The ordinance and declaration of the Lords and Commons for the assessing all such who have not contributed sufficiently for raising of money, plate &c. with His Majesties declaration to all his loving subjects upon occasion thereof.

An Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament, for the better Provision of Victuals, and other Necessaries for the Army, and for Payment and Satis∣faction to be made for such Provisions.

Die Martis, 29. Novemb. 1642.

IT is Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, That Committees shall be named in all Counties, to take care for provisi∣ons of Victualls for the Army raised by the Parliament, as likewise for the taking up of Horses for service in the Field, Dragoneers, and Draught-horses, as likewise for borrowing of Money or Plate to sup∣ply the Army. Which Committees, or any two or more of them, shall have power and authority to value all kind of Provisions both for Men and Horse, all kind of Horse, for service, or otherwise, which shall be voluntarily offered to be lent upon the publick Faith, or likevvise to receive any Mony or Plate to lent as before; and that upon Certi∣ficate of any tvvo of such Committees, the same provisions of Horses, Money and Plate, and the value thereof shall be entred by the Trea∣surer of the Propositions, and shall be repayed to the party from vvhom the same vvas received, vvith like Consideration as other Money lent.

And in case the owner of such provisions, money, plate, and Horses, shall refuse or neglect to bring in the same upon the publick faith for the use of the Army, for the better preventing the spoyle and embeze∣ling of such provisions of money, plate, and Horses, by the disorder of the Souldiers, and that they may not come inno the hands of the Ene∣mies, it is further ordered, that the Committees afore mentioned, or any tvvo of them, be hereby authorized and enabled to send for such provisions, money, plate, and Horses, and take the same into their cu∣stody, and to set an indifferent value and rate upon them; vvhich value they shall certifie to the Treasurers for the propositions, to be repayed at such time, and in such manner, as shall be Ordered by both Houses of Parliament. It is likevvise Ordered, that the said Committees of the severall and respective Counties shall meet and consult vvith the Com∣mittees of the adjacent and neighbour Counties, unto the place or pla∣ces vvhere the said Army, or any part thereof, shall passe and remain, concerning the receiving, procuring, valuing and disposing of such pro∣visions, horses, money, and plate. And if they cannot conveniently meet, that then it shall be lavvfull for any tvvo, or more of the Com∣mittee,

to execute the severall services above mentioned in the adjoyn∣ing Counties, as vvell as in the County vvherein he is named a Com∣mittee; and that such certificates as they shall make of any provisions, Horses, Money, or Plate, shall be as effectuall for the securities of the parties, as if the same vvere received and taken vvithin the County for vvhich he or they are named Committees. And the said Committees, or any tvvo or more of them, shall cause the said provisions to be delivered to the commissary for the Victualls, or to his Deputy, and such other Officers of the Army, vvho may be charged vvith the same upon their accompt, and shall certifie the Treasurer of the Army, or his Deputy, that so defalcation of the value thereof may be made out of the pay of such Officers and Souldiers as shall receive the same. And the said Com∣mittee shall likevvise cause all such money and plate to be delivered unto the Treasurer of the Army, or his Deputy, vvho shall take care to convey the Plate unto the Treasurer for the propositions, and shall be charged vvith all such money upon his accompt as vvith other money recieved from them.

FINIS.