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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74294	An Act of the Commons assembled in Parliament: for setling the militia of the city of Westminster, and liberties thereof, with the parishes and places adjacent of the county of Middlesex, within the weekly bills of mortality, and late lines of communication, except the hamblets of the Tovver.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1649 (1649)	Thomason E1060_17; ESTC R208566	3,675	11

AN ACT OF THE COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT For setling the Militia of the City of WESTMINSTER and Liberties thereof with the Parishes and places adjacent of the County of Middlesex within the Weekly Bills of Mortality and late Lines of Communication except the Hamblets of the TOVVER London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons and are to be sold at his Shop in Fleet-street at the Sign of the Golden-Dragon near the Inner-Temple 1649. AN ACT OF THE COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT For setling the Militia of the City of Westminster and Liberties thereof c. THE Commons assembled in Parliament taking into their serious consideration the present condition and state of things in relation to the Interest of England and particularly to the City of Westminster and Liberties thereof with the parishes and places adiacent of the County of Middlesex within the weekly bills of Mortality and late Lines of Communication excepting the Hamblets of the Tower Doe enact and ordain and be it enacted and ordained by the authority of the same That William Lord Mounson Maior Generall Skippon Sir Gregory Norton Knight and Baronet Sir Henry Mildmay Knight Sir Henry Vane sen Knight Sir James Harrington Knight Sir John Hippesley Knight Humphry Edwards John Trenchard Cornelius Holland Edmund Ludlowe Michael Oldsworth Nicholas Love Lawrence Whittaker and John Moore Esquires Edward Berkhead Esquire Thomas Fawkenbridge Esquire George Manley Josias Berners Richard Graves Nicholas Martin John Heylin and Edward Dendy Iunior Esquires William Parker Doctor in Physick James Prince Silvanus Taylor Edward Carter Richard Big Walter Frost Nicholas Bond Arthur Squibb John Humphries John Cooke 〈◊〉 Hunt John Goyner Edward Martin George Crompton John Robinson Noah Banks Peter Lindsey Richard Bates Samuel Smith John Clendan Francis Blake Ralph Gray Edward Neale William Dashwood William Dippar William Stone Peter Guilliams James Ravenscroft Thomas Bradshaw Josias Fendall Thomas Evans Edward Bowes William Haberfeild Gent. or any seven or more of them bee and are hereby constituted and appointed a Committee for the Militia of the said City of Westminster and Liberties thereof and of all the parishes and places aforesaid And that they or any seven or more of them shall have power and are hereby authorized to assemble and call together all and singular person or persons within the said City of Westminster and Liberties thereof and the parishes and places aforesaid that are meet and fit for the Wars and them to train exercise and put in readinesse and them after their abilities and faculties well and sufficiently front time to time to cause to be arrayed and weaponed and to take the musters of them in places most fit for that purpose And that they shall have power to lead conduct and imploy or cause to be led conducted and imployed the persons aforesaid arrayed and weaponed for the suppression of all rebellions insurrections and invasions that may happen within the said City and Liberties thereof parishes places and limits aforesaid And likewise shall have further power and authority to lead conduct and imploy or cause to be led conducted and imployed the persons aforesaid arrayed and weaponed as well within the said City and Liberties thereof parishes places and limits aforesaid as within and into any other part of the Commonwealth of England or Dominion of Wales for suppressing of all rebellions insurrections and invasions that may happen according as they shall from time to time receive directions from the Parliament of England or councell of State by them authorized and appointed And that the said Committee of Militia or any seven or more of them shall have power and are hereby authorized to constitute and make Colonells Captains and other Officers and to continue or remove such Colonells Captains and other Officers from time to time as they or any seven or more of them as aforesaid shall set cause and think fit And that the said Committee or any seven or more of them as aforesaid shall have the same power and authority within the limits aforesaid as the late Committee there had by two former Ordinances of Parliament bearing date the 9th day of September and the 22th of January 1647. to all intents and purposes whatsoever And for the speedy raising of moneys necessary for the carrying on of that service Be it further enacted and ordained by the authority aforesaid That the said Committee or any seven or more of them shall have power and are hereby authorized to cause a rate and assessement not exceeding the sum of one thousand pounds to be made upon all persons as well inhabitants as others having any reall or personall estate within the said parishes places and limits aforesaid And that the said Committee or any seven or more of them shall have the same power and give such allowances for the collecting and receiving thereof as is given to the respective Commissioners named in the Ordinance of the 15 th of March 1647. for raysing of moneys to be employed towards the maintenance of the Forces under the Command of Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight And that the said Committee or any seven or more of them shall have likewise power to call before them aswel all Receivers Treasurers Collectors and their and every of their Executors and Administrators of all moneys which shall be collected and levyed by vertue of this Ordinance as also all other Receivers Treasurers Collectors and their and every of their Executors and Administrators of all moneys formerly assessed levyed or received for the service of the Militia within the limits aforesaid by vertue of any Ordinance or Ordinances of Parliament which Receivers Treasurers and Collectors and their and every of their Executors and Administrators are hereby required to render iust and due account thereof to the said Committee or any seven or more of them and to pay such moneys as are or shall be found remaining in their hands upon their respective Accompts and Collections unto such person or persons as the laid Committee or any seven or more of them from time to time by vertue of this Ordinance or the said Ordinance of the 22th of January last shal nominate and appoint to be Treasurer or Treasurers Receiver or Receivers thereof And that the Acquittance of such Treasurer or Treasurers Receiver or Receivers under his or their hands of the Receipt of all or any part of such moneys shall be a sufficient warrant and discharge to such Collectors Treasurers and Receivers and their Executors and Administrators as shall pay the same And in case such Treasurer and Treasurers Receiver and Receivers Collector and Collectors or any of them their or any of their Executors or Administrators shall refuse or neglect to render an accompt as aforesaid and to pay in the moneys remaining in their or any of their hands being in Arrears by vertue of any former Ordinance or by this present Act that in such case it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said

Committee or any seven or more of them to levy the same by distresse and sale of the goods of such person and persons so refusing or neglecting as aforesaid restoring the overplus to the owners And the said Commitee or any seven or more of them shall have likewise power and are hereby authorized from time to time to nominate and appoint Treasurers and by order under their hands or the hands of any seven or more of them to dispose of all moneys raised or to be raised by the means aforesaid for the payment of such debts and giving of such allowances and salaries as by the former Committees of Militia appointed by Ordinance of Parliament within the limits aforesaid or by this Committee have been or shall be contracted for the service of the said Militia and not otherwise And bee it further enacted and ordained by the authority aforesaid That if the persons to bee arrayed and weaponed as aforesaid or any of them shall by the said Committee or any seven or more of them bee deemed adiudged for or by reason of his her or their age quality sex or any known or open disaffection to the Publick unfit to have or bear their own arms That in such case the said Committee or any seven or more of them shall have power and are hereby authorized to order and appoint some other honest fit and well-affected persons to bear the arms of the persons so excepted and shall and may order every such excepted person to find arms and to pay to every such person as shall bear the same for them for every dayes drawing forth the sum of sixteen pence And if any such person excepted as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to find such arms wherewith they or either of them from time to time shall bee charged or to pay the sum of 16 d. for every dayes drawing forth as aforesaid that then the said Committee or any seven or more of them upon complaint thereof made unto them shall send for such person before them and shall upon his her or their refusall to pay the same commit such person to prison there to remain without bail or mainprise untill such person shall conforme and pay the same And bee it further enacted and ordained by the authority aforesaid that all such persons within the particular limits aforesaid as shall be thought fit to bear arms and shall bee listed upon the Trained-band Companies and shall not from time to time appeare compleatly armed and serve at the beat of Drum or other summons that in such case the Colonells Captains and Lieutenants of the said Trained-bands within the limits aforesaid may inflict the punishment of two dayes imprisonment without bail or mainprise or the mulct of five shillings for the supply of the service And bee it further enacted and ordained by the authority aforesaid That all high and petty Constables and all other officers and ministers within the limits aforesaid are hereby required to be aiding and assisting to the said Committee Colonells Captains Lieutenants and their Marshalls of the said Trained-band Companies in execution of the premises as they will answer the contrary at their perills And all and every person and persons who shall act or doe any act or thing whatsoever by vertue of this or any former Order or Ordinance of Parliament concerning the said Militia shall be saved harmelesse and indempnified concerning the same by authority of Parliament and shall also have the benefit and advantage of the Ordinances of Parliament formerly made for saving harmlesse and indempnified all persons that have acted by Authority and for the service of the Parliament Provided alwaies that this Act shall continue in force for one whole year from the 14 th of March 1648. and no longer Hen. Scobell Cleric Parliament FINIS