March, 1660
[15 March, 1659/60.]
Persons employed on 22 April last as Receivers General of Revenues from Papists and delinquents' estates confirmed in offices.; To levy arrears as well as growing revenues.; Power to distrain.; Auditors of 22 April last likewise to continue in office.
Be it Enacted by this present Parliament, and the Authority of
the same. That all and every person and persons employed the
two and twentieth day of April, last passed, as Receivers General
of the Publique Revenue arising out of the Estates of Delinquents
and Popish Recusants, shall and are hereby ratified and confirmed
in the several Offices of Receivers General, to exercise the same
within the respective Counties, Limits, and Places wherein they
were so employed as Receivers, the said two and twentieth day of
April, one thousand six hundred fifty nine, until further Order
shall be taken by the Parliament or Council of State, and the said
Receivers are hereby impowred, enabled and required, within
their respective Counties, Limits and Divisions, to Collect, Gather,
Receive, Demand, and Levie, as well the Arrears of the said Publique
Revenues arising out of the Estates of Delinquents and Popish
Recusants already incurred, as also the said growing Revenues;
And all other Rents, Revenues, Duties, sum and sums of Money,
which to them, have or shall from time to time respectively be given
in charge by the respective Auditors of the Exchequer. And it is
hereby Enacted That they, the said Receivers, for the better getting
in, and Levying the said Duties and Revenues, are and shall be
enabled and impowred to distrein for the same within their respecvive Limits and Counties, and to use all other lawful means and
wayes for the getting the same in, as fully to all intents and purposes as any Receivers of the Revenue of the late King were enabled
to do by any Law, Statute, or usage of this Commonwealth. And
the Auditors before whom the said Revenue was in charge the said
two and twentieth day of April, One thousand six hundred fifty
nine last past, or at any time since, are hereby authorized and
required to proceed in the execution of their several Offices, till
the Parliament or Council of State shall take further Order therein.