October 1664
[12 October, 1664.]
Names of Committee for Northampton.; Power to raise money in said County for six months from 9 Sept. 1644.; To appoint Treasurers, etc.; To grant Warrants for distress.; Where no distress to commit to prison.; Committee accountable to Parliament only.; Power to Fine for nonexecution of Warrants.; Abatement to be made in tax of persons overrated by former Ord. for £400000.; Proviso.
It is Ordained by the Lords and Commons in Parliament
assembled, That William Lord Fitzwilliams, Sir John Dreydon,
Sir Christopher Yelverton, Sir Gilbert Pickering, Baronets;
Zouch Tate, Iohn Crew, Richard Knightley Esquires, Members
of the House of Commons; Sir Rowland St. Iohn Knight of the
Bath, Sir Edward Nicols, Sir Iohn Norwich, Baronets; Sir
Humphrey Orme, Sir Richard Samuel, Knights; Richard
Knightley of Fawzley, Robert Mildemay, Edward Harby,
Edward Only, Iohn Cartwright, Philip Holman, Richard
Samuel, Edward Farmer, Iohn Whirley, Edward Shugborough
Edward Hanbury, William Lisle, Thomas Elmes, Iohn Cleypool, Francis Quarles, Iohn Norton, Iohn Breton, and Iohn
Thornton, Esquires, and the Mayor of the Town of Northampton
for the time being, or any three or more of them, residing in the
Town of Northampton, for the furnishing of Arms and Ammunition, making Fortifications, and payment of the Garisons, Officers
and Soldiers, and other publike necessary Charges for the
Defence and Preservation of the said County from Plunder and
Ruine, shall or mav from time to time, during the space of
six Moneths, to commence from the ninth day of September,
1644. raise in the said County such sums of Money as shall be
by them, or any three or more of them thought necessary for the
uses aforesaid, the same to be Rated and Assessed in like sort as
was the Four hundred thousand pounds granted by Act this
present Parliament, not exceeding the sum of Six hundred
pounds a week. And for the better Levying of the said sums
of Money, the said Committee, or any three or more of them
then residing in the Town of Northampton, shall or may
nominate and appoint Treasurers, Collectors and Assessors in
the said County, for Assessing, Receiving and Collecting the
said sums of Money, and shall and may grant Warrants under
their hands to any Constable or other person or persons, as well
Soldiers, when need shall require, as others, to raise and Levy
the said sums so to be Assessed and Taxed as aforesaid, upon all
such persons upon whom any such sum shall be so assessed and
set, that do refuse or neglect to pay the same, by way of Distress
and sale of the Goods of the persons assessed and refusing, and
two pence for every shilling that shall not be paid upon demand, to bear the charge of those that Distain: And in case
any opposition be made, or no Distress can be found, the said
Committee, or any three or more of them residing in Northampton as aforesaid, shall or may commit such person or persons
refusing to pay, or not having a sufficient Distress to be found
as aforesaid, to some common Gaol within the said County,
there to remain until payment made of such sum and sums of
Money as aforesaid; for which sums so to be raised, the said
Committee shall be accomptable to both Houses of Parliament,
or such as they have appointed, and to none else. And if any
shall refuse or neglect the execution of such Warrants as shall
be directed to them by vertue of this Ordinance, it shall be
lawful for the said Committee residing as aforesaid, or any three
of them, to punish such person refusing or neglecting by Fine,
not exceeding five pounds to be Levied as aforesaid. Provided,
That where it shall appear to the said Committee, or any two
of them residing as aforesaid, That any person hath been overrated to the Tax upon the Bill of 400000 l. an abatement may be
made in the Tax of such person by the said Committee, or any
two of them residing as aforesaid, according to their discretions.
Provided also, That this present Ordinance shall be no hinderance to Taxes made by any former Ordinance