By the Major. Whereas by severall orders of the House of Commons in Parliament assembled, and by a letter to the the speaker of that House, from the Committee of the countie of York, this day delivered to the Common-councell by a committee of the said House of Commons, it is declared, that the Parliaments army in the northern parts are in a sad and distressed condition for want of food and other necessaries; ... City of London (England). Lord Mayor. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A88476 of text R210884 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.13[9]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. 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A88476) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162904) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f13[9]) By the Major. Whereas by severall orders of the House of Commons in Parliament assembled, and by a letter to the the speaker of that House, from the Committee of the countie of York, this day delivered to the Common-councell by a committee of the said House of Commons, it is declared, that the Parliaments army in the northern parts are in a sad and distressed condition for want of food and other necessaries; ... City of London (England). Lord Mayor. Warner, John, Sir, d. 1648. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Richard Cotes Printer to the honorable City of London, [London] : 1648. Collection of arrears for the army; dated at end: 29. day of August, 1648. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug ye 31". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Great Britain -- Militia -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A88476 R210884 (Thomason 669.f.13[9]). civilwar no By the Major. Whereas by severall orders of the House of Commons in Parliament assembled, and by a letter to the the speaker of that House, City of London 1648 723 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 C The rate of 14 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-07 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-08 Jason Colman Sampled and proofread 2007-08 Jason Colman Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion blazon or coat of arms By the Major . WHereas by severall Orders of the House of Commons in Parliament assembled , and by a Letter to the Speaker of that House , from the Committee of the Countie of York , this day delivered to the Common-councell by a Committee of the said House of Commons , it is declared , That the Parliaments Army in the Northern parts are in a sad and distressed condition for want of Food and other necessaries ; And that a present supply must of necessitie be made : and to that purpose it is desired that Twenty thousand pounds should be forthwith advanced by the City , out of the Arrears of the severall Assessements made within this City and Liberties thereof , for the Army under the Command of the Lord Fairfax . And for the better getting in of the said Arrears , it is required by the said Orders , that the Common-councell doe forthwith send and certifie to the said Committee , the Names of such persons that hav● not paid their said Assessements , and the summs they are in Arrear , to be by the said Committee reported to the said House of Commons . Upon the reading of which Orders , Letter , and severall other relations made by the said Committee concerning the great necessitie of the said Army and Northern parts ; the Common councell have declared their sensibleness of the Premises , and their desire to answer the expectation of the said Committee , in effecting to their power what is desired , as a thing of great consequence to the City and Kingdom ; And in pursuance of an Order of the Common-councell thereupon made ; And for the prevention of further inconveniencies that may ensue ; These are to will and require you , that presently upon sight hereof , you call the severall Collectors within your Ward before you ; And that the said Collectors , with some of your selves , doe on Thursday and Friday next use your best diligence and endevours for the Collecting and getting in of the said Arrears ; and acquaint the severall persons that are to pay the same , that the Names of all that doe not now pay their Arrears are to be certified as aforesaid ; And that they may expect that further trouble and dangers will fall upon them for their neglect therein . And further , that you or some of you doe examine the said Collectors accounts , and take notice what moneys every of them have in their hands ; and require them on Saturday next at the furthest , to pay the same unto the Treasurers at Warre , in the Guild-Hall London : and that you on Monday next in the afternoon make return unto the grand Committee for the Arrears , sitting at the Guild-Hall London , in the Orphans Court , of your doings and proceedings therein ; and also a List of the names of all such persons within your Ward , as shall be found to be in Arrears for the said Assessements , and the summes by them owing , and the reasons by them given , why they refuse to pay the same , under the hands of the respective Collectors , with your opinions therein : And if you find any of the Collectors or others , remisse or carelesse in the performance of their duties , in any thing herein required , or that might conduce to the furtherance of the worke , that then you also certifie to the said grand Committee at the time aforesaid , the names of him or them so neglecting or refusing to performe their duties concerning the same , that they may be also certified to the said Committee of Parliament , and otherwise proceeded against , as the neglect of such a weighty businesse shall deserve . And herein I require you to use all diligence for the effecting what is desired , as you will answer the contrary at your perill , this 29. day of August , 1648. Michel To the Deputy and Common-councell-men of the Ward of _____ Printed by Richard Cotes Printer to the honorable City of London , 1648.