WHereas it is Ordained in the Ordinance for the weekly Assessement, 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 releeve 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 assessement, En­tituled an Ordinance for the Assessing and Rating of such as have not contributed at all, or nor contributed accor­ding to the proportions of their estates: Then the sayd parties if they be not assessed above a proportionable part of such sum or sums as other men of their Ability have payd upon the Propositions, or have been assessed and have payd upon the sayd Ordinance of not exceeding the twentieth part. The sayd Rates to stand and not to be al­tered, Provided neverthelesse that no Person be assessed above the sum of ten pounds the week.

Ordered by the Lords and Commons, That this Ordinance be forth­with printed and published.

H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.

London, Printed for Edw: Husband, March, 8. 1642.

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