AN ADDITIONALL ORDINANCE OF The Lords and Commons in PARLIAMENT:  
To enable Sir THOMAS MIDDLETON Knight, Serjeant Major General for the six Counties of North-Wales, to take subscriptions for the raising of Forces, for reducing of the said Counties to their due obedience, and prevention of the Access of Irish Forces into those parts.  
And further to enable the said Sir Thomas to put in execution all former Ordinances made this present PARLIAMENT.  

ORdered by the Commons in Parliament, that this Ordinance be forth with Printed and Published.  
Hen. Elsing Cler. Parl, Dom. Com.   
London, Printed for Edward Husbands, Feb. 21. 1644.   

An additional Ordinance.  
THe Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, taking into their serious consideration the present condition of the Counties of Salop and Cheshire, and the damage which may accrue to this Kingdom by the frequent landing of Irish forces in the Counties of North-Wales, and joining themselves with such Delinquents and Papists as are now in Arms in those parts against the Parliament, and his Majesty's Sovereign power and Authority therein residing, which tends to the subversion of the fundamental constitution, Government and tranquillity of this Realm, the Liberty and Privileges of the Subjects and the Protestant Religion, within his Majesty's Dominions, have thought sit that a timely course may be taken for prevention of the access of any Irish forces into those parts for the future, by the speedy reducing of the six Counties of North-Wales to their, due obedience to the Parliament.  
For the effecting and completing of which work it is necessary that fiveteene hundred foot and three hundred horse, be speedily raised and levied with sufficient Arms, Ammunition, and money to pay them for six month's next ensuing.  
To which end and purpose, the said Lords and Commons (being well assured of the fidelity and resolution of Sir Thomas Middleton Knight one of the members of the House of Commons and Sergeant-Major general of the parliament forces for the said six Counties of North-Wales) Have Ordained, and be it Ordained by the s●ide Lords and Commons, that the said Sir Tho. Middleton shall have, and hereby hath, full power and authority, to take the subscriptions of all such persons as will voluntarily lend or contribute any sum or sums of money towards the raising and maintaining of the said forces, buying of Arms and Ammunition, and ●●r other necessaries for the advancement of the said service, upon such terms and conditions as the several lender's shall agree, which sums of money so to be subscribed or lent as aforesaid, the said Sir Thomas Middleton and his Assigns are hereby authorized to receive and employ for the service aforesaid, and to give notes or acquittances for the several sums foreceived; which said notes or acquittances shall be a sufficient sp●ciallty & evidence for the several persons, that shall lend or contribute any money as aforesaid, to demand repayment thereof, with such increase as shall be agreed upon, so as the same shall not exceed 81. percent. And for the better enabling of the said Sir Thomas Middleton to make repayment of such moneys as shall be lent for the purposes aforesaid, and to perform such conditions and agreements as the several subscribers shall agree unto, and for the maintenance of the said forces and advancement of the said service. Be it further ordained by the said Lords and Commons, that the said Sir Thomas Middleton shall have and hereby hath, full power and authority to put in execution, within the, several Counties of Flint, Denbigh, Mountgomery, Merioneth, Carnarvan, and Anglesey, the several Ordinances of this present Parliament hereafter mentioned, that is to say, the Ordinances for sequestration of Delinquents and Papists Estates, the Ordinances for the levying of moneys by way of excise or new impost, the Ordinance for the raising of money by taxing such as have not at all contributory or not according to their estates, the Ordinance for the weekly Assessments, and all other Ordinances made this present Parliament for advance of mo●●y through the whole Kingdom and Dominion of Wales, for the service of the King and Parliament, and for the more speedy raising of money for the repayment of such sums as shall be raisedby subscriptions as aforesaid. Be it also ordained by the said Lords and Commons, that the said Sir Thomas Middleton shall have and hereby hath, full power and authority to set, and let, the Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, of Delinquents, which shall be seized and sequestered within the said six Counties of North-Wales, or any of them from year to year, or by lease, or leases, until the said monies so subscribed and paid be satisfied and discharged, and the conditions and agreements with the several lender's fully performed; And in case the said lender's, shall not receive full satisfaction of their principal money to be lent as aforesaid wi●● the interest thereof out of the Delinquents Estates, or otherwise before said expressed, that then the 〈◊〉 lender's and every of them shall have the publ●●e faith of the Kingdom for the payment of such sums of money as shall be due unto them, and whereas the said Counties of North-Wales are wholly subjected to the power and Tyranny of the Commissioners of Array, by reason whereof no Commissioners have been named in any of the said Counties, for the putting in execution of any of the said Ordinances of Parliament  
Be it also Ordained by the said Lords and Commons that the said Sir Thomas Middleton shall have, & hereby hath full power and Authority to name and appoint Commissioners, Treasurers, Receivers, Collectors and Agents within the said Counties of North-Wales, for the putting in execution of all and every the Ordinances of Parliament, before mentioned, and of all other Ordinances of Parliament, wherein no Commissioners are named for the said Counties, which said Commissioners and other persons so to be named & appointed by the said Sir Tho: Middleton, shall by virtue of this present Ordinance, have as full power & Authority to put the said respective Ordinances in execution, as if they were named by the two Houses of Parliament, and their names inserted in the said respective Ordinances. And be it also Ordained by the said Lords & Commons that the several sums of money which shall be sent or advancement of the said service, and such increase as shall be due for every respective sum so let, according to the true intent and meaning of this Ordinance, shall be satisfied and paid out of the first money that shall be raised within the said Counties of North-Wales by virtue of the forementioned Ordinances, and of this present Ordinance: And the said Sir Tho: Middleton is hereby enabled and authorised to require & take accounts from time to time of the said Commissioners, Treasurers and other persons, of their do and proceed therein, and to give such fitting and reasonable allowance unto such persons as shall be employed in the execution of the Ordinances aforesaid, and of this present Ordinance, or any of them, for their pains and charges therein, as the said Sir Tho: Middleton shall think sit, provided, that such allowance shall not exceed the respective rates allowed in the City of London and other parts of the Kingdom; for the putting of the said Ordinances in execution. And be it further Ordained that the rents and profits of the Waterworke brought to London by Sir Hugh Middleton Baronet deceased, belonging to his Majesty, or to any delinquent, shall from time to time be paid unto the said Sir Tho: Middleton to be employed in the said service, and that Delinquents personal estates within the Cities of London and Westminster; and the Suburbs thereof, not yet sequestered nor discovered, and which shall be discovered by the said Sir Tho: Middleton, within one month next after the publishing of this Ordinance in print, shall be allowed unto the said Sir Tho: Middleton for the advancement of the said service, provided always that the said concealed Estates do not exceed the sum of 3000 pounds: And that the said Sir Tho: Middleton do not possess himself thereof before he acquaint the Committee of Lords and Commons for Sequestrations therewith, to the end they may judge of the delinquency of the person before his estate be sequenstred and taken away.  
And the said Sir Tho: Middleton is hereby authorised to administer the several Oaths specified in the foresaid Ordinances unto such Commissioners and persons, as by the true meaning of the said ordinances, of these presents or any of them) ought to take the same. And be it further Ordained, That whatsoever the said Sir Tho: Middleton, or any other person shall do or cause to be done in persuance to this or any other the said Ordinances of Parliament, within the said Counties of North-Wales; the same is ratified & confirmed by the power and authority of Parliament: And that the said Sir Tho: Middleton shall render an account of all his do and proceed in the said service, to the two Houses of Parliament: And that he, the said Sir Tho: Middleton and all other persons whatsoever, employed in the execution of the said Ordinances; or any of them, shall be saved and kept harmless in their persons and Estates, for their do and proceed in the premises by the power and authority of Parliament.  
FINIS.   

ORdered by the Commons Assembled in Parliament that this Ordinance be forthwith Printed and Published.  
Hen. Elsing. Cler. Parl. Dom. Com.