Die Iovis , 2 September , 1647 , A Declaration of the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament .

THe Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled , taking into their serious consideration the great inconvenience and danger which daily doth , or may accrue by the resort of divers Persons to the doores of both Houses , under pretence of Arreares to them due , the greatest part of them being persons evill affected to the Parliament and Kingdome ; and their comming thither being for the most part ( though under other pretence ) to disturbe them in their proceedings ; and likewise remembring the effectuall course by them taken by their late instructions , bearing date the 28. of May last , for the determining of all Accompts , so that there can be no colour of any such resort as aforesaid , except it be of such who are unwilling the truth of their Accompts should appeare , Doe hereby Order and Declare , That henceforth no person or persons shall presume to resort thither under any such pretence , both Houses having formerly Ordered , That the Committee for the Accompts of the whole Kingdome , or other Committees authorized for that purpose , shall present Rolls of such Accompts so determined to both Houses , and not otherwaies , where those persons concerned therein shall receive such further assurance and satisfaction as both Houses shall finde to be just . And in case after the publication hereof any person shall presume contrary to this Declaration , the Guards attending on either or both Houses , are hereby required to seize upon them , and keepe them in safe Custody ; and if upon examination by the Committee of Complaints it be found that there is any Arreare due to any such person , every such summe of money shall be , and is forfeit for his or their contempt , and such further punishment upon others as both Houses shall appoint .