WHereas it was desired by His Majesty, that the sixe Regiments of Horse con­teining eight and Twenty Troopes, quartered in this County for His Ma­jesties service, should be provided for at the charge of the Jnhabitants of this County, which charg be­ing cast up after the rate of seven shillings the week for a Horse, and three shillings six pence a week for a man, amounts to the summe of two and forty pounds a week for every Troope, the whole charge of the eight and Twenty Troopes a­mounting in all to the summe of Eleven hundred seventy and six pounds a week. The gentlemen and Free-holders of this County, who attended the Lords and others his Majesties Commissioners at [Page 4] Christ-Church, did for their own parts, and for so much as concerned themselves agree, and did be­leeve that those who were a [...]sent, would for their parts likewise agree to supply His Majesty with the weekly Loane of the said summe of Eleven hun­dred seventy and six pounds, for the uses aforesaid in manner following, to be raised upon the whole County, as other publique payments are usually made, viz.

Which severall summes shall be subdivided by the high-Constables of every Hundred, upon the severall Townships in the said Hun­dreds, as is usually done in other paiments, and shall be collected by the [...]etty-Constables in their severall Townships, and Villages, and by them be paid over to the High-Constables, and by them to be paid to such generall receiuors as are hereafter named for that pur­pose, &c.

In the Hundreds of Banbury and Bloxam. to Sir Thomas Pope K [...].

In the Hundreds of Poughley and Wootton, to Sir Thomas Coghill K^r.

In the Hundred of Chadlington, to Sir William Walter Baronet.

Jn the Hundred of Bampton, to Sir Thomas Whoord K^•.

In Bullingdon Hundred to Broom Whorwood Esq

In Thame Hundred, to Vincent Barrey Esq

In Dorchester Hundred, to Timothy Doylie Gent.

In the Hundreds of Lewknor and Pirton to Iohn Chamberlaine Esq

In the Hundreds of Langtree, the halfe Hundred of Ewelme, and the

Towne of Henley upon Thames, to Henry Stephens Gent.

In Bynfield Hundred, to Humfrey Elmes Esq

From whom it is to be receaved for the purposes afoersaid, by the Commanders or Officers of the Army hereafter named in manner following, viz.

Sir Thomas Byron, or such as shall be appointed thereunto by war­rant under his hand and seale, to receave for the six Troopes of the Princes Regiment weekly, two hundred fifty and two pounds; one hundred forty and seven pounds thereof to be paid him by the Recea­vor for the Hundreds of Banbury and Bloxam, and the residue being one hundred and five pounds to be paid by the Receavor for the Hun­dreds of Wooton and Poughley.

The Earle of Carnarvan, or such as he shall appoint, to receave for his five Troopes, and the Lord Wentworth's company of Dragoneers the like Summe of two hundred fifty two pounds, one hundred eighty nine pounds thereof to be paid by the receavor for the Hundreds of Wootton and Pough lie, and the remainder being sixty three pounds to be paid by the Receavor of the Hundred of Chadlington.

Sir John Byron, or such as he shall appoint to receave the like summe of two hundred fifty two pounds for his six Troopes? eighty foure pounds thereof to be paid him by the receavor of Chadlington hundred one hundred forty seven pounds by the Receavor for the Hundred of Bampton, and the residue being Twenty one pound, to be paid by the re­ceavor for Bullingdon Hundred.

The Lord Andover, or such as he shall appoint, to receive for his three Troopes the summe of 126. l. to be paid him by the Receiv­our of the Hundred of Langtree, the halfe hundred of Ewelme, and the Towne of Henlty upon Thames.

Colonell Gerard, or such as he shall appoint, to receive for his three Troops, to the sume of one hundered twenty six pounds; sea­venty nine pounds thereof to be paid him by the Receivers for Bul­lingden hundred, thirty nine pounds by the Receivour for Binf [...]ld hundred, and eight pounds by the Receivour of Dorchester hund [...]d.

The Lord Digby, or such as he shall appoint, to recive for his foure Troopes the summe of one hundred sixty eight pounds, forty two pounds thereof to depaid him by the Receivour for the hundred of thame, forty two pound more by the Receivour for the hundred of Pirton, fifty pounds by the Receivour for the hundred of Lewknor, thirty pounds by the Receivour of the hundred of Dorchester, and foure pounds by the Receivour of the hundred of Langtree.

If any Inhabitant refuse to pay his ratable proportion to this ser­vice, the petty-Constables are to returne the default to the high-Constables, and they to the Receivours in their severall limits, who are to certifie the same to the Lords Commissioners, that such course may be taken therein, as His Maiesties service may receive no prejudice.

If any man deliver in provisions, according to the Rates hereaf­ter set downe. to the Army, or have Horses billeted with him, the Tickets of those that receive such provisions, or that are quartered in such houses or places where they are furnished with such provisions, shall be esteemed as ready money; And if any particular man send in more provisions, or billet more Horse or men, then his proporti­on, it shall be made good to him out of the money paid to that quar­ter, to which he sends in his provision, or where he is charged with the billet.

• For Hay by the Todde, — 5 ^d
• For Oates by the Bushell. — 20 ^d
• For Beanes by the Bushell. — 2 ^s
• For Straw to make litter, by the loade.— 6 ^s—8 d

Every man that paies his part of this Weekly Lo [...]ne, and of th [...] [Page 7]free Contribution of one thousand eight hundred pounds a moneth, to be free from all other extraordinary payments whatsoever, and to en­joy his Horses, Cattle, and other goods quietly, from being taken away upon any pretence, and severe punishment to be inflicted on such as shall offend therein.

If there be any Horses or Dragoones already billeted, or hereaf­ter to be billeted in this County, more then the six Regiments before mentioned, His Majesty is gratiously pleased to promise they shall be removed out of the County, into some other parts, or in case there be a necessity of their being in this County, no man that paies his proportion to this present Loane, and the Contribution, shall be compel [...]ed to billet such Horses, but upon payment of ready money.

If any alteration be made of the six Regiments, intended to be provided for by this Loane, and so [...]e of them be removed into other Counties, and other places in their steads here, they who so come in (not exceeding the number of those that goe out) shall be provided for, as the former were.

This Loane to beginne as upon the 23^th of December last, and all rules and directions hereby made for the time to come, are to be ob­served from the 21^th of December till this time respectively, and to cotinue three moneths from the said 21^th day, unlesse His Maiesty please sooner to withdraw His Army out of this County, to a place more commodious for it, or that in the meane time there be a cessa­tion of Armes, and when either of those shall happen, if any mo­ney remaine in the hands of the petty-Constables, chief-Constables, or Receivours, they shall repay it proportionably to the severall Townes from whence it was received.

That the security whjch His Majesty shall please to give for the repayment of this money, shall be made to six or more of the Gentle­men, named herein to be Receivours of the said Loane, as men in that behalfe trusted for the whole County, in such manner as Coun­cell shall reasonably advise. And it is humbly referred to His Ma­iesty to propound the security Himselfe.

Lastly, that this present agreement may by His Majesties Com­mand be speedily published in Print, that the whole County may take the more publike notice thereof, and that the chief-Constables, [Page 8]without expecting any new Warrant, may forthwith proceed to Assesse and gather the Arreares from the 21^th of December till th [...] time, and so to continue the payment of this Weekly Loane to [...] generall Receivours, as are by this Agreement nominated and [...] pointed for that purpose; Wherein it is expected, that the h [...] Constables shall proceed with all expedetion that may be, after the receipt of this Agreement signed by his Majesties Com­missioners.