Die
Sabbathi
,
1.
Novembr
.
1645.
An
Ordinance
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
,
for
Compositions
for
Wardships
in
the
Court
of
Wards
and
Liveries
,
and
for
Signing
of
Bills
,
and
passing
of
them
under
the
Great
Seal
.
WHereas
divers
Compositions
have
been
heretofore
made
by
sundry
persons
,
with
the
Master
and
Councell
of
His
Majesties
Court
of
Wards
and
Liveries
at
Westminster
,
for
the
Wardships
of
the
Bodies
of
divers
of
his
Majesties
Wards
,
upon
some
of
which
Compositions
,
considerable
Sums
of
money
have
been
already
paid
,
and
others
are
to
be
paid
;
But
in
regard
the
Grants
of
the
said
Wardships
are
to
passe
under
the
great
Seal
,
by
Bill
Signed
by
His
Majesty
,
which
in
these
times
of
distraction
cannot
be
obtained
;
By
means
whereof
,
the
said
persons
who
have
already
so
compounded
and
paid
their
said
moneys
,
are
without
the
fruit
of
their
said
Compositions
,
And
also
aswell
those
which
have
compounded
and
have
not
yet
paid
,
as
others
which
are
prepared
to
compound
for
severall
Wardships
,
are
for
the
reasons
aforesaid
,
discouraged
to
make
their
severall
Compositions
and
payments
with
the
said
Master
and
Councell
:
The
Lords
and
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
,
do
therefore
hereby
Ordain
and
Declare
,
That
all
and
every
such
Bill
or
Bills
as
hereafter
shall
be
Signed
by
the
Master
and
Clerk
of
the
said
Court
of
Wards
and
Liveries
for
the
time
being
,
notwithstanding
their
not
being
Signed
by
His
Majesty
,
shall
be
passed
under
the
great
Seal
in
form
usuall
.
And
the
Commissioners
of
the
said
great
Seal
for
the
time
being
,
are
hereby
required
and
Authorised
to
passe
Letters
Patents
in
form
usuall
from
time
to
time
under
the
said
great
Seal
unto
the
severall
Committees
,
or
Grantees
of
the
Mariages
of
the
said
respective
Wards
,
according
to
the
tenour
and
effect
of
the
said
Bills
so
Signed
as
aforesaid
:
And
this
Ordinance
shall
be
their
sufficient
Warrant
in
that
behalf
;
which
Letters
Patents
so
passed
,
shall
be
effectuall
in
Law
,
according
to
the
tenour
thereof
,
the
not
Signing
thereof
by
His
Majesty
notwithstanding
.
And
it
is
also
Ordained
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
aforesaid
,
That
the
Master
and
Councell
of
the
said
Court
,
shall
proceed
in
all
things
belonging
to
the
Iurisdiction
of
that
Court
according
to
Law
.
Io:
Brown
,
Cleric
.
Parliamentorum
.
H
:
Elsynge
,
Cler.
Parl.
D.
Com.