February 1642/3
[23rd February, 1642/3.]
Whereas his Excellency the Lord General hath given a
Commission to Nathaniell Finnes Esquire, to raise a Regiment
of Horse, out of the Counties of Gloucester, Worcester, and
Oxon: It is Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled
in Parliament, That, if any Person or Persons, within the
Counties aforesaid, shall be willing to bring in Horse and
Arms, or any Sum or Sums of Money, unto the said Nath.
Fines, for and towards the raising and compleating of his
Regiment, a Receipt under his Hand of such Horse, with a
Certificate of the Value of them, and of all such Sums of
Money, shall be a sufficient Warrant for any such Person of
Persons to require Payment and Satisfaction for the same
upon the Public Faith, in like Manner, as they may do who bring
in Horses, Arms, or Money, upon the Propositions for Subscriptions.
And further, the said Nathaniell Fines shall have Power, by
virtue of this Ordinance, within the Counties aforesaid, to seize
the Horses and Arms of Papists Delinquents, Bishops, Deans,
Prebends, Pluralists, and of such Persons as have not contributed
to the Parliament at all, or any Ways proportionable to their
Estates, or have opposed or assisted against the Parliament; and
of such Clergymen or others, as have either refused to observe
and obey the Orders and Ordinances of Parliament, or otherwise
have expressed their Disaffection to the Parliament, or the Proceedings thereof.
And it is further Ordered and Ordained, That Duplicates of
Rolls be made. containing the Number of all such Horses and
Arms as shall be received or seized by the said Nath. Fynes;
and that like Duplicates be made of all such Sums of Money as
by him shall be received or disbursed in this Service, upon a
just Accompt to be made, and allowed by the Commons House
of Parliament; and that the said Nathaniell Fines, and all that
shall be employed by him, and all that shall join with and assist
him or them in executing any of the Premises, shall be protected
and saved harmless, by the Authority and Power of Parliament.