WHEREAS by occasion of the backwardness of many of His Majesties Tenants far­mers and debtors in payment of the Rents, and other debts, due and payable by them to His Majestie, there have been of late assign­ments issued out for payment of some of his Majesties Rents, and other debts due and payable to him; And whereas it is observed that the way and manner of Raising the monies upon those assignments hath been the occasion of divers inconveniences to the people; We therefore being desirous as farr as possible we may, to prevent for the future all such inconveniences, do to that end intend, that His Majesties Rents and other debts due and to be due and payable to him, shall be duely paid into the Receipt of His Ma­jesties Exchequer, as in former times before the late Rebellion was ac­customed, that so the civil and military lists may be duely paid. And we do hereby declare that if any person or persons shall hereafter fail in payment of their Michaelmas Rents, Quit Rents, with all arrears of Rents and other monies then due and payable by them, at the Receipt of the Exchequer, at or before the last day of Michaelmas tearm yearly: or shall [Page] hereafter fail in payment of their Easter Rents, Quit Rents, with all arrears of Rents and other monies then due and payable by them, at the Receipt of the Exchequer, at or before the last day of Easter tearm yearly, or if any Farmer of the Inland Excize or any person accomptable for any part of the duty of Excize or new Impost, Customs, Subsidies, Compo­sitions, the money due for fire hearths, places used for firing and stoves: or other sums of money, shall fail to make due payment of what they are or shall be respectively chargeable with, at the days and times whereon the same are or shall be due and payable, they must expect the strictest and most coercive course to be taken with such from time to time by sending Pursuivants for them taking distresses and otherwise; And we do hereby further declare that we shall require from time to time from the Vice-Treasurer or his deputie Receiver General an accompt of the vigorous execution of this our proclamation, to whom we shall also give assistance, by the authority of this Board, from time to time as we shall find there is or shall be occasion, and take order for the displacing and punishing such Officers and others, as shall be found to fail in their duty. And to the end all His Majesties Subjects whom it may concern may take notice hereof, and yeild due and undelayed obedience thereunto; We do require the principal Officers of every City and Town Corporat, and the high Sheriff of every County, to cause this Proclamation to be published and fixed up publickly in the principal their Towns, and also at the said She­riffs County Courts, and in all Cities and market Towns and other publicque places and parts of their Counties, immediately after Receipt thereof and to give an Accompt to this Board of their so doing, as they will Answer the contrary at their perils.