WHereas by an Ordinance of Par­liament of the eighth of Novemb. Anno. Dom. 1644. entituled, An Ordi­nance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the true payment of Tythes, and other such Duties, according to the Lawes and Customs of the Realm, there is a Proviso, That the said Ordinance, or [Page 2] any thing therein contained, shall not ex­tend to any Tythes, Offerings, Yearly payments, or other Ecclesiasticall Du­ties, due or to be due for any Houses, Buildings, or other Hereditaments with­in the City of London, or the Liberties thereof, which be otherwise provided for by Act of Parliament: And whereas some doubt and scruple hath been made, whe­ther the Lord Major of the said City of London be sufficiently authorized to re­lieve such Ministers within the said City or the Liberties thereof, as have been put into any Benefice or Ecclesiasticall Li­ving by way of Sequestration by both or either Houses of Parliament, or by the Committee for Plundered Ministers, or any other Committee of Parliament; Be it therefore Ordered and Ordained by the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembied, That the said Pro­viso in the before mentioned Ordinance of the eighth of Novem. 1644. be hereby re­pealed and wholly made null and void, and that the said Ordinance of the eighth [Page 3] of November 1644. and the Ordi­nance of the ninth of August. 1647. en­tituled, An additionall Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parlia­ment, for the true payment of Tythes and other Duties; and the Ordinance of the 23. of August, 1647. entituled, An Ordi­nance for keeping in godly Ministers, placed in Livings by authority of Parliament, and all other Ordinances of Parliament, concerning the payment of Tythes, Rates for Tythes, Rents, or other Du­ties, do extend unto the said City of London, and the Liberties thereof, and be put in execution by the Lord Maior of the said City for the time being; or by any two Iustices of Peace within the said City or Liberties thereof, who are hereby authorized and required respec­tively, to require and command the ayd of all Constables and other Officers, that shall be by the said Lord Maior or Iusti­ces of Peace, as aforesaid, appointed for their assistance in the due execution of this Ordinance, as well within their se­verall [Page 4] Parishes or Precincts as without, as wel in cases of Sequestration as other­wise, to all intents and purposes, and in the like manner, as in and by the said Ordinances is Ordained, Limited and appointed to be executed and done, in any other place or places within the King­dom of England by the respective Iusti­ces of Peace, and other Officers in the said Ordinances mentioned.

Provided, That this Ordinance, or any thing therein contained, shall not be con­strued to extend to the payment of any other kinde of Tythes Payments, Rents or Duties, then such as have been paid at any time since the beginning of this Par­liament, or two years before.