AN ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in Parliament, For the raising of 66666l. 13s. 4d . by way of loan, for the better enabling of our brethren of Scotland for our assistance and defence in this common cause of our Religion and Liberty.  

Die Veneris, 27 Octob. 1643.  
IT is this day ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, That the Ordinance entitled, An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons, for 〈◇〉 raising of sixty six thousand, six hundred, sixty six pounds, thirteen shillings, and four pence, by way of loan: For the better enabling of our brethren of Scotland for our assistance and defence in this common cause of our Religion and Liberty, shall be forthwith printed and published.  
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LONDON, Printed for laurence Blaikelocke, within temple-bar, Octob. 27. 1643.   

AN ORDINANCE OF THE Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament.  
WHereas the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the better resisting and suppressing the malice of the common enemies of our Religion, laws, and Liberties, and for the speedier settling of a blessed Peace, have held it necessary to desire the assistance of our brethren of Scotland in this war, who by certain Articles or Propositions sent unto both Houses have declared their willingness herein. And for the better enabling them thereunto, have desired the advance of a competent sum of money from us; and whereas for the procuring thereof, the Houses have made a Committee of the Parliament and City of London, to procure by loan or otherwise the said sums of money, and have passed an Ordinance of Parliament for securing the repayment of those moneys to the persons that should lend the same. And although divers well affencted persons both before and sithence the publishing of the Ordinance, have lent and subscribed to lend divers sums of money, yet very many of the most able and wealthiest persons in such places where the said loan hath been propounded, have refused to lend any competent sums of money for this purpose, notwithstanding the security tendered for the moneys desired to be borrowed of them is such, as cannot in reason bee excepted against. So that it may be justly feared, that the whole sum of money which we have promised to pay unto our brethren of Scotland will not be raised by free and voluntary loans.  
Wherefore we the Lords and Commons, considering the dangerous estate and condition of the kingdoms of England and Ireland, and the great advantage and assurance that through Gods blessing we may in all human probability expect from the assistance of our brethren of Scotland; And holding it just and most reasonable, that those who are to receive equal benefit by their assistance, should likewise equally contribute thereunto.  
do hereby Order, ordain, and Declare, that 66666 li. 13. s. 4. d. part of the sum agreed to bee paid to our brethren of Scotland by the before mentioned Articles or Propositions, shall with all convenient speed be raised by way of loan upon such able and wealthy persons as have not already, nor shall hereafter voluntarily and proportionably to their estates and abilities lend any sums of money for the purposes aforesaid, and according to the true intent of the said Ordinance of the Lords and Commons published the sixteenth day of this instant October.  
The said sum to be raised within the Cities, Towns, Counties, and Places, and according to the proportions hereafter mentioned and expressed, that is to say, Within the Cities of London, Westminster, and places adjacent, within the bills of mortality, the sum of twenty six thousand six hundred threescore and six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence. The County of Hertford three thousand pound. The County of Bedford two thousand pound. The residue of the County of Middlesex one thousand pound. The County of Essex five thousand pound. The County of suffolk five thousand pound. The County of norfolk, with the City and County of the City of Norwich six thousand pound. The County of Kent, with the City and County of the City of Canterbury six thousand pound. The residue of the County of Surrey one thousand five hundred pound. The County of Sussex four thousand five hundred pound. The County of Cambridge with the Isle of Ely two thousand pound. The County of huntingdon one thousand pound. The County of Northampton two thousand five hundred pound. The County of Rutland five hundred pound.  
And it is further Ordered, Ordained, and Declared, That no person within any the Cities, towns, Counties, or Places aforesaid, shall be forced to lend any of the said sums, unless his ability and means livelihood in Lands, Leases, Money, and other personal estate, exceed the sum of one thousand pounds of lawful English money. And for the equal sessi●g and apportioning the said sum of twenty six thousand pounds within the Cities of London and Westminster, and other places adjacent within the Bills of mortality, it is hereby further Ordered, Ordained, and Declared, That whereas the said Committee of the Parliament and City of London appointed for the raising of the said sums of money for our brethren of Scotland, have heretofore within those Precincts appointed the Minister, the Churchwardens, and a certain number of other persons within each Parish, to call before them the Parishioners, and to receive their voluntary loans, whereby, they have the better informed themselves of the willingness or backwardness, and likewise of the abilities of the several persons within those Precincts, that the said Ministers, Churchwardens, and Persons, or others as by the said Committee shall be thereunto appointed, shall rate and sesse the said several Parishes, who are hereby required so to demean themselves in this service, as that the greatest loan be set upon the most able and rich men, and who have not either upon this or the like occasions of money heretofore manifested their good affections to the public.  
And that the said Ministers, Churchwardens, and other persons, may the better know what proportions of Money in reference to the whole sum will be fit to be set upon each person within the Parishes; power is hereby given to the said Committee of the Parliament and City of London, calling unto them all or some of the persons aforesaid, to distribute and proportion so much of the said sum of 26666 li. 13. s. 4. d. upon each particular Parish as shall be reasonable.  
And for the sessi●g and setting of the before mentioned sums to be borrowed, in each of the said other Cities, great towns, Counties and places upon each particular person: It is further ordered, ordained and declared, that the said Committee of the Parliament and City of London, shall have power to nominate in each County, City, or great town, three or more persons of rank and integrity, which persons so name shall have power to nominate and appoint two or more persons within each Hundred, City, or great town respectively, which persons so last nominated shall return unto the other persons to be name by the said Committee, the names of all such persons within the respective Hundreds, Cities and great towns, whose ability and means of livelihood in Lands, moneys, and other personal Estate, shall exceed the before mentioned sum of one thousand pounds of lawful English money, and shall not have voluntarily lent any sum of Money to the purpose of this and the before mentioned Ordinance, proportionable to his Estate. And after such returns the persons to be name by the said Committee, by and with the assistance of the said other persons that shall make such return, shall assess, and rate the several Inhabitants within the said Hundreds, Cities and great towns▪ who are hereby likewise required so to demean themselves in this Service, as that the greatest loan be set upon the most able, and richest men, and who have not either upon this, or the like occasions of money heretofore, manifested their good affections to the public.  
And it is hereby further ordered, ordained and declared, that the person appointed and to be appointed within the Cities of London, Westminster and other the places adjacent within the precincts of the bills of mortality, for the setting of the proportions of the said loans upon the particular persons there, shall return the names of the persons within their several parishes, and the sums so set upon them unto the said Committee, within three dayes after the delivery of the said Ordinances unto them respectively, And the persons to be nominated by the said Committee within the Cities, great towns, Hundreds and other places in the Counties of Kent; Surry, Middelsex, Essex, and Hartford, shall return the names of the persons within their several Cities, great towns and Hundreds, and the sums set upon them unto the said Committee, within twelve dayes after the delivery of the said Ordinances unto them respectively; And the persons to be nominated by the said Committee within the other Cities, great towns, Counties and other places herein mentioned, shall make the like returns at such times as by the said Committee of the Parliament and City of London shall be directed;  
And the persons hereby appointed to sesse, and set the loans of money upon the particular persons within the Cities of London and Westminster and parts adjacent, within the precincts of the Bills of mortality, and likewise within the other Cities, great towns and Counties, are hereby required, immediately after the setting of the said loans, to sand Tickets unto all the persons, upon whom the same shal be set, thereby to give them notice of the sums set upon them; And of the persons and places, where, and to whom the said sums of money are to be paid; And in case any person upon whom any sum of money shall be set, shall not within eight dayes after the leaving of the said Ticket at the place of his, or her usual abode, or other notice, pay the same accordingly; Then the persons so failing shall after the said eight dayes, for every day the same shall be unpaid, forfeit, and pay so much money as the twentieth part of the sums so assessed upon him shall amount unto. And it is further ordered, ordained, and declared that the respective persons appointed, and to be appointed to ●et the said sum● in the several Parishes, within the Cities of Lond●n and W●stminster& partes adjacent within the Bills of Mortality, or any two of them, and the respective persons appointed to set the same within the other Cities, great towns and Counties, or any two of them respectively, are here by authorised to make and constitute Collectors within the respective Parishes, Cities, great towns, and Hundreds, in such number as shall be most convenient; Who shall have power to levy such sums and forfeitures by distress, and sale of the Goods and chattels of the persons, that shall not pay the sums set upon them, to the persons, and in the manner in this Ordinance expressed, wheresoever the Goods and chattels of such persons shall be or remain within the realm of England; And in case of refusal shall in the day-time have power to break open the houses of such persons, and for their pains and travail in the said Collections shall have 2. 8. in the pound of every sum, for which any distress shall be made to be paid out of the Goods and chattels of the party distrained. And in case of wilful refusal to pay the sums that shall be so set, or for want of Sufficient distress, The bodies of such persons shal be committed to prison, there to remain until the Sums so set upon them, and the said forfeitures shall be fully paid; And for the better effecting thereof within the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Parts adjacent within the Bills of mortality, The respective Collecttors shall make return of the names of such persons unto the said Committee of the Parliament and City of London, who thereupon shall have power to commit such persons to Prison; And within the other Cities, great towns and Counties, their respective Collectors shall make return of the names of such persons unto the respective persons nominated by the said Committee, or any two of them, in their respective Cities, great Towns and Counties, who thereupon shall have like power to commit such persons to prison.  
And the Lords and Commons do further declare, that notwithstanding this present Ordinance for compelling the most able and rich men( who upon this or the like occasions of money have not so fully manifested their affections to the public) to lend the said sum of 66666 l. 13 s. 4 d. part of the money agreed to be paid to our brethren of Scotland; their intent is, that the said Committee of the Parliament and City of London according to the true intent of the before-mentioned Ordinance of the sixteenth of this present October, shall still proceed and endeavour to advance the service of raising the residue of the said sum by voluntary loans and contributions. And for the further encouragement of such persons as have or shall voluntarily lend any sums of money to that purpose, without being compelled thereunto by virtue of this present Ordinance, It is hereby Ordered, Ordained and Declared, that all such sum and sums of money as shall be so willingly lent by any person or persons whatsoever, shall be first paid: And that no part of the 66666 l. 13 s. 4 d. to be raised by virtue of this Ordinance, by the loan of any persons who shall be sessed thereunto, shall be paid until such time as the other persons shall be fully satisfied and paid, And that the security tendered▪ to such as shall lend those moneys, and the manner of repayment thereof may be the better known, the said Ordinance of the 16th of this present Octob. is herewith to be printed. And it is hereby declared, that after the payment of the said sums of money voluntarily lent, and to be lent as aforesaid, the security in the said Ordinance mentioned, shal be extended and continue for the repayment of the 66666 l, 13 s. 4 pence▪ to be lent upon this present Ordinance, in such manner as in the said Ordinance is mentioned, for and in behalf of the sums of money that shall be borrowed, according to the i●tent of the said Ordinance. And it is further ordered that the sums of money to be lent upon this present Ordinance within the Cities of London and Westminster and places within the bills of mortality, shall be paid to Richard Waring and Michael Herring of London, appointed to be Treasurers by the before-mentioned Ordinance, in such manner, and upon such Acquittances as therein are mentioned, Who thereupon are likewise to receive the same allowances, as in the said Ordinance is expressed; And that the sums of money to be lent upon this present Ordinance in other the Cities, great towns, and places, shall be paid unto such persons, and in such places, as the persons name by the said Committee of Parliament and City of London shall be appointed. And that any writing under the hands of any such persons, testifying the receipt of any such sums of money, as shall be lent by virtue of this Ordinance, shall sufficiently enable the persons that shall lend such sums, to demand and receive the same. And for the encouragement of such persons as shall be employed in carrying the said Ordinances and Tickets, and receiving of the money to be lent, or otherwise, in the execution of the said Ordinances, The Committee of Parliament, and City of London, are hereby authorized to make such allowances and satisfaction unto them, for their pains to be sustained therein, as shall be meet; And for the more speedy and effectual execution of the said Ordinances, The said Committee are hereby authorized and required to take care of the execution of them, and to give such orders and directions to that purpose, and for the equal and Indifferent proceedings therein to the respective persons that shall be employed therein, as may render them most effectual to those ends for which they were made. And of their proceedings therein the Houses are resolved to take a strict account.  
Provided, that no Member of either House of Parliament be assessed by this Ordinance, but by the respective Houses whereof they are Members.  
FINIS.