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A83552	Two ordinances of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament :I. concerning the names of the committee for the associated counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridge, Hertford and Huntington, together with instructions for the said committee. II. For explanation of a former ordinance for sequestration of delinquents estates: with an oath for renouncing of poperie. Also three speciall orders; viz. I. That the divines of the assembly that are resiants of the associated counties, ... be desired to go down into their severall counties, to stirre up the people to rise for their defence. II. That the Lord Generall the Earl of Essex, be desired to grant a commission to the Earl of Manchester, to be Sergeant Major Generall of all the forces of the six associated counties. III. That the said six associated counties shall forthwith raise a bodie of ten thousand foot and dragoons to withstand the enemie. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament ... H. Elsynge, Cler, Parl. D. Com.; Proceedings. 1643-08-14	England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing E2409A; ESTC R225900	10,216	12

TWO ORDINANCES of the LORDS AND COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT I. Concerning the Names of the Committee for the Associated Counties of Norfolk Suffolk Essex Cambridge Hertford and Huntington together with Instructions for the said Committee II. For Explanation of a former Ordinance for Sequestration of Delinquents Estates with an Oath for renouncing of Poperie Also Three speciall Orders viz. I. That the Divines of the Assembly that are Resiants of the Associated Counties and now attending the Assembly be desired to go down into their severall Counties to stirre up the people to rise for their defence II. That the Lord Generall the Earl of Essex be desired to grant a Commission to the Earl of Manchester to be Sergeant Major Generall of all the Forces of the six Associated Counties III. That the said six Associated Counties shall forthwith raise a Bodie of Ten thousand Foot and Dragoons to withstand the Enemie ORdered by the Commons in Parliament that these Ordinances Instructions and Orders be forthwith printed and published H. Elsynge Cler Parl. D. Com. Aug. 14. Anno Dom. 1643. Die Martis 8. Augusti 1643. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for naming a Committee for the Associated Counties of Norfolk Suffolk Essex Cambridge Hertford and Huntingdon THe Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament taking into their serious consideration the great danger of the Protestant Religion and the advancement of Popery by a Popish Army and the daily Rapines Pillagings Burnings and spoylings of his Maiesties good Subjects in many parts of this Kingdome by severall Armies of Horse and Foot raised consisting for the most part of bloudy minded Papists Irish Rebells Atheists Forreiners and of the Prelaticall party And especially seeing that the Earl of Newcastle with his whole Army since the late surrendring of Gainsborough unto him is marching towards and ready to fall upon the Associated counties of Norfolk Suffolk Essex Cambridge Hertford and Huntingdon Therefore the said Lords and Commons have thought it most necessary and do hereby Ordain Nominate and Appoint Sir John Hobart Knight and Baronet Sir John Palgrave Knight and Baronet Sir Miles Hobart Sir Thomas Hoogan Sir Thomas Gaudy Sir Isaac Ashley Sir Edward Ashley Knights Thomas Windham John Spylman John Cook Gregory Goulsall Francis Jermy Robert Woods Robert Wilton William Cook Thomas Weight Martin Sidley Thomas Sotherton John Brewster and Thomas Russell of Basham Esquires for the said county of Norfolk Sir Edmund Bacon Sir William Spring Knights and Baronets Sir Thomas Barnardiston Knight Sir William Soam Theophilus Vaughan Maurice Barrow Thomas Baker Nathaniel Bacon of Friston Nathaniel Bacon of Ipswich Robert Brewster Francis Bacon Edmund Harvey Isaac Appleton Thomas Tirrill of Gipping James Hobart Gibson Lucas Thomas Cole of Haverill William Bloyse and William Laurence Esquires for the said county of Suffolk Sir Thomas Honywood Sir William Roe Sir Henry Holcroft Sir Richard Everard Knights John Sayer Arthur Barnardiston John Wright Richard Harlarkinden Edward Palmer Timothy Middleton Dean Tindall William Humfreevile John Eldred John Eliston of Gesthorp Robert Galthorp William Atwood of Wrightbridge John Atwood of Muchshwaltham Esquires Samuel Read Doctour of Physick John Young and John Sorrell Gent. for the said county of Essex Sir John Cuts Sir Thomas Martin Knights Oliver Cromwell Francis Russell Thomas Coke William March James Tompson Thomas Ducket Robert Castle Robert Clerk Edward Clench Dudley Pope Thomas Bendishe John Welbore Richard Foxton Esquires and Samuel Spaulding Gent. for the said county of Cambridge Sir John Garrat Baronet Sir John Witterreung Knight Sir John Read Baronet John Hayden Ralph Freeman William Leaman William Priestly Gabriel Barber of Hertford John Robotham Henry Mewtis Ralph Pemberton Captain Richard Porter Adam Washington John Scrogs Alexander Wilde Thomas Tooke John King Esquire for the said county of Hertford Sir Miles Sands junior Knight John Hubart Humberston March Esquires and Thomas Castle Gent. for the said Isle of Ely John Thacker Major Adrian Parmiter John Tooly Edmund Burnam Matthew Peckover Henry Wats Matthew Lindsey William Symonds Aldermen of the city of Norwich John Greenwood Sheriff of the same Samuel Smith Esquire for the said county of the city of Norwich Onslow Winche Torrell Jocelyne Oliver Cromwell Thomas Tempter John Castle Abraham Burwell and Edward Mountague Esquires Robert Vinter Robert Harvey and Garvall Fulwood Gent. for the said county of Huntington or any seven or more of them three whereof to be Deputy-Lieutenants and the whole seven to consist of one out of every the said counties respectively and one out of the city of Norwich to be a standing and constant Committee who shall have power to order the Affairs of the said Associated counties according to their Instructions hereafter specified And for the better effecting of the premises the said Committee or any seven or more of them as aforesaid shall be resident at Cambridge or at some other of the Frontier Towns of the Association or some other convenient place within the said counties and shall have power to adjourn themselves from time to time and from place to place as they shall think fitting And the said Lords Commons in Parliament do hereby nominate and command Thomas Sotherton and Martin Sidley Esquires for the countie of Norfolk Edmund Harvey and Thomas Cole Esquires for the county of Suffolk Sir William Roe Knight and Timothy Middleton Esquires for the county of Essex Thomas Ducket and Thomas Castle Esquires for the county of Cambridge Henry Mewtis and Ralph Freeman Esquires for the county of Hertford Onshow Winche and Abraham Burwell Esquires for the county of Huntingten and Samuel Smith Esquire for the county of the city of Norwich presently to attend this service And after they or or more of the said Commissioners shall have sate fourteen dayes then the minor half of the said Committee to be free and they to send for so many others in their stead out of every the said respective counties and city of Norwich and the major half there still to remain other fourteen dayes and then they also are free and they then to send for seven others one out of every the said counties and city of Norwich as aforesaid and to change the Committee by half at once successively during these troubles or till further order be taken giving notice from time to time to them which are to succeed the six dayes before they are to make their appearance at the appointed place Also if seven or more of the Commissioners before named shall be present in this service three whereof or more to be Deputy-Lieutenants of the severall and respective counties the whole number shall have power to Vote and the major part to rule the Vote Instructions for the Committee of the Associated Counties IMprimis That the said first Committee so appointed as aforesaid and all other the said Commissioners before named are hereby strictly required to make their appearance according to the manner of the appointment by this present Ordinance

and in these times of eminent danger to use all diligence to promote the service they are intrusted withall 2. That they have a speciall care that all the Frontiers and the Isle of Ely be supplyed with fitting Forces to resist all sudden surprises or invasions shall from time to time send out Scouts to discover how and in what manner any enemy approcheth near to the Frontiers that thereby they may have and give timely notice of any approching danger this to be done at the generall charge of the Association 3. That the said Committee shall order and dispose of all the Associated Forces sent to them by the said Counties in such sort and manner as they shall think fit and best for the safety of the said Associated Counties And if at any time they shall find occasion of more Forces fit to be raised by the Associated Counties they shall give notice thereof to the Deputy-Lieutenants that fitting supplies may be made thereof and that every County may see their Forces paid 4. That all Forces raised before this Ordinance in the Associated Counties shall be paid their Arreares if any be unpaid by money raised out of the six Associated Counties and city of Norwich according to their proportions 5. That the said Committee shall take a speciall care that an acomptant be appointed to Register all the Warrants and directions of the said Committee and that they require the said Acomptant or Register to make and keep a perfect Accompt how all moneys are paid in there by any of the Associated Counties how the same be issued out shall give them such reasonable allowance for their pains 6. That they have a speciall care that no stranger shall come in or inhabit within the Town of Cambridge or the Isle of Ely without the Approbation of the said Committee upon Certificate of his or their good affections to the King and Parliament and also that they bring a Certificate under foure of the Deputy-Lieutenants hands of the county from whence they come 7. That all Souldiers that run away shall be remanded back to the Colours or sent to the Goale and all those that harbour are to be fined and imprisoned they knowing them to be run-away and to be further punished as my Lord Generall and the Deputy-Lieutenants of their respective counties or any two of them shall think fit the fine not exceeding five pounds every offence 8. That the Commissioners for Sequestration in the aforesaid Counties respectively do presently execute the Ordinances of Parliament for Sequestrations or else to be certified by the said Committee to the Houses of Parliament to be proceeded against for their neglect And the said Committee shall have power to put in execution all Ordinances of Parliament where there is any neglect 9. That every Member of the House of Cōmons the Governours of Cambridge that are Inhabitants of the Six counties of Norfolk Suffolk Essex Hertford Huntingdon and Cambridge and of the city of Norwich shall be of the said Committee Die Jovis 10. Augusti 1643. ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament That the Divines of the Assembly that are Resiants of the Associated counties and now attending the Assembly are hereby desired to go down in to their severall counties to stirre up the people in those severall counties to rise for their defence H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Die Jovis 10. Augusti 1643. ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled That the Lord Generall the Earl of Essex is hereby desired to grant a Commission to the Earl of Manchester to be Sergeant Major Generall of all the Forces of the six Associated counties H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Die Jovis 10. Augusti 1643. ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled That the six Associated counties shall forthwith raise a Body of ten thousand Foot and Dragoons to withstand the Enemy And that four thousand Foot formerly Ordered to be raised in these six Associated counties or which are already raised shall be accompted part of these ten thousand H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons is Parliament for explanation of a former Ordinance for sequestration of Delinquents estates FOr explanation and enlargement of an Ordinance lately made by the Lords and Commons in Parliament for seizing and sequestring the Estates both Reall and Personall of certain kinds of notorious Delinquents Be it now Declared and Ordained by the said Lords and Commons assembled That in the number of such Delinquents and Papists who shall come within the compasse of the said former Ordinance and to all intents and purposes to be proceeded against as notorious Delinquents or Papists expressely described in the said Ordinance shall be reckoned and accounted all such as voluntarily absenting themselves from the usuall places of their abodes or dwellings Trade Offices or Employments and have gone or shall go to any of the Kings Armies or other forces raised without consent of both houses of Parl. and have there continued or shall there continue and shall not within ten dayes after Seizure or Sequestration of their severall goods or estates or stay made of their Rents by force of the said Ordinance which said Sequestratours are hereby required to do shew sufficient cause to be allowed by the Committee of the Countie Citie or Place in which the said Seizure or Sequestration or stay of Rents is or shall be made of such their absence going and continuing in any of the said Armies or Forces And all such as shall fraudulently imbezle conceal or convey away all or any part of their goods money or estate without valuable consideration or not bonâ fide thereby preventing or avoiding the paiment of any taxes or Assessements laid upon them by any Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament or any distresse or seizure in case of non-paiment thereof or that after any such tax or assessement laid on them convey themselves away or refuse to be spoken with whereby any tax or assessement laid upon them by Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament cannot be executed upon them or their estates according to the true meaning and purport thereof or that wittingly or willingly conceal or harbour any goods or persons of Delinquents within this or the said former Ordinance or that have had any hand in the late horrid and desperate Conspiracie and Treason of Waller Tompkins Challenor and their Confederates whether they be already or hereafafter shall be convicted to be privie or consenting thereunto except such as being not yet convicted shall discover and confesse all that they know thereof within the time limited by both Houses of Parliament to such person or persons as are or shall be appointed to take such discoveries and Confessions or that shall sue or molest any person or persons who shall have yielded obedience or conformitie unto the Orders Ordinances or Commands of both houses of Parliament or have been or shall be employed

by authoritie of both the said houses for or by reason of any thing done or to be done in execution or performance thereof or that have willingly harboured any Popish Priests or Jesultes in their houses or dwellings since the 29. of November 1642. or that shall hereafter so harbour any And all and every person or persons which at any time heretofore have been convicted of Popish recusancie and so continue or that have been or shall be thereof indicted and their Indictments removed by Certiorary or being not removed shall not by appearance and Traverse be legally discharged before Seizure or Sequestration made of their goods or estates or stay of their Rents by force of this or the said former Ordinance or that have been at Masse at any time within one whole year before the 26. of March 1643. or shall hereafter be at Masse or whose Children or Grand-children or any of them living in house with them or under their or any of their Tuition and Government shall be brought up in the Popish Religion and all such persons as being of the age of 21. years or above shall refuse to take the Oath hereafter expressed which Oath any two or more of the said Committees for Sequestration in every Countie Citie or place respectively or any two Justices of the Peace or the Major Bailiffs or other head-officer of any Citie or Town Corporate shall have power to administer to any such person or persons The Tenour of which Oath followeth in haec verba viz. The Oath I A. B. Do abjure and renounce the Popes Supremacie and Authoritie over the Catholick Church in generall and over my self in particular And I do believe that there is not any Transubstantiation in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper or in the Elements of Bread and Wine after Consecration thereof by any person whatsoever And I do also believe that there is not any Purgatorie Or that the Consecrated Hoast Crucifixes or Images ought to be worshipped or that any worship is due unto any of them And I also believe that Salvation cannot be Merited by Works and all Doctrines in affirmation of the said Points I do abjure and renounce without any Equivocation Mentall-reservation or secret Evasion whatsoever taking the words by me spoken according to the common and usuall meaning of them So help me God Shall forfeit as Papists within this and the said former Ordinances and Seizure and Sequestration of two third parts of all their goods and estates Reall and Personall and sale of such proportion of their goods so seized and Sequestred shall be made and their Rents and estates disposed of in such manner and proportion and by such persons as by the said Ordinance of Sequestrations is appointed for Papists And for the better discoverie of such Delinquents and Papists in this and the said former Ordinance described and of their estates Be it further Ordained by the said Lords and Commons That over and besides the former power given by the said Ordinance of Sequestration to the persons trusted and employed in the said service the said Committees for Sequestrations or any two or more of them repectively shall have power further hereby to examine by Oath or otherwise all and every person or persons other then the parties themselves so declared to be Delinquents that probably may be able to discover such Delinquents and Papists or that may be trusted with or privie to the keeping or concealing of the goods or estates of any such delinquent or Papist or that shall ow any thing to such delinquent Papist and such as shall refuse so to be examined or to declare the whole truth therein so farre as he shall be so required shall be committed to safe custo die by the said Committee or any two or more of them employed for their examinations till he or they shall conform him her or themselves And that such person or persons as shall first find out and discover to one or both Houses of Parliament or to any Committee authorized for this Service or to any of their Agents or Officers any such moneys goods debts or estates if the same be imbezelled cloyned concealed or conveyed away as aforesaid shall do therein an acceptable service to the Common-wealth and shall have and receive for his pains therein 12. d. in every twentie shillings so discovered after Seizure or sale thereof made and receit of the money arising thereupon or out of the Rents or estate so discoverered the same to be paid unto him by the respective Committees or Treasurers trusted with the moneys that shall be received upon the Sale or Proceed thereof without any further or other Warrant and shall further receive such other reward for his extraordinary service therein as by the said LORDS and COMMONS shall be further appointed and Ordered And for the more speedie and effectuall Seizure and obtaining possession of all such Debts Goods and Estates as aforesaid discovered or to be discovered It is further Ordained that over and besides the Power given by the said former Ordinance for Sequestration the severall and respective COMMITTEES appointed for this Service or any two or more of them shall hereby have Power to authorize their severall Collectours and Agents employed herein to break open all Locks Bolts Barres Doores or other strength whatsoever where any such estates moneys or goods are or shall be upon probable grounds made appear to the said Committees or any two of them and by them allowed in writing under their hands to be provided that some or one of the said Committee or the Solicitor or Constable or some other known Officer of that countie or Place and one other person or persons of credit and trust be present at the doing thereof and it is further ordained that an exact Inventorie subscribed by all their hands be taken of all particulars whatsoever which shall be seized bo virtue of these Ordinances one part of the said Inventorie in writing so subscribed delivered to the owner or owners of the said money goods or estates or other things so Inventoried or to some person trusted with the keeping thereof And that where any Rents Debts or estate pertaining to any Delinquent or Papist within this or the said former Ordinance for sequestration shall be found due and the Debtour refuseth or neglecteth to pay the same upon any pretense whatsoever reasonable time being given to provide it after it become payable and demand thereof made the said Committees their Collectours or other Agents whom they shall authorize thereunto under their hands in writing shall hereby have power to distrain seize carrie away and sell so much of the goods and estate of every such person so refusing or neglecting as aforesaid as may fully satisfie the said Rents or other Debts together with all charges of seizure removall and sale of goods for satisfaction of the said Rents or Debts And if any person or persons shall stand out or forbear to make payment of

any summes of money which he or they ought to pay by virtue of this or any other Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament whatsoever made for the raising of moneys untill a distresse be taken for the same that then he or they so standing out or forbearing shall pay such double charges for all such seizures removall and sale of their goods as the Committee or any two or more of them respectively shall allow or appoint the same to be levied and taken out of the goods and estates of such persons so standing out or forbearing by such as shall be employed to distrain for and seize the principall summe And if any person or persons shall undertake for the forth coming of any goods or estate at any time seized by force of this or the said former Ordinance all and every the said goods or estate shall be particularly Inventoried and the Inventory thereof signed and subscribed by three or more persons of credit and after given in to the Committee under whom the persons making the seizure shall be employed and if it shall after happen that any of the said goods or estate be imbeziled or wanting or be denied or refused or not delivered to the said respective Committee or to their Collectours requiring the same by order of the said Committee or any two or more of them respectively that then the said Committee or such as they shall authorize thereunto shall have power to seize carry away and sell so much of such undetakers goods or personall estate and profits of his Lands and Tenements as may fully satisfie for the goods or estate so wanting imbezilled or not delivered and also so much double charges for the seizure carriage and sale of the said undertakers goods or estate so to be seized and sold as the said Committees or any two or more of them shall allow And for the better enabling of the said severall Committees and their Agents to make sale of all such goods and estates as are and shall be by them seized and are appointed to be sold by this or the said former Ordinance It is further declared and ordained that after the apportioning and setting out of some necessary maintenance if it be desired for the wives and children of such Delinquents whose goods and estates are and shall be seized which allowance or maintenance the said severall and respective Committees or any two or more of them respectively shall hereby have power to make so as they allow not the wife and children of one Delinquent above one fifth part of his goods and estate so seized they shall authorize and require their Collectors and Agents to make sale of the residue or remainder of the said goods by the Candle for ready moneys to be paid at the delivery of the goods so sold within ten dayes after the seizure thereof giving notice of the said sale in writing upon some post or walls in the most open and eminent places near the place of sale two dayes before the said sale due appraisment being first made thereof by two skilfull appraisors being men of some quality and known integrity from time to time to be chosen with the advice of the Sollicitour for sequestrations by the Committee trusted with the seizure and sale of the said goods which appraisment shall be made in the presence of some of the said Committees Sollicitour or Treasurer of the same County City or place respectively and not otherwise And for the more speedy dispatch hereof it is further ordained that the Committee of Lords and Commons for sequestrations fhall receive no information against the particular Committee of any Countie Citie or place for sequestrations in any cause of this kind till the matter hath first been certified under the hands of two or more of the said respective Committees by whose Agents and Ministers the goods or estate of the Delinquent were seized Or in case the said Committees refuse to certifie the speciall matter or that otherwise Certificate cannot be had And be it ordained that honest able and sufficient Collectours be appointed in every Countie Citie and place for this service and their neglects or defaults be certified to the Houses or to the Committee of Lords and Commons for Sequestrations And that all and every person and persons who shall be employed in this service or shall do any thing in pursuance of this or the said former Ordinance for Sequestrations shall therein have the protection of both houses of Parliament for their Indemnitie and be held and esteemed as persons doing an acceptable service to the Common-wealth And it is further ordained that every Collectour within every Countie Citie and place respectively who shall receive any moneys in kind or make sale of any goods shall deliver the moneys so received or raised by sales to the Committee for Sequestrations within the said Countie Citie or place where such moneys shall be received or to such Treasurer as they shall appoint or other person authorized to receive the same within seven dayes next after the said Collectours receit thereof upon pain of forfeiture of twelve pence for every twentie shillings received or levied by sale as aforesaid and remaining in his or their hands which Committee or Treasurer shall take order for the safe sending of all and every summe so received to the Treasurer at Guild-Hall in London appointed for this purpose Monethly or more often as they shall be thereunto required by the said Treasurours at Guild-Hall or by the said Committee of Lords and Commons for Sequestrations or by the Committee of Lords and Commons for advance of moneys and that the severall Committees Collectours and Treasurers respectively shall have power to give acquittances and discharges for the severall summes by them received which shall be sufficient discharges to the parties concerned in that behalf And it is further ordained and declared that Mr. Hobson Mr. Bernardiston Mr. Hill and Mr. Samuel Avery Citizens of London shall be and are hereby appointed and authorized to be Treasurers at Guild-Hall London to receive all moneys raised and to be raised upon or by virtue of this or the said former Ordinance for Sequestrations and shall make entries thereof in fair books to be provided for that purpose as also of the names of the persons from whom and the time when they receive the same and of their disbursements and payments out for which their pains and service they shall have three pence in every pound which they shall so receive to be debated out of the said summes received And it is further ordained that no Treasurers trusted with any part of the said moneys shall issue out any of the said moneys by way of payment loan or otherwise except as in this Ordinance is appointed otherwise then and in such manner as is directed by former Ordinance for issuing out of moneys and for the more exact and perfect keeping of all accounts touching the premisses it is yet further ordained that every Collectour shall from time to time make and keep a sure and perfect Inventorie of all and every the moneys goods and estates by him seized another of the sale or other disposall thereof both of which shall be subscribed under the hands of two or more persons of credit that were present at the said seizures or sales besides his own and that he make and ingrosse a duplicate thereof in parchment fairly written one part whereof he shall leave with the particular Committee under which he is employed and the other part after examination thereof he shall deliver to the Solicitour for that place who shall transmit the same to the Committee of Lords and Commons for advance of money subscribed by the said Solicitour and Collectour and two of the said particular Committee of the place from whence it is transmitted all which accounts and duplicates shall be made and sent up to London in such manner and so often as the said Committee of Lords and Commons for advance of money shall from time to time order and appoint Provided alwayes and it be ordained that it shall be lawfull for the respective Committees for Sequestrations or any two or more of them to accept of ready money for the goods of the said Delinquents or Papists or any of them which shall or are to be seized according to the value thereof in lieu and satisfaction of the said goods and thereupon the seizure and Sequestration as to the same to be discharged And be it ordained that if any person shall wittingly or willingly conceal and harbour any of the goods of any Delinquents within this or the said former Ordinance he knowing such person to be a Delinquent that then such persons shall forfeit treble the value thereof to be levied upon his or their goods and estates by the said respective Committee or Sequestratours or any two or more of them or their agents to the uses appointed by the said Ordinances for Delinquents Estates FINIS