THe Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament , being desirous to use their utmost care for the reliefe and maintenance of the sicke and maimed Souldiers of the Parliaments Army , and to provide for the sustenance of poore widdowes and children of such Souldiers as have been slaine in the Service of the Parliament , doe hereby Ordaine , and be it Ordained by the said Lords and Commons , That all such poore Souldiers as have either passed the Chyrurgions hand , or shall lye under cure , and by the losse of any member or other maime in the Service of the Parliament , are or shall not be able to maintaine themselves during the time of such inability , and all such sicke & wounded Souldiers , as are or shall be sent sick or wounded from the said Army , during the time of such sicknesse and disability for service ; And all poore Widdowes and children of such Souldiers as have beene slaine in the aforesaid Service , and are not able of themselves to subsist during the time of such poverty , shall for the space of six moneths to begin from the first of November next , be provided for and maintained in manner as is by this present Ordinance , Provided , Ordered , and appoynted : For which purpose the said Lords and Commons doe Ordaine , that the severall sums of Money ensuing shall be rated and levyed upon the severall Counties following , ( viz ) VpontheCountyof   l. s . d . Berks . 120. 00. 00. Bedford . 100. 00. 00. Bucks . 120. 00. 00. Cambridge & the Isle of Ely . 120. 00. 00. Essex . 300. 00. 00. Hertford . 120. 00. 00. Huntingdon . 080. 00. 00. Hampshire . 200. 00. 00. Kent . 300. 00. 00. Midd . 125. 00. 00. Northampt . 200. 00. 00. Norff . and City of Norwich . 300. 00. 00. Suff . 300. 00. 00. Sussex . 250. 00. 00. Surrey . with the Burrough of Southwa . 145. 00. 00. The Cities of London and Westminster within the Suburbs . 1200. 00. 00. For the rating , levying , and collecting whereof , Be it Ordained by the said Lords and Commons , that all and every the High Constables of the severall Counties aforesaid shall upon the first notice hereof meet together & divide the sums set upon the severall Counties and upon the severall Hundreds , in such Proportion as they were rated upon the first payment of the Subsidie of 400000 l. And after the division of the said sum in the severall Hundreds , then the particular High Constables of every hundred respectively shall be hereby Authorized and required , forthwith to Issue out their Warrants & Precepts to the Petty Constables of the Towns , Parishes , and Hamlets within their respective Hundreds and divivisions , and also to such other persons as the said High Constables shall thinke fit to imploy as Assistants therein , for the levying and collecting such sums of Money as by the High Constable of each Hundred or division , or such as they shall appoynt , shall be proportioned and rated upon the severall Inhabitants of each Parish , Towne , or Hamlet , within their respective Hundred or division , and in case of refusall or neglect of any person or persons so rated to pay the same , to Authorize the said Petty Constables and the said other persons to be appoynted as Assistants therein , to distraine the Goods and Chattels of such person so refusing or neglecting as aforesaid , and to sell the same for the service and purposes aforesaid , and that for the Cities of London and Westminster , and Suburbs thereof , the Committee for the Militia , doe likewise upon notice hereof Issue forth their Warrants and Precepts to the Church-wardens of the severall Parishes within the said Cities and Suburbs , and such others as they shall thinke fit for the rating , levying , and collecting such sums of Money , as they shall proportion to be rated and collected upon the severall Parishes within the said Cities of London and Westminster , and the Suburbs thereof , and in case of refusall or neglect as above said , the like course to be taken by way of distresse as is afore directed for the severall Counties , And also that the said High Constables and church-Wardens doe certifie the names of all such persons so refusing or neglecting to the Treasurers hereafter named , who are to signifie the same to the Committee of the House of Commons for maimed Souldiers , to the end such persons may be proceeded against according to Iustice .

And it is also Ordained , that the high Constables of the severall Counties shall receive the moneyes so leavied and collected within their respective hundred and divisions and upon receipt thereof shall within three weekes next after the receipt of this Ordinance bring the said moneyes or cause the same to be brought to Cord-Winers-Hall in London ; And the Churchwardens of the severall Parishes within the Cities of London , and Westminster , and the Suburbs , are to receive the moneyes leavied upon their respective Parishes , & within fourteene dayes to make returne thereof to Cord-winers-Hall in London as aforesaid : at which place of receipt , William Greenehill , John Pocock , John Randall and Richard Hutchinson Citizens of London , or some of them , are hereby appointed to receive the same every Tuesday , and Friday , and to be Treasurers for the same , and to give receipts and discharges for the same under their or some of their hands .

And it is further Ordained by the said Lords and Commons that the money so leavied and received by the said Treasurers as aforesaid , shall be by them or any two of them disposed of for the best advantage and for the uses and purposes aforesaid , so that not above foure shillings be allowed weeekely to any such maimed , wounded , diseased , or sicke Souldier , or poore family as aforesaid .

And it is further Ordained by the said Lords and Commons that for the better executing of this Ordinance , Nathaniel Wyburne and Roger Bincks Gent . or such others as they the said Treasurers shall appoint , shall be imployed as Agents into the said severall Counties to give notice hereof to the said severall high Constables , and to certifie the Committee of the house of Commons , for maimed Souldiers , of any obstruction or neglect that shall be or arise in any person , or persons , to hinder the execution of this Ordinance and who causeth thc same and to doe , and performe such other service in the pursuance hereof , as to the said Committee or to the Treasurers aforesaid , shall be conceived requisite for the due execution of this Ordinance

And it is lastly Ordained by the said Lords and Commons , that the said Treasurers and Agents from time to time shall receive such allowance for their paines and charges in the executing of this present Ordinance , as by the said Committee of the house of Commons shall be allowed and appointed , by which Committee the said Tresurers shal be from time to time directed , and shall yeild an accompt unto them , when the same shall be required .