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A82505 An aditionall ordinance of the Lords & Commons assembled in Parliament, for the better taking and expediting the accompts of the whole kingdome. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Elsynge. Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. England and Wales. Parliament. 1645 (1645) Wing E1177; Thomason E290_14; ESTC R200139 6,558 15

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their discretions shall think fit to the use of the Common-wealth unto the Chamberlain of the Citie of London aforesaid and for neglect or refusall thereof to commit the said person or persons to prison untill they shall pay the same And that the said sums of Money so paid unto the Chamberlain of the Citie of London upon the said Appeal shall not be disposed of untill the said Appeal be determined and so much shall be adjudged against the Appellant to be paid unto such particular Treasurers as are appointed to receive the same as aforesaid or to be disposed as by Order of the said Houses of Parliament shall be appointed and directed And the party that shall prosecute the Suit for the Common-wealth shall have full costs allowed unto him in case he that shall appeal shall not prevail upon his Appeal And further it is hereby Ordered and Ordained by the said Lords and Commons That all persons employed or to be employed in taking of the said Accompts by vertue of the aforesaid Ordinances their and every of their Officers and necessary Attendants and their and every of their horses shall be free from pressing and shall not be seized or taken by vertue of any Order or Ordinance for the service of the State so long as they or ahy of them are employed in or about the taking of the said Accompts And be it further Ordained That the Officers and other persons employed by the severall sub-committees in each County and Citie shall have such reasonable and fitting Allowances as shall be thought fit by the said sub-committees or the major number of them and shall be approved of by the Committee for taking the Accompts of the whole Kingdom or any five of them And be it further ordained That if any person or persons not being a Peer of this Realm Assistant or Officer of the House of Peers or Member or Officer of the House of Commons that shall be summoned to appear before the Committee for taking the Accompts of the whole Kingdom or the said Sub-committees respectively shall wilfully neglect or refuse to appear before the said Committee or sub-committee and shall afterwards for such his neglect or refusall be sent for and attached by their Messenger or Messengers That in such case it shall and may be lawfull for the said Messenger so attaching the said person or persons to take of every such person the sum of two pence for every mile he shall go or ride for the said person or persons so offending and Twelve pence for the Attachment of the said person offending And be it further Ordained That it shall and may be lawfull for the Register Accomptant or Clerk to the said Committee for the taking of the Accompts of the whole Kingdom and their Sub-committees respectively to take from every person that shall be found in arrear Three pence for every Sheet that shall be written of every Examination or Accompt and Twelve pence for every Order which the said person so found in arrear shall desire to have written or copied out for his benefit And be it further Ordained That the said Committee for the taking of the Accompts of the whole Kingdom and the said Sub-committees respectively or any two of them shall have power and authority to administer to every Register Accomptant Messenger or other Officer or person employed an Oath for their and every of their faithfull demeanour the Tenour whereof followeth I A. B. do swear That according to my best Skill and Judgement I shall faithfully diligently and truely demean my self in the Office of _____ or other Employment wherein I shall be employed by the Committee for the taking of the Accompts of the whole Kingdom or by any Sub-Committee for taking the said Accompts And it is further Ordained That the Sub-committee of Accompts of each respective County and City or any five or more of them shall have full power and authority to send into any other County or City and to cause all persons accomptable for any Moneys or Goods received or taken in the County of which they are Sub-committees not being a Peer Assistant or Officer of the House of Peers or Member or Officer of the House of Commons to appear before them for the examination of their former Accompts according to this and the severall Ordinances unlesse the Committee for taking the Accompts of the whole Kingdom shall give order to the contrary And be it further Ordained That if any person or persons named or to be named of any Sub-committee of Accompts according to the said severall Ordinances of Accompts or which shall be named Treasurers according to this Ordinance shall refuse to take upon them the said respective Employments or to take the Nationall-Covenant upon certificate of the severall names to the House of Commons by the Committee for taking the Accompts of the whole Kingdom they shall receive such punishment as the high Court of Parliament shall think fit FINIS