HEaring of your readinesse to assist in this great cause with your persons and purses, for the de­fence of Religion and Liberty, and what ever is deare unto us, and of your willingnesse to rise gene­rally, and to joyn with other Counties, to deliver your selves from that slavery and misery that our enemies would bring upon us. I do with much joy receive your resolutions, and count it a speciall mercy of God, that makes his people sensible of their dangers, and willing to hazard their lives for him, and do judge it the most hopefull means of concluding these unhappy distracti­ons of the Kingdom. Therefore I desire you to assure your selves of all assistance from me that the Army can afford, and my earnest desire is to helpe you in it. And I desire such may appear in this cause, as have most in­terest in it; such of whose constancy and courage wee may be assured, men of Religious lives and affections fittest to bear Arms for truth of Religion, Men of e­states to defend those estates that the enemy seeks to de­vour: The employment is not too mean for the best [Page 4] men, and then we shall hope for successe when such put their hands to the work; for assure your selves, the loos­nesse and inconstancy of the Souldiers, amongst others is one cause of the continuance of the Warre. I desire you to provide your selves as well as you can with arms and necessaries, and to bring six weeks pay in your pur­ses, considering that the march is long, and but a moneth of that may be spent in service; when that time is ex­pired, we hope you may returne home with peace; If we shall entreat your further helpe, we shall provide for you as well as God will enable us. Chuse Comman­ders your selves, Colonells and Captains, when we shall heare their names we shall send them Commissions, and when you shall come near us, we shall send some able and experienc't Commanders from our Army to assist you. Doubt not of your Country in your absence, we shall take a course for the securing and quieting of the Malignants; your safety is in being in Arms, it will be your happinesse to fight with your enemies at distance, and so keep them from spoyling that as yet peaceable and flourishing County. If God stirre the hearts of people to appeare generally, and to prosper our endea­vours, wee hope the successe will be happy and com­fortable.

WHereas it hath pleased Almighty God, to send a visitation of sicknes [Page 5] amongst the souldiers in the Armie raised for the King and Parliament, wher­by the Lord Generall hath bin enforced to send backe many of thosefick Souldi­ers, to be Billited in some remote houses and Towns, some myles distant from London, untill it shall please God to re­store them health & ability to return a­gain to his Army; wch Souldiers by rea­son of this their sicknes must needs be in great want of many things necessary for them in such cases, although there hath been what could be conveniently spared sent them by the Parliament; It is therfore Ordered by the Commons Assembled in Parliament, That there shal be a Col­lection made (on Thursday next, being the day appointed for publick thanksgi­ving) in all the Parish Churches in and about the City of London, contained in the weekly Bills of Mortality, for and to­wards reliefe of the said distressed sicke [Page 6] Souldiers, by the Churchwardens and o­ther Officers of the said Parishes, and the Monies by them so collected, to be paid unto Wil: Greenhill, John Pocock, John Randall, and Rich: Hutchinson, Citizens of London, or any two of them, at Tallow-Chandlers Hal neer Dowgate in London; on Saturday next to be distributed for the reliefe of the said sick Souldiers, in such manner as the Committee appoin­ted bythe House of Commons for may­med souldiers shall appoint; And it is likewise hereby Ordered, That all Mi­nisters of the said severall parishes, shall earnestly perswade the people to contri­bute to this so pious and honorable a work; it being for those that have and will be ready again (when God shall en­able them) to hazard their lives for the defence of all our lives, Liberties, and Religion.

IT is this day Ordered, That the Major of Boston M ^r Edward Tilson, Arthur Empson, Thomas Welby, M ^r Ellis, M ^r Tooley, Mr. Green, & Mr. Coney be assistants to this Committee for the Town of Boston & parts adjacent in the County of Lincoln, to do & execute all the Instructions mentioned in the Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament made this fifth day of Iune 1643. for the speedy raising of Forces for the Towne of Newcastl [...], and regulating the trade of coal there.

And it is further Ordered, That Mr. Edward Tilson shall be Treasurer for the monys contri­buted & raised in the sayd Towne & County, and is to keepe Books of Accompts of all mo­nes received by vertue of the sayd ordinance; and is to Receive such allowance for charges as by this Committee shall be held reasonable & fit. And all moneys by him the said Treasurer Received, he is from time to time to give an Accompt chereof to this Committee, ane pay the same as shal be directed by this Committee, to such others as in the said ordinance is men­tioned.

IT is this day Ordered; That the Lord Major of London be desired to cause the Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament for Regulating the Coale Trade at Newcastle to be published by evry Minister in every Parish Churh in London and the Suburbs thereof, upon Thursday next; and the Committees in every VVard are appointed forth­with to take Subscriptions, and Collect the Money according to the sayd Or­dinance.