WHereas the associated counties of Lincoln , Northfolk , Suffolk , Essex , Hertford , Cambridge , Huntington , the Isle of Ely , and citie of Norwich , have been at great and excessive charges , in maintaining severall forces both of Horse and Foot , in preserving the said Counties , and in withstanding , resisting and repelling , the severall attempts , hostilities and outrages done and committed by the Popish Army , now under the command of the Earle of New-castle . And whereas severall Ordinances of both Houses of Parliament , for the seising & sequestring of the estates of Delinquents , the weekly assessement ; the assessing raising , and levying , the fifth and twentieth parts : contributions for Ireland , and other Ordinances for raising of monies within the said associated Counties , have not been put in that due and speedy execution as the necessity and urgencie of the present affaires do require . It is ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled ; That Edward Earle of Manchester , Major Generall of the said associated Counties , do forthwith take some effectuall and speedy course for the better & present execution of the said Ordinances . And in case where the Deputy Lievtenants and Committees , or any of them , in any of the said Counties are , or have been negligent and remisse in the due execution of the said Ordinances ; that in such Counties , Cities , Townes , and Divisions , within the said associated counties : the said Earle of Manchester shall and may nominate and appoint such person and persons within the said counties , respectively , as his Lordship shall hold fitting , who shall and may assesse , collect , and levie , the severall summes of money to be raised within the said severall counties , by vertue of the said Ordinances , as in the said Ordinances is mentioned and declared : and such person and persons so to be nominated , by the said Earle of Manchester , to have the same power to all intent and purposes as the Committees mentioned in the said Ordinances now have .

And it is further ordered , that two parts of the summe or summes of money to be levied , had and received of any person , by vertue of the said Ordinance , for the sequestring of Delinquents estates , raised , or to be raised , by any Warrant or Order , or Direction from the said Earle of Manchester , shall be forthwith after the levying and payment thereof , sent up and paid to the Treasurers at Guildhall London , for such use and uses as by the said Ordinances is appointed . And the third part of every such summe or summes , to be paid to such Treasurer and Treasurers within the said severall and respective Counties , as his Lordship shall nominate and appoint ; and to be imployed for the maintaining of such Forces as are raised , or to be raised in the said Associated counties , and are in actuall service in such Garrison and places , as by his Lordship the said Earl of Manchester , within the said Associated counties , or elsewhere is or shall be appointed . And all other sums of money to bee raised by vertue of the said other Ordinances , to be imployed as in the Ordinance is limited and declared .

And it is further ordered , that in case where any distresse of any goods is had , levyed , and made , for the raising of any summe by vertue of the said Ordinances , that the Collector , Officer , and other Persons for taking such distresse , shall and may from time to time receive such summe and summes of money , not exceeding twelve pence in the pound , as the said Earl of Manchester shall appoint , for and towards charges , in levying the sum , to be paid and levyed by the said person and persons , by way of distresse and sale of goods , upon whom such distresse is had and taken over and above the summe assessed upon them , and to be paid by them . And further , that the said Earl of Manchester , or such as his Lordship shall appoint , shall and may take account of all Treasurers , Collectors , chief Constables , and others , in whose hands any money now is raised by vertue of the said Ordinances , of the Bill of 400000 pounds : And that all such summe and summes of money be forthwith paid unto such Treasurers at London or elsewhere , as by the said severall Ordinances and Act of Parliament is limited and declared .

And lastly , it is ordered that the Treasurers to be appointed by the said Earl of Manchester , do from time to time , upon notice to them given , give account of all monies by them received and disbursed , to such person and persons as from time to time shall be nominated and appointed by the Committee of Lords and Commons for Sequestrations .