8. Septembr. 1645.  
An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, For taking away the Fifth part of Delinquents Estates, formerly granted by an Ordinance of Parliament for maintaining of the wives and Children of Delinquents.  
WHereas by a late Ordinance of Sequestration it is amongst other things Declared and Ordained, That the Committees of the several counties shall have power to assign maintenance out of the Lands of Delinquents, to their several Wives and Children, so as the same exceed not the Fifth part of the Lands or Goods so sequestered: And whereas by occasion hereof, divers Wives and Children of Delinquents may resort hither, only to obtain the said Fifth part, and may be ready to do ill offices to the Parliament; The Lords and Commons, to prevent the said mischief, and other of like nature, Do Ordain, That no Wife, child or Children of any Delinquent, who shall come from their own habitation into the Parliament Quarters, with or without their Fathers or Husbands, from the King's Quarters, shall have, hold and enjoy any Fifth part by the said Ordinance: And therefore they do Ordain, That all such Allowances hereafter to be made to such Wife or Children, shall be utterly void. And if any such Wife, child or Children shall return from the King's Quarters, without leave of both Houses: The Deputy-Lieutenants and Committees of Parliament in the several counties, or any two of them, or any of them, are hereby authorised and required to take care, that they be commanded to return back into the King's Quarters; And if they shall not return, upon command given to them by the Deputy-Lieutenants or Committee, or any two of them, they shall hereby have power to commit them, until they shall give security for to return. And be it further Ordained, That no Children of any Delinquents shall have any Fifth part, but such as shall be educated and brought up in the Protestant Religion.  
H: Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com.   

LONDON: Printed for Edward Husband, Printer to the honourable House of Commons. Septemb. 11. 1645.