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person_n or_o person_n as_o the_o say_a council_n of_o war_n shall_v direct_v and_o that_o both_o those_o treasurer_n and_o this_o council_n of_o warâ—e_n and_o all_o other_o person_n trust_v with_o the_o receive_n issue_a bestow_v and_o employ_v of_o those_o money_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o their_o heir_n executor_n and_o administrator_n shall_v be_v answerable_a and_o accountable_a for_o their_o do_n and_o proceed_n therein_o to_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v thereunto_o require_v by_o warrant_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o speaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o thereby_o they_o and_o every_o of_o they_o according_a to_o their_o several_a place_n and_o employment_n shall_v give_v a_o true_a and_o ready_a declaration_n and_o account_n of_o their_o several_a respective_a deal_n do_n and_o proceed_n therein_o and_o that_o the_o say_v commons_o in_o parliament_n shall_v have_v power_n by_o this_o act_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v the_o say_a account_n and_o all_o thing_n thereto_o appertain_v and_o withal_o they_o in_o this_o act_n prescribe_v a_o specialloath_n to_o the_o treasurer_n not_o to_o issue_v out_o any_o money_n without_o the_o warrant_n of_o the_o council_n of_o war_n under_o their_o hand_n and_o another_o oath_n to_o the_o council_n of_o war_n to_o make_v no_o warrant_n for_o any_o money_n issue_v which_o be_v give_v by_o this_o act_n but_o for_o some_o of_o those_o end_n which_o be_v express_v therein_o and_o that_o to_o the_o best_a of_o their_o mean_n they_o shall_v employ_v the_o say_a money_n according_o and_o that_o free_o without_o require_v any_o reward_n or_o allowance_n whatsoever_o which_o precedent_n with_o other_o foremention_v make_v his_o majesty_n return_v this_o 67._o answer_n to_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o touch_v the_o article_n deliver_v february_n 2._o 1641._o for_o the_o secure_n you_o from_o all_o danger_n or_o jealousy_n of_o any_o 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