A
DECLARATION
OR
ORDINANCE
Of
the
Lords
and
Commons
Assembled
in
Parliament
,
Concerning
the
seizing
of
Horses
for
his
Excellency
the
Earl
of
Essex
:
With
a
Provision
that
this
Ordinance
shall
not
extend
to
the
seizing
or
taking
of
any
Horses
,
Mares
or
Geldings
of
any
the
Members
of
both
Hous●s
of
Parliament
,
or
any
of
the
Assistants
of
the
House
of
PEERS
.
Ordered
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
Assembled
in
Parliament
,
That
this
Declaration
be
forthwith
Printed
and
published
.
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Also
,
An
ORDER
of
the
Commons
House
in
Parliament
concerning
Coals
,
That
they
shall
be
sold
at
20.
shillings
the
Chaldron
,
or
23.
S.
at
the
most
:
And
that
the
sayd
Coals
be
not
sold
to
any
Woodmonger
,
Chandler
,
or
others
,
who
sell
the
same
again
;
but
unto
the
poor
,
and
unto
House-keepers
,
and
those
of
the
meaner
sort
,
not
sparing
to
any
one
person
above
the
quantity
of
one
Chaldron
.
Ordered
by
the
Commons
House
Assembled
in
Parliament
,
That
this
Order
be
forthwith
Printed
and
published
.
Henry
Elsynge
Cler
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Parl
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D.
Com
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London
,
Printed
for
Edward
Husbands
June
10.
1643.
Die
Mercurii
,
7.
Junii
;
1643.
WHereas
there
is
an
Ordinance
of
Parliament
passed
,
bearing
date
the
Tenth
day
of
this
instant
May
,
concerning
the
taking
of
horses
for
the
service
of
the
Parliament
▪
It
is
further
Ordered
,
and
Declared
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
aswell
in
pursuance
of
the
said
Ordinance
,
as
by
way
of
addition
,
That
his
Excellencies
occasions
may
be
served
,
and
yet
with
the
greatest
ease
to
the
Counties
as
may
be
;
That
the
Deputy-Lieutenants
,
or
the
Committees
for
the
Propositions
,
or
any
two
of
them
,
within
the
severall
Counties
,
when
the
Lord
Generall
shall
require
so
many
Horses
out
of
any
County
,
shall
immediately
leavie
such
a
number
upon
every
Division
and
Hundred
,
as
in
a
proportion
the
severall
parts
will
afford
;
And
shall
cause
the
Horses
so
proportioned
,
to
be
delivered
accordingly
.
And
in
case
the
said
Deputy-Lieutenants
,
or
Committees
,
shall
not
execute
according
to
the
said
Ordinance
,
and
deliver
such
Horses
as
are
fit
for
service
,
nor
in
such
time
as
the
Lord
Generall
shall
direct
;
Or
that
the
Lord
Generall
shall
finde
,
by
reason
of
some
great
exigencie
,
that
the
said
circumstances
cannot
be
observed
without
danger
to
the
Army
,
and
insert
the
same
in
his
Warrant
,
Then
such
Officers
as
his
Excellencie
shall
appoint
,
shall
raise
and
take
such
number
of
Horses
as
are
required
by
his
Excellencie
,
within
the
places
appointed
,
rendring
an
accompt
to
his
Excellencie
for
the
same
,
having
regard
alwaies
of
those
persons
that
having
expressed
their
good
Affections
by
contributing
upon
the
Propositions
,
and
submitting
to
the
Orders
and
Ordinances
of
Parliament
;
And
in
case
that
upon
any
exigencie
the
Horses
of
such
persons
as
have
expressed
their
Affections
to
the
Parliament
as
aforesaid
,
shall
be
taken
,
That
their
Horses
shall
be
valued
by
the
Constables
,
and
certified
to
the
Commissary
in
London
,
for
valuing
of
Horses
,
Arms
,
&c.
And
the
parties
repaid
for
them
upon
the
Publike
Faith
.
Provided
alwaies
,
That
this
Ordinance
shall
not
extend
to
the
feizing
or
taking
any
Horses
,
Mares
,
or
Geldings
of
any
the
Members
of
either
of
the
Houses
of
Parliament
,
or
of
any
Peer
,
or
of
any
of
the
Assistants
of
the
House
of
Peers
.
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Joh
.
Brown
,
Cler
.
Parliament
.
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Elsynge
,
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Parl
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D.
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Die
Jovis
,
8.
Junii
,
1643.
WHereas
by
an
Ordinance
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
dated
the
14.
day
of
Ianuary
,
1642.
All
persons
are
prohibited
to
fetch
Coals
at
Newcastle
,
Sunderland
,
and
Blith
,
upon
pain
of
the
forfeiture
of
their
Ships
and
Coales
,
notwithstanding
which
Ordinance
,
some
pretending
ignorance
,
others
that
in
their
voyage
for
Scotland
they
were
forced
in
by
foule
weather
,
have
presumed
to
Lade
Coales
at
the
aforesaid
places
;
The
consideration
of
whose
severall
cases
,
the
Commons
house
of
Parliament
having
referred
to
this
Committee
of
the
Navy
,
whose
want
of
time
to
examine
the
truth
of
the
said
Allegations
have
in
favor
to
the
severall
persons
offending
in
this
kind
taken
bond
of
the
Masters
and
owners
of
the
Ships
and
Coales
,
with
condition
that
they
should
be
responsall
to
the
Parliament
,
for
the
true
value
of
their
Ships
and
Coales
,
when
they
should
be
thereunto
required
,
and
not
to
sell
their
Coales
above
the
rate
appointed
by
the
said
Ordinance
,
notwithstanding
which
care
of
the
said
Committee
:
It
is
informed
that
the
said
Masters
and
owners
taking
advantage
of
the
times
,
and
coveting
excessive
gaines
have
sold
their
Coales
at
farre
greater
prises
;
For
avoyding
which
abuse
in
time
to
come
.
It
is
Ordered
that
the
Lord
Major
of
London
for
the
time
being
,
be
desired
to
appoint
Officers
of
●●ust
who
be
commanded
to
attend
on
board
the
Ships
,
and
take
care
that
the
said
severall
Masters
&
owners
,
who
shall
upon
Bond
given
to
this
Committee
,
have
leave
to
sell
off
their
Coals
,
receiving
for
a
chaldron
of
Coals
the
sum
of
20
s
.
and
not
above
23
s
.
And
that
the
said
Coals
be
not
sold
to
any
Woodmonger
,
Chandler
,
or
others
who
sell
the
same
again
,
but
unto
the
poor
,
and
unto
House-keepers
,
and
those
of
the
meaner
sort
,
not
sparing
to
any
one
person
above
the
quantity
of
one
chaldron
.
And
it
is
further
Ordered
,
that
Mr.
Salomon
Smith
,
Marshall
of
the
Admiralty
,
do
not
permit
any
Master
or
owner
to
sell
their
said
Coals
,
but
in
the
presence
of
some
persons
deputed
by
the
Lord
Major
of
London
,
under
his
Lordships
hand
in
writing
,
to
see
the
due
execution
of
this
Order
.
Provided
that
it
shall
be
lawfull
for
the
Overseers
of
the
Poor
of
any
Parish
within
the
Cities
of
London
and
Suburbs
thereof
,
to
make
provisions
of
Coal
for
the
use
of
the
Poor
of
such
Parishes
against
the
Winter
,
in
some
such
indifferent
proportion
as
shall
be
thought
fit
by
the
Lord
Major
of
the
said
Citie
for
the
time
being
,
signified
under
his
hand
in
writing
.
The
same
Order
and
rule
to
be
observed
in
all
other
Ports
where
Newcastle
Coals
are
imported
to
be
sold
to
the
Poor
,
by
the
direction
and
oversight
of
the
chief
Officers
of
the
said
Ports
.
This
Order
being
this
day
presented
from
the
Committee
of
the
Navie
to
the
House
of
Commons
,
it
was
approved
of
,
and
assented
unto
,
and
Ordered
to
be
printed
,
and
sent
unto
the
Lord
Major
.
Ordered
by
the
Commons
in
Parliament
,
that
this
Order
concerning
Coals
be
forthwith
printed
and
published
:
Henry
Elsynge
.
Cler
.
Parl
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D.
Com
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