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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83279	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the speedy raising of monies, for compleating and maintaining the army under the immediate command of Robert Earl of Essex, Lord Generall of the forces raised by the Parliament. Assessed in such manner as is within expressed. Ordered by the Commons of Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1644 (1644)	Wing E2057; Thomason E39_19; ESTC R21570	8,013	17

AN ORDINANCE OF THE Lords and Commons Assembled in PARLIAMENT For the speedy raising of Monies for Compleating and maintaining the Army under the immediate Command of ROBERT Earle of ESSEX Lord Generall of the Forces raised by the PARLIAMENT Assessed in such manner as is within Expressed Ordered by the Commons in Parliament that this Ordinance be forthwith Printed and Published Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Printed for Edward Husbands March 28. 1644. Die Martis Martii 26 1644. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled for the speedy compleating and maintaining of the Army under the immediate command of Robert Earl of Essex Lord Generall of the Forces raised by the Parliament VVHereas the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament taking into consideration the necessity of speedy recruiting the Army under the immediate command of the Lord Generall the Earle of Essex have by an Ordinance of the first of this instant February 1643. Entituled An Ordinance for the present recruiting of the Army under the immediate command of the Earle of Essex Lord Generall Ordained that the said Army shal be forthwith recruited unto the number of seven thousand five hundred soot besides Officers and 3000. horse besides Officers and shall consist of seven Regiments of foot and six Regiments of horse with a suitable train of Artillery and to that end have ordained that the summe of twenty thousand pounds be forthwith provided out of the Excise or elsewhere and paid to the Treasurer of War for the purposes aforesaid And do further by the said Ordinance declare that they intend suddenly to settle a constant pay for the said Army and that upon the recruiting thereof care shall be taken for the regulating and reforming thereof In pursuance of which Ordinance the Lords and Commons now assembled in the Parliament taking the same into their serious consideration have ordained and be it ordained by the said Lords and Commons That the said Earle of Essex shall dispose of the said 7500. foot-souldiers into seven Regiments whereof one Regiment which is to be the Lord Generalls Regiment shall consist of 1500. souldiers and shall be divided into twelve Companies and each of the other six Regiments shall consist of 1000. souldiers a peece and every of the six Regiments shall be divided into eight Companies and no more and the said 3000. horse shall be disposed into six Regiments every of which Regiments shall consist of 500. Troopers besides Officers and be divided into six Troopes whereof the Colonels Troope shall consist of one hundred Troopers besides Officers and each of the other five Troopes of fourscore Troopers a peece besides Officers And it is further ordained by the said Lords and Commons that the summe of 30504 l' shall be raised and paid in manner and form as is hereafter mentioned for the maintenance and payment of the said Army being recruited disposed and regulated as aforesaid the trame of Artillery Reformado Officers Intelligences and other charges incident to the said Army and for provision of Armes and Ammunition for the Kingdome for the space of four Moneths to commence from the twentieth day of March 1643. accompting 28. dayes to the Moneth that is to say The summe of two thousand pounds shall be Monethly paid out of the Monies that come in at Habberdashers Hall upon the twentieth part or otherwise for the time aforesaid and that there shall be Monethly charged and levied upon the Cities of London and Westminster the Hamlets of the Tower the Borough of Southwarke and all other Parishes and places within the Lines of Communication and weekely Bills of Mortality the summe of 6962 l' 04 s 00 Upon the County of Midlesex without the said limits the summe of 1097 l' 11 s 00 And that the summe of 20444 l' 5 s 00 being the Residue of the said summe of 30504 l' shall be Monethly paid out of the Excise for the time aforesaid whereof 18940 l' 5 s 0 shall be for payment of the said Army and 1504 l' being the Residue of the said summe shall be imployed for the provision of the Armes and Ammunition for the Kingdome And this Ordinance shall be a sufficient Warrant as well to the Committee at Habberdashers Hall as to the Commissiones of Excise to pay unto Sir Gilbert Gerrard Bar. Treasurer at war the said severall summes of money and to advance the same by way of loan and to pay themselves again out of the growing profits thereof And that the said severall summes of money may be duly raised levied and paid as hereafter is directed Be it farther ordained by the said Lords and Commons that the persons hereafter named shall be Committees for the Cities Countes and Places aforesaid that is to say For the Citie of London and the Liberties thereof the Lord Major and Aldermen onely and such as they shall nominate And the Lord Major and Aldermen of London and six such persons of every of the Sub-Committees for the Millitia within the Lines of Communication and weekly Bills of Mortality as the said severall and respective Committees shall nominate and appoint for this service and the former Committees named in the Ordinance for the last two Moneths Assessement for the City of Westminster Burrough of Southwark Hamlets of the Tower and other places within the Line of Communication and weekly Bills of Mortality without the City of London and Liberties thereof shall be Committees for the said City of Westminster Burrough of Southwark Hamlets of the Tower and the other places aforesaid without the City of London and the Liberties therof And for the County of MIDDLESEX without the limits aforesaid Sir Henry Vane Knight sir Gilbert Gerrard Baron sir Edward Barkham Knight and Baronet sir Thomas Fowler Knight and Baronet sir Richard Sprignall Baronet the Lievtenant of the Tower of London for the time being sir Iohn Danvers sir Iohn Franklyn sir Iohn Hepisley sir Iames Harrington sir William Roberts Knights Laurence Whittacre Iohn Huxley Thomas Wilcox Iohn Morris Richard Downton Iohn Browne Clerke of the Parliament Iustiman Paget and Thomas Swallow Esquires shall be Committees which said severall and respective Committees of the severall and respective Cities Countie and places aforesaid shall within two dayes next ensuing the publication hereof meet together at some convenient place in every of the said Cities Countie and places and afterwards seven of them at the least shall twice in every weeke at the least meet at such convenient places as they shall thinke fit for the more speedy execution of this Ordinance and the said respective Committees are hereby required and authorized at the dayes and places of their first meetings to divide and apportion the severall summes of money appointed by this Ordinance to be levied for the maintenance of the said Army upon the severall and respective Wards Divisions Hundreds Lathes and Wapentakes within the severall Cities Countie and places aforesaid according to the usuall proportions and divisions of Rates