Die
Mercurii
,
29
Januarii
,
1644.
Two
Ordinances
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
for
Continuation
of
the
severall
Ordinances
of
Excise
or
New-Impost
untill
the
11
of
September
,
1646.
WHereas
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
have
thought
fit
to
continue
the
severall
Rates
and
Charges
of
Excise
or
New-Impost
already
setled
and
established
by
Authority
of
both
Houses
.
Be
it
hereby
Ordained
by
the
said
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
That
all
and
every
the
Ordinances
touching
the
Excise
or
New-Impost
,
and
every
Clause
,
Sentence
,
Article
,
and
other
thing
and
things
in
them
and
every
of
them
contained
and
expressed
and
now
in
force
,
aswell
for
the
Governing
and
Ordering
of
the
Excise
,
as
for
the
setling
,
laying
,
and
imposing
severall
Rates
and
Charges
upon
sundry
and
divers
Commodities
,
shall
,
next
after
their
and
every
of
their
particular
and
respective
Expirations
,
be
,
and
hereby
are
continued
,
prolonged
,
and
to
be
received
in
and
thorowout
the
Kingdom
of
England
,
Dominion
of
Wales
,
and
Town
of
Berwick
,
untill
the
first
day
of
April
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
fourty
six
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
and
Declared
by
Authority
aforesaid
,
That
John
Towse
,
Thomas
Foot
,
John
Kendrick
,
Thomas
Cullum
,
and
Simon
Edmonds
,
Esquires
,
and
Aldermen
of
the
City
of
London
;
John
Lamott
and
Edward
Claxton
of
the
same
,
Esquires
,
the
present
Commissioners
of
Excise
or
New-Impost
,
shall
remain
and
be
the
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
all
and
every
the
said
Ordinances
,
Clauses
,
Articles
,
and
other
thing
and
things
in
all
and
every
the
said
Ordinances
contained
,
mentioned
,
and
expressed
,
in
the
same
Manner
and
Form
,
and
to
the
same
Intents
and
Purposes
,
for
,
during
and
untill
the
said
first
day
of
April
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
fourty
six
,
with
the
like
Allowance
of
Six
pence
upon
every
Twenty
shillings
that
shall
come
in
upon
the
Receipts
of
the
Excise
or
New-Impost
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
,
That
the
said
Commissioners
,
and
their
Sub-Commissioners
,
shall
make
and
deliver
up
their
respective
Accompts
in
such
manner
as
is
directed
and
prescribed
by
the
Ordinance
of
the
One
and
thirtieth
of
August
last
past
.
And
it
is
likewise
Ordained
,
That
aswell
all
and
every
the
said
Commissioners
,
their
Sub-Commissioners
and
Officers
,
as
all
and
every
other
person
and
persons
whatsoever
,
who
shall
do
,
or
cause
any
thing
to
be
done
in
pursuance
of
this
Ordinance
,
shall
be
protected
,
saved
harmlesse
and
indempnified
,
by
Authority
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
.
Joh.
Brown
,
Cleric
.
Parliamentorum
.
Die
Lunae
,
3
Feb.
1644.
ORdered
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
That
the
Ordinance
concerning
the
Receipts
and
Commissioners
of
Excise
,
passed
both
Houses
on
Wednesday
last
the
Nine
and
twentieth
of
January
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
fourty
four
,
shall
be
enlarged
,
and
continue
in
force
in
the
same
manner
it
now
is
,
untill
the
Eleventh
of
September
which
shall
be
in
the
yeer
of
our
Lord
One
thousand
six
hundred
fourty
six
.
Joh.
Browne
,
Cleric
.
Parliamentorum
.