April, 1648
[14 April, 1648.]
Names of Committee of Militia for Borough of Southwark and other places in Surrey.;Powers.
The Lords and Commonsin Parliament Assembled, taking into
their serious consideration the estate and condition of the Kingdome
of England and particularly of the Borough of Southwarke, and
parts adjacent on the South side of the River of Thames in the
County of Surrey, doe Ordaine and Declare, and be it Ordained and
Declared by the authority of this present Parliament, That George
Thompson, George Snelling, John Corbet, Richard Wright, Cornelius Cooke, and Robert Haughton Esquires, Colonell John
Hardwicke. Master Richard Harford, Mr. Will. Hiccocks, Mr.
Samuel Hyland, Mr. Thomas Cooper, Mr. Francis Pritchard, Mr.
Daniel Mercer, Mr. Samuel Pepular, Mr. John Humphryes, Captaine Robert Moulton, Mr. George Bashfield, Mr. James Gunter,
Mr. John Sanden, Mr. James Burton, Mr. Peter Delanory, Mr.
Samuel Lynn, Mr. Andrew Houldsworth, Mr. Robert Banyard
Mr. Richard Lewen, Lieutenant Colonell Gaven Goldegan Mr.
William Hester, Mr. William Smiter, Mr. Ambrose Andrewes,
Mr. Mawris Cradocke, Mr. Clement Cowley, Mr. John Parker, or
any seven or more of them be, and are hereby made, constituted and
appointed a Committee for the Militia of, and within the severall
Parishes of Olaves, Saviours, Georges, Thomas, Magdalen, Bermondsey, Lambeth, Mary Newington and Redderiffe, within the
weekly Bills of Mortality, on the South side of the River of Thames
in the County of Surrey, and shall have power, and are hereby
authorized to assemble, and call together all and singular person
and persons within the Burrough of Southwarke and parishes
aforesaid, that are meet and fit for the Warres, and them to traine,
exercise, discipline, and put in readinesse, and them after their
abilities and faculties well and sufficiently from time to time
cause to be arrayed, and weaponed, for the suppression of all rebellions, insurrections, tumults, and invasions that may happen
within the said parts. And likewise shall have further power and
authority to lead, conduct, and employ the persons aforesaid arrayed
and weaponed as well within the said part, or within any other part
of the Kingdom of England or Dominion of Wales, for the suppression of all Rebellions, Insurrections and Invasions that may
happen, according as they shall from time to time receive directions
from the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, and that
the said Committee, or any seven, or more of them, shall have power,
and are hereby authorized to constitute, to make Colonells, Captaines, and other officers from time to time, as they or any seven, or
more of them, as aforesaid, shall see cause, and that the said Committee, or any seven, or more of them shall have the same power
and authority within the said parts, and respective places, as any
Committee for the Militia of the City of London had the twentieth
day of July Anno Dom. 1647. By any Order or Ordinance of
Parliament for the well ordering and carrying on of the Militia
there, and whereas by authority of several Ordinances of Parliament, severall Assessments have been layd on the Inhabitants of
the Boroughe of Southwarke, and said places adjacent, which have
been leavied, and yet remaine in the hands of the Treasurers, Collectors, or other respective Agents.
May call to account treasurers, collectors, etc., for moneys remaining in their hands on former Ords previuos to 1 Dec. 1645. and employ the same for Militia.; Tax on Southwark for maintenance of Militia.; Not to exceed £600.;To have same powers for levying tax as under Ord. 23 June, 1647; Indemnity, as by former Ord. of 21 May, 1647.; Books, accounts, etc., belonging to late Sub-Committees to be delivered to this Committee.
It is ordered and ordained by the authority aforesaid, and the
said Committee, or any seven of them, are hereby inabled and
authorized, to call to accompt all such Treasurers, Collectors, and
their respective Agents, and of them to demand, and receive such
sum or sums of money as shall be found remaining in his, or their
hands, due upon any Ordinance of Parliament bearing date before
the first of December 1645. and the same to imploy towards the
setling and ordering of the said Militia, and upon receipt of any
sum or sums of money so remaining in the hands of any Treasurer,
or other persons as aforesaid, the Acquittance of the Treasurer
appointed, or to be appointed by the said Committee shall be a
sufficient discharge for the payment of the same. And forasmuch
as the said Militia cannot be setled and carried on without a supply
of monies, It is therefore ordered, and ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That the said Committee as aforesaid shall have power
and authority, and are hereby enabled and authorized to assesse
the Lands, Houses and Goods within the said Burrough and respective parishes aforenamed, of every person and persons for the
service aforesaid; Provided that such tax, or Assessment exceed
not the sum of six hundred pounds. And the said Committee are
hereby authorized and inabled with such power and authority for
the collecting and leavying the same as is given in the Ordinance,
or Ordinances for raising of moneyes for the maintenance of the
Forces under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax, bearing date
the three and twentieth of June 1647. And likewise that the said
Committee as aforesaid, shall and may appoint fit persons to collect
the same, who are hereby required to pay the respective summes so
collected unto such persons as the said Committee as aforesaid, shall
appoint to be Treasurer. And it is further ordered and ordained,
that such Treasurer shall not pay or issue out any of the said moneys
but by order from the said Committee, or any seven, or more of
them, as aforesaid, And that all, and every person and persons,
who shall Act, or doe any Act or thing whatsoever by vertue of
this, or any former Order or Ordinance of Parliament concerning
the said Militia, shall be saved hereby, harmlesse and indempnified
concerning the same by authority of Parliament; And shall have
benefit and advantage of the Ordinance of Lords and Commons of
the one and twentieth of May 1647. for saving harmlesse and Indempnifyed all persons as have acted by authority and for the
service of the Parliament. And be it further ordained by the said
Lords and Commons, that all persons whatsoever that have books,
accompts, or other writings whatsoever belonging to the late Subcommittees for the Militia in the Burrough of Southwarke, or any
of them, are hereby required forthwith to deliver the same Books,
Accompts, and Papers to the Committee, or any seven, or more of
them, or to any person whom they shall appoint to receive the same,
and this present Ordinance is to continue till it shall be otherwise
ordered by both Houses of Parliament.