blazon of the Commonwealth  
AN ORDINANCE For continuing the Committee for the Army, AND Treasurers at Warr.  
BE it Ordained and Declared by His Highness the Lord Protector by and with the advice and consent of his Council, That for the more effectual putting in execution of an Ordinance, Entitled, An Ordinance for an Assessment for six Months, from June the four and twentieth, one thousand six hundred fifty and four, for maintenance of the Armies and Navies of this Commonwealth, at the rate of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds per mensem, for the first three months, and at the rate of ninety thousand pounds per mensem, for the last three months thereof, and published in print the eighth of June, One thousand six hundred fifty and four. And for the bringing in, directing, disposing, receiving, & issuing forth of the Moneys payable by virtue thereof, and of all other moneys which before the five and twentieth of December, one thousand six hundred fifty and four, shall be appointed for or towards the maintenance of the Armies of this Commonwealth, The several and respective persons, or any three of them named, and appointed to be a Committee for the Army in an Ordinance, Entitled, An Ordinance appointing a Committee for the Army, and Treasurers at War, and published the eight and twentieth of January, one thousand six hundred fifty and three; And the persons named and appointed to be Treasurers at War in the said Ordinance, shall be, and are hereby authorized and continued to be a Committee for the Army and Treasuers at War in their several Capacities respectively. And be it Ordained, That all and every the Powers and Authorities, Rules and Directions which were by the Last recited Ordinance, or by any Act or Ordinance therein mentioned, expressed to be given to the said Committee for the Army, or Treasurers at War, for the bringing in, receiving, disposing and issuing forth of the Assessments and Moneys in that Ordinance mentioned, shall be, and are hereby given and continued to the Committee for the Army and Treasurers at War respectively, for the bringing in, receiving, disposing, and issuing forth of the said six Month's Assessments, commencing the four and twentyeth of June, one thousand six hundred fifty and four, and other Moneys herein before mentioned to all intents and purposes. And the said Committee for the Army and Treasurers at War respectively, are hereby Authorized and required to observe and put the same in execution accordingly. And the several and respective Commissioners, Receivers General, Collectors, Subcollectors, and all other persons who are or shall be entrusted or employed in the Assessing, Levying, Collecting, or Receiving of the said six months' Assessments, or any part thereof, shall observe such Orders and Directions as shall from time to time be made & given forth by the Committee for the Army, or any three of them, in the due execution of the Powers and Trust hereby continued and committed unto them.  
And the respective Receivers General that are or shall be appointed to receive any part of the said six Month's Assessment, from the four and twentieth of June, one thousand six hundred fifty and four, shall forthwith after the receipt thereof, transmit and pay, or cause to be paid, the Moneys by them so received to the said Treasurers at War, or where, or to whom the said Treasurers at War shall appoint the same to be paid, and the receipt of the said Treasurers at War shall be to the respective Receivers General, and to all other persons who shall by virtue of this Ordinance pay any Moneys unto them for the purposes aforesaid, a sufficient discharge, the Ordinance For bringing the Public Revenues of this Commonwealth into one Treasury, or any thing therein contained to the contrary hereof, in any wise notwithstanding.  
And be it further Ordained, That the sum of forty thousand pounds a Month (out of each of the first three Month's Assessment of one hundred and twenty thousand pounds by the Month, from the four and twentyeth of June, one thousand six hundred fifty and four, as aforesaid, and the sum of thirty thousand pounds a Month out of the last three Month's Assessment of ninety thousand pounds by the Month, shall be set apart and applied for, and to the use of the Navy, and the said Committee for the Army are hereby authorized and required to issue out their warrants to the Treasurers at War from time to time for payment of the same to the Treasuer of the Navy accordingly.   

Thursday june 29. 1654.  
ORdered by His Highness the Lord Protector, and His Council, that this Ordinance be forthwith Printed and Published.  
Henry Scobell Clerk of the Council.   

London, Printed by William dugard and Henry Hills, Printers to his Highness the Lord Protector, MDCLIV.