At
a
meeting
of
the
Committee
of
Arrears
the
eleventh
day
of
December
,
1648.
IT
is
Ordered
by
the
said
Committee
,
that
the
Ward
books
of
the
severall
Arrears
remaining
unpaid
upon
the
severall
Assessements
made
for
the
maintenance
of
the
Army
under
the
Command
of
his
Excellency
the
Lord
Fairfax
,
now
in
the
custody
of
this
Committee
,
be
herewith
returned
to
the
Deputy
and
Common-councell
men
of
the
respective
Wards
;
with
directions
that
they
shall
within
two
dayes
,
call
all
the
Collectors
of
their
Ward
before
them
,
and
examine
their
rolls
with
the
said
books
,
and
cross
the
same
books
for
so
much
as
are
paid
;
and
returne
the
same
books
again
within
two
daies
now
next
ensuing
to
the
said
Committee
.
And
in
the
same
returne
they
are
to
express
-
1.
Whom
they
conceive
to
be
able
and
have
not
paid
.
-
2.
Who
are
poore
and
unable
to
pay
.
-
3.
Who
are
dead
and
left
sufficient
estates
,
and
who
are
their
Executors
,
or
Administrators
,
and
where
they
dwell
.
-
4.
Who
are
removed
since
their
Assessements
made
,
and
are
able
,
and
have
not
paid
,
and
where
they
now
dwell
.
-
5.
Such
Landlords
as
are
assessed
and
have
not
paid
,
and
their
Tenants
removed
,
then
to
certifie
the
names
of
the
new
Tenants
.
All
which
particulars
are
by
them
to
be
carefully
performed
,
to
the
end
,
that
what
Arrears
cannot
be
collected
,
may
be
returned
back
to
the
respective
Wards
to
be
newly
assessed
.
Tho.
Lathum
Clerk
to
the
said
Committee
.