THE
said
Commissioners
,
taking
into
their
consideration
the
want
the
Forces
in
Ireland
would
be
in
the
next
Winter
for
Hay
,
Fire
and
Candle
,
●f
a
timely
provision
were
not
made
for
them
,
did
by
their
Order
of
the
21.
of
April
last
,
referr
the
same
to
a
Committee
of
Officers
,
who
have
(
in
order
to
a
timely
supply
)
offered
as
followeth
.
FOR
HAY
.
FIrst
,
That
Hay
be
provided
for
the
Horse
,
according
to
the
Number
of
Horse
quartered
in
the
respective
Precincts
,
and
according
to
the
proportion
of
20
l.
weight
of
Hay
by
the
day
for
each
Horse
,
as
was
formerly
agreed
upon
by
the
Vote
of
a
Council
of
Officers
.
Secondly
,
That
the
Commander
in
chief
in
each
Precinct
,
do
appoint
the
place
,
and
proportions
where
the
same
shall
be
stacked
.
Thirdly
,
That
the
Commander
in
chief
,
with
advice
of
the
Commissioners
of
Revenue
in
each
Precinct
,
do
appoint
and
set
out
Lands
on
which
the
said
Hay
shall
be
cut
,
contiguous
as
may
be
to
the
respective
Garrisons
,
and
places
where
the
same
is
to
be
stacked
:
Provided
the
same
be
cut
on
Lands
not
set
in
Custodium
to
Officers
,
or
others
at
a
certainty
or
belonging
to
Proprietors
;
And
if
no
such
Lands
be
found
to
lye
convenient
to
the
said
Garrisons
and
places
;
That
then
such
excepted
Lands
be
made
use
of
,
the
Commissioners
of
Revenue
paying
a
reasonable
Rate
for
the
same
,
to
be
by
them
or
any
two
or
more
of
them
adjudged
.
Fourthly
,
That
the
care
of
providing
the
said
Hay
shall
be
committed
to
the
charge
of
the
chief
Officer
in
each
Precinct
,
to
give
order
to
the
respective
Horse-Officers
commanding
Troops
under
them
,
to
see
the
same
effectually
provided
.
Fifthly
,
That
the
said
Officers
of
the
respective
Troops
be
allowed
for
making
the
said
Hay
,
not
exceeding
ten
Shillings
by
the
Tun
,
to
be
paid
for
monthly
out
of
the
Treasury
,
according
to
such
Certificates
as
the
Commissioners
of
Revenue
shall
receive
from
the
Quarter-Masters
of
the
Troops
,
and
certifyed
by
the
Chief
Officer
of
the
said
Troope
,
that
the
same
is
accordingly
made
and
stacked
,
well
conditioned
.
Provided
,
that
the
Commissioners
of
Revenue
have
power
to
administer
an
oath
to
such
Quarter-Masters
as
they
think
fit
,
or
doubt
of
their
Certificates
.
Concerning
FIRE
,
and
CANDLE
.
SIxthly
,
That
Fire
and
Candle
be
allowed
onely
for
the
use
of
the
Guards
;
the
same
to
be
provided
and
paid
for
by
the
State
.
Seaventhly
,
That
the
Commander
in
chief
and
Commissioners
of
Revenue
in
the
respective
Precincts
,
do
forthwith
,
and
from
time
to
time
take
effectual
care
that
the
said
Guards
be
seasonably
provided
with
Fire
and
Candle
,
at
the
cheapest
and
best
rates
they
possibly
can
,
returning
their
monthly
accounts
of
the
same
to
the
Surveyors
of
the
Revenue
and
Stores
.
In
which
provisions
,
the
said
Commander
in
chief
and
Commissioners
of
Revenue
,
are
to
have
a
special
regard
to
length
of
nights
and
numbers
of
men
in
each
Guard
;
the
said
allowance
to
commence
the
same
from
the
25
of
Iune
next
.
The
said
Commissioners
of
the
Common-wealth
having
considered
of
the
aforesaid
Resolves
,
do
approve
of
them
and
every
of
them
,
and
do
hereby
order
and
require
the
Commissioners
of
Revenue
,
and
the
other
Officers
concerned
therein
to
observe
the
same
.
And
to
the
end
no
doubt
may
arise
about
paying
for
the
said
Hay
,
Fire
,
and
Candle
,
the
said
Commissioners
of
the
Common-wealth
do
hereby
order
the
Commissioners
of
the
Revenue
,
to
pay
for
the
same
out
of
the
Moneys
growing
due
for
in-land
Excize
,
according
to
Instructions
for
issuing
the
Revenue
.
Provided
,
they
exceed
not
the
Rates
aforesaid
.
May
the
Eighth
,
1654.
-
Charles
Fleetwood
.
-
Miles
Corbet
.
-
Jo
:
Jones
.