An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons Assembled in PARLIAMENT, Enabling the Committee of the County of WORCESTER, to raise 100 Horse, and 300. Foot, to suppress all tumults in the said County, with power to assess 100 l. per week, for the Maintenance of those Forces.  
Die Mercurii 6 Septemb. 1648.  
IT is this day Ordered and Ordained by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the preventing of many dangerous designs which have been lately attempted, and are still on Foot within the County of Worcester and parts adjacent for the Raising of a new war, and to the great endangering of the public Peace and safety of the kingdom, and for the better suppressing of all Tumults and Insurrections within the said County; That the Committee of the said County have power and authority, and are hereby authorized forthwith to raise one hundred Horse, and three hundred Foot within the said County of Worcester for the defence and safety thereof, according to the power formerly given them by Ordinance of Parliament; And that for the maintenance thereof, a weekly Tax and Assessment not exceeding 100 l. per. week, be laid and Assessed upon the said County and the City of Worcester, by the said Committee or any five or more of them in such manner, and with such power for levying thereof, as by Ordinance of Parliament, for the Raising of Sixty thousand pounds per mensem for the maintenance of the Forces under the Command of Sir Thomas Fairfax, now Lord Fairfax is appointed: And it is further Ordered and Ordained by the authority aforesaid, that Wil. Collins Gent. be Treasurer for the receiving and paying of the said moneys so to be Raised as aforesaid, And that the several Collectors and other persons do pay the moneys by them received by virtue of this Order, unto the said Treasurer, who is hereby authorized and required to pay all such moneys to such person or persons as the said Committee or any five, or more of them shall appoint the same to be employed for the maintenance of the said Forces, and suppressing of the said Insurrections, and not to or for any other use or purpose, And that the said Treasurers shall issue out no moneys without a Warrant, under the hands of the said Committee, or any five or more of them by Order under their hands, And the said Committee to issue out no moneys but for the use aforesaid, otherwise then for necessary Fees and Allowances for the Treasurers, Collectors and other Officers to be employed in the said Service, who are to have no greater Fees or Allowances than are appointed by the said recited Ordinance. This Ordinance to continue for Six Months and no longer.  

Die Mercurii, 6 Septemb. 1648.  
ORdered by the Lords Assembled in Parliament, That this Ordinance be forthwith Printed and published.  
Joh. Brown. Cler. Parliamentorum.    

London printed for John Wright, at the King's Head in the Old-bailey, 1648.