AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODRS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT, That the Committee for the Militia of London, shall have power to impose upon all such Persons as have any stocks going in Trade, within the Line of Communication, to find such proportion of arms, and pay such persons as have been or shall be appointed to bear the same, as the said Committee shall think fit, not exceeding three foot Souldiers for any one Man.  
Also to search in all suspicious places for Papists, and other ill-affected persons, expel them out of the limits aforesaid, and seize all arms and Ammunition which they shall find in the Custody of any such.  

Die Sabbathi, 15 junii, 1644.  
ORdered by the LORDS Assembled in Parliament, That this Ordinance shall be forthwith Printed and published.  
John Brown clear, Parliamentorum.   
LONDON, Printed for John Wright in the Old-Bayley, june 17. 1644.   

AN Ordinance of the LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT.  
Die Sabbathi, 15 Junii, 1644.  
WHereas divers persons, within the city of London and parts adjacent, within the lines of Communication, and Parishes mentioned in the weekly Bills of mortality, and Hamlets of the Tower, that are not fit to bear arms in their own persons, yet are able and fit to find arms, and pay others for bearing the same, but do neglect and refuse the doing thereof.  
And whereas divers Papists, and other ill-affected persons, do lurk and hid themselves in divers houses and places within the limits aforesaid, that hold correspondency with, or bring intelligence from the Enemy, and others that gather together arms, Ammunition, and other materials of War, likely to be employed to the prejudice of the Parliam nt and City.  
And whereas by several Ordinances of Parliament, power is given to the said Committee for ordering the said Militia within the limits aforesaid,& drawing out Forces for service abroad,& that many things mentioned in the said Ordinances to be put in execution, require the help and assistance of more persons in the nature of Sub-Committees; Thereupon power is given to the said Committee, to make one or more Sub-Committeés within the said limits as they shall think fit; and for the better enabling the said Sub-Committees so made, or to be made, to perform the services therein contained.  
The said Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, do ordain& Declare, and be it ordained and declared, That the said Committee of the Militia of London shall have power, and are hereby authorised, to impose upon all such persons as have any Stocks going in Trade within the limits aforesaid, and absent themselves, or do personally inhabit or reside within the said limits, to find such proportion of arms, and pay such persons as have been, or shall be appoynted to bear the same as the said Committee shall think fit, not exceeding three foot Souldiers for any one person; and such person or persons as shall disobey the commands and directions of the said Committee, of the Militia herein, the said Committee shall have power to impose such reasonable Fines upon them, or any of them, as they shall think fit, not exceeding the sum of forty shillings for any one offence, and for want of payment thereof, to leavy the same by distress and sale of their goods and chattels, or otherwise to imprison their persons without bail or mainprize, until such time as they shall conform themselves accordingly: But in case such person or persons so offending, do absent themselves without the said limits, where the authority of the said Committee doth not extend, and not a sufficient value of his or their goods, or chattels, to be found within the said limits, whereon to levy the said fines by distress as aforesaid, That then the Committeé. for Examinations upon complaint made by the Committeé of the Militia, or such as they shall appoint, do forthwith grant their warrants for apprehending of such person or persons wheresoever they shall be, and to commit him or them to prison without bail or mainprize, until he or they do conform themselves, or to distrain his or their goods, and bring them to London, and there sell them to pay the said fine or fines: all which fines are to be employed to such use and purpose, for the safety and defence of this City, as the said Committeé of the Militia shall think fit and direct.  
And it is further ordained that the said Committeé for the Militia shall have power, and is hereby authorized by themselves or such as they shall appoint, to search all houses and places within the limits aforesaid, where the said Committeé shall have cause to suspect that any Papists are, or other persons that come from any of the Kings Quarters, or cannot give a good account of their business, or abode within the limits aforesaid, or that have or shall discover their ill-affection to the Parliament, and likewise to search for arms, Ammunition, and materials for War in the custody of such Persons, and to seize and take away the same, and to commit such persons to safe custody, or to expel them out of the limits aforesaid, if they shall see cause: and in case of resistance, the said Committeé are hereby authorized to command any constable or constables to break open any house or place within the said limits, where such resistance shall be made.  
And it is further ordained, that the said sub-Committees so appointed or to bee appointed by the said Committeé of the Militia, shall have power, and are hereby authorized to cause all or any of the clauses contained in this or any other of the said Ordinances, to be put in due execution, when& as often as they shall receive directions from the said Committeé for the Militia, and all Constables, Head-boroughs, and other Officers and Souldiers are hereby required to obey and execute such warrants as they from time to time shall receive from the said Committeé for the Militia, or other sub-Committeés for and concerning the execution of the same accordingly: Provided that no Power hereby granted shall be extended against any Peére or Member of either of the Houses of Parliament, or any of the Assistants of the House of Peéres. And as well the said Committee, as also their sub-Committees, and all other persons acting in the premises, according to the intent of this Ordinance, shall be saved harmless by Authority of both Houses of Parliament: Provided that this Ordinance shall continue and be in force for the space of two moneths, to begin from the publishing of this Ordinance and no longer.  
FINIS.