All the ordinances of the Lors [sic] and Commons assembled in Parliament: for the true payment of tythes, and other such duties according to the lawes and customes of this realme: Ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, that these ordinances for the due payment of all tythes and such other duties, be forthwith printed and published. Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.

Die Martis 4 Aprill, 1648. AN ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT, For the better payment of Tythes and Duties to the Ministers of the City of LONDON.

WHereas by an Ordinance of Parliament of the eight of Novem. Anno Dom. 1644. entituled, An Ordinance of the Lords and Com∣mons assembled in Paliament, for the true pay∣ment of Tythes, and other such Duties, according to the Lawes and Customs of the Realme, there is a Proviso, That the said Ordinance, or any thing therein contained, shall not extend to any Tythes, Offerings, Yearly payments, or other Ecclesiasticall Duties, due or to be due for any

houses, buidings or other hereditaments with∣in the City of London, or the Liberties thereof which be otherwise provided for by Act of Par∣liament: And whereas some doubt and scruple hath been made, whether the Lord Mayor of the City of London be sufficently authorized to relieve such Ministers with••n the said Cities or the Liberties thereof, as have been put into any Benefice or Ecclesiasticall Living by way of Sequestration by both or either houses of Parliament, or by the Committee of Plundred Ministers, or any other Committee of Parlia∣ment; Be it therefore Ordered and Ordained by the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled, That the said Proviso in the before mentioned Ordinance of the eight of Novemb. 1644. be hereby repealed and wholly made null and void, and that the said Ordi∣nance of the eight of November, 1644 and the Ordinance of the ninth of August 1647. entitu∣led, An Additionall Ordinance of the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, for the true payment of Tythes and other Duties, and the Ordinance of the 23. of August, 1647. en••••••u∣led An Ordinance for the keeping of Godly Mi∣nisters placed in Livings by authority of Parlia∣ment, and all other Ordinances of Parliament,

concerning the payment of Tythes, Rates for Tythes, Rents or other Duties, do extend to the said City of London, and the Liberties thereof, and be put in execution by the Lord Mayor of the said City for the time being, or by any two Iustices of Peace within the said Ci∣tie or Liberties thereof, who are hereby autho∣rized and required respectively, to require and command the aid of all Constables and other Officers that shall be by the said Mayor or Iu∣stices of Peace as aforesaid appointed for their assistance in the due execution of this Ordinance as well within their severall Parishes or pre∣cincts as without, as well in cases of Seque∣strations as otherwise, to all intents and pur∣poses, and in the like manner as in & by the said Ordinances is Ordained, limited and appoint∣ed to be executed and done, in any other place or places within the Kingdome of England by the respective Iustices of Peace, and other Officers in the said Ordinances mentioned.

Provided, That this Ordinance, or any thing therein contained shal not be construed to extend to the payment of any other kinde of Tythes, payments, rents or Duties, then such as have been paid at any time since the beginning of this Parliament, or two yeares before

Joh. Browne Cler. Parliamentorum.