Die
Lunae
,
8
April
.
1644.
An
Ordinance
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
for
continuance
of
the
Excise
or
New-Impost
for
one
whole
yeer
longer
,
to
commence
the
eleventh
of
September
next
,
1644.
WHereas
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
have
found
it
necessary
to
continue
the
severall
Rates
and
Charges
of
Excise
and
New-Impost
,
mentioned
and
expressed
in
an
Ordinance
of
both
Houses
,
dated
the
eleventh
of
September
,
last
;
Be
it
hereby
ordained
by
the
said
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
That
the
said
Ordinance
of
the
eleventh
of
September
last
,
and
every
Clause
,
Sentence
and
Article
therein
contained
,
and
now
in
force
,
and
the
severall
Rates
of
Excise
and
New-Impost
imposed
and
directed
by
the
said
Ordinance
,
or
any
other
Ordinance
or
Ordinances
concerning
the
government
and
ordering
of
the
Excise
since
made
,
which
at
present
are
in
force
,
shall
continue
and
be
received
upon
all
and
every
the
Commodities
therein
mentioned
and
charged
,
thorowout
the
Realm
of
England
,
Dominion
of
Wales
and
Town
of
Berwick
,
for
one
whole
yeer
longer
,
to
commence
the
eleventh
of
September
next
ensuing
the
date
hereof
.
And
it
is
further
hereby
ordained
and
declared
,
That
John
Towse
Esquire
,
Alderman
of
the
City
of
London
;
Thomas
Foot
Esquire
,
Alderman
of
the
City
of
London
;
John
Kendrick
Esquire
,
Alderman
of
the
City
of
London
;
Thomas
Cullum
Esquire
,
Alderman
of
the
City
of
London
;
Simon
Edmonds
,
John
Lamott
and
Edward
Claxton
of
the
said
City
of
London
Esquires
,
the
present
Commissioners
of
the
Excise
,
shall
remain
and
continue
chief
Commissioners
and
Governours
of
the
whole
Office
and
Receipts
of
the
Excise
and
New-Impost
,
in
and
thorow
the
whole
Kingdom
of
England
,
Dominion
of
Wales
,
and
Town
of
Berwick
;
and
shall
and
may
do
and
execute
,
and
cause
to
be
done
and
executed
,
all
and
every
the
Clauses
,
Articles
and
other
thing
or
things
whatsoever
,
ordained
,
mentioned
and
contained
in
the
said
Ordinance
of
the
eleventh
of
September
last
,
or
in
any
other
Ordinance
or
Ordinances
concerning
the
Excise
,
which
at
present
are
in
force
,
in
the
same
manner
and
form
as
they
are
directed
and
authorized
thereby
to
do
and
execute
,
for
and
during
the
said
term
of
one
yeer
longer
,
to
commence
from
the
eleventh
of
September
next
following
,
as
aforesaid
,
with
the
like
Allowances
as
at
present
,
of
six
pence
upon
every
twenty
shillings
raised
and
levied
out
of
the
Receipts
of
the
Excise
and
New-Impost
.
-
Joh.
Browne
,
Cler.
Parliamentorum
.
-
Hen.
Elsynge
,
Cler.
Parl.
D.
Com.
FINIS
.