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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74332	An act for the admitting of the six counties of North-Wales to a general composition for their delinquency. Die Veneris, 10 Augusti, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament'.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1649 (1649)	Thomason E1060_54; ESTC R40224	5,538	12

AN ACT For the Admitting of the Six Counties of NORTH-WALES TO A General Composition For their DELINQUENCY Die Veneris 10 Augusti 1649. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Act be forthwith printed and published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliament ' London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Parliament of England and are to be sold at his Shop in Fleetstreet at the Sign of the Gold-Dragon near the Inner-Temple 1649. AN ACT For the admitting of the Six Counties of North-Wales to a General COMPOSITION For their Delinquency VVHereas the five Counties of Northwales viz. Montgomery Denbigh Flint Merioneth and Carnarven with the Island and County of Anglesey have been for many years together since the beginning of these late Wars wholly under the power of the late Kings Army and Forces by reason whereof many well-affected persons to the Parliament within the said Counties have been forced through compulsion or fear for the avoiding of present ruine to themselves and Families to comply with the said Forces in unwarrantable acts and Engagements whereby they are become involved in a general guilt and defection from the Parliament and the authority thereof The Commons of England assembled in Parliament at the humble and earnest Request of divers of the Inhabitants of the said counties taking the same into serious consideration and being willing that some distinction may be made between such persons as have been eminently active in the raising and promoting of the said War and those that were moved by constraint or fear to a compliance with the Enemy being under their power and are now resolved to adhere to the Interest of this Commonwealth as it is now established and being likewise willing that such money as is by any Ordinance or Order of Parliament charged upon the Estates of new Delinquents in Northwales and payable to persons well-affected to the Parliament and to the present Constitution of this Commonwealth should be paid accordingly Do Declare and Ordain and be it Ordained and Enacted by this present Parliament and by authority of the same That the Inhabitants of the said five counties of Northwales viz. Montgomery Denbigh Flint Carnarvon and Merioneth and of the said Island and county of Anglesey and every of them except such persons as are hereafter in this Act excepted be and are hereby admitted to a general Composition and that the sum of Four and twenty thousand pounds be raised upon the said Five counties and the said Island and county of Anglesey that is to say On the county of Montgomery the sum of Three thousand pounds On the county of Denbigh the sum of Three thousand pounds On the county of Flint the sum of Two thousand pounds On the county of Carnarvon the sum of Four thousand pounds On the county of Merioneth the sum of Three thousand pounds On the Island and county of Anglesey the sum of Nine thousand pounds to be paid in maner and form following that is to say the first moyety amounting to the sum of twelve thousand pounds within ten weeks after the passing of this Act and the other moyety being Twelve thousand pounds to be paid within ten weeks then next ensuing which said sum of Four twenty thousand pounds is to be paid to the Treasurers at Wars for the Army who are hereby authorized to receive the same and any two of them to give receipts or acquittances under their hands and seals for the same which said receipts or acquittances shall be a sufficient discharge to all intents purposes to the said respective counties and Island and unto such as they shall appoint to pay the same according to the true intent of this Act And to the end the said sum of Four and twenty thousand pounds may be equally and indifferently taxed proportioned and levied upon the respective Inhabitants of the said counties unto whom the benefit of this Act is to extend Be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid That Thomas Mitton John Jones John Carter George Twisleton Thomas Mason Thomas Madrin Edmund Glyn Esqs Robert Soutley Esq Thomas Ball Esq John Peck Esq Richard Bassnet Gent. Edward Wyn Esq Thomas Crichley Gent. Daniel Lloid Gent. Watkin Kyffin Gent. William Wyn Gent. Gerard Barbour Esq Gruffith Glin Gent. Richard Anwil Esq Captain Thomas Pugh Lewis Lloid Esq Peter Meirick Esq Major Edward Moor Roger Hanmer Esqs Sir John Trevor Knight John Puleston Esq one of the Iustices of the Common Pleas Thomas Ravenscroft Esq John Aldersey Esq Luke Lloid Humphrey Dymmock Esqs Andrew Ellice Esq Thomas Dymmock Esquire Daniel Mathews Gent. Hugh Courtney Gent. Sir John Wittewrong Knight Evan Lloid Hugh Price Richard Price Richard Gruffith Robert Gruffith Rice Vaughan Esqs Samuel Big Gent. Edward Owen of Castle-Dail Owen Salusbury Esq Gruffith Nanney John Lloyd Lewis Owen Robert Vaughan Esqs Robert Owen Thomas Michael Gent. William Williams Esquire be and hereby are constituted and appointed Commissioners for the said several and respective counties and Island which said Commissioners or any five of them have hereby full power and authority to do all and every such act and acts as may further the rating and collecting of the said sum of Twenty four thousand pounds upon the said respective counties and Island in the maner and proportion aforesaid and to remove all lets and obstructions and determine all differences that may hinder the effectual prosecution of this work and to supervise and regulate proceedings to the best of their judgements according to the true intent and meaning of this Act. Provided always That no welaffected person in any of the said Counties and Island be compelled to pay any Rate or Tax towards the raising of the said sums or any of them Provided also That this Act shall not extend to discharge or pardon any person excepted from pardon or from Composition for his Estate by the Propositions sent to the late King at Newcastle nor by any Act Order or Vote of Parliament not yet repealed 2. Nor any Member of Parliament that hath deserted his Trust and adhered to the Enemy 3. Nor any person that hath assisted the Irish Rebellion or held correspondency or Intelligence with the Rebels in Ireland 4. Nor any person that having been in Arms against the Parliament doth reside in France or Ireland or in any other parts beyond the Seas 5. Nor any person that hath given Intelligence to or held correspondency in any thing against the Parliament with CHARLS STUART the late Kings Son or his Adherents in any of the parts beyond the Seas 6. Nor any Delinquent or otherwise scandalous Minister or Clergy man as to Ecclesiastical Promotions onely that is already duly Sequestred or Sequestrable nor at all to pardon such of them as have plotted or contrived the Revolt of the said Island of Anglesey 7. Nor any Papists in arms nor any other Papists for the two Thirds of their Estates Sequestred or Sequestrable according to former Orders or Ordinances of Parliament for their non-conformity