Lunae
18.
Decemb
.
1643.
THe
Lords
and
Commons
taking
into
their
serious
considerations
the
great
importance
of
the
Towne
of
Newport-Pagnell
in
the
County
of
Buckingham
,
to
the
safety
of
the
Counties
adjacent
,
and
of
all
the
Associated
Counties
under
the
command
of
the
Earle
of
Manchester
,
doe
Order
and
Ordain
,
That
the
said
Town
of
Newport-Pagnell
shall
be
strongly
fortified
,
and
furnished
with
all
necessary
provisions
for
a
Garrison
.
And
for
defraying
of
the
charges
thereof
,
and
maintenance
of
the
Garison
there
,
the
said
Lords
and
Commons
do
Ordain
,
and
be
it
Ordained
,
That
the
Counties
of
Bedford
,
Hertford
,
Northampton
,
Cambridge
,
with
the
Isle
of
Ely
,
Suffolke
,
Norfolke
,
with
the
County
and
City
of
Norwich
,
Huntington
,
and
Essex
,
and
the
three
hundreds
of
Newport
in
the
County
of
Buckingham
,
shall
joyne
in
the
charge
of
the
said
Garison
and
Fortifications
,
for
the
raising
of
1000
l.
in
manner
following
,
&
according
to
the
Proportions
and
Articles
hereafter
mentioned
:
That
is
to
say
,
-
In
the
County
of
Bedford
187.
pounds
ten
shillings
.
-
In
the
County
of
Herford
125.
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Northampton
125.
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Huntington
45.
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Cambridge
,
with
the
Isle
of
Ely
80
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Suffolke
125
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Essex
125.
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Norfolke
,
with
the
City
and
County
of
Norwich
,
125.
pounds
.
-
And
in
the
three
Hundreds
of
Newport
,
62
pounds
10
shil
.
And
it
is
Ordered
and
Ordained
,
That
if
the
said
Fortifications
shall
arise
to
more
then
the
said
sum
of
1000
l.
That
the
same
shall
be
raised
in
the
Counties
and
Hundreds
above
said
,
according
to
the
proportion
aforesaid
.
And
the
Lords
and
Commons
doe
Declare
and
Ordaine
,
That
there
shall
be
raised
in
all
the
said
Counties
and
Hundreds
,
the
monethly
summe
of
4000
pounds
in
manner
following
:
That
is
to
say
,
-
In
the
County
of
Bedford
seven
hundred
and
fifty
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Hertford
five
hundred
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Northampton
five
hundred
pounds
.
-
In
the
three
Hundreds
of
Newport
two
hundred
and
fifty
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Huntington
one
hundred
and
fourscore
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Cambridge
,
with
the
Isle
of
Ely
,
three
hundred
and
twenty
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Suffolke
five
hundred
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Norfolke
,
with
the
City
and
County
of
Norwich
,
five
hundred
pounds
.
-
In
the
County
of
Essex
five
hundred
pounds
.
And
it
is
also
Ordained
,
That
the
first
moneth
shal
be
accompted
,
from
the
first
day
of
December
1643.
last
past
,
and
so
forwards
,
untill
it
shall
be
otherwise
Ordered
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
.
And
it
is
Ordained
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
,
That
the
County
of
Bedford
shall
within
fourteen
dayes
next
after
the
passing
of
this
Ordinance
,
send
into
the
said
Garison
two
hundred
twenty
five
able
and
armed
men
,
for
Souldiers
:
The
County
of
Hertford
one
hundred
and
fifty
:
The
County
of
Northampton
one
hundred
and
fifty
:
The
three
Hundreds
of
Newport
seventy
five
:
The
County
of
Huntington
forty
five
:
The
County
of
Cambridge
,
with
the
Isle
of
Ely
one
hundred
and
five
:
The
County
of
Suffolke
one
hundred
and
fifty
:
The
County
of
Essex
one
hundred
and
fifty
:
The
County
of
Norfolke
,
with
the
City
and
County
of
Norwich
,
one
hundred
and
fifty
like
able
men
;
all
the
said
men
so
sent
in
,
being
one
thousand
two
hundred
,
to
be
put
into
one
Regiment
,
under
command
of
such
Governour
and
Officers
as
his
Excellency
shall
appoint
:
and
shall
be
from
time
to
time
recruted
,
for
the
keeping
of
the
said
Regiment
full
,
out
of
the
said
respective
Counties
,
according
to
the
Proportions
before
specified
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
,
That
,
aswell
for
the
raising
of
the
said
monethly
payment
,
as
also
the
said
moneys
for
Fortifications
,
the
Committees
for
the
weekly
Assessements
in
the
Counties
of
Bedford
,
Buckingham
,
Hertford
,
Northampton
,
Huntington
,
Cambridge
,
with
the
Isle
of
Ely
,
Suffolke
,
Norfolke
,
with
the
City
and
County
of
Norwich
,
and
Essex
,
already
established
by
Parliament
,
or
any
two
or
more
of
the
said
Committees
respectively
,
shall
,
by
vertue
of
this
Ordinance
,
have
power
to
levy
and
raise
the
aforesaid
sums
of
moneys
,
aswell
for
the
Fortifications
,
as
for
the
maintenance
of
the
said
Garrison
,
for
provision
of
Arms
,
Ammunition
,
and
other
incident
charges
,
with
the
best
equality
they
,
or
any
two
or
more
of
them
respectively
can
,
upon
each
severall
Parish
,
Towne-ship
,
or
Place
within
the
several
Counties
and
Liberties
,
according
to
the
rule
of
the
weekly
Assessement
of
the
Parliaments
Army
;
and
shall
send
forth
their
Warrants
to
the
High
Constables
,
or
such
other
persons
as
they
,
or
any
two
or
more
of
them
respectively
shall
think
fit
,
for
the
Rating
,
Assessing
,
and
Collecting
of
the
severall
sums
taxed
or
rated
upon
the
said
severall
Parishes
,
Town-ships
and
Places
:
Which
sums
so
Rated
and
Taxed
,
to
be
raised
by
distresse
and
sale
of
the
goods
of
all
and
singular
such
persons
as
shall
refuse
or
delay
,
after
lawfull
demand
,
to
pay
their
proportions
so
rated
upon
them
,
by
Warrant
under
the
hand
of
any
two
or
more
of
the
said
Committees
respectively
.
And
if
any
person
shall
find
himself
grieved
by
any
such
Tax
,
That
such
person
,
upon
complaint
to
the
said
Committees
,
or
any
two
of
them
respectively
,
if
they
shall
thinke
fit
,
shall
be
relieved
,
in
such
sort
as
they
,
or
any
two
of
them
respectively
,
shall
finde
reasonable
:
Provided
,
that
such
complaint
be
made
within
six
daies
after
notice
of
his
said
Tax
:
And
if
any
person
or
persons
within
the
said
respective
Counties
,
which
by
vertue
of
this
Ordinance
shall
be
rated
to
pay
any
summe
or
summes
of
Money
,
shall
obstinately
refuse
or
delay
to
pay
the
same
,
&
if
no
goods
of
such
person
or
persons
can
be
found
,
whereby
he
may
be
distreyned
for
payment
thereof
,
that
then
it
shall
be
lawfull
to
,
and
for
the
said
Committees
,
or
any
two
,
or
more
of
ehem
respectively
,
to
cause
such
person
so
refusing
or
delaying
,
to
be
imprisoned
,
and
there
to
be
detayned
and
kept
,
untill
he
or
they
shall
pay
their
said
Rates
and
Taxes
:
And
also
that
the
said
Committees
,
or
any
two
of
them
respectively
,
shall
cause
the
Estate
of
such
person
so
refusing
or
delaying
,
to
be
forthwith
sequestred
,
and
the
profits
thereof
to
be
taken
and
imployed
for
the
use
of
the
said
Garison
,
untill
they
shall
make
payment
of
their
said
Rates
and
Taxes
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
,
That
(
the
better
to
enable
the
said
Committees
respectively
to
raise
the
said
several
numbers
of
Souldiers
for
the
said
Garison
)
it
shall
be
lawfull
to
and
for
the
said
Committees
,
or
any
two
of
them
respectively
;
To
send
forth
their
Warrants
to
the
Constables
,
or
any
other
person
or
persons
whom
they
shall
thinke
fit
,
to
presse
such
able
men
as
they
shall
see
good
for
the
said
service
,
according
to
an
Ordinance
af
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
Intituled
,
An
Ordinance
,
&c.
All
such
persons
so
pressed
,
and
refusing
to
serve
,
to
be
dealt
withall
according
to
the
said
Ordinance
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
,
That
a
Treasurer
shall
be
chosen
by
the
Committees
of
the
severall
Counties
,
or
the
major
part
of
them
,
for
the
receiving
and
paying
forth
of
the
said
moneys
,
who
shall
give
his
personall
and
constant
attendance
in
the
said
Garison
,
upon
the
said
Service
,
and
for
his
paines
therein
,
shall
have
the
allowance
of
five
shillings
the
day
,
he
rendring
account
from
time
to
time
,
to
such
Auditor
or
Auditors
as
the
Committees
of
the
said
Counties
respectively
shall
appoint
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
and
Declared
,
That
the
Committees
of
the
severall
Counties
aforementioned
,
shall
choose
one
of
the
Committees
of
the
severall
Counties
,
or
such
other
sufficient
person
as
they
shall
approve
of
,
to
attend
the
Service
of
the
Garison
of
Newport
Pagnell
;
which
persons
shall
have
power
hereby
to
joyne
in
consultation
with
the
Governour
,
for
the
benefit
of
the
Garison
,
for
the
taking
of
the
Muster
of
the
Forces
in
the
said
Garison
,
issuing
out
of
Warrants
under
five
of
their
hands
at
the
least
to
the
Treasurer
,
for
the
paying
of
moneys
,
for
requiring
the
proportions
of
men
and
moneys
,
from
time
to
time
,
out
of
the
severall
Counties
,
for
the
Garrison
,
and
for
the
taking
of
the
Accompts
of
the
Treasurer
,
when
they
shall
be
thereunto
required
by
the
Committees
of
the
said
respective
Counties
,
or
any
two
of
them
,
for
which
their
paines
each
of
them
shall
receive
daily
five
shillings
out
of
the
Treasury
of
their
severall
Counties
,
by
Warrant
under
three
of
the
Committees
Hands
at
the
least
.
And
it
is
further
Ordained
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
That
the
Field
Officers
and
Captaines
,
appertaining
to
the
said
Garison
,
shall
keep
up
their
Companies
complete
,
as
they
shal
be
appointed
thereto
by
the
consent
of
the
aforesaid
Counties
,
and
shall
make
up
their
Recrutes
of
Armes
out
of
the
pay
of
the
Officers
and
Souldiers
of
the
Companies
to
the
said
Garison
belonging
;
and
if
they
faile
a
fifth
part
of
the
number
of
the
Company
,
they
shall
abate
a
fifth
part
of
their
Captaines
pay
,
if
a
fourth
part
,
a
fourth
part
of
their
pay
,
and
so
forward
:
And
if
they
faile
to
make
good
their
Recrutes
of
Armes
upon
the
Muster
,
that
the
Committee
of
each
County
residing
in
the
Garison
,
shall
make
stay
of
so
much
money
,
out
of
their
pay
,
as
shall
make
good
the
Recrutes
of
the
said
Companies
with
Armes
.
And
likewise
the
said
Governour
of
Newport
for
the
time
being
,
is
hereby
authorized
to
compe●l
all
the
inhabitants
of
Newporo
,
able
of
body
,
within
the
Line
to
List
themselves
under
Command
,
and
do
Duty
in
time
of
Siege
,
Alarum
,
and
Assault
onely
:
And
the
said
Governour
,
and
any
three
of
the
Committees
of
the
said
Garison
of
Newport
,
shall
have
power
to
charge
the
richer
sort
of
Inhabitants
with
so
many
Arms
for
Arming
the
poorer
sort
,
as
they
shall
be
of
ability
to
provide
;
and
if
any
disobey
,
Hee
,
and
the
foresaid
Committees
shall
have
power
to
put
them
&
their
Families
out
of
the
Garison
;
and
the
Committees
of
the
said
Garison
,
or
any
three
of
them
,
with
the
Governour
for
the
time
being
,
are
hereby
Authorized
to
appoint
a
Major
of
the
Town
of
Newport
to
receive
and
give
Orders
,
and
to
command
the
Townsmen
in
time
of
Seige
,
Alarum
,
or
Assault
,
for
which
he
shall
have
allowed
him
nine
shillings
by
the
day
.
And
it
is
likewise
Declared
,
That
out
of
the
foure
thousand
pound
a
moneth
raised
,
as
aforesaid
,
There
shall
be
allotted
the
pay
for
three
hundred
Horse
,
with
their
Officers
,
during
such
time
as
they
shall
there
continue
for
the
safeguard
of
the
Garison
,
and
preservation
of
the
Parts
and
Counties
adjacent
;
the
said
Horse
to
be
such
as
his
Excellency
the
Earle
of
ESSEX
shall
appoint
.
And
lastly
,
it
is
Ordained
,
That
the
Committees
of
the
said
Garison
,
or
any
three
of
them
,
shall
once
in
fourteen
dayes
,
at
the
least
,
by
themselves
,
or
such
as
they
shall
appoint
,
View
and
Muster
all
the
Forces
both
of
Horse
and
Foot
belonging
to
the
Garison
,
and
see
them
duly
paid
.
FINIS
.