Die
Veneris
,
28
Maii
,
1647.
BE
it
Ordained
,
and
it
is
Ordained
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
now
assembled
in
Parliament
,
That
the
Committee
of
Lords
and
Commons
for
the
Army
,
appointed
by
Ordinance
of
the
eight
and
twentieth
of
March
,
1645
,
shall
have
Power
and
Authority
,
and
are
hereby
authorized
and
enabled
,
by
such
ways
and
means
as
they
or
any
five
of
them
shall
think
fit
,
To
cause
the
Accounts
of
all
the
Officers
and
Souldiers
of
the
Army
,
now
or
late
under
the
Command
of
Sir
Thomas
Fairfax
,
as
well
due
to
them
upon
publick
Faith
,
as
for
their
present
pay
,
to
be
audited
and
cast
up
during
their
service
in
the
said
Army
:
and
to
allow
and
determine
of
such
accompts
,
and
to
give
out
Debenters
accordingly
unto
the
said
Officers
and
Souldiers
.
And
it
is
further
ordained
,
That
for
such
Debenters
as
shall
be
therupon
given
out
and
signed
by
the
said
Committee
,
or
any
five
of
them
,
the
State
shall
be
liable
to
the
payment
thereof
,
and
shall
be
paid
and
satisfied
respectively
by
Warrant
from
the
said
Committee
or
any
five
of
them
out
of
such
Monies
as
the
Parliament
hath
ordained
by
Ordinance
to
be
paid
out
of
the
Grand
Excise
in
course
,
and
out
of
Delinquents
Estates
,
for
the
payment
of
the
said
Officers
and
Souldiers
of
the
said
army
,
and
out
of
the
remainder
of
the
monies
formerly
assigned
upon
Gold-smiths
Hall
for
the
army
.
And
it
is
further
ordained
,
That
the
said
Committee
shall
have
power
to
call
to
their
assistance
any
person
or
persons
whatsoever
as
they
shall
think
fit
,
for
their
information
touching
the
said
accompts
,
and
of
free
quarter
,
or
money
for
free
quarter
,
and
monies
otherwise
levied
,
and
to
make
up
the
accompts
according
to
the
late
instructions
for
the
accompts
of
the
Souldiery
of
the
Kingdome
,
that
defalcation
may
be
made
upon
the
said
accompt
.
And
it
is
lastly
ordained
,
that
the
Treasurers
at
Wars
and
Commissioners
appointed
by
Parliament
to
reside
in
the
army
shall
be
aiding
and
assisting
to
the
said
Committee
in
this
Service
.
Hen.
Elsynge
Cler.
Parl.
Dom.
Com.