FOR the better Ordering and bringing of the several Branches of the Revenue and Stores in Ireland, into one Head of Accompt▪ And for the better preventing of irregular Issues of Mo­neys or Provisions; And to the end the State of the said Accompts may be al­ways within the View and Knowledge of such as shall be Chiefly Intrusted with the Government and Af­fairs of this Nation, It is hereby Ordered and De­clared, That the rules and method here after prescri­bed, be punctualy Observed and speedily put in Exe­cution by the Commissioners of Revenue, Tresurers of the Publick Revenue, Keepers of Stores, Com­missaries [Page 2] for Musters, Auditors, Officers of the Cu­stom and Excise, and by all other Persons imployed about the Revenue or Stores in the respective Pre­cincts in Ireland, according to their respective Trusts and Duties: That is to say.

I. That there be an Office erected near the place of the Commissioners of Parliaments most constant Residence and Sitting, into which the State of all Accompts of the respective Branches of the Publick Revenue and Stores, and Abstracts or Duplicats of all Monthly Musters be brought, in such Man­ner as is hereafter Expressed.

II. That the Commissioners of Revenue in every respective Precinct in Ireland, do exactly Examin the State of the Revenue and Tresure within their Charge, from the first of November 1651. until the first of November 1652. and Certifie the same to the Commissioners of Parliament; In which they are to set down distinctly every Branch of the Certain Annual Revenue: as Rents of Lands, Rents of Houses, Rents of Tithes, &c. Vnder dtstinct Heads, wherein they are to insert the Names of every respe­ctive Tenent, and of the Thing Leased or Let, the Continuance of the Term, and the Rent reserved. And likewise for the Casual or Vncertain Revenue: as Customs, Excise, &c They are to set down what the same did severallie amount unto, every Month for the time aforesaid; They are likewise to Certifie what Money remains in Cash in the Tresurers hand, upon the said first day of November, And what Rents or Debts are then due in Arrear and not paid into the Tresury; And what Warrants are [Page 3] Charged upon the Tresurer and not paid, mention­ing the Dates and Contents of such Warrants, which Returns or Certificats, the respective Tresu­rers are to Sign; They are likewise to Certifie the Certain Annual Issues out of the Revenue within their respective Charge, for Pay of Civil Officers, Maintainance of Ministers to Preach the Gospel, School-Masters, Pentioners, Pay of Officers of Hospitals, Governors, Town-Majors, and Gun­ners of Garrisons, and all other Certain Setled Charge, Issuable of Course, with the Names of the respective Persons that receive the same. The said Commissioners of Revenue are likewise to Examin exactly the State of the Stores of Provisions of Victual and Cloaths, as they stand within their re­spective Precincts, upon the said first day of Novem­ber, and what Quantities of Provision have been a [...] any time lent out of their said Stores and not paid in, and likewise what Quantities have been Sold or delivered out for Money, and the Money not ac­compted for; And to Certifie the same under their and the Commissarie of the Stores Hands.

The State of the Stores of Ammnnition and o­ther Furniture of War, is proper for the Command­er in Chief of the Precinct, or Governor of the Gar­rison, to View and Certifie in manner and form as aforesaid.

III. The Certificats and State of the several Revenues above mentioned being returned to the Commissioners of Parliament: That the same be transmitted into the said Office, there to be Entered as a Foundation to Carry on the General Accompt [Page 4] for the future, excepting onely the Certificats that shall be made concerning the Stores of Arms and Ammunition, which are to be returned onely to the Commander in Chief.

IV. That the Commissioners of Revenue within the several and respective Precincts, do cause trans­scripts of all Bonds heretofore taken, either in the late KINGS Name, or in the Name of the Com­mon-wealth, for Customs, Excise, or any other Money due to the Common-wealth, and not paid before the said first day of November; And also of all Bonds allowed to be taken for the Vse of the Com­mon-wealth, which shall be taken after the said first day of November, be forthwith from time to time re­turned into the said Office, That the same may be given in Charge and duely Collected.

And likewise, that all Bonds, whether for Port-Cocquets or otherwise, and all Recognizances, ta­ken for the Vse of the Common-wealth when due or forfeited, and all Judgements and Fines in any Court of Record, whereby any Benefit is to accrue to the Common-wealth, be from time to time every four Months. Certified into the said Office, that the same may be given in Charge; And when any of the said Bonds or Recognizances are duly dischar­ged, or Fines remitted or qualified, that the same be likewise Certified, to prevent undue Molestation, Trouble, or Charge to the People.

V. That after the said first day of November, no Issues be made of any part of the said Revenue, without Warrant or Order from the Commissioners of Parliament, or others appointed thereunto by [Page 5] their Authoritie, And that such Warrants or Pow­ers given to others, to Issue Moneys as aforesaid, be attested to be Entered in the said Office, by the Keeper thereof, To the end it may be known, whe­ther the Power and Instructions given, be Ob­served.

VI. That after the said first day of November, no Issues be made of any part of the Stores of Provisi­ons, but by Warrant from the Commander in Chief, or whom he shall impower for that purpose, and the said Warrants and Powers be Entered and attested by him that shall be appointed to keep the said Office. That a Checque upon all Stores may likewise remain there.

VII. That the Collectors of Assessments, Cust­oms and Excise in every respective Precinct, do Monthly pay over unto the Tresurer of the same Precinct, what shall be received by them as afore­said, and also all such Rents due for Lands, Houses, and Tiths, as shall be received by them, at the usu­al times of payment from time to time, and enter their Acquittances before the Commissioners of Re­venue there; To the end they may Certifie the same, every six Months from time to time into the said Office, there to remain as a Charge upon the respective Tresurers:

VIII. That the Commissioners of the Revenue in every respective Precinct, do from time to time, Certifie into the said Office, what Alteration, Change, Increase or Diminution is made in any of the Branches of the Publick Revenue, with the time when, and the reason wherefore the same is made.

[Page 6]IX. That four or more Persons be forthwith ap­pointed as Auditors, to take the Accompts of every respective Person, that hath been imployed in the receiving and Issuing out of any Money, Provisi­on of Victuals, or other Stores, at any time from the first day of May 1649, to the said first day of No­vember: And to Certifie the said Accompts to the Commissioners of Parliament, that the Accompt­ants, upon clearing their Accompts may be duly discharged: And likewise to receive all Original Books, Invoices, Rent-Rols, Vouchers, and o­ther Papers which may tend to the Justifying of the said Accompt, & Charging the Persons unto whom any Money or Provisions have been paid or Issued, And to return the said Original Books, Invoices, Rent-Rols, Vouchers, and other Papers into the said Office, there to remain for Publick Vse.

X. That for the future, such Persons as shall be appointed Auditors, do once in every six Months, take all Publick Accompts of Money and Provisi­ons, and Certifie the same to the Commissioners of Parliament, and do return all Books, Vouchers, and Papers for the Justifying such Accompts into the said Office▪ In which Accompts, they are to distinguish and ballance every respective Branch of the Revenue, all which Accompts so drawn up as aforesaid, are to remain in the said Office, as a Charge upon such Persons, unto whom any Mo­ney or Provisions have been paid or Issued.

The Accompts mentioned in the precedent articles, to be taken and stated by the Auditors and Certifi­ed to the Commissioners of Parliament, are to be [Page 7] from thence transmitted unto the said Office.

XI. That once in every six Months, out of the Accompts returned into the Office as aforesaid, there be a general Accompt formed by the Persons, who shall have the Charge of the said Office, of all the Receipts and Issues throughout the whole Na­tion, of the whole and every respective Branch of the Revenue, distinctly ballanced as aforesaid; At the drawing up of which Accompt, such Persons to be present, as the Commissoners of Parliament shall appoint, as Inspectors or Viewers of the said Ac­compt, (whereof one of the Commissioners of Par­liament to be one) To the end, that the same (be­ing carefully Examined and approved of by the said Persons) may afterwards remain in the said Office, as an Accompt of Record fully determined, for so much as shall be contained in the said Accompts, and approved of as aforesaid.

XII. That for the better Checquing of such Ac­compts, as shall relate to the Soldiers Entertain­ment, Duplicats or exact Abstracts of all Monthly Musters, be returned by all Commissaries for Mu­sters, into the said Office; And that likewise Dupli­cats of all Warrants for the Issues out of all Pro­visions, and for Pay of Soldiers: And all Orders for reducing any part of the Forces, and all other Orders or Warrants, which may relate to the Di­minution or Increase of the Pay of the Forces, may be returned into the said Office, once every six Months by the Auditor General for the Army: And that all Establishments likewise for the Pay of the Army, be also Registered in the said Office.

[Page 8]That for the more regular Issuing out of the Re­venue and Pay of the Soldiers; All Warrants may be drawn in the ensuing Forms, in all Cases where the said Forms may be proper, (viz.)