough of Southwarke and other parts of the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey within the Forts and Lines of Communication and Parishes adjacent mentioned in the weekely Bill of Mortalitie THe Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled finding that there is for the present an urgent necessity for the speedy raising and levying a considerable summe of Money for the providing of one or more Magazin or Magazins of Armes and Ammunition and for other necessary charges for and concerning the raising and payment of Horse and other Military forces within the Hamblets of the Tower of London and Liberties thereof the City of Westminster and Liberties thereof the Borough of Southwarke and Liberties thereof and all other parts and places of the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey within the Forts or Lines of Communication and Parishes adjacent mentioned in the weekely Bill of Mortality the just defence of Religion the Priviledges of Parliament the Lawes and Liberties of the Subject and safety of the City of London and of the parts and places a foresaid and consequently of the whole Kingdom calling and requiring for their utmost aide herein Have hereby ordained and declared and be it hereby ordained and declared by the said Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same that for the intents and purposes afore-mentioned the severall and respective summes of money hereafter in this Ordinance expressed shall be respectively charged rated taxed and levied upon the severall Divisions Limits and Places hereafter mentioned according to the Proportions and distributions in this Ordinance expressed That is to say upon the said Hamblets of the Tower of London and Liberties the summe of foure thousand pounds upon the City of Westminster and Liberties thereof and other the Liberties Parishes and Places adjacent in the County of Middlesex within the Forts and Lines of Communication and other adjacent Parishes and Places within the said County of Middlesex and mentioned in the weekely Bill of Mortality the summe of six thousand pounds upon the Borough of Southwark and Liberties thereof and all Parishes and places adjacent within the Forts or Lines of Communication within the County of Surrey and other Parishes and places within the said County of Surrey mentioned in the said weekly Bill of Mortality the summe of foure thousand pounds And be it further Ordained That all and every person and persons whatsoever residing or inhabiting within any the places or divisions afore-mentioned for every estate Reall or Personall that every such person or persons or any other hath to his or their use in trust or otherwise shall pay towards the said sums his and their proportionable part and proportion of such summe or summes of Money as by vertue of this Ordinance shall be so imposed charged set or assessed as aforesaid according to the true intent and meaning thereof And that the respective Sub-committees of the respective places above mentioned appointed by the Committee of the Militia of London according to the Ordinance of Parliament dated the eighteenth of July last shall have full power and authority within their severall and respective limits and divisions to direct their Warrants to such number of persons as they shall think fit thereby nominating and appointing them to be Assessors within their respective limits and divisions aforesaid which persons so nominated and appointed shall hereby have full power and authority to assesse tax or rate all and every such person and persons according to the true meaning of these presents And the said respective Sub-committees shall hereby have full power and authority within their respective limits and divisions to nominate and appoint Collectors to gather and receive the money so assessed which Collectors so nominated and appointed shall and may collect and gather the moneyes so assessed as aforesaid and pay the same at the severall places where the said severall Sub-committees shall appoint to the respective Treasurers hereafter mentioned viz. The Collectors for the Hamblets of the Tower of London and Liberties thereof to William Mellish Esquire who is hereby nominated and appointed to be Treasurer for the same Hamblets and Liberties And the Collectors of the said City of Westminster and other places above mentioned to Iohn Honnor Cent. who is hereby by nominated and appointed to be Treasurer of the same division And the Collectors for the said Borough of Southwarke and places above mentioned in the said County of Surrey to Joseph Collier Grocer who is hereby nominated and appointed Treasurer for the same Division which said respective Treasurers are hereby authorized to issue out the said monies so gathered and received according to such Warrants or Directions as shall be given by the said respective Sub-committees provided alwayes That no monies be issued out by the said Treasurer for the Hamblets of the Tower of London and Liberties thereof but by order made at the usuall place and time of meeting of the said Committee by a full Committee consisting of seven persons at the least whereof Foulke Wormelaiton Loton Edward Lole or any two of them to be then and there personally present and subscribing thereunto And that no monies be issued out by the said Treasurer for the said City of Westminster and other places adjacent before mentioned by order made at the usuall place of meeting of the said Committee by a full Committee consisting of seven persons at the least whereof M. William Ball M. Josias Barners M. Lawrence Swetnam M. Edward Carter M. William Haberfield M. William Hooper and M. William Dashwood or any two of them to be then and there personally present and subscribing thereunto And that no monies be issued out by the said Treasurer for the said Borough of Southwarke and places afore mentioned but by order made at the usuall place and time of meeting of the said Committee by a full Committee consisting of seven persons

at the least whereof M. Richard Wright M. Cornelius Cooke M. George Snelling M. Edmund Austin M. William Hickox M. Richard Walker M. Sammuel Lynne and M. Robert Terry or any two of them to be then and there personally present and subscribing thereunto And the said Lords and Commons doe hereby further ordaine and declare That every such person or persons so Rated and Assessed by vertue hereof shall pay to the said respective Collectors two parts in three parts to be divided of all and every such summe or summes of money so to be rated or assessed on him or them as aforesaid within three dayes next after notice or demand made by the persons to be appointed for the collecting and receiving thereof and the other third part thereof within the space of one moneth next after the publication hereof And whereas divers summes of money be paid weekly and other summes of money for the making and erecting of Fortifications Posts and Chaines and Courts of Guards within the respective Divisions afore mentioned are collected and not accounted for and other parts thereof remain arreate not yet collected The said Lords and Commons doe hereby Ordaine and Declare That all such persons who have collected any of the said monies shall immediately upon demand make their accounts and payments thereof to the Sub-Committees of that Division wherein such collection hath been made which Sub-committee hath hereby power to appoint Collectors to gather the said arreares and the said Committee to dispose thereof to such uses and purposes as such Assessements have beene made for and if any person or persons having received monies for the use above mentioned and shall refuse to accompt for and pay the same in manner before expressed or if any person or persons Assessed or to be Assessed for the raising of the severall summes of money herein mentioned shall faile in the payment thereof that then it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Collectors and every of them respectively calling to their assistance any of the Trayned Bands Constables or others to levie double the summe or summes so Assessed or to be Assessed by way of distresse upon his or their goods and chattels and shall and may sell the same distresse or distresses for the services aforesaid and the overplus to be returned to the owner of the distresse taken And in case no sufficient distresses can be found within the respective Divisions aforesaid then upon certificate to be made in that behalfe by the respective Sub-committees of the said Divisions unto the Committee of the House of Commons for examinations sitting at Westminster or to the Committee of the Militia of London or any three of them the said Committee for Examinations or Committee for the Militia or any three of them shall and may commit such person or persons to safe custody without baile or mainprize wheresoever he or they shall be found whether within the said respective Divisions or without And the estate or estates of him or them shall and may be sequestred by the Committee of Sequestrations of such City County or Place where the same estate or estates shall be found to be imployed within the respective Divisions where such assessements on him or them as aforesaid was made for the services and purposes afore-mentioned untill the summe or summes so assessed shall be fully satisfied And the said Lords and Commons do hereby further ordaine and declare That no person or persons so assessed or to be assessed as aforesaid shall remove his or their goods from any place or places within any the Divisions aforesaid to any other place or places without the aforesaid Forts or lines of Communication by colour of any license or pretence whatsoever unlesse the same person or persons doe produce and deliver unto the Officer or Officers of the severall Courts of guard for the time being atrue Schedule of the goods so to be removed together with a Certificate in writing under the hands of the Sub-Committee of that Division from whence the same goods shall be removed mentioning that the owner of the said goods hath fully satisfied and answered all impositions rated imposed or set upon him And if any person or persons shall endeavour to do the contrary shall be esteemed as a party disaffected to the Common-wealth and forfeit the goods so to be removed And it shall and may be law full to and for any person or persons whatsoever to seaze the same and to certifie the same unto the said respective Sub-Committees of the said severall Divisions And be it by the said Lords and Commons further ordained That all Lands Tenements Hereditaments of all and every person and persons whatsoever of what degree or quality whatsoever or in whose possession the same are within the Divisions aforesaid shall be rated charged and chargeable for and towards the raising and payment of the said summe or summes of money set and charged by this Ordinance Yet neverthelesse with this limitation and provision that if the land be let or set to or neere the yeerly value thereof in the possession of any Tennant for life lives or years or at will such person or persons to whom the rent thereof belongeth to be solely charged therewith But if the same be let at any easie or small rent or under value then the summe taxed to be apportioned betweene the party or parties to whom the rent belongeth and the Tennant or Occupier of the lands tenements or hereditaments as the Taxers of Assessors shall thinke meet And if any such Tennant or Occupier of lands tenements or hereditaments shall or may be cha●ged with any summe of money that it shall and may be lawfull to and for such Tennants or Occupier to detaine the same from or out of his rent due or next payable for the same land And for the better encouragement of the said respective Collectors and Treasurers it is ordained That three pence in the pound shall be allowed for every summe of money which shall be collected and paid to the said Treasurers according to this Ordinance whereof two pence shall be to the Collectors and one penny to the Treasurer And be it by the said Lords and Commons further ordained That if any Assessor or Collector shall refuse the said service or prove negligent or faulty therein the said Sub-Committee for the respective Divisions or Limits where such Assessor or Collector shall refuse or be so negligent or faulty shall have power to commit such Assessors or Collectors to prison or to set such fine upon him or them as they shall think fit not exceeding the summe of twenty pounds upon the Assessor or five pounds upon the Collector the same to belevied by distresse and sale of such offendors goods to the uses herein mentioned in such sort as is herein before appointed And be it lastly by the said Lords and Commons further ordained that all and every the respective Committees Assessors and Collectors of the respective Divisions aforesaid and all that shall assist them in the premises shall be protected by both Houses of Parliament Provided that this Ordinance or any thing therein contained shall not extend to the Peers or Members of either house or the assistants of the House of Peers or necessary attendants of either House FINIS