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4. Officium vicecomitum the office and authority of sherifs : gathered out of the statutes and books of the common laws of this kingdom, corrected and very much enlarged : to which is added An appendix or suppplement, containing a collection of the statutes touching sheriffs made since Mr. Dalton's writing, which are in force and use at this day, several special returns of writs, and the expositions, judgements and resolutions of the reverend and learned judges, in the several courts at Westminster, upon divers statutes, cases and question in law relating to sherifs, and several other new matters : the whole, being a work of great use and profit, not only to the students and practitioners in the law, but to all other the gentry of this land, (on whom the burthen of this office lyeth) especially to all immediate high sheriffs and under sheriffs : with a new and copious table, wherein the defects and imperfections of the old table are suppressed and amended, the new matter is inserted in the table, under their proper heads, and have this mark * set before them

5. Officium vicecomitum The office and authority of sherifs. Written for the better encouragement of the gentry (upon whom the burthen of this office lyeth) to keep their office, and undersheriff in their houses; that so by their continual care of the business, and eye over their officers, they may the better discharge their duty to God, their prince, and country, in the execution of this thier office. Gathered out of the statutes, and books of the common laws of this kingdom: corrected and very much enlarged. By Michael Dalton late of Lincolnes Inn Esquire, and one of the Masters of the Chancery

10. An order of the Lords assembled in Parliament, for the punishing of Anabaptists and sectaries, that shall disturbe the ministers in their publike exercises, in the kingdome of England and dominion of Wales. Die Martis 22. Decemb. 1646. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, that this order be printed and published by the printer belonging to this House, and that the same be publikely read by all ministers in the severall churches and chappels within the lines of communication, and the severall counties of the kingdome of England and dominion of Wales; and that the Lord Mayor of the City of London is hereby required to cause this order to be put in execution accordingly within the said city and liberties thereof. Jo. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum

15. An ordinance and declaration of the Lords & Commons assembled in Parliament, for re-establishing the duty of excize upon all commodities, except flesh and salt. Shewing the true grounds and reasons that necessitated them to the erecting and continuing of the said duty; and the great benefit that hath ensued to the kingdom thereby. Together with an exact accompt of what moneys hath been collected from the beginning of the said imposition to this present; and to what uses the said moneys have been put. Die Sabbathi, 28 Augusti, 1647. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, that this ordinance and declaration be forthwith printed and published: Joh: Brown, Cleric. Parliamentorum

16. An ordinance and declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament that the lord major and citizens of the city of London, for the better securing and safety thereof, shall have full power and authority accordring to their discretion to trench, stop, and fortifie all high-waies leading into the said city, as well within the liberties as without, as they shall see cause : and for the better effecting thereof shall impose upon all the inhabitants within the same upon every house worth 51 a yeere six pence, and every house of greater rent after the rate of two pence in the pound : also an ordinance of both houses for an assessment to be made in the severall paishes of England for the reliefe of maymed soulders, widdows, and fatherlesse children

17. An ordinance and declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament touching the sallery and allowance to be made to the commissioners and auditors for the excise : together with the severall oathes to be taken by them : as also directing the manner and time of the entries to be made by all such persons who have bought or sold any goods or commodities chargeable with the excise since the eleventh of this instant September : or shall buy or sell any such goods before the execution of the ordinance

21. An ordinance of the Lords & Commons assembled in Parliament, for establishing commissioners of Lords and Commons to sit at Goldsmiths-Hall to compound with delinquents: and to act according to the several orders and ordinances already made by both Houses of Parliament concerning the Committee at Goldsmiths-Hall. Die Sabbathi, 6. Febr. 1646. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed & published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com

22. An ordinance of the Lords & Commons assembled in Parliament, for saving harmless and indempnified all such persons as have acted by authority, and for the service of the Parliament. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com

25. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament concerning a new excise upon allum, copperas, monmouth caps, and hats of all sorts, hopps, saffron, starch, and all manner of silkes or stuffes, made in this kingdome, and many other goods and commodities imported, made, or growing in this kingdom not formerly paying excise : for the present payment of such pressing debts as are due unto severall handicrafts men, and other persons for armes, ammunition, and for other services of the state

28. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament concerning the proceedings of divers ill-affected persons and papists within the counties of Denbigh, Montgomery, Flint, Merioneth, Carnarvon and Anglesey who have in contempt of the Parliament entred into an hostile and dangerous association amongst themselves for the raising and promoting of and interstine war within this Kingdom : for securing and reducing whereof, it is ordained, that the counties of Chester, Salop, Lancaster, and other adjacent counties shall actually aid and assist one another for the preservation of their counties : and to resist, pursue, subdue, kill, slay, and put to execution of death all such persons as do or shall make any insurrection, plunder, or destroy any of His Majesties subjects in those counties : and that Sir Thomas Middleton Knight by appointed be appointed by his Execellencie to be Sergeant major generall of all the forces both of horse and foot for the preservation of the said counties

33. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for associating of the counties of Pembroke, Carmarthen and Cardigan, for the mutuall defence and safety of each other and for the suppressing of this present rebellion raised against the King and Parliament : also a committee is hereby authorised to put in execution the ordinances for sequestration of malignants and papists estates and weekly assessments

34. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for continuance of the subsidy of tonnage and poundage, together with the book of rates, in full force and power from the 25 of March 1645, untill the 26 of March 1647 also for repealing and making void the ordinances of Parliament, prohibiting the importation of currans

39. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. For securing of all those that shall advance two hundred thousand pounds for the service of England and Ireland. With the names of the trustees and treasurers for the raising of the same. Die Jovis 13 Maii, 1647. Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance for the two hundred thousand pounds, be forthwith printed and published. Jo. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum

40. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the better execution of the former oridinances for sequestration of delinquents and papists estates : together with an oath that is to be taken within ten dayes after notice given of this present ordinance, by the severall sequestrators, committees, and persons imployed by vertue of the said ordinance

41. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the cutting and selling of wood within threescore miles of London, in such places and quantities as a committee to be appointed by both houses for that purpose shall thinke fit : for the better supply of the said city with fewell at reasonable rates, the poorer sort of every parish being to be first served and after the other degrees and rankes of people

43. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the leavying of moneys by way of excise or new impost : as well for the better securing of trade as for the maintenance of the army raised by the Parliament and payment of the debts of the Common-wealth : wherein the said Lords and Commons have thought fit to alter the rates printed in a former ordinance : and to impose other and lower charges upon the severall commodities heerein expressed as by a schedule hereunto annexed appeareth

45. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament: for the ordination of ministers by the classical presbyters within their respective bounds for the severall congregations in the kingdom of England. Die Veneris 28. August. 1646. Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance for ordination of ministers be forthwith printed and published. Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum

50. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the raising of monies to be imployed towards the maintenance of forces within this kingdom, under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax Kt. And for the speedy transporting of and paying the forces for the carrying on the warre of Ireland. Die Mercurii, 23 Junii. 1647. Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Jo. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum