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Rdcred bythr: Commons zdfcmblcd in Parliament that  
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Ordinance for the better taking
and expeditingethe~Accompts of the
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  A 12222112655 1645.

 .  or the better taking the Aco:om"p'tseof the
' - :;  ewh~01eKingd0me,eee'andthe m01‘ee~{peedy
: .   ‘levying offi1ChfuHunesofM0ney'as ate,‘
   Qrefhall be due unto .rl1e‘~e€oLmn1oIf1€-
' V “‘ lwealthu  nefi1cfi1Accompts1:1s*«f;ire,~vor‘A
: V  A fhallbe ctennined.‘  A f A ”
Iris Ordered‘ and eO1*d211'Fned by‘ the Lords and Com-'
moms in Parliament‘-afl‘em5I)‘1ed5Thatrhe Comfnitrcc
for taking the Accomptsfof the whole _Kingd0m.é, ‘ 
the fevemll fub~,C0mmittees OfACc0meprs Wit11_‘in”“I:11e"ir
ref eékive limits, fl1a11«11z1veefull Power and Authority,
an are hereby" Authorized to Aiffue forth Wai*rant3 to
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the High “Ccmf£abIes, C“onfl;a,-b165,? P€tty*confiabIes,;

 Headhoroughs of every Hundred, Lat11,Ra.pc3,VVa4
pentake, Wand, and ‘to the Churc:h—-wardens of every
Pariih, orhany of them, or to any other Perfon or per

Alfons u‘-ndér the hdegreehof ahl-‘acre of this Reahne) not to
hanyh  Men1ber hof therf5hH'”o1ife~Of Commons V"lth1I1 15116

‘«“Limifts aforefaidg wh(5111 they (hall thinke m_ecte, there:--
by requiring the Perfons to whom the {aid Warrants
{hall be direéied, to make; fi:ri8: and dxligent enquiric in
epfgry Al?'ariIh of .this VK;ngdom.<:. SV{it11i}C1~ A  t.h¢.ir; feverall
Pr€Cif1&S, Wh.;1t“ fumme or fu1n111es O.FMoney5 Plath,
Horfc 3 Armes , hAt:nn1uh'it1'dn 3 Houfe-hold fiuffc,
Goods of all forts, Rents and profits of Lands, V/Vood,
P rovifions of all kinds, and .Free quaftcr 11,33/C heme rc-
cciv-33.3 ' taken) crollcéfei ,r;1ih{‘cd, feizfcd, ‘or fequefircd

wirhin the {aid Hundred ,4” Lath) Rzapéj Wapcntakea .

VVard and P-arifh, by way Qt"voIum:;1ry Contribution,

Taxpr otherwifea and by whom the fahme’1ml1 became

received, mketl, Collefted, rzxifédlj fcizezimfec]uePt‘t’ed,and
towhom paid or de:Iiveredh. ‘ And: the {kid perfons unto
whom the {aid VV3.1‘I‘2II1tS {hall be dircftcd, fllallgix/6
notice thereof in writing, and1e;xve,%orcaz.:iZ;~ the {me
robe %Ief7t,;at every houfe wir11in"cx-*e1*yh .refi*e&hive Parifh,
to’ hinforme them of all fiich fi:1mme or fufmmes 0f'M°o-
néy, ‘Plate, Horfe, Armcs, Ammuhnitioh, I-IouI'ho1d—-
"l~h1h&'e_,— Goods, ‘Rents, and profits of Lar1ds_,VV0od,P‘r0—
vifioqs of all forts) and free Qua rter, that lmve bcenc rc-
ceivedggzkenj co1Ieé’c<.‘d,' raifed, fci‘zed, « or fgé-<7;ue{hfc'cI by

any pez-{on or perfons, and  whom pai-d, givcnpr con-

Irflvuted to any perfon or pcrfons“w1z;1;17fbswer,For theL1{’e

the C0mm0n~wealtI.1byway of Ah£T~7:~fi?.«m~ex.t1t or 0-
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fl‘1€r;WifC,Wit1?iin dizyesfi ’ifte%"r4 pe jr‘fi?3’h‘iiI'I %tiotEjcé fcfi:

A orgiven, under pa_inethar’every perfont_or;pcrfons, AA whc;>

~fl1aJ1wAi=1fu11y¢orheg1igently faile; to givé in fuch Infofi

’matiVon;wixhin the =tjt1n'e aforefaids wit11O11ti%fA,rénd'rifig; a V

gjuft and reafonable Caufe ofhis cjr"t”I’1éi71" ‘{a%‘%1e:4d1:e&*¢2¢’ 7;
flmiil~fromT%fhéf1i§cf0rt11» be difaibledtO"denia:1d flit: Bénca
 ,of,t_h;<:.}.pub1iqueFaith for all fuch ,Mot1“éys, %P.&1V;£%c,
Horfe, A-rmes, Ammunition, Provifiené', ?CQntriib13ti—;
c.>nA;::3» fre<iQ:imc'«rD:tsV11¢e 0r?‘1§;11‘£=y1 lfhall omit H9? .in*f0rméj

of; A ‘ Pxndtzi fter% f_1;zc11'iir1forr4xi;?pti(*)n ~t2i»kérI  ~i:hé: pérfdns‘
~ to v.v1':‘o"m the {:.ud VVarr;1nt:’s {hall be dxrcfltcd, wtihe f1rLr’1c‘:
{hem bc:reru.rned m writ mg to the‘ fi>.71»dA j C ommxttcég

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foiit;1\1<ing,rthe Accomptfs of the wv1f*:~<)1c~ KingdoIfie;9Qr'%’

‘L1«i‘1:i*f€3 t~1tfie{i1b‘eC0m=mitVrr¢e,1(3f  pt«s- 1:eFpc&i7é'fy4: For

the better irfz1b1iz1g tvhfim to C11;1rge%t1‘m {aid AVCC€oVr:np~

‘rants. in %  k W _ A
An%d’xv11erc:1.s fcverall ‘fequeflrati-ons have beenun-%

w arr;.:%nt:1b‘:y4,' fr2.udu!ent1y.a;nd VdeCéa”r_¢fu"¥l4 A‘ dAi’fc1jgt§g¢d o§~ A A
let or :fo1%d<:ir under values: the %Afevéfa‘ ‘I *C*omImrt‘ce§ ‘A

or Fficcrs for fiéqueflrations in Mtiié ‘fV¢vcrV:iAI1 Ccunticsg
Cities and”otber places oftI*11sVKsngd0fi1-c.’ A V

 Beit 0rdaix1ed*tl:mt the LC01¢nm4-§Att4c::'for the taking A

oft;1“2e%;1Cc0mpt:~3df tlxewhié Kingddmc{‘ ' :zirid%itbe* mg;

11-2.411 fi.1b4C dninlittccssi70i1“‘%th€“fi1‘id» fimccbm rcFpéflfiy*é~ A4

ly-, f.hz1H<I‘*1:avc 'p0»ver and" aré fiercby" ;11f~t'15orifeV:i to. (211-

j qufire thereofby O:;1th,"and ifthey fhallfind tlieflznac To” 

be umvarrantably, frauduIentIy*,. and deécitfuiiy dif-
ch:11~2g,_{eci,_A1indi=:rf'old or underkfit”, th»eV~ {hall f'ur“r'h<:*:

<:11quirc by Vvhm: wayvzs and mcans,4Aa?n&V by xvhom the A _

fad’ Adifc11argc3mt1dcrfaw1c-g’ ‘or unde1~1ettihg*,  :zs”pr <jcT,11féEI,

and fuck perfon or perfons as  A four: cl fnfltAy  the

premifllztsfi flimll m  fi1'C§§"‘ T1fifi%s¥7;&§Qr¥4‘fG* t“h<:‘ MC om- “ A
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Egg  olt§.th‘i;:s«— 3Re;rli§1;Fo1* Memberso. 'th('3 A

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*7 And [5§e¥.i;AL'f”:gAm;:e:I*:ezs~(3_:fefl;£ii1;§d»4t’1iattlievfaid« eexnitujc
£o'1f.t2‘ki  ofme mhoae Kihgdozhe, and
rhe.fub%  fO1f%*‘th€‘., faid.*::aC:ao1nptsee refpeéfive -
 1:&§eaive;;.g;I,1ti13D1ji;ty;4A they i a1fe‘.:~11erebmy7 author:-4

z<:d~ to W inqui}‘6 c;>;1?%:z~M :pI<t:rf<211:s~;~ :e;wh:itfoeve1€ ,:11a:~1m»
Or" {Hal-I 2.ny!.»way~conce:1le and; d€i';~11t1C,th€ Efh1tes5

Goo«:is,a_nd C hmells ofanvgperfon orrperfoxls fequeflre<l

G:.»1‘%feq_L1efirab{e _., anc;l flxali Chaergeythexn fbi: ;tl1e‘"fi’rfl‘EéAi
as aceomppauts .:'o‘a.LI‘1ntentse ‘and-;pu1*pofes, {ems the {aid
perfonsbe not Pee1=s,v_OfrI11s llealxn Or_ MembersT‘0f“tAhe 

Houf: of Commons.‘  

‘A .And_f(vhe1‘ea§ feyer21~1.l "ac:eo11’1pt:111tsro w11o1.i1e‘tI1ere" 1' s
I1Q._&HOW&H§ICf!giVEQbyi1§9;3Q1“d1f12lI1C(35O1T ordey; ofone or *

V bifih.’HiiilflfisgfiP'3§f1i2i§II1€l‘1t.,d®:1ndeupon*their”;iCC5pts~~ .

feverall %af13I»gmr;a11Cees‘e‘: Be ~Ord:1ined that the {aid C’om_-e “A
mlttee for .taking» the aCCOIn'pts' eofthe whole Kmgdome ”

{hall l1:1veppWer and amhority, a,nd.the ' or any fiire of

th‘;'e1I1~ar,;; 4 hereby‘ eauthorifede to. make’; euch“ 1+eafor;a%b1e ‘A
:1 1__1OW"3I1Ce‘3SeL1fltO{h€‘e fi11Cl_f1§.C_COI3f1}]l?1’.R:‘I1"ES’;T'f:O1'”'th<3If" clmlrges 4

and paimes ;1s1:hey~fhea1l thinke:ni<:et, the {aid al1owaI~1-r

ces ncit exceedinga pe11;11yi11 the pound;for eevery poxmd

1'eceiveci by fuch aefcpmpmnt.-;

WAnd be iteefi1rrher'Ordei"ed¥.ami Qrdairieds‘, tllat ever y
pejrfozi o_r.perFons found in Ari-care upon any 'A<:eompt
to bedeirer1.:nin~ed by the {aid Committee, or any ‘five or

1nQreeQf7_ them, {hall immediately upon dererminéztjqm   ~
of e*rI1e{;1d Aecompr and fignxficatxonj or hotice there - 

of

Qof given to rhefevcrall per-fi9nooaind‘;pcrfbnsLoiaforef2ud5*or

left in writmfg atliis or Lithtiirifltoufcgo ‘or ufilfévll place ‘of:
abomi by tho aid C3Q1nmit:tce5-_or~,a11y five or more of

A them, p;.:.y in, or canfe to be paid; unto |t.I1€ Chamberlain '
{‘v.0£ ‘ ‘.5h§ (Qty Of 4 L0nda1¢~.f@£%t1gc: 33.113316 bang; or. untofuch '

fmzticulgr Troafu;r3;o1¥£g?aS"iIy  :fo1:mon 11A  o;~”c>1::”’ A Qrdii
nancc are appointcdoo to rjéceive t11€,f’c3:‘I'IlG, and Ln cafco

no Treafurers are al1‘€9.dy‘ap' ointed, to_he11oo;un‘tfloo fuch
Trezafurer as {hall byovert:ue;o thisoOrd1n:m_<:e be made

A" i n osfefy: Cou.nty~in~this~Ki£1gdome,a.11ofiichoooofummdoafid V

fummes ofmoney is fh‘aI1~obefound~'an:d‘ certified oto*i‘5bo 

V A.rrear¢,an<%. by him orrhem due ”ando~owing  oupon, their

laid Accomptsaor otlmerwifiégive fi~.1Ch....fi1fliCiCI1t T fectfriffl
;ty for tho paymenco thc1*e0'f,i’n nimatncr, and formo ra:£o:~e¢o*%
.iaid, vvithm the {pace of.f0rty di1yos;on‘ex’t *afi:cr:*» théfiviid ~

'accompts ofthe whole Kifigdonfixe, or oanyf“ *fi Vé " or’ mom‘

Ccrti.ficate,as byothe {aid Committee for t*a.ki11g¢’ot1'§c~. A"

/=.. _

,ofthe1n+‘f1;t§;;lIibe approvedofl f. Amifor 5dcf'au‘lc{tl1ere0F)

the "faiclb «porfonoor**pérf0nso*ncg1e.ftAi;1g orlrefu  “my, 
or fecuro "the {aid films and arreerefigas aforefi1;1cT’(notob<:# *
1 mg a. Peon? Gr A’{fiPczznt,or Officer of7t11e.houFe0fPeer°,% V

0to&M¢H1b€1f.Or ;0fi;cer; ofthco houfe of Commons‘) vfhéxll 
be oomm1_tted byz.thc' ofa.1d.o‘:*C;orrima;trd<:; 2 on rainoy o%fi‘y>e ‘oi-;A%
more ofthlem-2 unto fuch pnivfonowoas th fligxlol, rH“ihko%V‘fit;*o

there :9 rfimaln wi1:hout_Ba He or main .r*ize.;L1ntiI~V33o‘11c2or

the {hill pay in the fevcra1.looo { u ntimcs o monoy.; or give 

iuc:   oofec;u.1:1.;)‘r;,for paym en1f.fi:l:‘c=rcofi%1s aforeiizido A‘nd~ if

.4a;1}f(Af1;AC11rope.rf0n 01f pcrf 0113 be Poorgzflor *
ficers ofroxther Houfe o‘£oPfzrI1amei1r,othcn orlmh-ox?a1;ari;es 

10 bi? Certgiofied to fucih Hotxfeosothey fhnill be-‘long unto

oilmifiin 3S.:fl1;17l1oo=f€CInc‘inéCt.

lfgfpcfiiyely, that fifuch fur‘t=11c“r Vcourfc: may boo Ttakicrx

so

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toxht faid ?C om mictée,or“fa%id 3812b» C <)’n1xi1it¥cé”c*€;,“I‘3y the
acknowledgement» of th,e%Accompram:<, or onherxvife,

  that rhcfre rc"ma.in%ws4any Sum of Money ,Or,G0.0ds in ghte
handsA.%m po{I‘efli;on? of   any ‘Afcco-mpwin   (011 b€I 1 1~*'’a.
pm-;%0; Ampwm. me jOfli(j¢'.1"'Qf tlje t1F¢%"<af’t»Peers;"c.§r'

Mgembér or Offik:?erV of “the “HouIe4 of Commons) or

  any ot:l1cr-rperfon v%o1'rp?:‘rfons to hi*sui"c‘ 3 that the fzifd

C‘om1nittce,;oranyufivc 4» or:-«moire of them; _o»rfWf%};my the
faid» Subst:d1nfniL>c»te%e,.“n%r:anyt :fiv”c - or nxmse Iof  tfi{,~ H1313’,
before thét. Tai-dAccofi1pr-"dctér1fi'i n’ed, 1jfgweV'h?efé[>y%pow-
<21‘ :0 order the «payment of ;;he' fauna» %»Mf0neys 5‘ and to
make _fa1cof% al:11”uch 'good§m the ufc smhd be«”r'=1cfic—0F; thé
C$3I:.§1.1Il Qnswcélth ;tW?ifth.*in {‘:m5h'tiIne 3;" flmlw  by4~:;aénH»
liVm.~i;€<§i;: ar,,§~in dfifaiult."E1i€‘1f€0f1;:. so'..prdc%eé»?di1aLga’infl{t*this
faid;A€,xC0'n1pcants aéin the préctdent!C laL_1fe is direéted,
a.gainf’cv:fuc;.h ‘pt.-rfens wrhofe Attempts arp deperminewd;
. Alld ’bC.» ':iw1:"7fu1‘éthcrA.OfirdzaiLiccI    Tif wit] {l§éil{=«fa4p4pe¢c?i:
5  :pmo£;~£-C) rh¢:<fa~.i»dV @t%imm,i.znu4e4 bifi. ;_jAc»Uomhpt$ y»
S")L1’b-:CO:‘mf1fl“it£€“€ of Acéffiihfirs, that any pe“r%1bnT’e>r pen-%

fons %whg, is accomprablé byverrt:uc*of*1tl'f¢*CD'r3di‘i1£gn4cc$ '

For 4ta1<ing%of « the AccoVmpts;.df1 th*“e"vi’h‘6Ié’4 IQi—ri%gdom,'or

any gfigt K)'C:fl1jifl]3,u;g0:$3£bQl1:Ii'.- or Aci*idc::iLv"rmé f.%»t<‘5V3i;iéj5‘arf~"thé_

Kmgd,0m‘3 on %conveyzm7Eh'y; ‘hifclag mar _ob"f'Ci!1reT?h1s‘og' %

then: Efiares, togarbvcnt thé pI';i‘ymVcn«c of what} ‘mall be A
ro

mAhim"voI1‘ them unto ithe1Co»ri*_1émo$n-

foundjufily due

wealth 5 ‘mac then .th[c»;faidTC'<)mmiwe'e bf? L4£!éicb‘fu;5rs,%

of S uhe Committee. in Mzieryi . Gountygf b4i"‘»"A:£1_rij*~">H¥i/’e ‘qr
man of them refpeéfivcly; {hall 'and*may,~4bVyi%¢VVar1'ant*

under their %hands to be maeieto fuch pcrfon» « r[pc1‘fons~‘
» as they fhallw chin}: fi1::,., caufethéxperfon», ar1d%4c&ace of

zfilgh pfcrftan or per£~?ons% (notV4*bcinig.4aVReE:r,. Tm Aififiant
V * or

  <7) i .‘   .
or O~fficerof' the I-Ioufe of Peers, ” or Member or Oillif

cer of A theI—Ioufeiof Commons) to be feized and‘ fecu- a

red, untill fuch time as he or they fliall put in good and
fuificient Securityto be taken by the {aid Committee,
or«St1b—e_ommitte_e,‘ or any five or more of them refpe-

Ctively’, that ‘hector’ they“ {hall and will truelyipay and; -

fatisfie all fuch {um orfums of Money as ih-all be found
due from him or them unto the Commomwealth, up
on the detet~tnining of his or their Accompts.   l ‘
“ A’ ‘And be it further ()rdai.ned‘_,; That if -any perfon or
perfons (not being a Peer, or A~fii&ant' or Officerofthte
Houfe of P eets , or Member or Officer of the Houfc
of Commons) {hall be found indebted and arorear up-

on the foot of his.orthcitAt:compt ,: and lhalllbeima

prifoned, or otherwife abfent himfelf" from the place
of his ufuall abodeordwelling, bythc fpaceof one

moneth after notice of his or theitvArrear iven accore ‘
ding so this Ordinance 2,. ' that then the Committee fox.

talcingthe Aeeompts of the who1eI{ingd’oml, or Sub-
committees reipe6tively,{l1a1l and may {end for any pet-
fon or perfons in whoiethandssi, power; or knowledge
the Eflastev realli or petfonall of fuch peafon fo found

in arrear fltzilnlbei,‘ .and éxamti.nét:tl*iefaid; plerfon or per.» ”
fons upon '(’)an'h ( which i”, W by vertuesof tthe’faid Ordi-~

nances , the {aid ‘tilommittee or Sub-committee refpc--

étiveliyi fltallhavelpotwer towadminiilet) for the di.fcovej--
ry of the Efiate re-all orperfdnalloffucih penfon or pee
Ions fo'ind"ebted<:« and having. difcovered the fame‘, the 

f:iid!Commi.ttee of Accompts , or any five or more of

them‘7  fhall have power to nominatelfome fit perfons i

who fltallhereby have power ;, and are authori+ze'd to
afeize and'makeo7_fa1e1eo£ the Eiftate teallz and“ ipnerfonallm
B. t A . Rights

(8)

Rights and Credits of fnch perfontfo found in arrear,
in as amplleytrnaiinier as is ufuall in thecafe»o~f~Bankrupts~,
the {aid {ale to «be by Deed inroillediin<tlhc*CTourt of
Chancery, and to be good and«cfl°'eé’cua1l  Law, to all
Intents and P-urpofes, againfl: the {aid party for foundin
arrear, and allticlaiming by, from’, andfulnder him;,Wltl1‘-
out good andvaluable confideration 3 and to caufe fuch
Moneys for raifed to be paid tojthe refpeétive Trcafurers
in this Ordinance named‘. i ,   e

. And be it further O'rd,a'incd,. That the_Sub:—commit-i
tee of every County of this Kingdom ,f or the major
part of them, {hall from~time to time; have power and
authority to name one .fit,,‘and able perfon in every
County, to be Treafu reriof that County‘; and thc {aid
‘perfon Io namedbeing approved lofaynd allowed by tbfi
Committee for taking the Aceompts of   the whole.
Kingdom _, {hall reeeive theil'ev“e_rall.tfum$ of Money‘

M that {hall be found arrear fr-yomany perlon o1:»pe.I‘f0nS i
«within the faid: County 3 V and sfhall dis~bur{e;ith,e’"fame as

the fame is or {hall be Ordered bythc9Houl”es of Parli-so
amen: :“ And the laid Trefurer fl1all"e1x‘]]ibi)['c upon his
Oath unto the {aid Sub-comrnitteea Bill of fuch ne—-y

iceflary charges as he fl’1allbe.at~»:in;the receiving,epaying,'

carrying of. the Money received by him according to:
direétion of fuch Order or Orders ; which charges fo
by him disburfed, he (hall and may lawfully retain, up:
on his allowanceof the faidBill. i y y . . ;
And be it further Orderedi and Ordained by the Au-5
izhority aforelaid , That if any perfon or perfonsllflrally
finde him or thcrnfelves agrieved with the detertninati.-i

  on of any fuch Accompt as aforefaid , then every fuch

perlon and Aperfons .foi.-agrievcd ;,: afterfhe or they have

deg

depofitcdégior linflircientfly fecnted , in fnch forlt as the

Court of Chancery {hall think fit , fpuch'fu1I1iand"fums*
of Money as are found in arr-ear , and by him or them
due and owing upon his or their faid Accompt, unto
the‘Charnberlain of theCitie of iLom£oza for the time
being, {hall and may, within thirty days after fuch
Accompt {hall be determined , and notice thereof to
him or them given or left , and fuch payment or fecu-
ring of the {aid Money as aforefaid, exhibite his or
their Appeal into the Court of Chancery, for redrefle
therein 5 and that upon the faid Appeal, the {aid Court
of Chancery may , by fuch ways and means as to the
Lord Keeper or Commiflioners of the GreatSeal for
the time being {hall feem meet (the circumllances of
the cafe confideted) within fix monetlrsr after the deli-
very of the {aid Appeal , in a Supmmaryrrway, without
formality of proceedings, proceed to the examination,

hearing and determining thereof 5 and 4, upon hearing‘
thereof, {hall an dyrnay ad deor diminifh, alter or enlarge -
the {aid determining oi the faid Accompt , as to them:

{hall be thought to {land with‘ equity and good confci-
ence ;, and {hall and may tax and award {itch perfon and
perfons as they ihall finde to complain or appeal with»

out any jufi or reafohable eaule , to pay fnch colts and:
fumes of Money as they in their dilctetions lhall thinkt;
fit, to the ufe ofthe Coinnronwvealtlr,unto the Chamr l
herl-ain ef the Citie of Lamltm aforefaidi 5% aihdforncgwl
l“e€t or rcftsfitll thereof ., to commit the faigd perrfon or
hlerlolns to pmn, V nntill they {hall pay‘ the linnte : And

that the 17tid.ep~fnms of Money lo paid unto ltlfifil rfihame

e berlain of the Citie or Lar.*{danliupo~ni the fa;id.;A'ppcal,_.
lhall not be'difpo4"ed oft untillthe faid Appeal ‘heede-
» l ~ B 2 A te.rm1ned,.,_

 ’ t'fO e

t'et‘rni"ned ', and fo iemt1eh~'fl1alil be adjudged ag-ainfl the
Appellant , to be pttid uttt:oli.rr:.h. particular Trcafurcrs
as are appointed to reeeive the lathe as aforefaigl , or to
be difpoled as by Order of the {aid Houfes of Parlia-
ment fhallbe appointed and ldireéted : And the party
that {hall p1‘Olt.‘CUtC the Suit for the Common-wealth,
{hall have full coflsvallovved unto him, in cafehc that
{hall appeal {hall not prevail upon his Appeal.

  “ And further it is"h‘e*reby~Ordered ancl.Ordaine-d by

the {aid Lords__and Commons , That all perfons em-
ployed or to be employed in takingof the {aid Ac-
compts by vertue of the aforefaid Ordinances , their
and. every of their Officers andnecefl’ary Attendants,
and their and every of their horfes , {hall be free from

preffing , anclfhall not be {eized or taken by vertue of

any Orderor Ordinance, for the fervice of the State,
fo long as they or any of them are employed in or a-
bout the taking of the {aid Accompts. A v _ (
And be it further Ordained , That the Oflicers i and
other perfons employed by the fevcrall fub-committees
in each County and Citie, fhall have fuch reafonable
and fitting Allowances as {hall be thought fit by the
faid (U5.-COmInitt€CS , -or the mafor number of them,
and {hall be approved of by the Committee for taking

the Accompts of the whole Kingdom , or any live of

them. r # . i w
 And be it further ordained , That if any perfon or

perfons (notbeing 21 Peer of this Realm , Affiftan't
or Oflicer of the Houfe of Peers , or Member or Ofli4
cer of the Houfe of Commons) that lfhallebe fum-~

moned to" appear before the Committee for taliinéthfi

Accompts of ihte_'awhole‘pKingdo1ngorthe faid ub-y
. r  ' committees

 t. y  (rx) .m
aeommittees refpeétively , yfhall wilfully negleél: or rel‘

~ furfeto appear before the faidyCommit‘teeor fub-com-2

mittee, and {hall afterwards, for fuch his negleét or

refufall, be fen: for,+-aend attached by their Meflenlger or

Melfengers , ‘That irifuchlvvcyafe it fl1allahnd'may.b,eplaw+“

full for the {aid Meflengerifd attaflchir1g‘thefa1d perfona

or, perfons, to take of ‘everylfuchperfon thee;fum'“_olf~

two pence for every rnilehe {hall ago or ride for tuhelaidy
perfon or perfons fo oilending , and ‘Twelve pence» for

the Attachrrrent"of the {aid perforr offending.

. And‘becitfurt;her~ Ordained, That it {hall and may
i belawfull for the Regillzer ,w Acco-rnptant, or Clerk to

the i‘aidCommittee for theytaking of the Accompts of;

the whole Kingdom , and their Sub--comrnittees rel'pe1“
véiively , to take from every perfon that {hall be founcll
in arrear Three pence for every Sheet that {hall be

written of every Examinationor Accomptyand

Twelve pence for every Order which the faid pcr"f‘on]";.

fo found in arrear {hall defire to have written or copied

out for his benefit.   W A V»
~ And be it further Ordained , That the faid’Com-i

mittee forthe taking of the Accompts of the uwholer

Kingdom # and the {aid Subucommirtees refpeétively,
or any two of them, lhall have power and authority to
adminiller to every Regifier, Accomptaffl. Meflenger,
or other_<'O.fficer or perf on employed, an Oath for their

and every or their faithfull derneanjour, thcTcnour.
M whereof lfolloweth. ‘

‘B 3 >1‘ 1.3;

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   do "H.‘f eda:1‘fy..vQ That,e ia‘c—«i!
  cording if to     my heft Skill andrt
]ud‘gement    iha11¢ faithfully, ii;

ligently A,“ and _t1‘L1ei.y demean my
felt’ in the Ofiice of

or other Employ ment where»

in I {hallo be employed bythe Com---

mittee   for the takin of ‘ the Acti

eornpts of the wholé Kingdom 5!   01:‘
by any Sub Committee for taking
the {aid Accompts.

And it is further Ordained , That the Sub-commit»
tec oi? Accompts of each refpeétive Cot1n.ty,.m_td City,

or anyfive or more of‘ Arnhem, flmll have afull power andi
.a1Jth01_‘i1:y to fend "into any other County or City 5 and

to caufe all perfons 3CCOmpL’1b-it for any Moneys
or Goods received or taken in the Country of whicfh
they are Sub-committees ( not being: 3; Prcer, Affifiant

ore-(E~3*fl'ioer~o«f t~h€iHOL1tf€ of Peers ,« Of?iMembc1‘"Ot"rOfi~ 1

set of the Houfe of Commons) to appear beforcethem,
for the examination of their iortner Accompts, accor-
ding to this and the feverrtell. Ordinances , unleife the
Committee ‘for taking the Accompts of the whol

Kingdom fltall give order to the contrary.

And A

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And be it further ‘Ordained , That if anyperfon
or pcrfons, named or to be named , of any Sub-com-
mittec of Accompts, according to theffaid fcvernll
Ordinances of Accompts , or which {hall be named
Trcafurers according to this Ordinance, flnrli refufc to
take upon them the {aid refpeéiivc Empioyments , or
to take the Nationall-Covenant, upon certificate of

or the firverall names to the Houf: of Commons, by the

Committee for taking theAccompts of the whole King.

dom , thcyfhallreceivc fuch punilhment as the high A

Court of Parliament {hall think fit,



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