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A84577 An act enabling the militia of the City of London to raise horse vvithin the said city and liberties for defence of the Parliament, City of London, and liberties thereof, and the parts adjacent. England and Wales. Parliament. 1650 (1650) Wing E991; Thomason 669.f.15[35]; Thomason 669.f.15[36]; ESTC R211955 1,271 1

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An Act enabling the Militia of the City of LONDON to Raise HORSE within the said City and Liberties For Defence of the Parliament City of London and Liberties thereof and the parts adjacent THE Parliament of England doe Enact and Declare and it is hereby Enacted and Declared That the Committee of the Militia of the City of London or any nine or more of them shall have power and are hereby authorized to charge such Inhabitants who are constantly dwelling within the said City and Liberties thereof and such persons who have Stocks going in trade within the limits aforesaid and absent themselves as they or any Nine of them shal esteem able to find and maintain Horses with Furniture and Rider or Horse and furniture without Rider at their proper charges for the defence of the Parliament City of London Liberties and parts adjacent so as no person shall be charged for the raising and maintaining of more then two Horses Furniture and Riders to be put under such Commanders and Officers as the said Committee shall think fit And the said Horse being Listed Trained and Exercised to bee employed by the said Committee or by such whom they shall appoint to suppresse all Tumults Rebellions and Insurrections that shall happen within the said City and Liberties and parts adjacent And it is further Enacted That if any person or persons shall be charged to find Horse Furniture and Riders or Horse and Furniture without Riders as aforesaid and shall refuse or neglect to provide the same within eight dayes after notice thereof given to them in person or left in writing at their dwelling shall forfeit and pay twenty pounds and if they or any of them shall neglect or refuse to send forth their Horse with Furniture and Rider or Horse and furniture without Rider provided and furnished as aforesaid when and as often as he or they shall be summoned thereunto by the said Committee of the Militia or such Commanders or Officers as they shall appoint in default thereof shall forfeit and pay Forty shillings upon every such failing or suffer four days Imprisonment without Baile or Mainprize to be inflicted upon every such Offender and the several Penalties aforesaid to be levyed by Distresse and sale of the Goods of such Offenders by the said Committee of the Militia or such as they shall appoint And the said Committee shall have power and are hereby authorized to give such satisfaction to such persons as they shal imploy in levying the said Fines as the Committee of the Militia shal think reasonable the moneys so raised to be employed by the said Committee for the payment of the forces under their command and that all such persons that shall be charged to find Horse Furniture and Riders as aforesaid and shal yeeld obedience thereunto shal during that time be freed from service in the Trained-bands and Auxiliaries within the said City and Liberties thereof Provided alwaies That the number of the Horse exceed not Six hundred and the Riders thereof be such as the Committee of the Militia or such as they shal appoint shall approve of And it is further Enacted That hereafter Proclamations shall be made and Summons given by beat of Drum or otherwise In the Name of the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England and for their Safety and the Safety of the City of London Liberties thereof and parts adjacent Provided That this Act doe continue in force untill the four and twentyeth day of June One thousand six hundred fifty and one and no longer Die Martis 4 Iunii 1650. Ordered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith printed and published Hen. Scobell Cler. Parliament London Printed by Richard Cotes 1650.