AN ORDER OF The COMMONS assembled in PARLIAMENT; Concerning the returning, in writing, to the House of Commons, the Names of such Ministers, and other persons of Parishes within the Bills of mortality, as shall not take The solemn League and Covenant before Wednesday next.  
Together with an Order of the Lords and Commons, for the letting, setting, and Renting forth of the Houses of such persons as absent themselves from payment of their Assessments, Subsidies, and other payments by Ordinances of Parliament.  

ORdered by the Commons in Parliament, That these Orders be printed and published: H: elsing, clear. Parl. D. come.   
London, Printed for Edward Husbands, and are to be sold at his shop in the Middle-Temple. Decem. 2. 1643.   

Die jovis, 30 Novem. 1643.  
An ORDER of the Commons assembled in Parliament, concerning the returning in writing to the House of Commons, the Names of such Ministers, and other persons within the Bills of mortality, as shall not take the Solemn League and Covenant before Wednesday next.  
IT is this day ordered by the Commons in Parliament assembled, That the Ministers within the several Parishes within the Bills of mortality, do on the next Lords day in the afternoon, tender the Solemn League and Covenant in the several churches and chapels within the Bills of mortality, to such as have not yet taken it; And that the Minister and churchwardens of every Parish be required, on Wednesday next, to return to the House of Commons, the Names of all such in their several Parishes, as have not taken, or shall then refuse to take the Covenant; And the Ministers, Lecturers, and Curates, in the said several Parishes that have not yet taken the Covenant, are required then to take it; And if any of them refuse, or further delay the taking of the same, then the churchwardens of those Parishes are required to return to this House, in writing, the Names of such Ministers, Lecturers, and Curates that so refuse; And the several Ministers, in the said several Parishes, are to give notice of this Order publicly on the next Lords day in the forenoon; And this Order is to be printed and published, and sent to the Ministers of the several Parishes.  
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Die jovis, 30 Nov. 1643.  
WHereas divers persons have been Assessed upon the Ordinances of Parliament, for the Twentieth part, and weekly Assessments, Subsidies, and other payments; many of which have Refractorily and wilfully suffered the dayes for payment of the sums Assessed, to be elapsed, and covertly conveyed away their goods from their Houses, and absented their persons, to avoid payment of their Assessments, or else have suffered Imprisonment, and their houses to stand empty, whereby they might be free from bearing part of those common Taxes and charges, which the necessities of these troublous Times require: For remedy whereof, and better satisfaction of the sums Assessed on such persons, It is this Day ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That such persons as shall be appointed by the committee of Lords and Commons for advance of Money, and other necessaries for the Army, shall have power to let, set, or Rent forth, to such persons, and for such time, Fine, and Rent, as they shall think fit, the houses of any person or persons, who are already imprisoned for their Assessments, or absent themselves for nonpayment of their Assessments, And the moneys raised by the Rents of the said Houses, to convert and employ towards satisfaction of the same Assessments, and payments: And that such persons as shall take the same Houses, shall discharge the head Rents due to be paid for such Houses, as also the duties to the Parish during their abode in the same; And the persons so taking and Leasing the said Houses, shall be saved harmless & indemnified, against the persons Imprisoned, or absenting themselves as aforesaid, by the power & authority of both houses of Parliament.  
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