August 1644
[3 August, 1644.]
Moneys raised on additional Excise by Ord. of 8 July 1644 for divers purposes, to whom to be paid
Bee it Ordained by the Lords and Commons in Parliament
assembled, That the Moneys raised upon the Additionall excise,
by an Ordinance of the eighth of July, 1644. And by that
Ordinance divided into three parts, and apportioned to severall
uses, shall be paid by the Commissioners of Excise unto the
persons hereafter mentioned, That is to say, The Moneys of one
third part, appointed by the said Ordinance for the satisfaction
of the pressing debts due to the severall Handicrafts-men
Strangers and other persons, for Armes and Ammunition heretofore bought for the use of the State, and to severall poore
persons for carriage by Carts and Waggons for the same use,
shall be paid to Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Knight, Treasurer at Wars,
for those uses, The other moytie of that third part appointed for
the reliefe of wounded and maimed Souldiers, And for satisfaction of Physitions, Apothecaries, Chirurgions, for the cure of
such Souldiers, And for the reliefe of such widows and children
as have lost their husbands, and Fathers in the service of the
Common-wealth shall be paid unto William Greenhill, John
Pocock, John Randall, and Richard Hutchinson Treasurers, appointed for the maimed Souldiers, or unto any two of them, for
those uses; The second third part whereof the one moity is by
that Ordinance appointed to be employed towards the Land
forces in the service of the Parliament, shall bee paid to the said
Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Knight; And the other moity appointed for
the provision of Armes and Ammunition for the said Land forces,
shall be paid to Sir Walter Erle, Knight, Lievtenant of the
Ordnance. The last third part, the one moity whereof is appointed by that Ordinance for the maintenance of the Navy by
Sea, shall be paid to Sir Henry Vane junior Knight, Treasurer of
the Navy, by order of the Committee of the Navy, the other
moity of the third part appointed for Armes, Stores, and Ammunition for the Navy, shall be paid to the said Sir Walter Erle
Knight, for the use of the Navy, by order of the said Committee
of the Navy, and the Receipts of the severall persons appointed
by this Ordinance for the respective summes by them to be received according to the intent of this Ordinance shall be a warrant, and discharge unto the Commissioners of Excise.