THe Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, taking into their serious consideration the present condition of the Counties of Salop and Cheshire, and the dammage which may accrue to this Kingdome by the frequent lan­ding of Irish forces in the Counties of North-Wales, and joyning themselves with such Delinquents and Papists as are now in Armes in those parts against the Parliament, and his Majesties Soveraigne power and Authority therein residing, which tends to the subver­sion of the sundamentall constitution, Government and tranquility of this Realme, the Liberty and Priviled­ges of the Subjects and the Protestant Religion, with­in his Majesties Dominions, have thought sit that a timely course may be taken for prevention of the ac­cesse of any Irish forces into those parts for the future, by the spedy reducing of the six Counties of North-Wales to their, due obedience to the Parliament.

For the effecting and compleating of which worke it is necessary that fiveteene hundred foote and three hundred horse, be speedily raised and levied with suffi­cient Armes, Ammunition, and money to pay them for six moneths next ensuing.

To which end and purpose, the said Lords and Com­mons (being well asured of the fidelity and resolution of Sir Thomas Middleton Knight one of the members of the House of Commons and Sergeant-Major gene­rall of the parliament forces for the said six Counties of North-Wales) Have Ordained, and be it Ordained by [Page 2] the s [...]ide Lords and Commons, that the said Sir Tho. Middleton shall have, and hereby hath, full power and authority, to take the subscriptions of all such persons as will voluntarily lend or contribute any summe or summes of money towards the raising and maintaining of the said forces, buying of Armes and Ammunition, and [...]r other necessaries for the advancement of the said s [...]rvice, upon such tearmes and conditions as the severall lenders shall agree, which summes of money so to be subscribed or lent as aforesaid, the said Sir Tho­mas Middleton and his Assignes are hereby authorized to receive and imploy for the service aforesaid, and to give notes or acquittances for the severall summes fore­ceived; which said notes or acquittances shall be a suf­ficient sp [...]ciallty & evidence for the severall persons, that shall lend or contribute any money as aforesaid, to demand repayment thereof, with such increase as shall be agreed upon, so as the same shall not exceed 81. percent. And for the better inabling of the said Sir Tho­mas Middleton to make repayment of such moneys as shall be lent for the purposes aforesaid, and to per­forme such conditions and agreements as the severall subscribers shall agree unto, and for the maintenance of the said forces and advancement of the said service. Be it further ordained by the said Lords and Com­mons, that the said Sir Thomas Middleton shall have and hereby hath, full power and authority to put in execution, within the, severall Counties of Flint, Den­bigh, Mountgomery, Merioneth, Carnarvan, and Anglesey, the severall Ordinances of this present Parliament hereafter mentioned, that is to say, the Ordinances for sequestration of Delinquents and Papists Estates, [Page 3] the Ordinances for the levying of moneys by way of excise or new impost, the Ordinance for the raising of money by taxing such as have not at all contributo [...] or not according to their estates, the Ordinance for the weekely Assessments, and all other Ordinances made this present Parliament for advance of mo [...]y through the whole Kingdome and Dominion of Wales, for the service of the King and Parliament, and for the more speedy raising of money for the repayment of such summes as shall be raisedby subscriptions as a­foresaid. Be it also ordained by the said Lords and Commons, that the said Sir Thomas Middleton shall have and hereby hath, full power and authority to set, and let, the Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, of Delinquents, which shall be seized and sequestred within the said six Counties of North-Wales, or any of them from yeare to yeare, or by lease, or leases, untill the said moneyes so subscribed and payed be satisfied and discharged, and the conditions and agreements with the severall lenders fully performed; And in case the said lenders, shall not receive full satisfaction of their principall money to be lent as aforesaid wi [...] the interest thereof out of the Delinquents Estates, or otherwise before said expressed, that then the [...] lenders and every of them shall have the publ [...]e faith of the Kingdome for the payment of such summes of mony as shall be due unto them, and whereas the said Counties of North-Wales are wholy subjected to the power and Tyranny of the Commissioners of Ar­ray, by reason whereof no Commissioners have been named in any of the said Counties, for the putting in [Page 2] [...] [Page 3] [...] [Page 4] executiō of any of the said Ordinances of Parliament

Be it also Ordained by the said Lords and Cōmons that the said Sir Thomas Middleton shal have, & hereby hath full power and Authority to name and appoint Commissioners, Treasurers, Receivers, Collectors and Agents within the said Counties of North-Wales, for the putting in execution of all and every the Ordinances of Parliament, before mentioned, and of all other Ordi­nances of Parliament, wherein no Commissioners are named for the said Counties, which said Cōmissioners and other persons so to be named & appointed by the said Sir Tho: Middleton, shal by vertue of this present Or­dinance, have as full power & Authority to put the said respective Ordinances in execution, as if they were na­med by the two Houses of Parliament, and their names incerted in the said respective Ordinances. And be it al­so Ordained by the said Lords & Commons that the severall summs of money which shall be sent or ad­vancement of the said service, and such increase as shall be due for every respective summe so let, according to the true intent and meaning of this Ordinance, shall be satisfied and payed out of the first money that shall be raised within the said Counties of North-Wales by ver­tue of the forementioned Ordinances, and of this pre­sent Ordinance: And the said Sir Tho: Middleton is here­by enabled and authorised to require & take accompts from time to time of the said Commissioners, Treasu­rers and other persons, of their doings and proceedings therein, and to give such fitting and reasonable allow­ance unto such persons as shall bee employed in the execution of the Ordinances aforesaid, and of this pre­sent Ordinance, or any of them, for their pains and char­ges [Page 5] therein, as the said Sir Tho: Middleton shall thinke sit, provided, that such allowance shall not exceed the respective rates allowed in the City of London and o­ther parts of the Kingdome; for the putting of the said Ordinances in execution. And be it further Ordained that the rents and profits of the Waterworke brought to London by Sir Hugh Middleton Baronet deceased, be­longing to his Majesty, or to any delinquent, shall from time to time be paid unto the said Sir Tho: Middleton to bee employed in the said service, and that Delin­quents personall estates within the Cities of London and Westminster; and the Suburbs thereof, not yet se­questred nor discovered, and which shall be discovered by the said Sir Tho: Middleton, within one moneth next after the publishing of this Ordinance in print, shall be allowed unto the said Sir Tho: Middleton for the ad­vancement of the said service, provided alwayes that the said concealed Estates doe not exceed the summe of 3000 pounds: And that the said Sir Tho: Middleton doe not possesse himselfe thereof before hee acquaint the Committee of Lords and Commons for Seque­strations therewith, to the end they may judge of the delinquencie of the person before his estate be sequen­stred and taken away.

And the said Sir Tho: Middleton is hereby authorised to administer the severall Oathes specified in the fore­said Ordinances unto such Commissioners and per­sons, as by the true meaning of the said ordinances, of these presents or any of them) ought to take the same. And be it further Ordained, That whatsoever the said Sir Tho: Middleton, or any other person shall doe or [Page 6] cause to be done in persuance to this or any other the said Ordinances of Parliament, within the said Coun­ties of North-Wales; the same is ratified & confirmed by the power and authority of Parliament: And that the said Sir Tho: Middleton shall render an accompt of all his doings and proceedings in the said service, to the two Houses of Parliament: And that he, the said Sir Tho: Middleton and all other persons whatsoever, imployed in the execution of the said Ordinances; or any of them, shal be saved and kept harmelesse in their persons and Estates, for their doings and proceedings in the premises by the power and authority of Parli­ament.