AN ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in Parliament.  
With the names of the Knights and Gentlemen entrusted in every County to bring up a speedy account of the weekly assessment, and to return the names of all such persons as refuse to pay.  
Also the Instructions agreed upon by both Houses, for the said Gentlemen appointed for this service.  
Die Mercurii, 3 Maii. 1643.  


ORdered by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, that this Ordinance and Instructions shall be forthwith printed and published.  
jo. brown clear. Parliamentorum.    
LONDON, Printed for John Wright in the Old-baily, May 4. 1643.   

Die Mercurii, 3 Maii. 1643.  
THE Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled, finding that the Moneys ranted upon the Counties by the Ordinance for the weekly assessment are not returned up with such expedition as the emergent and present necessities do require, Have thought fit, and do order and ordain that two or more Persons of trust shall be, and are hereby appointed for each County to take especial care herein, and to put in execution with all industry and fidelity within their respective Counties: for which they are appointed these instructions hereunto annexed: And shall have such Allowance towards their Charges and expenses in this Service as upon their respective Accounts shall be thought fit by the Lords and Commons, viz. For the County of Middlesex Sir John Francklyn Knight, and Sir Edward Barkeham Knight and Baronet: for the County of Kent Sir Henry Heyman, Knight and Baronet, and Thomas Blunt Esq. for the City& County of Canterbury Sir Edward Masters, and Sir William Man, Knights: for the County of E●sex, Sir Richard Everard Baronet, and Sir Thomas Hone●wood Knight: for the County of Surrey, Sir John Dingley Knight,& John Goodwin, Esq. for the Borough of southwark, with the Parishes of Rotherhith, Newington-buts,& Lambeth, John White Esq. and Cornelius cook: for the County of Sussex, Herbert Morley,& John Baker, Esqirs. for the county of Hertford, Sir Tho. Dacres Knight,& John Heydon, Esq. for the county of Cambridge, Tho. Symons, Esqu.& Thomas Thompson, Gent. for the Isle of Ely, Sir miles Sands, Knight,& William Fisher, Esq. for the county of suffolk, Sir will. Spring Barro.& will. Hevenningham, Esqu. for the county of norfolk, and the city and county of Norwich, Sir John Hubbert baronet, Samuel Smith,& Thomas Toll, Esquires: for the county of huntingdon, Onslow Winch,& Tirrill Josselin, Esquires: for the county of Burkingham, Henry Bulstrode,& Thomas Tirrill, Esquires: for the county of Bedford, Sir John Burgon baronet,& Samuel Brown, Esq. for the county of Southampton, Richard Whitehead,& Richard Norton, Esquires: for the Isle of Wight, Sir Henry Worsesly, Bar.& John Buckley Esq. for the county of Northampton, Sir Richard Samuel Knight, and John Crew Esq. for the county of Berks, Sir Francis Knoles the younger,& Tanfield Vachell, Esq. for the county of Wilts, Sir Edw. Hungerford Knight,& Edward Goddard of Vpham, Esq. for the county of Somerset, Sir John Horner Knight,& Alexander Popham, Esq. for the county of Dorset, Sir Walter earl Knight,& John Fitz-James, of Lewsam▪ Esq. for the county of Warwick, Godfrey Boswell,& George Abbots, Esquires: for the county of gloucester, and the county of the city of gloucester, Sir Robert cook Knight, Edward Stevens,& Thomas Purry, Esquires: for the city of Westminster, Sir Robert pie Knight, and John Glynne, Esq.   

Die Mercurii. 3. Maii 1643.  
Instructions agreed upon by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, for the Gentlemen that are appointed by the Ordinance hereunto annexed, to take care within their respective Counties of the speedy payment of the weekly assessment, and other payments for the army.  

I. YOu shall forthwith call all the Collectors within the several Divisions before you, and strictly examine what moneys have been already collected by virtue of the Ordinance for the weekly assessment, and cause all such moneys to be with all possible speed safely sent up to the T●●asurer of the Army, according to the said Ordinance.  
II. Such Moneys as are due, or shall grow due, and not yet collected, you shall cause to be speedily levied, and sent up, as aforesaid.  
III. Where you shall find the said Ordinance hath not been put in execution, you sha●l inform yourselves who be the Committees of that Division, and through whose default such neglect hath happened, and certify their names to the Lords and Commons in Parliament.  
IV. You shall cause such Committees as are next to the place where such negligence or defect shall be found, forthwith to put the said Ordinance in execution, and to make their assessments for the whole three moneths mentioned in the said Ordinance, and to appoint Collectors with all speed to collect the same according to the said Ordinance.  
V. You shall inquire whether the Assessors throughout the said County have made their assessments according to the said Ordinance; and such as you shall find to have been negligent, or otherwise faulty therein, you shall cause them to be fined by the Committees, according to the power given by the said Ordinance, and their Fines to be collected and returned, together with the rest of the Money assessed.  
VI. You shall likewise cause all Collectors, who have neglected their duties in collecting the said assessments, to be fined according to the said Ordinance, and their Fines to be levied and returned accordingly.  
VII. You shall take care that a true and exact List be forthwith made in Parchment faire written, of the names and surnames, and places of abode of all such persons within the said County, as are assessed by virtue of the said Ordinance, and refuse to pay the moneys so assessed upon them, and whose Moneys you cannot leavy by distress, and to return a true copy of the said List under the hands of the said Committees, or under the hands of two of them at the least, that such further course be taken with such persons so listed as shall be thought fit.  
VIII. You shall take special care that all Moneys hereafter to be levied by any other Ordinance of Parliament for the maintaining of the said army, be duly and speedily levied accordingly.  
IX. You shall once every week, and oftener if it may be, give an account in writing of your proceedings herein, and of all other things you shall conceive advantageous for this Service, to the Speaker of the House of Commons.    
FINIS.