AN ORDINANCE OF The Lords and Commons assembled in PARLIAMENT; To enable the Right Honourable, EDWARD, earl of MANCHESTER, To put in execution all former Ordinances for sequestering Delinquents Estates: Weekly assessments: The fift and twentieth parts: Contribution for IRELAND: And other Ordinances for Raising of moneys within the Associated counties of Lincoln, Northfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertford, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Ile of Ely, and City of Norwich.  


17. Nov. 1643.  
ORdered by the Commons in Parliament, That this Ordinance be forthwith printed and published:  
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MARCH 7. 1643. London, Printed for Edward Husbands, and are to be sold at his shop in the Middle-Temple. 1643.   

17. Nov. 1643. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, To enable the Right honourable, Edward Earl of Manchester, to put in execution all former Ordinances for sequestering Delinquents estates: Weekly Assessments: the Fift and Twentieth parts: Contribution for Ireland: And other Ordinances for raising of moneys within the Associated counties of Northfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertford, Cambridge, huntingdon, Isle of Ely, and City of Norwich.  
WHereas the associated counties of Lincoln, Northfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertford, Cambridge, huntingdon, the Isle of Ely, and city of Norwich, have been at great and excessive charges, in maintaining several forces both of Horse and Foot, in preserving the said Counties, and in withstanding, resisting and repelling, the several attempts, hostilities and outrages done and committed by the Popish Army, now under the command of the earl of New-castle. And whereas several Ordinances of both Houses of Parliament, for the seizing& sequestering of the estates of Delinquents, the weekly assessment; the assessing raising, and levying, the fifth and twentieth parts: contributions for Ireland, and other Ordinances for raising of moneys within the said associated Counties, have not been put in that due and speedy execution as the necessity and urgency of the present affairs do require. It is ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled; That Edward earl of Manchester, mayor general of the said associated Counties, do forthwith take some effectual and speedy course for the better& present execution of the said Ordinances. And in case where the Deputy lieutenants and Committees, or any of them, in any of the said Counties are, or have been negligent and remiss in the due execution of the said Ordinances; that in such Counties, Cities, towns, and Divisions, within the said associated counties: the said earl of Manchester shall and may nominate and appoint such person and persons within the said counties, respectively, as his Lordship shall hold fitting, who shall and may assess, collect, and levy, the several sums of money to be raised within the said several counties, by virtue of the said Ordinances, as in the said Ordinances is mentioned and declared: and such person and persons so to be nominated, by the said earl of Manchester, to have the same power to all intent and purposes as the Committees mentioned in the said Ordinances now have.  
And it is further ordered, that two parts of the sum or sums of money to be levied, had and received of any person, by virtue of the said Ordinance, for the sequestering of Delinquents estates, raised, or to be raised, by any Warrant or Order, or Direction from the said earl of Manchester, shall be forthwith after the levying and payment thereof, sent up and paid to the Treasurers at Guildhall London, for such use and uses as by the said Ordinances is appointed. And the third part of every such sum or sums, to be paid to such Treasurer and Treasurers within the said several and respective Counties, as his Lordship shall nominate and appoint; and to be employed for the maintaining of such Forces as are raised, or to be raised in the said Associated counties, and are in actual service in such Garrison and places, as by his Lordship the said Earl of Manchester, within the said Associated counties, or elsewhere is or shall be appointed. And all other sums of money to bee raised by virtue of the said other Ordinances, to be employed as in the Ordinance is limited and declared.  
And it is further ordered, that in case where any distress of any goods is had, levied, and made, for the raising of any sum by virtue of the said Ordinances, that the Collector, Officer, and other Persons for taking such distress, shall and may from time to time receive such sum and sums of money, not exceeding twelve pence in the pound, as the said Earl of Manchester shall appoint, for and towards charges, in levying the sum, to be paid and levied by the said person and persons, by way of distress and sale of goods, upon whom such distress is had and taken over and above the sum assessed upon them, and to be paid by them. And further, that the said Earl of Manchester, or such as his Lordship shall appoint, shall and may take account of all Treasurers, Collectors, chief Constables, and others, in whose hands any money now is raised by virtue of the said Ordinances, of the Bill of 400000 pounds: And that all such sum and sums of money be forthwith paid unto such Treasurers at London or elsewhere, as by the said several Ordinances and Act of Parliament is limited and declared.  
And lastly, it is ordered that the Treasurers to be appointed by the said Earl of Manchester, do from time to time, upon notice to them given, give account of all moneys by them received and disbursed, to such person and persons as from time to time shall be nominated and appointed by the Committee of Lords and Commons for Sequestrations.  
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