FORASMUCH as diverse Members of both Houses to the great dis-service of the State & contrary to the trust reposed in them, have beene in actuall warre against the Parliament, or have absented themselves from the said Houses, and yet have enjoyed their Lands, Rents, and Estates, and im­ployed the same in fomenting and maintaining this unnaturall Warre: It is thereupon Ordered by the [Page 2] Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That the Assessors nominated and appointed, or to bee nominated and appointed by the Com­mittee of Lords and Commons for advance of money by vertue of the former Ordinances sitting at Haberdashers hall London, shall have power to Assesse all such Members and Assistants of both or either of the Houses of Parliament, which are now absent, or shall hereafter absent themselves from ei­ther of the said Houses; or are, have beene, or shall be in Actuall warre against the Parliament, (whose estates have not yet beene sequestred, and who have or shall bee voted in both or either of the said Hou­ses in that behalfe) the twentieth and fifth part of their estates, in like manner as they had power to Assesse other persons by vertue of the said Ordi­nance. And the summes of Mony so Assessed shall be levied and recovered, in such manner as by the Ordinances for the twentieth and fift part is respe­ctively provided.

And after the said summe of Mony shall be so levi­ed, the said Committee for advance of Mony are hereby required to returne a certificate to the Com­mittee of Lords and Commons for sequestrations of the Estates so Assessed, that the said Committee may proceed therein according to the Ordinance for sequestration.

And for as much as divers persons have beene Assessed according to the said Ordinances for the twentieth and fifth part, and other Acts and Ordi­nances of Parliament for raising of Money, and [Page 3] have not satisfied the summes on them Assessed, but absent themselves, or obstinately refuse to pay the said Assessements;

Be it therefore Ordained by the Lords and Com­mons in Parliament assembled, that the Commit­tee of Lords and Commons for advance of money and other necessaries for the Army, shall have pow­er, and are hereby required to nominate and ap­point such persons as they shall thinke fit for the purposes hereafter mentioned. Which persons shall have power, and are hereby authorised For the bet­ter securitie of repayment of such summe or sums of mony (with interest not exceeding eight li. per Cent. for the forbearance of the same,) as shall be advan­ced or lent by any person or persons for the supply of the Army raised or to bee raised by the Parlia­ment, to Let, Set and Demise, all and every the Mannors, Lands, Tenements, Rents, Reversions, Profits and Hereditaments whatsoever, of all and every such person or persons as are or shall bee As­sessed upon or by vertue of this present Ordinance, or any other former Acts or Ordinances of Parlia­ment for raising of Money, and have not or shall not satisfie the same, for and untill satisfaction shall be made of the severall summes of money by such persons respectively, to be paid, or by his Heires, Executours, Administrators or Assignes, or shall bee raised out of the Rents, Issues and Profits of the same. And all Farmers, Tenants and Occu­piers of the same Mannors, Mesuages, Lands, Te­nements, and Hereditaments, are hereby required [Page 4] to pay their Rents respectively, to grow due unto such Person or Persons to whom the same Man­nors, Meuages, Lands, Tenements, and Heredi­taments shall be assigned, let, set, or demised as aforesaid.

And in case of refusall, it shall be lawfull for the persons to whom such Mannors, Mesuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments shall be set, let, or demised, as aforesaid, to enter and distraine, and take all other Advantages of forfeiture, or reentry, as the Persons Assessed, or to be Assessed as afore­said, might have done to all intents and purposes. And the said Persons to whom the said Mannors, Mesuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, shall be let, set, or demised as aforesaid, and their As­signes, & all Farmers, Tenants, & Occupiers of the same shall herein be protected and saved harmelesse by the power and authority of both Houses of Par­liament. And it is hereby declared, that such fur­ther power and authority shall be from time to time granted by both Houses of Parliament for the better inabling the Person or Persons lending any summe or summes of Money as aforesaid, to reco­ver, receive, hold and enjoy, the Mannors, Mesu­ages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, to be let, set, or demised, as aforesaid, and reimburse­ment of the summes to be Advanced by them as a­foresaid, as shall he reasonably required. And the said Persons to be appointed by the said Committee of Lords and Commons for Advance of Money, for letting, setting, and demising of Mannors, Mesu­ages, [Page 5] Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments as a­foresaid; and such as they shall appoint, shall have power to call to their Assistance, the Trained Bands, Officers, and Souldiers of the severall Coun­ties wherein the same shall by the ayding and assi­sting in making distresse, giving possession or other execution of this present Ordinance. And all Cap­taines, Lievtenants, Officers, and Souldiers are re­quired to give their Assistance accordingly.