BE it Enacted by this present Parliament , and the Authority of the same , That all and every person and persons , employed the two and twentieth day of April , last past , as Receivers General of the Publique Revenue arising out of the Estates of Delinquents and Popish Recusants , shall and are hereby ratified and confirmed in the several Offices of Receivers General , to exercise the same within the respective Counties , Limits , and Places wherein they were so employed as Receivers , the said two and twentieth day of April , one thousand six hundred fifty nine , until further Order shall be taken by the Parliament or Council of State , and the said Receivers are hereby impowered enabled , and required , within their respective Counties , Limits , and Divisions , to Collect , Gather , Receive , Demand , and Levie , as well the Arrears of the said Publique Revenues arising out of the Estates of Delinquents and Popish Recusants already incurred , as also the said growing Revenues ; And all other Rents , Revenues , Duties , sum and sums of Money , which to them , have or shall from time to time respectively be given in charge by the respective Auditors of the Exchequer . And it is hereby Enacted , That they the said Receivers , for the better getting in , and Levying the said Duties and Revenues , are and shall be enabled and impowred to distrein for the same within their respective Limits and Counties , and to use all other lawful means and wayes for the getting the same in , as fully to all intents and purposes as any Receivers of the Revenue of the late King were enabled to do by any Law , Statute , or usage of this Common-wealth . And the Auditors before whom the said Revenue was in charge the said two and twentieth day of April , One thousand six hundred fifty nine last past , or at any time since , are hereby authorized and required to proceed in the execution of their several Offices , till the Parliament or Council of State shall take further Order therein .