September, 1647
[30 September, 1647.]
Whereas, by an Ordinance of Parliament of the Three and
Twentieth of June last past, intituled, "An Ordinance of the
Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the raising of
Money, to be employed towards the Maintenance of Forces within
this Kingdom, under the Command of Sir Thomas Fairefax
Knight, and for the speedy Transporting and Paying the Forces, for
the carrying on of the War of Ireland, the Monthly Sum of Sixty
Thousand Pounds is assessed," or to be forthwith assessed, on the
respective Counties, Cities, and Places therein mentioned, within
the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales, to continue
for Twelve Months, from the Five and Twentieth of March, 1647,
until the Five and Twentieth of March, 1648; and whereas, by
another Ordinance of Parliament, bearing Date the 23th of
September, 1647, Sir John Wollaston Knight, Thomas Adams,
John Warner, Thomas Andrews, and George Witham, Aldermen
of the City of London, Francis Allein and John Dethicke
Esquires, are appointed and ordained Treasurers at Wars, for the
receiving and issuing forth of all the Money assessed, or to be
assessed, levied, and paid, by virtue of the said Ordinance of
the 23th of June and 23th of September, 1647, for the Purposes,
and according to the Directions, therein expressed: And forasmuch as that the said Monthly Assessment cannot be so soon
levied, and paid into the Treasury at Guildhall, London, as the
present Service of the Public doth require, and that it is necessary,
for the Furtherance of the Service both of England and Ireland,
that the sum of Eighty Thousand Pounds be forthwith borrowed,
whereof the said Sir John Wollaston Knight, John Warner,
Thomas Andrews, and George Witham, Aldermen, Francis Allein
and John Dethicke Esquires, now Treasurers at Wars, have, in
order to the Public Service, proportionably undertaken forthwith
to advance, by Way of Loan, the Sum of Thirty Thousand
Pounds: For the securing and reimbursing of the said Thirty
Thousand Pounds, be it Ordained, and it is hereby Ordained, by
the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That the
respective sums of Five Thousand Pounds, by each of the said
Treasurers advanced as aforesaid, to make up the sum of Thirty
Thousand Pounds, with the Interest thereof, after the rate of
Eight Pounds per centum, from the Time of the Lending
thereof, to the Times of the Repayment thereof, to the several
Lenders of the same, their Executors, or Administrators, or such
other Person or Persons to whom the said Lenders, their
Executors, and Administrators, shall, under their respective
Hands in Writing, appoint the same or any Part thereof to be
paid, shall be reimbursed and paid proportionably to each
Lender, or to his or their Executors or Assigns, according to the
Sum they have respectively advanced, in Manner and Form
following; videlicet, Twenty Thousand Pounds, with the Interest
thereof, at One entire Payment, out of the First Money to be
taxed, levied, and paid, for the Collection of the Third Month, by
virtue of the said former Ordinance of the Three and Twentieth
of June; the other Ten Thousand Pounds, with the Interest
thereof, at One entire Payment, out of the First
Monies taxed, or to be taxed, levied, and paid, for
the Fourth Monthly Collection, by virtue of the said former
Ordinance; the said several Sums of Twenty Thousand Pounds
and Ten Thousand Pounds, with the Interest thereof, to be by
the said Treasurers reimbursed and paid each to other, out of
the First Money to be received in or for the said several and
respective Third and Fourth Months Collection, by Force of the
said recited Ordinance of the Three and Twentieth of September,
1647: And in case there be not sufficient raised out of the
Third and Fourth Months Levy, Tax, or Receipt, that then the
said Treasurers shall have Power, and they are hereby enjoined
and required, to reimburse and pay the said Thirty Thousand
Pounds, with Interest as aforesaid, or the Remainder thereof, to
each other respectively, or his or their Assigns as aforesaid, out
of such other Sums of Money as shall be taxed, levied, and
paid, by virtue of the said Ordinance of Three and Twentieth of
June last, which shall first come to their Hands: And if there
shall be a Failure of the Payment of the said Thirty Thousand
Pounds, with Interest thereof at the Rate aforesaid, or any Part
of the same, out of the said Monthly Collections hereby appointed for the Payment thereof, it is hereby Ordained, That so
much thereof as shall be unpaid, out of such other Receipts as
shall be in the Power of both Houses of Parliament to dispose
of, or by some other Ways or Means to be provided for by both
Houses of Parliament, who do hereby undertake the Provision
thereof accordingly.
And it is further Ordained, That the said Sir John Wollaston
Knight, John Warner, Thomas Andrewes, and George Witham,
Aldermen, Francis Allein, and John Dethicke Esquires, are from
henceforth continued Treasurers at Wars, to all Intents and
Purposes, as are expressed and ordained in the fore recited
Ordinance of the Three and Twentieth of September Instant;
and are to receive all such Allowances as are therein expressed,
as also Three Pence per Pound as well for all such Sum or Sums
of Money by them received, as shall hereafter be by them received and paid, for the Service of the Public, as for the Monies
by them received, or to be received and paid, by virtue of the
fore recited Ordinances; the said Allowances to be defaulted
Monthly.