AN ORDINANCE OF THE Lords and Commons Assembled in PARLIAMENT, TO Appoint and Enable Committees in the several Counties of Buckingham, Oxon, and Berks, to put in Execution this present Ordinance, and several other Ordinances of both Houses of Parliament.  

ORdered by the Commons Assembled in Parliament that this Ordinance be forthwith printed and published.  
Henry elsing, clear. Parl. D. come.   
London, Printed for Edward Husbands, and are to be sold at his shop in the Middle-Temple. june 27. 1644.   

An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, to Appoint and enable Committees in the several Counties of Buckingham, Oxon, and Berks, to put in execution this present Ordinance, and several other Ordinances of both Houses of Parliament.  
FOr the better Execution of the Orders and Ordinances of Parliament in the several Counties of Berks, Buckingham, and Oxon, and for the Raising of Money and Forces within the said Counties for suppressing the Rebels there, and for the maintenance of all such Garrisons within the said Counties, as are, or shall be Erected by Authority of Parliament for the better defence of the same: The Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, do hereby Constitute and Appoint,  
FOr the County of Berks, William Lenthall Esq; Speaker 
Berks.  of the House of Common●, and Master of the Rolls, Sir Francis Kno●is, Knight, sir Francis Pile, Baronet, sir Robert pie, signior, sir B●niamin Rudyard, Richard Whitehead, edmond Dunch, Henry Martin, Peregrine Hobby, Tanfield Vachell, Daniel Blagrave, Sergeant mayor general Richard brown, William Ball, John Pack●r signior, Robert Packer, and Cornelius Holland.  
For the County of Buckingham, Thomas Lord Viscount 
Buckingham  Wenman, sir Peter temple Knight and Baronet, Richard Winwood▪ Bulstroude Whitlock Esquire, sir William Andrews, sir Ri●hard Pigott, and sir William Cobb, Knights, isaac Pennington Lieutenant of the Tower, George Fleetwood Esq; sir Richard Ingol●sby knight, Anthony Radcliff, Thomas Lane, Thomas fountain, Edward Woodward, Peter Dormer, Richard Sergeant, Henry beak, Anthony Carpenter, Symond main, edmond W●st, Thomas White, Thomas airs, Thomas Scot, John Potter, Thomas Ligoe, John Lane, William Theed of Craston, Thomas Wheeler, John Doylie, sir Gilbert Gerard Baronet, Christopher Henn, Thomas Wyan, and John Barringer. Gent. and mayor general Richard brown.  
For the County of Oxon, Thomas Lord Viscount Wenman, 
Oxon.  William L●n●h●ll, ●peaker of the House of Commons, and Master of the rolls, James Fines, John Fines Esquires, Sir Peter Femole, Knight and Barone●, Sir William Cobb, Knight, John Doylie, Thomas Knight, William Typping, Robert Scrope, Edward Clerk●, edmond Dunch, and Bulstrode Whitlock● Esquires, Sir Peter W●ntworth, Knight of the Bathe, Sir Nathaniel Brent, Knight, and Sergeant mayor general Richard brown; To be Committees of parliament for the said several Counties respectively. And do hereby authorize them, or any three of them respectively, to put in execution within the said several and respective Coun●ies, the several Ordinances of Parliament ensuing ( viz.) The Ordinance for voluntary loans, and Contributions to the Parliament, the Ordinance for weekly assessments, The Ordinance for the fifth and Twentieth part, The Ordinance for the Sequestration of Papists and deljnquents Estates, according to the true meaning of the said Ordinances. And the said Committees of the several Counties, or any three or more of them respectively, shall have power within their several Counties to assess, tax and levy, or cause to be Assessed, Taxed, and Levied, upon the said Counties what sum, or sums of money, they shall think the said Counties are severally able to pay, not exceeding four hundred pounds a week, upon any one of the said Counties, with such power for the Assessing, levying and Collecting the same, and with such allowances as by the Ordinance of the weekly assessment is provided. And it is hereby declared that the severll sums of money, Raised or to bee Raised within the said Counties, And also all such sums of money as shall be hereafter raised within the said several Counties by virtue of the Ordinances of Excise, be received and disposed of, for the raising and maintaining of all such Forces, as are or shall be raised for the reducing, and defence of the several Counties aforesaid. And it is further Ordained and Declared, that the several Committees, or the mayor part of them, within their several Counties respectively, shall appoint a Treasurer who shall receive all such moneys a● shall be Assessed, and Collected within the said Counties respectively, and shall from time to time issue out such moneys for the necessary uses of the said Counties, for the purposes aforesaid, as any three or more of the Committ●ees of the said Counties respectively, shall by the vote of the mayor part of the respective Committees, or of any three of them then present order; and shall by writing under their hands appoint, and not otherwise. And it is also Ordained that every Collector, shall have four pence in the pound for every sum of money by him Collected and paid to the Treasurer, and also two pence in the pound shall be allowed to the Treasurer for all moneys by him received and issued out by Warrant as aforesaid. And be it Ordained that the said Committees, or any three of them respectively, shall have power from time to time, to assign, and by their several Ministers and Officers, to cut and take sufficient Timber, standing, or being upon the lands of Papists or Delinquents for the making of Fortifications in such Towns and places of any of the said Counties, as by three or more of the Committees of every of the said Counties respectively shall be thought fit, expressing the same by warrant under their hands.  
And be it further Ordained that the Committees of the said Counties or any three of them respectively, shall hereby have Power and Authority from time to time to Demand and take an Account of all Musters that shall be made by the several Commissaries of the said Counties, And that every Captain both of Horse and foot, and every other superior or inferior Officer, whose pay comes to ten shillings a day, or above, shall take but half the pay due unto him, and respite the other half upon the public Faith, until the War shall be ended; and every Officer, whose pay cometh to five shillings a day or more, and under Ten shilling a day, shall accept of two parts of three, of such pay due unto him, and respite the other third part upon the public Faith, until the war be ended. And when there is three Moneths pay due unto any of them, a Certificate thereof under the hands of the said Committees, or any three of them respectively shal be a sufficient warrant to such Officer to demand& receive the said moneys owing upon the public Faith as aforesaid.  
And be it further Ordained that Nine, or more of the Committees aforesaid, whereof three at least of every of the said Counties respectively, shall have power to Assemble themselves together, as often as they shall think fit, to advice and direct all things that they shall think fit for the more speedy and effectual execution of this Ordinance, in all or any of the said Counties.  
And be it likewise ordained that the Committees of the said several and respective Counties, or any five or more of them respectively, shall have power to secure the persons of all dangerous delinquents residing in the said several Counties, and to call before them, or any five or more of them respectively all Ministers, and whoremasters that are scandalous in their lives, or ill-affected to the Parliament, or that have diserted their Cures, or ordinary places of residence, not having a sufficient ground for their absence, and they or any five or more of them respectively shall have power to examine any complaint against them, upon the oaths of such persons as shall or may be produced to give evidence against them; and the said Committees▪ or any five of them respectively, shall have power to administer such Oath accordingly, and shall have power( upon proof of their delinquency) to remove such as they or any five or more of them respectively shall judge unfit for their places, and sequester their Estates and Revenues, and to place other well qualified persons in their room, such as shall be approved by three godly and learned Divines, residing in any of the said Counties respectively.  
And be it ordained that the said Committees, and every one of them respectively, and every other person or persons, that shall be aiding or assisting to them, or any of them respectively in the doing▪ or executing any thing by virtue of this Ordinance, shall be defended and saved harmless therein by authority of both Houses of Parliament. And be it further ordained that the said Committees in the said several Counties, or any three or more of them respectively in each several County, shall have power to administer the national Covenant to such person or persons as they shall think fit; and to sand up all such as shall refuse to take the same Covenant unto the Committees of Parliament for Examinations, to be proceeded against as the said Committee of Examinations shall think fit.  
And be it further ordained, that there shall not any moneys, or Provision be raised in any of the said Counties during the continuance of this Ordinance, by virtue of any former Ordinanc or Order, other then such as shall be employed fo● the purposes, and in such manner as in this present Ordinance is provided.  
And be it further ordained, that the persons herein name for Committees, or any other person or persons who have advanced, or shall advance any Horses, Plate, arms, or Money, or maintain any souldiers, Horse or foot for this service, shall be fully satisfied and repaid all such moneys as they shall disburse, with interest after the rate of eight pound per cent. and the value of such Horses, Plate, and arms, as they shall furnish and maintain for t●●s service▪ out of ●he moneys to be raised by the new Excise, and out of such moneys as shall be raised by virtue of this Ordinance; which payments shall be made to them by such Treasurer or Treasurer● that shall be appointed f 〈…〉 several Counti●●●fore 〈…〉 respectively, upon a Warrant give 〈…〉 ee or more of the said Committees 〈…〉 County respectively.  
FINIS.