August
5.
1645.
WHEREAS
by
speciall
Order
of
the
House
of
Commons
,
the
Committee
for
the
Army
under
the
Command
of
Sir
Thomas
Fairefax
did
come
to
Guild-Hall
,
London
,
to
receive
an
Accompt
of
the
Lord
Major
and
Aldermen
appointed
as
Commissioners
by
Ordinance
of
Parliament
of
the
15
of
February
,
1644.
For
the
Assessing
and
Levying
of
5800
l.
per
Month
,
upon
London
&
the
Liberties
,
which
is
their
proportion
according
to
their
divident
in
like
cases
.
And
upon
Examination
finding
that
the
City
of
London
and
Liberties
are
very
much
in
Arreare
to
what
is
grown
due
,
&
other
Counties
hath
paid
;
the
City
of
London
having
formerly
had
the
Honour
to
be
good
examples
and
leaders
unto
all
other
Counties
in
matters
of
publique
concernment
.
The
said
Committee
from
the
Honourable
House
of
Commons
,
with
the
Lord
Major
and
Aldermen
aforesaid
,
having
summoned
all
the
Collectors
of
the
severall
Wards
,
and
their
respective
Divisions
,
to
enquire
of
them
the
true
causes
of
the
slack
comming
in
of
the
Moneys
Assessed
upon
the
severall
Wards
.
For
the
speedy
bringing
in
whereof
,
they
were
appointed
Collectors
;
and
finding
amongst
other
causes
this
to
bee
the
maine
;
(
viz.
)
The
backwardnesse
and
tendernesse
of
the
Collectors
in
executing
the
power
of
the
Ordinance
by
way
of
distresse
upon
the
Goods
of
their
Neighbours
that
doe
delay
or
refuse
to
pay
the
said
Assessement
;
which
neglect
of
the
said
Collectors
cannot
bee
borne
with
,
in
regard
of
the
pressing
necessities
of
that
happy
Army
under
the
immediate
Command
of
the
Victorious
Generall
Sir
Thomas
Fairefax
;
whom
God
hath
made
Instrumentall
,
not
onely
to
keepe
the
Enemy
from
our
Gates
;
but
also
to
scatter
their
greatest
Forces
,
and
drive
them
to
the
most
remote
Parts
in
the
Kingdome
,
who
are
yet
in
pursuit
thereof
;
which
gives
us
great
hopes
of
a
speedy
period
to
our
bleeding
Calamities
,
and
doth
invite
the
best
endeavours
of
all
that
are
desirous
of
a
setled
and
well-grounded
Peace
,
to
give
the
said
Army
all
due
encouragement
.
Therefore
the
said
Committee
,
with
the
Lord
Major
and
Aldermen
aforesaid
,
have
thought
fit
to
desire
the
Ministers
of
the
severall
Parish
Churches
and
Chappells
within
the
City
and
Liberties
,
That
they
on
the
next
Lords-Day
doe
effectually
stirre
up
their
Parishioners
speedily
and
chearefully
to
pay
in
their
Assessements
to
the
severall
Collectors
,
and
to
continue
the
payment
of
the
remainder
,
as
the
same
shall
grow
due
.
And
to
let
them
know
,
in
case
they
shall
continue
to
delay
or
refuse
the
payment
thereof
,
That
the
respective
Collectors
are
enjoyned
upon
the
Penalties
express'd
in
the
said
Ordinance
of
the
15
of
February
,
to
distreine
their
Goods
,
and
make
sale
of
the
same
.
And
that
none
doe
mistake
or
censure
the
proceedings
of
the
severall
Collectors
,
who
without
respect
of
Persons
are
to
doe
their
Duties
according
to
the
said
Ordinance
:
But
if
any
inconveniences
follow
by
their
non-payment
of
the
said
Moneys
,
that
they
lay
the
blame
upon
themselves
.