AN ORDER OF the House of Parliament concerning the gathering in of the Pole-moneys . Die Veneris , May 6 , 1642.

ORdered that the Knights and Burgesses of every County be forth-with enjoyned to write unto the severall Sheriffs of every County , that they require all the Commissioners of their respective Counties , to make present return of all such Certificates of the Pole-mony , as have not yet bin returned according to the former Order of this House , and also be enjoyned to take into their custody the severall Certificates of every severall County already returned respectively , and to examine the true state of them , and that where they find any Certificates not returned or defective , that they forth-with give notice unto the severall Commissioners of each County inhabiting within forty miles of this City , to make their returns by the last of this instant May , & all those beyond that distance by the twentieth of Iune next , and being so by them examined , that they take a speedy course to returne the same unto the Committee for Accompts and Pole-money at such time as they shall be required by the said Committee , who have agreed to call for them with all speed , and to digest them into forme , that so they may present them unto the House , and to begin with the City of London and Westminster , according to a former Order in that case . And it is further ordered , that the Sheriffs of the severall Counties respectively doe certifie into how many severall divisions , the Commissioners of the severall Counties did divide themselves within the Counties for the collecting of the Pole-money .