TWO ORDINANCES OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT: The First, For the appointing the House of sir Richard Gurnie, late Lord mayor of the City of London, scâ—Źtuate in the Old Jury, for the use of the Trustees, and Contractors, &c. for the sale of the BISHOPS-LANDS. The second For the Alteration and Explanation of the Oath formerly appointed to be taken by the Surveyors of the Bishops Lands. And for the better enabling of the Trustees for Bishops Lands, name in the former Ordinances, to discharge the Trust in them reposed. London, Printed by R. coats, for John Bellamy, 1646. Die Sabbathi, 28 Novembris, 1646. BEe it Ordained by the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled, that the messsage or Mansion house, of or belonging unto Sr. Richrad Gurnie Knight, late Lord mayor of the City of London, a Delinquent, situate in the Old Jury London, shall be applied and made use of by the Trustees, and Contractors in the late Ordinance for appointing the sale of the Bishops Lands, for their sitting in, and for their better accommodation in the discharge of the trust thereby reposed in them respectively; and likewise for the safe keeping and laying up of all Records, Evidences, Writings, Books, and other things appointed to be laid up and kept by the Register in the said Ordinance mentioned, and for such of the Officers, and other uses, as the said Trustees, or the mayor part of them shall appoint. Jo. brown clear. Parliamentorum. H. elsing. clear. Parl. D. come. The 28. of December, 1646. At the Committee of Trustees for Bishops Lands. WHereas by several Ordinances of Parliament made concerning the sale of Bishops Lands, it is appointed, That the Treasury lately kept at Goldsmiths-Hall, London: And all Charters, Deeds, and Writings touching the Lands of the late Bishops, should bee kept in such place in the said City of London, as the Trustees therein mentioned, or the mayor part of them should from time to time think fit. And whereas by another Ordinance of Parliament, dated the Eight and twentieth day of November last, the messsage, or Mansion house of Sir Richard Gurnie Knight, situate in the Old jury, London, was appointed to be applied and made use of by the Trustees and Contractors for the sale of Bishops lands, and for keeping of the Records and Writings which are to be kept by the Register, and for such of the Officers, and other uses, as the said Trustees, or the mayor part of them shall appoint. It is thereupon ordered by the said Trustees, That the said Treasury, Records, Deeds, and Evidences shall bee from henceforth kept in the said House in the Old Jury, London. John Rolfe Clerk to the Trustees. An additional ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT; For the alteration and Explanation of the Oath formerly appointed to be taken by the Surveyors of the Bishops Lands, &c. Die Jovis, 24 Decembris, 1646. BEe it hereby Ordained by the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That in stead of the Oath formerly appointed to be taken by Surveyors of the Bishops Lands, this Oath following shall be taken by them respectively, In haec verba: I. A. B. do swear that I will faithfully and truly, according to my best skill and knowledge, execute the place of a Surveyor, according to the purport of two several Ordinances; The one entitled, An Ordinance of Parliament for the abolishing of Archbishops and Bishops within the kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales, and for settling of their Lands and Possessions upon Trustees for the use of the Common-wealth: The other entitled, An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for appointing the sale of the Bishops Lands for the use of the Common-wealth; and according to the Instructions thereunto added, I shall use my best endeavour and skill to discover the Estate therein mentioned, and every part thereof which shall bee given me in charge, and to find out the true valves and improvements thereof; and thereof shall make true Surveys, according to my best skill and cunning, and the same from time to time deliver in Writing close sealed up, unto Henry elsing Esquire, the Register in that behalf appointed, together with a true Copy or Duplicate thereof, likewise close sealed up unto the said Trustees, or any two of them, according to the true intent and meaning of the said recited Ordinances: And this I shall justly and faithfully execute, without any gift or reward, directly or indirectly, from any person or persons whatsoever, except such allowances as the said Trustees, or the mayor part of them shall think fit to make unto me for my pains and charges in the executing of the said Place or Office. And be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that the said Trustees, or the mayor part of them shall have power, and are hereby authorised from time to time, to call to account any Surveyor or Surveyors, or other Officers by them name and appointed. And if they shall find them, or any of them defective or unfaithful in performance of the Duties or Trust in them reposed, then to remove them, or any of them which they shall so find defective or unfaithful, and to nominate and appoint others in their steads. nevertheless it is hereby Ordained and Declared, that the Copies or Duplicates of all Surveys, to be returned to the said Trustees, as aforesaid, so soon as assurances shall be made to the purchasers of the Lands, or other things therein contained, shal forthwith be delivered over by the said Trustees or the mayor part of them, unto the Register aforesaid, to be bundled up and safely kept by him in like manner, as the other part of the said Surveys returned to him by the said Surveyors is appointed to be kept. And that the said Trustees, or any employed by them, do not make entry of, or at any time make or deliver out any Copies of the said Duplicates for the use and benefit of any private or particular person, or otherwise to the prejudice of the said Register. And be it lastly Ordained that this present Ordinance shall be printed and published in all Counties and other Cities, towns Corporate, Parishes, towns Hamblets, and other places where the said Trustees, or the mayor part of them shall think fit: And that the care of the true printing thereof is hereby referred to the said Trustees, or the mayor part of them. Joh. Brown Cleric. Parliamentorum. H. elsing clear. Parl. Dom. come.