WHereas it is ordained in the Or­dinance for the weekly assess­ment, That if any person or persons shall find him, or themselves a­grieved, that he, or they is, or are over rated, such person or persons at any time, before distresse taken of his, or their goods, may complain to the respective Committees, who have executed this Or­dinance within the Division or Limit, where any such person or persons over rated shall be assessed, which sayd respe­ctive Committees, or any two of them, shall have power upon Examination to [Page 4] relieve such person or persons as they shall see cause; yet the true intent and meaning of the sayd Ordinance is, And it is further ordered by the Lords and Commons, that if any person or persons so finding themselves agrieved, be such as have not formerly contributed upon the Propositions, or not proportionably to others of their estates, nor have bin ra­ted and payd upon the Ordinance of as­sessment, Entituled, an Ordinance for the assessing and rating of such as have not contributed at all, or not contributed according to the proportions of their E­states: Then the sayd parties if they be not assess'd above a proportionable part of such sum or sums as other men of their abilitiy have paid upon the Propositions, or have bin assess'd, and have payd upon the sayd Ordinance of not exceeding the [Page 5] twentieth part; The sayd Rates to stand, and not to be altered, Provided neverthelesse, that no person be assessed above the summe of Ten pounds the Week.

IT is this day Ordered by the Commons House of Parli­ament, That the Committee for examinations, or any four of them, have power to appoint such per­sons as they thinke fit, to search in a­ny house or place where there is just cause of suspicion, that Presses are kept and employed in the printing of Scanda­lous and lying Pamphlets, and that they do demollish and take away such Presses and their materials, & the Printers Nuts and Spindles which they find so employ­ed, and bring the Master-Printers, and [Page 7] VVork-men Printers before the sayd Committee; And that the Committee or any four of them, have power to com­mit to prison any of the sayd Printers, or any other persons that do contrive, or publikely or privately vend, sell, or pub­lish any Pamphlet, scandalous to his Ma­jesty or the proceedings of both or either Houses of Parliament, or that shall re­fuse to suffer any Houses or Shops to be searched, where such Presses or Pam­phlets as aforesayd are kept: And that the persons imployed by the sayd Com­mittee, shall have power to seize such scandalous and lying Pamphlets as they find upon search, to be in any Shop or VVarehouse, sold, or dispersed by any person whomsoever, and to bring the persons that so kept, published; or sold the same, before the Committee; And that [Page 8] such persons as the Committee shall com­mit for any of the offences aforesayd, shall not be released till the parties im­ployed for the apprehending of the sayd persons, and seizing their Presses & ma­terials, be satisfied for their paines and charges. And all Iustices of the peace, Captains, Officers, and Constables, are required to be assisting in the apprehen­ding of any the persons aforesayd, And in searching of their Shops, Houses, and VVarehouses; And likewise all Iustices of peace, Officers, and Constables, are hereby required from time to time to ap­prehend such persons as shall publish, vend, or sell the sayd Pamphlets. And it is further ordered, That this Order be forthwith printed and published, to the end that notice may be taken hereof, that the contemners of this Order may be left inexcusable for their offence.