August
20.
1644.
WHereas
Papists
and
other
wicked
and
ill-affected
persons
have
traiterously
combined
together
and
entred
into
Association
,
and
have
raised
and
dayly
doe
raise
,
great
forces
both
of
Horse
and
foot
in
severall
counties
of
this
Kingdome
,
and
are
now
actually
leavying
war
in
the
severall
and
respective
counties
of
Wilts
,
Dorset
,
Sommerset
,
Devon
and
Cornwall
,
and
in
the
cities
of
Bristoll
and
Exon
,
and
in
the
Towne
and
county
of
Poole
,
and
have
in
all
and
every
the
said
counties
,
cities
and
places
miserably
plundered
,
spoyled
and
destroyed
multitudes
of
his
Majesties
good
subjects
,
and
if
not
timely
prevented
will
utterly
subvert
and
destroy
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
(
which
is
their
cheifest
designe
)
the
Laws
of
the
land
,
the
Priviledges
of
Parliament
,
and
the
Liberties
of
the
subject
;
The
Lords
and
Commons
now
in
Parliament
assembled
,
doe
hereby
order
and
ordain
,
that
the
said
counties
,
cities
and
places
shal
be
associated
,
and
that
the
committees
nominated
and
appointed
by
the
late
Ordinance
of
Parliament
,
of
the
first
of
Iuly
,
1644.
for
the
severall
and
respectiue
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
aforesaid
respectively
appointed
to
put
in
execution
the
seuerall
Ordinances
of
Parliament
,
in
the
said
Ordinance
mentioned
and
expressed
,
and
all
Colonels
,
Lieutenant-Colonels
,
Captains
and
other
Officers
,
and
all
other
well
affected
persons
Inhabitants
of
the
said
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
,
shall
and
may
associate
themselves
,
and
mutually
ayd
,
succour
and
assist
one
another
in
the
mutuall
defence
and
preservation
of
themselves
,
and
of
the
peace
of
the
said
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
.
Now
for
the
better
carrying
on
of
so
necessary
a
work
in
such
manner
as
by
the
said
Ordinance
,
or
this
present
Ordinance
is
or
shal
be
limited
and
appointed
,
and
for
the
raising
of
moneys
and
forces
within
the
said
counties
,
and
places
,
for
suppressing
the
said
Rebels
there
,
and
for
the
maintenance
of
all
such
Garrisons
as
are
or
shal
be
erected
by
authority
of
Parliament
,
for
the
better
defence
of
the
same
,
The
said
Lords
and
Commons
doe
order
and
ordaine
,
and
doe
hereby
ordaine
and
Authorize
the
said
Committees
of
the
said
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
,
respectively
or
any
three
or
more
of
them
,
to
put
in
execution
within
the
said
severall
and
respective
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
,
the
severall
Ordinances
of
Parliament
therein
mentioned
and
expressed
,
and
the
Ordinance
for
voluntary
Loanes
and
Contributions
to
the
Parliament
,
And
the
Ordinance
of
the
29.
of
Iune
,
1643.
for
the
Administring
of
the
Vow
and
Covenant
appointed
to
be
taken
by
every
man
throughout
the
whole
Kingdome
,
according
to
the
Instructions
how
and
in
what
manner
the
same
ought
to
be
taken
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
,
that
in
every
of
the
aforesaid
counties
,
out
of
the
severall
&
respective
Committees
,
there
shall
be
established
by
the
severall
&
respective
Committees
,
a
standing
Committee
of
five
at
the
least
in
the
respective
counties
of
Dorset
and
Cornwall
,
and
of
seven
at
the
least
in
the
respective
counties
of
Wilts
,
Somerset
and
Devon
,
and
of
three
at
the
least
in
the
respective
counties
of
Bristoll
,
Exon
and
Pool
,
to
be
alwaies
resident
in
such
part
of
the
counties
,
as
the
major
part
of
the
respective
Committees
of
such
county
shall
appoint
to
advise
and
direct
all
things
that
they
shall
thinke
fit
for
the
good
Government
and
safety
of
their
respective
counties
,
in
pursuance
of
any
Ordinance
or
Ordinances
of
Parliament
,
and
to
take
care
and
order
of
all
other
affaires
for
the
good
and
preservation
of
the
respective
counties
,
cities
and
places
,
according
to
the
orders
,
Ordinances
,
and
directions
of
Parliament
,
who
at
the
first
meeting
shall
appoint
a
place
of
their
sitting
,
and
the
persons
that
shall
sit
,
and
their
turnes
;
provided
that
none
of
the
said
Committees
shal
be
Injoyned
to
sit
at
one
time
above
fourteen
dayes
together
,
except
the
chair-man
,
who
shall
continually
be
one
of
the
7.
5.
or
3.
of
the
said
standing
Committee
for
the
next
14
dayes
following
.
And
it
is
further
ordained
and
declared
,
That
Algernon
Earl
of
Northumberland
,
Philip
Earle
of
Pembrooke
and
Montgomery
,
William
Earl
of
Salisbury
,
Iohn
Lord
Roberts
,
and
Tho
:
Lord
Bruce
,
and
the
Knights
,
Citizens
,
and
Burgesses
of
the
House
of
Commons
for
the
severall
and
respective
counties
,
cities
and
places
aforesaid
,
be
a
Committee
for
the
preservation
and
safety
of
the
said
associated
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
,
or
any
eight
or
more
of
them
,
shall
from
time
to
time
have
power
to
appoint
Treasurers
for
the
severall
and
respective
counties
,
cities
&
places
,
who
are
hereby
authorized
to
receive
al
such
sums
of
mony
as
shall
be
lent
,
assessed
and
collected
within
the
said
counties
,
cities
and
places
respectively
,
&
who
shall
from
time
to
time
issue
out
such
moneys
for
the
necessary
uses
of
the
said
counties
,
cities
and
places
respectively
for
the
purposes
aforesaid
,
according
to
such
warrant
or
warrants
,
as
any
such
treasurer
or
treasurers
shall
receive
from
the
standing
Committees
of
the
respective
counties
,
cities
or
places
,
or
the
major
part
of
them
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
that
the
said
committees
respectively
,
or
any
three
or
more
of
them
,
shall
have
power
from
time
to
time
to
assigne
,
and
by
their
severall
Ministers
and
Officers
,
to
cut
and
take
sufficient
Timber
,
standing
or
being
upon
the
Lands
of
Papists
or
Delinquents
Estates
,
for
the
making
of
Fortifications
in
such
towns
&
places
of
any
of
the
said
counties
,
cities
&
places
respectively
,
as
by
any
three
or
more
of
the
respective
Committees
shal
be
thought
fit
,
expressing
the
same
by
warrant
under
their
hands
.
And
the
said
Lords
and
Commons
,
doe
hereby
Order
and
Ordain
,
that
the
Committees
of
the
severall
and
respective
counties
,
cities
and
places
,
or
any
three
or
more
of
them
shall
forthwith
after
notice
and
receipt
of
this
Ordinance
,
issue
out
their
warrants
to
the
Constables
,
Churchwardens
,
and
Over-seers
of
the
severall
parishes
,
or
to
any
two
or
more
of
the
most
able
and
fitting
persons
within
every
respective
parish
,
thereby
requiring
them
at
certain
times
and
places
prefixt
to
deliver
unto
them
a
List
or
schedule
of
the
names
of
all
persons
within
their
severall
and
respective
parishes
,
from
the
age
of
sixteen
to
sixty
(
being
of
ability
of
body
)
And
of
all
Horses
,
Mares
and
Geldings
,
above
four
yeers
of
age
,
together
with
the
Names
of
the
Owners
,
and
of
all
Arms
,
Guns
,
and
other
usefull
weapons
for
the
war
,
with
the
Names
of
the
Owners
of
them
,
except
such
Horses
,
Men
and
Arms
,
as
are
now
,
or
shal
be
hereafter
listed
in
the
trained
Bands
and
Trained-Troops
.
And
it
is
likewise
Ordained
,
That
the
said
Algernon
Earl
of
Northumberband
,
Philip
Earl
of
Pembrook
,
and
Mountgomery
,
William
Earl
of
Salisbury
,
Iohn
Lord
Roberts
,
and
Tho
:
Lord
Bruce
,
and
the
Knights
Citizens
,
and
Burgesses
of
the
House
of
Commons
of
the
counties
,
cities
and
places
aforesaid
,
or
any
eight
or
more
of
them
from
time
to
time
shall
hereby
have
power
to
nominate
and
appoint
,
all
Colonells
,
Lieutenant
Colonells
,
Serjeant
Maiors
both
of
Horse
and
Foot
,
to
be
over
the
forces
both
of
Horse
and
Foot
,
to
be
raised
by
vertue
of
this
Ordinance
,
in
the
severall
and
respective
counties
,
cities
and
places
aforesaid
;
And
the
Lord
Generall
or
such
as
shall
from
time
to
time
Command
in
Cheif
,
in
the
said
Associated
counties
,
cities
and
places
,
are
desired
to
grant
Commissions
to
them
accordingly
,
And
that
the
severall
and
respective
standing
Committees
in
the
said
counties
,
cities
and
places
,
shall
severally
have
power
to
nominate
all
Captaines
,
to
be
under
the
said
Colonells
and
Lieutenant-Colonells
,
severally
and
respectively
,
which
said
Officers
shall
have
Commissions
as
aforesaid
.
And
thè
said
Lords
and
Commons
,
doe
also
hereby
Order
and
Ordain
,
that
the
said
Committees
of
the
severall
and
respective
Counties
,
cities
and
places
,
and
by
the
directions
of
the
said
Committees
and
not
otherwise
,
all
Colonells
,
Lieutenant-Colonells
,
Captains
and
other
Officers
,
made
and
appointed
by
vertue
of
this
Ordinance
,
shall
have
power
and
authority
in
the
severall
and
respective
counties
,
cities
and
places
aforesaid
,
to
raise
forces
both
of
Horse
and
Foot
;
And
the
said
Officers
shall
have
power
according
to
the
course
of
War
,
to
lead
them
unto
any
place
which
shall
be
fitting
and
convenient
,
and
to
give
battel
,
and
to
fight
with
all
such
Forces
,
as
are
,
or
shall
be
raised
without
Authoritie
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
or
do
make
Insurrections
,
Plunder
,
and
destroy
His
Majesties
good
Subjects
,
or
leavy
War
against
the
Parliament
,
and
them
to
invade
,
resist
,
suppresse
,
sudue
and
pursue
,
kill
and
slay
,
and
put
to
execution
of
death
,
and
by
all
means
to
destroy
as
enemies
to
the
Kingdom
,
either
by
Water
or
by
Land
,
observing
from
time
to
time
,
such
other
directions
and
commands
,
as
they
shall
receive
from
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
the
Committee
of
the
two
Kingdoms
,
or
the
Lord-Generall
,
or
in
his
absence
,
the
Commander
in
chief
Resident
upon
the
place
.
And
if
any
Officers
or
Souldiers
of
the
Trained-Bands
,
or
Troops
,
or
other
Forces
of
Horse
or
Foot
raised
,
or
at
any
time
to
be
raised
,
shall
refuse
or
neglect
upon
summons
,
according
to
this
,
or
other
Ordinances
of
Parliament
,
to
attend
their
charges
and
duties
in
their
severall
&
respective
places
,
or
to
appear
with
their
Horse
or
Arms
,
or
to
send
some
other
able
man
with
Horse
or
Arms
,
as
they
are
,
or
shall
be
charged
withall
;
every
such
defaulter
,
for
every
such
offence
,
shall
be
fined
by
the
said
respective
standing
Committees
,
or
the
Major
part
of
them
,
not
exceeding
the
sum
of
Ten
pounds
,
and
by
them
imprisoned
,
untill
the
said
fine
be
satisfied
,
and
paid
.
And
if
any
person
or
persons
,
in
the
said
severall
and
respective
Counties
,
that
shall
be
charged
by
the
said
severall
and
respective
Committees
,
or
any
two
or
more
of
them
,
to
serve
with
the
Arms
of
any
person
or
persons
charged
to
finde
Arms
or
Horse
,
do
,
or
shall
refuse
,
or
neglect
to
appear
at
Musters
,
or
to
serve
upon
such
Horse
,
or
with
such
Arms
,
he
or
they
so
refusing
or
neglecting
,
shall
by
the
said
Committees
,
or
any
three
,
or
more
of
them
,
be
fined
at
their
discretions
,
not
exceeding
the
sum
of
fourty
shillings
for
every
such
offence
,
and
by
them
be
imprisoned
,
untill
the
said
fine
be
satisfied
and
paid
,
and
the
person
or
persons
so
refusing
,
have
conformed
themselves
unto
the
said
service
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
,
That
the
Committees
of
the
severall
and
respective
Counties
,
or
any
three
,
or
more
of
them
,
may
imprison
all
such
as
shall
make
any
attempt
,
or
do
any
act
tending
to
the
disturbance
of
the
proceedings
of
the
respective
Committees
,
or
the
peace
of
the
said
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
,
and
them
may
fine
not
exceeding
the
sum
of
twenty
pounds
,
upon
every
offendor
,
every
such
offendor
to
remain
in
prison
untill
he
hath
satisfied
and
paid
the
said
fine
.
And
that
it
shall
be
lawfull
for
the
said
Committees
or
any
two
of
them
,
in
their
severall
and
respective
counties
,
to
charge
carts
,
carriages
,
and
horses
,
for
the
necessary
service
of
the
Parliament
,
allowing
every
cart
with
five
horses
after
the
rate
of
twelve
pence
per
mile
outward
onely
,
and
so
rateably
for
more
or
fewer
horses
;
and
for
every
single
horse
,
after
the
rate
of
two
pence
per
mile
outwards
onely
:
every
wilfull
neglecter
,
or
refusor
,
to
provide
his
cart
,
carriages
,
or
horses
,
to
be
made
use
of
for
the
service
aforesaid
,
to
be
imprisoned
by
any
three
of
them
,
or
to
be
fined
at
the
discretion
of
the
said
Committees
,
or
any
three
of
them
,
not
exceeding
the
sum
of
ten
pounds
.
And
it
is
hereby
Ordained
,
That
the
standing
Committees
in
the
severall
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
,
shall
give
such
allowance
to
the
Collectors
,
Treasurers
,
and
other
Officers
,
for
the
collecting
,
bringing
,
and
paying
,
out
of
the
moneys
,
by
virtue
of
any
the
forementioned
Ordinances
,
as
by
the
severall
and
respective
Ordinances
is
ordered
,
limitted
,
and
appointed
.
And
in
case
in
any
of
the
said
Ordinances
,
no
provision
is
made
for
the
same
,
The
said
standing
Committees
respectively
,
or
the
major
part
of
them
shall
allow
six
pence
in
every
twenty
shillings
,
and
no
more
,
to
be
disposed
of
to
such
Collectors
,
Treasurers
,
or
other
Officers
,
and
in
such
proportion
,
as
they
,
or
the
major
part
of
them
shall
think
meet
.
And
the
said
Treasurers
are
hereby
required
to
keep
a
perfit
accompt
of
all
such
moneys
as
they
shall
receive
and
pay
,
by
virtue
of
this
,
or
any
of
the
Ordinances
aforesaid
,
and
to
deliver
copies
monethly
of
their
said
accompts
,
unto
the
standing
Committee
of
their
said
severall
and
respective
counties
:
And
it
is
hereby
further
Ordained
,
That
the
standing
Committee
of
the
severall
and
respective
counties
,
or
the
major
part
of
them
,
shall
have
power
and
authority
to
advance
by
way
of
Loan
,
or
borrow
,
any
sum
or
sums
of
money
,
for
this
service
and
other
necessary
charges
,
tending
to
the
safety
and
preservation
of
the
said
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
,
and
for
the
security
of
any
persons
that
shall
lend
any
money
for
the
uses
aforesaid
,
to
give
them
Warrants
under
their
hands
,
or
the
hands
of
three
of
them
at
least
,
to
receive
the
same
again
of
such
Treasurer
or
Treasurers
,
to
whom
such
Warrant
,
or
Warrants
,
shall
be
directed
,
who
shall
upon
the
sight
of
this
Warrant
,
or
a
copy
thereof
left
with
him
,
detain
so
much
of
the
moneys
,
which
he
or
they
,
shall
receive
as
aforesaid
,
to
discharge
the
said
Warrant
;
and
if
such
Treasurer
or
Treasurers
,
shall
not
accordingly
stop
,
and
detain
so
much
money
,
which
he
hath
or
shall
next
receive
,
to
satisfie
the
person
or
persons
,
the
money
so
lent
as
aforesaid
,
upon
proof
thereof
made
to
the
said
standing
Committees
respectively
;
the
said
Committees
or
the
major
part
of
them
,
shall
under
their
hands
,
give
Warrants
to
the
high
Constables
of
the
Hundreds
where
such
Treasurer
or
Treasurers
dwell
,
or
have
estates
,
or
to
such
other
person
or
persons
,
as
they
shall
think
fit
,
to
leavy
so
much
money
as
the
Warrant
or
Warrants
were
made
for
,
of
the
Goods
and
estate
of
the
Treasurer
or
Treasurers
,
by
way
of
distresse
,
and
sale
of
the
Goods
,
to
the
use
of
the
person
or
persons
,
so
lending
as
aforesaid
.
And
in
case
any
Treasurers
or
Collectors
,
shall
refuse
or
neglect
to
leavy
,
or
receive
the
sums
of
money
to
be
assessed
by
virtue
of
any
the
Ordinances
before
mentioned
,
it
shall
be
lawfull
for
the
said
Committee
,
or
any
three
or
more
of
them
,
of
the
severall
and
respective
counties
,
to
fine
any
the
said
persons
so
offending
,
not
exceeding
the
sum
of
twenty
pound
to
be
levied
upon
them
,
by
way
of
distresse
,
and
sale
of
their
Goods
,
and
by
such
person
or
persons
as
shall
be
appointed
by
the
Committees
of
the
said
respective
counties
,
or
by
any
three
of
them
.
And
be
it
further
Provided
,
That
the
Forces
raised
,
and
to
be
raised
by
virtue
of
this
Ordinance
,
shall
not
be
carried
out
of
the
said
severall
and
respective
counties
,
wherein
they
are
,
or
shall
be
raised
without
the
consent
of
the
said
standing
Committees
of
the
severall
and
respective
counties
,
or
the
greater
part
of
them
,
or
without
particular
directions
of
Parliament
,
or
of
the
Committee
of
both
Kingdoms
,
appointed
for
the
ordering
and
directing
all
matters
concerning
the
War
,
by
Ordinance
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
:
Provided
neverthelesse
,
That
if
any
of
the
Committees
of
any
of
the
respective
counties
,
and
places
,
or
the
Treasurers
,
Collectors
,
or
other
Officers
appointed
,
or
to
be
appointed
for
,
in
,
or
about
the
execution
of
any
the
said
Ordinances
aforementioned
,
or
of
this
present
Ordinance
,
shall
refuse
or
neglect
to
take
the
Vow
and
Covenant
appointed
by
the
said
Ordinance
of
the
29.
of
Iune
,
1643.
or
the
late
Nationall
Covenant
appointed
to
be
taken
by
every
person
in
the
three
Kingdoms
of
England
,
Scotland
,
and
Ireland
,
being
thereunto
required
by
the
respective
Committees
,
or
any
three
or
more
of
them
;
that
then
they
shall
from
thenceforth
stand
disabled
,
to
do
,
or
execute
any
thing
,
as
one
of
the
Committees
;
&
that
they
shall
not
be
admitted
to
any
of
the
Committees
aforesaid
,
or
to
do
,
or
execute
any
thing
or
things
in
the
execution
of
the
said
Ordinances
:
And
the
said
Committees
of
the
severall
and
respective
counties
,
are
to
tender
the
said
respective
Covenants
,
to
all
and
every
person
or
persons
appointed
,
or
to
be
appointed
for
the
execution
of
this
present
Ordinance
,
or
any
the
Ordinances
aforementioned
in
the
said
Ordinance
of
the
1.
of
Iuly
,
1644.
expressed
and
recited
:
And
that
no
person
or
persons
whatsoever
,
be
admitted
or
allowed
to
be
an
Officer
or
Commander
in
the
said
service
of
the
said
respective
counties
,
unlesse
they
shall
first
take
the
said
Vows
and
Covenants
before
the
respective
Committees
,
or
any
three
or
more
of
them
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
,
That
the
Committees
of
the
said
counties
,
or
any
three
or
more
of
them
respectively
,
shall
hereby
have
power
and
authority
from
time
to
time
,
to
demand
and
take
accompt
of
all
Musters
that
shall
be
made
by
the
severall
Commissaries
;
and
all
Captains
,
both
of
Horse
and
Foot
,
are
to
make
good
to
the
said
Committees
,
all
the
horses
,
horse
arms
,
and
foot
arms
,
that
shall
be
lost
,
or
imbezelled
by
them
,
or
under
their
commands
,
unlesse
they
can
make
it
appear
they
were
lost
in
service
against
the
enemy
:
And
the
said
captains
are
enjoyned
to
give
a
list
under
their
hands
to
the
said
respective
standing
Committees
of
all
men
,
horse
,
and
arms
,
raised
,
or
to
be
raised
by
the
said
associated
counties
,
&
under
their
command
:
And
that
every
captain
,
both
of
horse
and
foot
,
and
every
other
superiour
or
inferiour
officer
,
whose
pay
comes
to
ten
shillings
a
day
,
or
above
,
shall
take
but
one
half
the
pay
due
unto
him
,
and
take
the
publike
Faith
for
the
other
half
,
untill
the
War
be
ended
.
And
every
officer
whose
pay
cometh
to
five
shillings
a
day
,
or
more
,
and
under
ten
shillings
a
day
,
shall
accept
of
two
parts
of
three
of
such
pay
due
unto
him
,
and
respite
the
other
third
part
upon
the
publike
Faith
,
untill
the
war
be
ended
:
And
when
there
is
three
months
pay
due
to
any
of
them
,
a
certificate
thereof
under
the
hands
of
the
said
Committees
of
the
respective
counties
,
or
any
three
of
them
,
shall
be
a
sufficient
warrant
to
such
officer
,
to
demand
and
receive
the
said
moneys
owing
,
upon
the
publike
Faith
,
as
aforesaid
.
And
it
is
likewise
Ordained
,
That
no
free
quarter
shall
be
taken
in
any
the
said
associated
counties
:
And
if
any
forces
shall
take
free
quarter
,
every
officer
is
to
have
but
one
third
part
of
the
present
pay
due
to
him
for
so
long
time
,
as
he
or
they
have
had
,
or
shall
have
free
quarter
;
and
every
common
foot
souldier
,
but
half
pay
,
and
every
common
horseman
or
trooper
,
fourteen
pence
a
day
:
And
the
residue
of
their
pay
is
to
be
reserved
for
payment
of
their
quarters
,
and
to
be
employed
for
the
purposes
above
mentioned
.
And
it
is
likewise
ordained
,
That
twenty
one
or
more
of
the
Committees
appointed
the
first
of
July
,
1644.
as
aforesaid
,
whereof
of
the
counties
of
Wilts
,
Dorset
,
Somerset
,
Devon
and
Cornwall
,
three
at
least
of
every
the
said
counties
respectively
,
and
two
or
more
of
the
county
of
Pool
,
who
hereby
have
power
to
assemble
themselves
together
in
any
place
within
any
part
of
the
said
counties
,
as
often
as
they
shall
think
fit
,
to
advise
and
direct
all
things
that
they
shall
conceive
fit
,
for
the
more
speedy
and
effectual
execution
of
this
Ordinance
in
all
or
any
of
the
said
counties
,
cities
&
places
.
And
be
it
likewise
Ordained
,
That
the
Committees
of
the
said
severall
and
respective
counties
,
or
any
three
or
more
of
them
respectively
,
shall
have
power
to
secure
the
persons
of
all
dangerous
Malignants
and
Delinquents
,
being
and
residing
in
the
said
severall
counties
,
And
that
the
select
and
standing
Committees
of
the
respective
counties
,
shall
have
power
to
call
before
them
all
Ministers
and
School-masters
that
are
scandalous
in
their
lives
,
or
ill-affected
to
the
Parliament
,
or
that
have
deserted
their
Cures
or
ordinary
place
of
their
residence
,
not
having
a
sufficient
ground
for
their
absence
;
&
that
they
,
or
the
major
part
of
them
respectively
,
shall
have
power
to
Examine
any
complaints
against
them
,
upon
the
Oaths
of
such
persons
as
shall
or
may
be
produced
to
give
Evidence
against
them
;
And
the
said
Committees
respectively
shall
hereby
have
power
to
administer
such
Oath
accordingly
,
and
shall
have
power
,
upon
sufficient
proof
of
their
Delinquency
,
to
remove
such
as
they
shall
judge
unfit
for
their
places
,
and
Sequester
their
Estates
and
Revenues
,
and
to
place
others
well
qualified
and
Orthodox
persons
in
their
room
,
such
as
shall
be
approved
by
three
or
more
godly
and
learned
Divines
residing
in
any
of
the
said
counties
,
or
any
three
or
more
of
the
Assembly
of
Divines
;
and
the
said
respective
standing
Committees
have
hereby
power
to
make
such
allowance
for
the
maintenance
of
such
Ministers
and
School-masters
as
they
shall
think
fit
.
And
be
it
Ordained
,
That
the
said
select
and
standing
Committees
respectively
,
or
the
major
part
of
them
shall
have
power
to
nominate
and
appoint
Solicitors
,
Collectors
,
and
other
Officers
within
the
said
counties
,
for
putting
in
execution
of
all
and
every
the
said
Orders
and
Ordinances
of
Parliament
,
and
of
this
present
Ordinance
.
Provided
alwayes
,
that
this
Ordinance
shall
not
extend
to
the
putting
out
of
any
the
Treasurers
,
Solicitors
,
or
other
officers
formerly
appointed
by
the
Committee
of
Lords
and
Commons
,
by
vertue
of
the
Ordinance
of
Sequestrations
,
or
by
any
Ordinance
for
the
execution
of
the
said
Ordinance
or
Ordinances
for
Sequestrations
.
And
it
is
further
ordained
,
That
the
said
standing
Committees
in
the
respective
counties
severally
,
are
hereby
enabled
and
authorised
to
call
to
an
accompt
upon
oath
,
all
such
person
and
persons
of
the
severall
and
respective
counties
,
as
have
received
any
Moneys
or
Goods
by
colour
,
or
authority
of
any
Order
,
Ordinance
or
Act
of
Parliament
,
which
they
have
not
made
even
payment
of
;
And
such
as
shall
refuse
to
make
accompt
,
or
pay
in
the
Money
wherewith
they
are
charged
,
then
the
said
standing
Committees
of
the
severall
counties
,
cities
and
places
respectively
,
shall
fine
them
double
the
sum
charged
upon
them
,
which
if
it
be
not
paid
by
such
person
or
persons
as
shall
be
so
charged
and
fined
,
within
six
dayes
after
demand
by
the
respective
standing
Committees
,
or
by
order
of
the
said
standing
Committees
,
the
respective
Committees
or
the
major
part
of
them
,
left
at
his
or
their
houses
or
dwellings
;
the
said
Committees
respectively
shal
give
order
for
the
distraining
for
the
same
,
and
if
there
be
not
sufficient
distresse
wherewith
to
satisfie
;
then
the
said
standing
Committees
,
or
the
major
part
,
may
imprison
the
offendor
,
and
sequester
his
Estate
,
untill
the
money
charged
,
and
the
fine
set
,
be
satisfied
and
paid
.
And
it
is
further
Ordered
and
Ordained
,
by
the
Authority
aforesaid
,
That
if
any
person
or
persons
be
overcharged
by
any
Assessement
in
any
of
the
respective
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
aforesaid
,
that
then
the
standing
Committees
of
the
said
respective
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
,
or
the
major
part
of
them
hereby
have
power
to
ease
such
person
or
persons
overcharged
,
as
in
their
discretions
they
shall
think
fit
.
And
be
it
Ordained
,
That
every
person
shall
be
rated
for
the
estate
he
hath
in
each
severall
place
,
citie
,
and
countie
;
and
if
his
Land
be
let
at
neer
the
full
value
thereof
,
such
person
to
whom
the
rent
belongeth
,
shall
be
solely
chargeable
therewith
;
but
if
it
be
set
under
value
,
the
sum
taxed
shall
be
apportioned
so
,
that
the
Lessee
or
Tenant
,
and
he
,
or
they
to
whom
the
rent
belongeth
,
may
bear
their
proportionable
shares
as
the
Assessor
or
Assessors
shall
think
meet
:
And
it
is
also
Ordained
,
That
whatsoever
sums
of
mony
are
or
shall
be
set
,
or
imposed
by
virtue
of
the
aforementioned
Ordinances
upon
any
Land-Lords
,
or
Lessors
for
,
or
in
respect
of
any
Lands
,
Tenements
,
and
Hereditaments
,
held
of
them
by
any
Lessees
or
Tenants
,
the
same
shall
be
paid
by
their
severall
and
respective
Tenants
,
which
they
shall
deduct
and
defaulk
out
of
the
next
rents
payable
by
them
,
to
their
respective
Lessors
or
Land-Lords
;
and
for
so
doing
,
the
said
Lessees
and
Tenants
,
their
Heirs
,
Executors
,
Administrators
,
or
Assignes
,
from
,
or
against
any
Covenant
,
Grant
,
Condition
,
Writing
Obligatory
,
matter
of
Record
,
or
otherwise
to
the
contrary
,
shall
be
saved
harmlesse
,
and
discharged
by
Authority
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
.
And
it
is
lastly
Ordained
by
the
Authority
aforesaid
,
That
in
case
the
said
Forces
,
or
any
of
them
,
shal
be
commanded
out
of
the
bounds
and
limits
of
the
said
Association
,
that
the
said
severall
and
respective
counties
,
cities
,
and
places
,
shall
not
be
charged
with
the
payment
of
them
,
during
the
time
of
their
absence
,
unlesse
they
march
forth
of
the
said
countie
,
with
the
leave
and
consent
of
the
Select
and
standing
Committee
,
for
the
time
being
,
or
the
major
part
of
them
.