THe Lords and Commons in Parliament taking into their consideration the danger to which the associated Counties of Essex, Suffolke, Norfolk, Cambridge, Hartford, and Huntington are lyable, in case the inhabitants of Lyn, who have now declared themselves against the Parliament, should not be reduced to their obedience; or the popish Northerne Army, or any other Armies or Forces should make a passage into any of the said associated Counties, have thought good to afford the inhabitants of the said Counties all fit meanes for the timely suppressing the rebellion at Lyn, and the preventing and withstanding all mischievous de­signes which now are or hereafter shall be plotted against any of the said Counties. And doe therefore the better to strengthen them, Ordaine that the County of Lincolne, and the County of the City of Lincolne shall be added to the said association. And further to enable them to maintaine and pay the Forces of Horse and Foote, now raised or hereafter to be raised by them. That there shall be rated, taxed and leavied upon the severall inhabi­tants [Page 2]of the said Counties: viz. Upon the County of Essex, one thousand, one hundred, twenty and five pounds. Upon the County of Suffolke, one thousand, two hundred, and fifty pounds. Upon the County of Norfolke, with the City of Norwich, one thousand, two hundred, and fifty pounds. Upon the County of Cambridge, three hundred, threescore and fifteene pounds. Upon the Isle of Ely, one hundred, forty, seven pounds, 10 shillings. Upon the County of Hartford, the sum of foure hundred, and fifty pounds. Upon the County of Huntington, two hundred & twenty pounds. And upon the County of Lincolne, and City of Lincolne, eight hundred and twelve pounds, ten shillings, weekely to be collected within the severall limits and hundreds of the said Counties and places. The first payment of the said weekely summes so assessed by this Ordinance to be made at or before the third day of October, 1643. And the said weekly payment to continue weekely, for three moneths next ensuing, from the said third day of October. And for expediting the said service, in leavying, assessing, and collecting the said weekely summes in the said Counties: Be it Ordained, that the persons hereafter named shall be Committees for the severall and respective Coun­ties hereafter named. That is to say:

For the County of Essex, Sir Thomas Barrington Knight and Baronet, Essex. Sir Harbottle Grimstone Knight and Baronet, Sir Wil­liam Hicks, Sir William Massam, Sir Richard Everard, Baro­nets; Sir Martin Lumly Knight and Baronet, Sir Thomas Cheeke, Sir Henry Mildmay of Wanstead, Sir William Roe, Sir Henry Holcroft, Sir Thomas Honnywood, Sir William Mar­tin, Sir John Barrington, Knights; Harbottle Grimston, John Sayer, William Massam, Timothy Middleton, Henry Mylde­may, William Umphrevill, Nathaniell Baycon, Oliver Ray­mond, Anthony Luther, Deane Tindell, John Wright, Robert Smith, Thomas Cooke, Carey Mildmay, Richard Harlackenden, Robert Wiseman of Mayland, John Eldred, John Jocelyn, Robert Bouon, John Meed, John Eden, Thomas Clapton, Ar­thur Barnardiston, Isaac Allen of Hasely, William Goldingham, William Atwood, John Atwood, Peter Whitcome, John Brooke, Henry VViseman, Robert Young, Francis Stonehard, [Page 3]George Walton, Captaye Cletheroe, John Watkins, Edward Berkhead, George Thorowgood, Esquires; Richard Wiseman, John Langly of Colchester, Thomas Cooke, John Sorrill, Wil­liam Turner of Wimbich, Robert Vesey, Jeremy Aylet, William Collerd, Robert Crane, Doctor Read of Beau­changer, Robert Calthrop, Thomas Adams of Thackstead, Richard Hankin of Harwich, John Allistone, VVilliam Har­lackenden, John Thorowgood of VVadden, Isaac VVincoll, Samuel Playne, Francis VVilliamson of VValden, Francis Ni­cholson, John Fening, Robert Talcot of Culchester, Thomas Allyet, and Robert Maidstone Gent.

For Colchester, the Mayor for the time being, Colchester. Harbottle Grim­ston Recorder, John Jocelinne Deputy-Recorder; Henry Barring­ton, John Langley, Robert Buckstone, Ralph Harrison, and Wil­liam Cooke, Aldermen.

For the County of Suffolke. Sir Edmond Bacon Baronet, Sir Nathaniel Barnerdistone Knight, Sir William Spring Baronet, Suffolke. Sir William Parker, Sir Roger North. Sir Thomas Barnerdi­stone Knights, Bramton Gurden senior, Robert Reynalds, Willi­am Henemingham, Nathaniel Baycon of Freston, Nicholas Ba­con, Henry North, Robert Brewster, Francis Bacon, Theophi­lus Vaughan of Becklesse, William Cage, Edmund Harvy, John▪ Gu [...]don Esquire, John Bates Gentleman, Sir William Plater Knight and Baronet, Sir John Wentworth Knight, Sir Philip Parker Knight, Morrice Barrow, William Lawrence, James Hu­bard, Nicholas Bacon, William Bloyse Esquires, Francis Brew­ster Gentleman, Sir Butts Bacon Baronet, Sir Robert Brooke, Sir Jo. Rowce, Sir William Soame Knights, Thomas Baker, Brampton Garden junior, Wiseman Bockhenham, Isaac Aple­ton, Henry North, Edward Read, Thomas Cole, Rich­ard Peapes, Nathaniel Bacon of Ipswich, Gibson Lucas, Es­quires.

For Ipswich, the Bailiffes for the time being, Richard Purplet, and John Aldus. Ipswich.

For Saint Edmonds Bury, the Aldermen of Saint Edmunds Bury for the time being, Thomas Chapleyne, Thomas Gibb, S. Edmonds▪ Bury. Sa­muel Moody, and Thomas Chapman.

The Bailiffes of the Towne of Alborough for the time being, and Thomas Jackson. Alborough.

For the County of Norfolke, Sir Thomas Woodhouse Knight and Baronet, Norfolke. Sir John Holland Baronet, Sir John Pots Baronet, Sir John Hoberd Knight and Baronet, Sir Miles Hobert, Sir Tho­mas Hoggin, Knights; James Calthrop, John Cooke, John Sp [...]l­man, Philip Beddingfeild Samuel Smith the Bailiffes of Ya [...] ­moth, Thomas Toll, and John Percevell of Lynne, Thomas Wyndeham, Francis Jeremy, Robert Wood, Gregory Gausey, John Haughton, Thomas Weld, Martin Sidly, Thomas Sother­ton, Esquires; William Henemingham, William Cooke, Ro­bert Rich, Esquires; Sir Richard Berney, Sir Isaac Ashley, Sir John Palgrave Knights; Brigg Fountaine Esquire; Sir Edward Barkham Baronet, Sir Thomas Gawdy, Sir Edward Ashly, Sir Thomas Guibon, Knights; Thomas Russell, John Walpoole, Robert Wilton, Robert Jeremy, John Guibon, Robert Shep­pard, John K [...]yves, Philip Caltrope, Esquires; Toby Fry­er, Samuel Parkes, Thomas Johnson, Robert Rower, Gent.

For the County and City of Norwich, Norwich. the Major for the time be­ing, Christopher Barret, Thomas Baker, Iohn Tooly, Adrian Parmiter, Richard Harman, and Samuel Smith, Esquires; Henry Watts Alderman.

For the County of Cambridge, Cambridge. share. Sir Dudly North, Sir Iohn Cutts, Sir Thomas Martin, Knights; Thomas Symmonds, Dudly Pope. Esquires; Sir Myles Sands Knight. Francis Russell, Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Duckett, William Father, James Thomp­son, Walter Clapton, Robert Castle, Thomas Bendish, Edward Clarke, Iohn Welbo [...]e, Robert Clerke. Michael Dalton juni [...]r, Thomas Parker Iohn Hobe [...]t, George Clapthorne, Iohn Tow­ers, Henry Butler, Edward Leeds, William Marsh, and Humber­stone Marsh, Esquires.

For the Towne and Ʋniversity of Cambridge, Cambridge. the Major for the time being, Talbot Peaps Recorder, Iohn Sherwood, Samuel S [...]den, Thomas French Robert Robson.

For the County of Hertford, Hertford. Charles Lord Viscount Cranborne, Robert Cecill Esquire, Sir Iohn Jerrat Baronet, Sir Thomas Da­ [...]s, Sir William Litton, Sir John Witterong, Knights; Serge­ant [Page 5]Atkins, Richard Iennings, Edward Wingate, Iohn Tooke, Ralph Freeman, William Leman, William Presley, Iohn Hay­den, Alexander Wylde, Gabriel Barber, Richard Porter, Cap­taine Scroggs, Ralph Freeman, Thomas Tooke, Esquires; Sir Iohn Read Baronet, Doctor King Doctor of Physicke, Iohn Hum­berstone Gentleman.

For Saint Albanes, the Major for the time being, Iohn Robo­tham, S. Albanes. Edward Wingate, Ralph Pemberton, R [...]chard Jennings, Esquires.

For the County of Huntington, Thomas Cotton Baronet, Hunting­ton. Sir Iohn Newett Knight, Onslow Winch, Terrill Ioceline, Thomas Templer, Iohn Castle, Oliver Cromwell, Abraham Barwell, Edward Montague, and Iohn Bulkeley, Esquires.

For the County of Lincolne, Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham, Sir Iohn Wray Knight and Baronet, Lincolne­shire. Sir VVilliam Ar­myne, Sir Iohn Brownloe, and Sir William Brownloe, Sir Tho­mas Trallop, Baronets; Sir Edward Ascough, Sir Hamond Whitchcoat, Sir Chistopher Wray, Sir Anthony I [...]by, Knights; Thomas Grantham, Thomas Hatcher, John Broxholme, Mon­tague Cholmely, John Archer, VVilliam Ellis, Esquires; Ed­ward Ascough, Maurice Cave, Thomas Cornwallis, John Har­rington, Tho. Coppledike, Francis Fines, Henry Massingberde, John Disney senior, Tho. Lister, Mullenax Disney, Edward King, Edward Rocetter, Thomas Savyle, Wil. Savyle, Humfry VVal­cott, Captaine John Harrington, Thomas I [...]by, Samuel Leigh, VVilliam Bury, John VVillesby, Esquires; Edmund Tilson, Sa­muel Cust, Christopher Hudson, Drayner Massingberd, Richard Bryan, Master Massingden, Master VVoolley, Master VVilli­am Hobson, Master Hall of Kettlethorpe, Alexander Emmer­son, Thomas VVelcome, Esquires; VVilliam Luddington, Ed­ward Nelthorps, Edmond Anderson, Master Bowtall, John Sheffeild, Robert Cawdron. Esquires; Edward Skipwith, Charles Empson, Thomas VVelby, the Major of Boston for the time being, John VVincock, Master Thompson, VVyat Par­kins, Martin Johnson, John Browne, John Bernard, Nathaniel Tharrald, Gentlemen; Captaine Thomas Hall, and Nehemiah Rawson, and Master Hall of Kettlethorpe.

For the City of Lincolne, Masher Marshall the Major of Lin­colne that now is, Lincolne City. Thomas Granth [...]m, John Brockshorne, Esquires; Robert Moorecroft, VVilliam VVatson, and Stephen Dawson, Aldermen.

VVhich said severall Committees of the said severall and re­spective Counties and places, or any two of them, according to the former Ordinances for weekely Assessements, shall nominate such persons as they shall thinke fit within their respective Di­visions, who shall have power to Assesse all and every person and persons chargeable by this Ordinance, according to the weekly rates and proportions in this Ordinance mentioned.

And the said Committees, or any two of them, shall likewise have power within their severall Limits and Divisions, to nomi­nate Collectors, who shall collect the said Money so Assessed, and pay the same to such person or persons as the Deputy-Lieu­tenants of the said respective Counties, or any two of them shall appoint to be Treasurers for the said severall Counties. And if any person or persons, chargeable by this Ordinance, shall not upon demand pay the summe or summes on him or them asses­sed, it shall be lawfull for the said respective Collectors, or any one of them, to leavie the same by way of distresse and sale of the goods of the person or persons so assessed; and to call to their assistance any of the Trained Bands, or Companies of Voluntiers or other Forces, who are hereby required to be aiding and assisting to the said Collectors in the premisses, as they will answer the contrary thereof. And if any person which shall be assessed, as aforesaid, towards the payment of the said summe of money, shall refuse or neglect to pay his rate or assessement to the Collector appointed within sixe dayes after it shall bee de­manded, the said Committees, or any two of them, shall charge the said person so refusing or neglecting with treble as much as the said person shall be rated at: And if the said persons shall re­fuse or neglect to pay the same so trebled upon him, that it shall be lawfull for the said Committees, or any two of them, to com­mit the said person so refusing or neglecting to prison; and also to sequester his estate till the same be satisfied.

And be it Ordained, that every person shall be Ra­ted for the Estate he hath, in the severall places, in each severall County; And if Land be [...]et or let, to or neete the yeerely value thereof, such person or persons to whom the Rent thereof belongeth, to be solely chargeable therewith; But if the same be let under value, then the summe Taxed to be apportioned betweene the party to whom the Rent belongeth, and the Tenant, as the Taxer shall thinke meet; And if they, or any of them, shall doe any injurie in making their assessements, the same to be rectified by the said Committees, or any two of them, within their severall Divisi­ons, according to their discretions; And if any Assessors or Collectors shall refuse the said service, or prove negligent or faulty therein, the said Committee or any two of them, shall have power to commit such Assessors or Collectors to Prison, or to set such a fine upon him or them, as they shall thinke fit, not exceeding the sum of 100 li. and the said Fine to be Levyed by distresse and sale of the Offenders goods. And it is Ordained, that the Treasurers appoynted by the said Committees, for the Respective Counties in manner aforesaid, shall keepe a Register Booke of the severall sums received and payd out by them, that so they may give a just and perfect account thereof unto the Committees of the said severall Counties, when thereunto they shall be by them required; And for the better incouragement of the said Collectors and Treasurers, It is Ordained that 2 d. in the pound shall be allowed to the said Collectors for every sum of Money collected & payd, by them to the said Treasurers, & 2 d. in the pound to the said Treasurers for every sum of Mony received and disbursed by them according to this Ordinance; And that the Treasurers of the said Counties shall issue out no sum or sums of Money to any person or persons without Order, under the hands of the Deputy Lieutenants, of the said respe­ctive Counties, or any two of them at least.

And it is further Ordained, that the Deputy Lieutenants of the said severall and respective Counties, shall hereby have power and authority to advance Monyes by way of Loan for this Service or other, necessary charges, tending to the safety and [Page 8]preservation of the said Counties; And for the security of such persons as shall lend any Monyes for the uses aforesaid, to give them Warrants under their hands or the hands of three of them at least, to receive the same againe of such Treasurer or Treasurers, to whom such Warrant or Warrants shall be di­rected, who shall upon the sight of the said Warrant, and a Copy thereof left with them, detaine so much of the Monyes which he or they shall receive as aforesaid to discharge the said Warrants; And if the said Treasurers or any of them to whom such Warrants shall be directed, shall not after sight of such Warrants and a Copy thereof left with them as aforesaid, stop and detaint so much of the next Moneyes which he shall so re­ceive to satisfie the person or persons, the Money so lent as afore­said upon proofe thereof made, the said Deputy Lieutenants or any two of them, shall for his or their neglect or default make out their Warrants to the high Constables of the hundreds where such Treasurer or Treasurers shall dwell or inhabite, or to what other person or persons they shall thinke fit to Levie so much Money, as the Warrant or Warrants were made for, upon the goods of the said Treasurer or Treasurers by way of distresse and sale of their goods, to the use of the person or persons so lending as aforesaid: And it is also Ordained, That whatsoever sums of Money are or shall be set or imposed by vertue of this Ordinance upon any Land-lords, for & in respect of any Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, held of them by any Tenants, the same sum of Money shall be payd by their severall respective Tenants, which said sums of Money so to be payd by the said Tenants, for their Land-lords, they shall deduct and defalke out of the next Rents payable by them to their Land-lords, and for so doing, the said Tenants, their Heires, Excecutors, Admini­strators, and Assignes, shall be accquitted and saved harmelesse, against the said Land-lords, their Heires, Excecutors, Admini­strators, and Assignes, and Grant, Covenant, Condition, Write­ing Obligatory, or other matter whatsoever made to the con­trary notwithstanding: And it is Ordained, That the Countie of Lincolne, and the County and City of Lincolne, shall have the advantage and benefit of the Ordinance for the Rating of such as have not contributed upon the Propositions, or not in propor­tion [Page 9]according to their Estates, to be raysed in the same manner by the Committees named in this Ordinance for that County, and to the same uses, for the maintaining their Associated For­ces, as the Lords and Commons have already by another Ordinance confirmed and setled the same upon the rest of the said Associated Counties; And it is Ordained, That the Deputy Lieutenants and Committees of the said Counties, or any five or more of them, three whereof to be Deputy Lieute­nants, shall be a standing and constant Committee in their se­verall and respective Counties, who shall have power to take the accompts of all Treasurers of Money, or keepers of Stores, or Ammunition, belonging to their severall and respective Counties, and to order all other the Affaires of their severall Counties, according to the Ordinances of Parliament now made, or which hereafter shall be made; And for the better effecting of the premises, The said Deputy Lieutenants and Committees, or any five of them as aforesaid, shall be resi­dent in some convenient place within their said respective Counties, and shall have power to adjourn themselves from time to time and from place to place within their severall Counties as they shall thinke fit, And after they or more of them shall have set foureteen dayes, Then the Minor halfe of the said Com­mittee to be free, and they to send for so many others in their stead, and the Major halfe there still to remaine other foureteen dayes, and then they also are free, and then they also to send for three others, and so to change the Committee successively during these Troubles, or till further order be taken, giving notice from time to time to them which are to succeed six dayes before they are to make their appearance at their appoyn­ted place; And the Deputy Lieutenants and Committees of the said severall and respective Counties, are hereby required, to appoynt a meeting at some convenient place within their seve­rall and respective Counties so soone as coveniently they may, and they then present are to agree amongst themselves of the first five who are to begin this Service: And whereas Colonell Cromwell hath ten Troopes of Horse already Armed, which were heretofore raysed in the said Associated Counties, It is Ordained that all the now Associated Counties shall discharge [Page 10]their pay till this time, and so long as the said Troopes shall be thought fit to be continued together as one intyre Regiment, they shall be payd equally by all the said Counties: And for as much as the preservation of the Isle of Ely, Holland, and Marshland, in respect of the Avynewes and passages leading to them, doth mutually depend each of them upon the other, and that Colonell Cromwell is already appoynted Governour of the Isle of Ely, but no speciall Provision is yet made for the parts of Holland and Marshland, the same is hereby recommen­ded to the Earle of Manchester, who by vertue of this Ordi­nance is authorized to place such Governour or Governours in Holland or Marshland aforesaid (with the approbation of the Lord Generall) with such directions for the mutuall preserva­tion of them and the Isle of Ely, as in his judgement he shall con­ceive to be most effectuall for their joynt preservation.

And lastly it is Ordained, That if any person or persons inha­bitng within the said Associated Counties, shal receive, harbour, and conceale, any that have bin or shal hereafter be Imprested by vertue of any Ordinance of Parliament, to be commanded by the Earl of Manchester, Major Generall of the said Associated For­ces, who shall withdraw themselves from the Service they now are, or shall be by him the said Earlingaged in, for the Service of the Parliament, without licence from the Captaine which hee or they shall serve under; It shall be lawfull for the Deputie Lieutenants of the several and respective Counties, or any two of them, to commit such persons as shall so withdraw themselves; As also all such as shall knowingly harbour and conceale the per­sons so withdrawing themselves, or to Fine any of them as they shall thinke fit, not exceeding the sum of 10 li. And if the per­sons so withdrawing, or the persons so concealing, shall refuse upon demand, to pay the said Fine so imposed upon him or them as aforesaid, that then it shall be lawfull for the said sever­all and respective Deputy Lieutenants or any two of them, to Sequester the Estates of the said offenders, and Imprison their persons, untill the said Fines be satisfied and payd.