May 1643
[10 May, 1643.]
Colonel Mauleverer and others lending Money, Horse or Arms for raising Regiment to be repaid on Public Faith.
Whereas his Excellency the Earle of Essex, hath granted his
commission under his hand, and seale, bearing date the eleventh
day of March, 1642. thereby authorizing Iames Mauleverer
Collonel to levy, and raise a Regiment of Harquebusiers in the
County of Yorke, or elsewhere, to bee imployed for the defence
of the Northerne parts; And whereas the said Collonel Mauleverer
is now according to his Commission raising the said Regiment
consisting of eight Troopes, viz. sixtie three horse to every
Troope, which according to the rate of ten pounds for every
Horse, will amount unto six hundred thirty five pounds a
Troope, in all five thousand fortie pounds, besides two
thousand nine hundred foureteen pounds for advance monies,
and two thousand five hundred twenty pounds for Armes; In
toto, ten thousand foure hundred seventy foure pounds: And for
the better and more speedy effecting thereof, hee the said
Collonel, doth humbly desire hee may have an ordinance of both
Houses of Parliament, and that hee may have allowances of pay
for all his Officers of every Troope, from the first of this instant
May, and also for every Troope of Horse after they shall
respectively have mustered forty Horses of every Troope, to be
viewed by any such Commissary as by both Houses of Parliament shall bee appointed; together with foure shillings eightpence per diem to every Captaine, for his Waggon; and that by
the said Ordinance hee may bee armed with power for compleating of the said Regiment to take Horses and Armes from
any Papists or other Malignant, as the House of Commons or
deputie Lieutenants, or any two of them residing in their
respective Counties, or corporation Townes shall declare so to
bee: for which Horse and Armes so to bee taken, hee will bee
accomptable to both, or one of the Houses of Parliament by way
of defalcation; Whereupon it is ordered by the Lords and
Commons in Parliament assembled, That the said Collonel
Mauleverer, his Executors, Administrators or Assignes, and all
and every other person or persons whatsoever, that shall lend or
disburse any summe or summes of mony part of the aforesaid
summes, or advance any Horse or Armes towards the raising
and compleating of the said Regiment of Horse, shall have the
publique faith of the Kingdome for the repayment of all and
every such summe or summes of money, so by him or them, or
any of them disbursed, or to bee disbursed, and laid forth for the
service aforesaid, with interest for the same: hee making a just
account of all the said monies, Horse, Armes, and other goods so
disbursed and received in and about this publike service unto
the House of Commons; or unto such person or persons as they
shall appoint to receive and take the said account.